The 1960's was a time of great change in America. During this year John F. Kennedy was elected president. Being the first "tv president" and being so young made him quite popular among the generations. JFK's presidency was a mixture of both success and failure. When JFK was assassinated, Lyndon B. Johnson took over his role. LBJ focused his presidency on eliminating poverty and removing racial discrimination . Therefore, he created the "Great Society" and "War on Poverty." This decade differed from the 1950's in many different ways.
Although John F. Kennedy served only one thousand days in office, he had several major accomplishments. One of his accomplishments is that he founded the Peace Corps in 196. He established this program because …show more content…
Kennedy also experienced failures during his "thousand day presidency." One of his biggest failures lies in foreign policy. JFK unsteadily floundered from one crisis to another. Due to his inability in handling the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Soviet Union decided to test JFK's resolution by moving Russian missiles into Cuba. Of course, though, Kennedy overreacted to this threat and got the United States into a war-like tensions. President Kennedy also made big increases in military spending. Another failure of his time was how he handled Congress. As a result of his lack of votes, many of his domestic proposals were enacted to law and he hardly pressed for social legislation. Additionally, although Kennedy inspired many Americans, his promises were not followed through. The "thousand day presidency." Produced no major progress for the U.S. citizens. However, I still believe that JFK's presidency should still be as highly regarded as it is because he still accomplished several great and important …show more content…
This program set up Medicaid and Medicare which greatly helped the elderly, disabled, low-income, and poor citizens. It also set up food stamps, urban renewal, college aid. Also, the "Great Society" created investment in elementary and high school education. The government assisted local school districts with a high percentage of low-income families. Head start programs were created in order to give underprivileged children a "head start" in school. The Civil Rights Act 1964 bloomed from these programs and outlawed discrimination in public schools. It discouraged job discrimination and promoted equal employment opportunities. Even though not all programs established during the "Great Society" were successful, overall many of them remain in use today. Some of the programs helped The low income citizens too much because they learn to rely on the government instead of going to get work. However, for those that were elderly and disabled, I believe they were and are very successful. The expansion of federal governmental programs changed the United States. The government created welfare programs that gave most individuals
Although John F. Kennedy served only one thousand days in office, he had several major accomplishments. One of his accomplishments is that he founded the Peace Corps in 196. He established this program because …show more content…
Kennedy also experienced failures during his "thousand day presidency." One of his biggest failures lies in foreign policy. JFK unsteadily floundered from one crisis to another. Due to his inability in handling the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Soviet Union decided to test JFK's resolution by moving Russian missiles into Cuba. Of course, though, Kennedy overreacted to this threat and got the United States into a war-like tensions. President Kennedy also made big increases in military spending. Another failure of his time was how he handled Congress. As a result of his lack of votes, many of his domestic proposals were enacted to law and he hardly pressed for social legislation. Additionally, although Kennedy inspired many Americans, his promises were not followed through. The "thousand day presidency." Produced no major progress for the U.S. citizens. However, I still believe that JFK's presidency should still be as highly regarded as it is because he still accomplished several great and important …show more content…
This program set up Medicaid and Medicare which greatly helped the elderly, disabled, low-income, and poor citizens. It also set up food stamps, urban renewal, college aid. Also, the "Great Society" created investment in elementary and high school education. The government assisted local school districts with a high percentage of low-income families. Head start programs were created in order to give underprivileged children a "head start" in school. The Civil Rights Act 1964 bloomed from these programs and outlawed discrimination in public schools. It discouraged job discrimination and promoted equal employment opportunities. Even though not all programs established during the "Great Society" were successful, overall many of them remain in use today. Some of the programs helped The low income citizens too much because they learn to rely on the government instead of going to get work. However, for those that were elderly and disabled, I believe they were and are very successful. The expansion of federal governmental programs changed the United States. The government created welfare programs that gave most individuals