US History › Section O · The 1960s and 1970s › Topic O.1
The Kennedy years
John F. Kennedy's thousand days in office, from January 1961 to November 1963, mixed soaring promises with cautious action at home and some of the most dangerous moments of the Cold War abroad. His presidency shows how foreign policy, civil rights and television were becoming tightly bound together.
In this topic
- A narrow win and a new image
- The New Frontier at home
- Cold War strategy: flexible response
- The Bay of Pigs, 1961
- The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
- Worked example: why the quarantine?
- Deeper into Vietnam
- Cautious steps on civil rights
- Worked example: reading the June 1963 turn
- Dallas, November 1963
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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