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Kennedy and Domestic Affairs
• Kennedy attracted many young and talented people to Washington, including his brother Robert. JFK named Robert the attorney general at the age of 35.
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Kennedy and Domestic Affairs• Best known for his “New
Frontier” agenda.• The New Frontier included:-more $ to education-programs to end poverty-tax cuts to stimulate
economic growth-more $ for defense-laws to end racial
discrimination-to beat the Soviets in the
space race
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So, was Kennedy’s “New Frontier” successful?
-Congress blocked much of his agenda.-Did convince Congress to boost defense spending by 20%.-Did not get his tax cuts passed.-Kennedy did not do much on civil rights in his first two years.-Outraged by the violence he saw, he submitted a broad civil rights bill to Congress. -His civil rights bill did not pass.-On July 20, 1969, America landed astronauts on the moon through the Apollo space program.