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Summary John F Kennedy and the 'New Frontier', 1960–1963 (A* Notes) A Level History- American Dream: Reality and Illusion

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Notes compiled from a range of resources that helped me to gain an A* in A Level History Includes The presidential election of 1960 and reasons for Kennedy’s victory; the policies and personalities of the Kennedy administration; the ideas behind the ‘New Frontier’ Challenges to American po...

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  • February 24, 2023
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  • 1960–1963
  • john f kennedy and the new frontier

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  • History
  • American Dream: Reality and Illusion 1940-1980
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JFK

What was JFKs background? Rich/ Poor? Ethnicity? Region? Wife? Health?


• Wealthy, ambitious Irish- American family

• Kennedy had Addison’s disease (hormone imbalance) and colitis (inflation of colon)

compression fractures of the spine and chronic prostates (inflation of prostate gland)

required a lot of medicine, had to be injected with painkillers by ‘Dr Feelgood’ and

amphetamines

• Anti-Catholic attitude

• Kennedys ethnicity was American

• Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis

War Record:


• Military service in the us navy in 1941

• Commanding Patrol Torpedo Craft

• Campaigns in allies struggle to roll back Japanese from conquests

• Earnt a Navy and Marine Corps medal and a purple heart

Who were his family? Were they influential?


• Jacqueline Kennedy – wife

• John F. Kennedy Jr. - son

• Caroline Kennedy – Daughter

• Patrick Bouvier Kennedy - Son

• Joseph P. Kennedy – Father

• Rose Kennedy - Mother

• Robert F. Kennedy – brother

, • Ted Kennedy - Brother

• Eunice Kennedy – Sister

• Rosemary Kennedy – Sister

• Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. - brother

• Jean Kennedy – Sister

• Patricia Kennedy – Sister

• Kathleen Cavendish – sister

What was his career before he became president?


• Worked as a reporter in Hearst newspapers after the navy and in 1946 won election to

Kennedy won election to the US congress representing working –class Boston district

• Served three terms in US house of representatives earning the reputation as a

conservative democrat

• Re-elected in 1948 and in 1950

• 1952 ran for US Senate and defeated Republican incumbent for another

Massachusetts family with a long political history

• 1956 ran for the vice presidency but lost, but gained exposure

• Re-elected to the senate in 1958 and became a member of foreign relations committee

• 1960 democratic presidential nomination

What is the Kennedy Curse?


• Assassinations of President Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy

• Plane crash in 1999 and other plane crashes such as one in 1948 in France

• 1969 car crash

• RFKs son died of a drug overdose after struggles of watching his dad's assassination

on tv and a skiing accident in 1997

,• Another accused of rape and another accused of murder

• JFKs sister rosemary died after failed brain surgery

• JFKS infant's son born early and died on a lung condition

• Ted Kennedy lost a leg to cancer

, Why did Kennedy win the 1960 presidential election?


• Realized the importance of effective marketing

• ‘Kennedy for me campaign’

• Adverts

• Merchandise/ badges/ hats

Nixon:


• Kitchen debate

• Tricky-dicky

• Vice-president

• Checkers speech – accusations of fraud

• Slush funds

• Accused a female opponent of being communist

• Impeached

• Venezuela

• Goodwill ambassador

• Eisenhower 1953-61

• Senator of California- West coast not produced a president- chip on shoulder and

paranoia

• Stepped in twice due to Eisenhower's illness – experienced

Who was JFK? - Background:


Strengths Weakness

• Wealthy family • Illness – Addison's disease, colitis,

• Wartime service fractures of spine and chronic

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