After being elected in 1960, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy began implementing his idea of a New Frontier. In his inauguration speech, Kennedy famously said, “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” He urged Americans to get involved in organizations like the Peace Corps, in which volunteers assisted countries all around the world. Kennedy pushed for raising the minimum wage, providing medical care for the elderly, aiding education, and expanding national defense, all as a part of his New Frontier
