The High-Stakes Presidency of JFK (1960-1963) | American…
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The High-Stakes Presidency of JFK (1960-1963) | American Experience | PBS
Forever enshrined in myth by an assassin's bullet, Kennedy's presidency long defied objective appraisal. Recent assessments have revealed an administration long on promise and vigor and somewhat lacking in tangible accomplishment. His proposals for a tax cut and civil rights legislation, however, promised significant gains in the months before his assassination. While maturation, as evidenced in the handling of the Cuban missile crisis, was apparent, the potential legacy of the New Frontier will forever be left to speculation. JFK is narrated by Oliver Platt.
PART TWO (1961-1963) covers the two and a half-year term of America's 35th President. Just three months after his election, JFK faces his first fiasco with an embarrassing failed attack on Cuba which came to be known as the Bay of Pigs. At home, Kennedy must address a growing civil rights movement and, abroad, the Cold War is intensifying. It comes to a crescendo with the Cuban Missile Crisis but after the US successfully avoids a nuclear war, JFK feels new confidence. He gives several important speeches on civil rights and the cold war, and he negotiates an agreement on a nuclear test ban. On November 22, 1963, Kennedy is assassinated during a campaign trip in Dallas, Texas.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrdGKXCg8o
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Forever enshrined in myth by an assassin's bullet, Kennedy's presidency long defied objective appraisal. Recent assessments have revealed an administration long on promise and vigor and somewhat lacking in tangible accomplishment. His proposals for a tax cut and civil rights legislation, however, promised significant gains in the months before his assassination. While maturation, as evidenced in the handling of the Cuban missile crisis, was apparent, the potential legacy of the New Frontier will forever be left to speculation. JFK is narrated by Oliver Platt.
PART TWO (1961-1963) covers the two and a half-year term of America's 35th President. Just three months after his election, JFK faces his first fiasco with an embarrassing failed attack on Cuba which came to be known as the Bay of Pigs. At home, Kennedy must address a growing civil rights movement and, abroad, the Cold War is intensifying. It comes to a crescendo with the Cuban Missile Crisis but after the US successfully avoids a nuclear war, JFK feels new confidence. He gives several important speeches on civil rights and the cold war, and he negotiates an agreement on a nuclear test ban. On November 22, 1963, Kennedy is assassinated during a campaign trip in Dallas, Texas.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrdGKXCg8o
#timeline #history #pbs
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