U.S. Presidents 35-38
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Kennedy | born in Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Kennedy | Known as Jack and JFK |
| Kennedy | Father, Joseph, one of the wealthiest men in America |
| Kennedy | Served in US Navy during WW2, commanded a gunboat, was rammed by Japanese destroyer, towed wounded crew member to island holding life jacket strap in teeth. |
| Kennedy | Graduated from Harvard |
| Kennedy | Entered politics to honor brother, Joseph, who was killed fighting in Europe |
| Kennedy | Wrote a book, Profiles in Courage, won Pulitzer Prize |
| Kennedy | Won the 1960 presidential election beating Richard Nixon, named Lyndon Johnson as Vice President and brother Robert (Bobby) as attorney general |
| Kennedy | First Catholic elected to presidency` |
| Kennedy | Youngest president elected to office at age 43 |
| Kennedy | Inaugural speech, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." |
| Kennedy | Created the Peace Corps to assist third-world countries |
| Kennedy | allowed the execution of Bay of Pigs invasion |
| Kennedy | Cuban Missile Crisis happened during this president's term |
| Kennedy | Berlin Wall was set up during this president's term |
| Kennedy | Set the basis for civil rights legislation, sent federal troops to University of Alabama and University of Mississippi to ensure the rights of black students to attend |
| Kennedy | Convinced Congress to approve money to explore space, considered the godfather of US space program |
| Kennedy | was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas |
| Johnson | Took oath of office 2 hours and 18 minutes after Kennedy was shot |
| Johnson | aboard Air Force One on Texas soil, only president to do so |
| Johnson | First woman to give Oath of Office to President, Judge Sarah T. Hughes |
| Johnson | "An assassin's bullet has thrust upon me the awesome burden of the presidency. I am here to say that I need the help of all Americans, in all of America." |
| Johnson | Born near Johnson City, Texas |
| Johnson | Graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College |
| Johnson | Served in US House of Representatives and US Senate |
| Johnson | Continued Kennedy's agenda by signing into law the Civil Rights Act, The Voting Rights Act, and a tax cut |
| Johnson | His own agenda was called "The Great Society" |
| Johnson | Passed Higher Education Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Medicare Act, Highway Beautification Act, Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Johnson | Escalated war in Vietnam by sending in more troops and bombing North Vietnam |
| Johnson | Decided not to run or reelection in 1968, handling of Vietnam the reason |
| Johnson | Retired to his ranch in Texas and died in January of 1973 |
| Nixon | Born in California, graduated from Whittier College in California, Studied law at Duke University |
| Nixon | Broke in to a professor's office at Duke to see his grades, third in his class |
| Nixon | Served in the Navy in the South Pacific during WW2 and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Commander |
| Nixon | Was elected to the House of Representatives and then to the Senate, toured the US and made several speeches, became a household name among Republicans |
| Nixon | Served as Eisenhower's Vice President, accused of financial improprieties, very active as Vice President |
| Nixon | Lost presidential race in 1960 and lost to JFK |
| Nixon | Used "soft on communism" to attack most political opponents |
| Nixon | South to end war in Vietnam, withdrew several thousand troops, bombed North Vietnam to force them to bargain, cease-fire signed in January, 1973 |
| Nixon | Signed the SALT treaty with Soviet Union, limiting the ICBMs |
| Nixon | Visited China, first president to visit country not recognized by US, reestablished diplomatic relations, helped end war between Israel and Egypt |
| Nixon | First men landed on moon during this president's term |
| Nixon | Established Environmental Protection Agency |
| Nixon | Passed 26th Amendment, voting age changed to 18 |
| Nixon | Ended the draft in US |
| Nixon | Won reelection 1972, winning 49 out of 50 states |
| Nixon | Watergate scandal |
| Nixon | Saturday Night massacre |
| Nixon | was charged with 2 articles of impeachment |
| Nixon | replaced Agnew with Gerald R. Ford of Michigan |
| Ford | Born in Nebraska as Leslie Lynch King, Jr., mother left abusive husband and remarried who legally adopted her son and gave him his name |
| Ford | Attended University of Michigan on a football scholarship, received offers to play professionally, turned down offers to accept coaching position at Yale so he could study law |
| Ford | Worked as a model for Look and Cosmopolitan magazines |
| Ford | Joined the Navy when WW2 started and served in the South Pacific, saw heavy combat and won ten stars for bravery |
| Ford | Served in House of Representatives for 25 years |
| Ford | Became Vice President under Nixon when Agnew resigned |
| Ford | Only person in US history to serve as both Vice President and President without being elected to either position |
| Ford | Willing sacrificed his political career by issuing full pardon to Nixon, sacrificed so save country from international embarrassment |
| Ford | issued amnesty for draft dodgers if they completed 2 years of military or public service, South Vietnam fell to North Vietnam and communism |
| Ford | Survived 2 assassination attempts in 1975 both by women |
| Ford | Earned reputation as being clumsy, fell once leaving Air Force One, fell skiing, hit people with golf balls |
| Ford | Defeated by Jimmy Carter in his attempt to serve a full term |
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