John F. Kennedy

(noun)

The 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

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Examples of John F. Kennedy in the following topics:

  • The Election of 1960

    • The 1960 election was a close race in which Senator John F.
    • The Republican Party nominated Richard Nixon, Eisenhower's Vice-President, while the Democrats nominated John F.
    • Kennedy, a Senator from Massachusetts.
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    • Former President John F.

  • The John F. Kennedy Administration

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    • Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President of the United States on January 20, 1961.
    • Kennedy called his domestic program the "New Frontier."
    • Kennedy is also known for the expansion of the U.S. space program.

  • Equal Pay Act

    • It was signed into law on June 10, 1963 by John F.
    • Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program.
    • Former President John F.
    • Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law in 1963.

  • The Civil Rights Acts

    • In a civil rights speech on June 11, 1963, President John F.
    • Kennedy called for passage of the bill, which he said would "give all Americans the right to be served in facilities which are open to the public - hotels, restaurants, theaters, retail stores, and similar establishments," as well as "greater protection for the right to vote. " Emulating the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which established equal treatment in public accommodations, Kennedy's civil rights bill included provisions to ban discrimination in public accommodations.
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    • Kennedy, who called for the passage of a civil rights bill.

  • Federal Intervention

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    • However, between 1960 and 1963, many of the initiatives that occurred during President John F.
    • During his presidential campaign, John F.
    • After the violent turn of events, President John F.
    • Throughout this time, both Robert Kennedy and John F.

  • Kennedy's Assassination

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    • Kennedy was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas.
    • He was fatally shot while traveling with his wife Jacqueline, Texas governor John Connally, and Governor Connally's wife Nellie, in a presidential motorcade.
    • He was charged with the murders of President Kennedy and Dallas police officer J.D.

  • New Approaches to the Developing World

    • The foreign policies of the John F.
    • Kennedy continued to try to persuade Nasser to pull out his troops.
    • According to Nigerian diplomat Samuel Ibe, "with Kennedy there were sparks"; the Prime Minister of Sudan Ibrahim Abboud, cherishing a hunting rifle Kennedy gave him, expressed the wish to go on safari with Kennedy.
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    • John and Jackie Kennedy, along with Côte d'Ivoire President Félix Houphouët-Boigny and his wife, at a state dinner in the White House, 1962.

  • Television Debates

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    • Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee.
    • In contrast, Kennedy appeared confident and relaxed.
    • As a result, many of those who watched the debate unfold on television believed that Kennedy had won.
    • The Kennedy-Nixon debate of 1960 was the first televised presidential debate.

  • "The Hour of Maximum Danger"

    • Thus, a dominant premise during the Kennedy years was the need to contain communism at any cost.
    • On June 4, 1961, Kennedy met with USSR leader Khrushchev at the Vienna Summit .
    • Senate ratified this and Kennedy signed it into law in October 1963.
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    • Kennedy meeting Nikita Khrushchev at the Vienna Summit in June, 1961.

  • Controlling the Behaviors of Group Members

    • The invasion plan was initiated by the Eisenhower administration, but when the Kennedy White House took over, it "uncritically accepted" the CIA's plan.
    • The invasion plan was initiated by the Eisenhower administration, but when the Kennedy White House took over, it "uncritically accepted" the CIA's plan.
    • The invasion plan was initiated by the Eisenhower administration, but when the Kennedy White House took over, it "uncritically accepted" the CIA's plan.
    • The United States Bay of Pigs Invasion, implemented by President John F.
    • Kennedy, was one of the primary political case studies that Irving Janis used in explaining the theory of groupthink.