John F. John F. KennedyKennedy

““Let us never Let us never negotiate out negotiate out of fear, but let of fear, but let us never fear us never fear to negotiate”to negotiate”

35th President35th PresidentDemocratDemocrat1961-19631961-1963

1960 election-Firsts1960 election-Firsts• 11stst born in the 20 born in the 20thth

centurycentury– (“The torch has been passed to (“The torch has been passed to

a new generation of Americans”)a new generation of Americans”)

• 11stst Catholic Catholic

• 11stst TV Debate TV Debate

Tricks???Tricks???

Election ResultsElection Results

Flexible ResponseFlexible Response

Bay of PigsBay of Pigs

Berlin WallBerlin Wall27 miles across27 miles across

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis

VietnamVietnam

New FrontierNew Frontier

Peace CorpsPeace Corps

• ““Ask not what your Ask not what your country can do for country can do for you, ask what you you, ask what you can do for your can do for your country.”country.”

Space RaceSpace Race

• Man on the Moon Man on the Moon by the end of the by the end of the decade!decade!

– Alan ShepardAlan Shepard

– John GlennJohn Glenn

I have a dreamI have a dreamstart at 12:30start at 12:30

Civil Rights BillCivil Rights Bill• Freedom RidersFreedom Riders

• James MeredithJames Meredith

Re-election time- Dallas, Nov. 22Re-election time- Dallas, Nov. 22ndnd 19631963

• Zapruder FilmZapruder Film

OswaldOswald• Shot by Ruby on SundayShot by Ruby on Sunday

Conspiracy?Conspiracy?• CIA, MAFIA, FBI, Cuba, Russia????CIA, MAFIA, FBI, Cuba, Russia????

• Could Oswald do the shooting?Could Oswald do the shooting?

CamelotCamelot

• Was he a good Was he a good president?president?