John F Kennedy Lyndon B Johnson Terms of Presidency 1961 - 1963 Democrat Political Party Frontier” social reform “New – Key Legislation Military experience (World War Two) Key Successes He and his wife Jacqueline brought an aura of youth “Jackie” and glamour to the presidency Good orator Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 Camelot legend Birmingham Race Riots, 1963 Extra-marital affairs (famous Marilyn Monroe conspiracy) Key Failures Bay of Pigs, 1961 Berlin Wall Crisis, 1961 Assassination, 1963 (Motivation: assassin had Communist sympathies
Terms of Presidency 1961 - 1963 Political Party Democrat Key Legislation “New Frontier” – social reform Key Successes Military experience (World War Two) He and his wife Jacqueline “Jackie” brought an aura of youth and glamour to the presidency Good orator Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 Camelot legend Birmingham Race Riots, 1963 Key Failures Extra-marital affairs (famous Marilyn Monroe conspiracy) Bay of Pigs, 1961 Berlin Wall Crisis, 1961 Assassination, 1963 (Motivation: assassin had Communist sympathies John F Kennedy Lyndon B Johnson
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