Kennedy's New Frontier
Kennedy 's New Frontier
The New Frontier a term used by John F. Kennedy in his inaugural speech in 1960 that revealed Presidents Kennedy’s intention to create programs to aid in economic, international and social issues with a clear focus on key points such as increasing the economy, creating international aid programs, adding to national defense, and the creation of a more ambitious space program.
Although met with resistance from congress President Kennedy was able to fulfill some of the initiatives mapped in his acceptance speech. Economically, he was able to pass bills providing financial aid to depressed industrial and rural areas (Davidson, 2005), increased the minimum wage and blocked big business from price gauging. Socially, he was an advocate for civil rights for minorities and women.
Internationally, President Kennedy accomplished two major agendas with creation of the Peace Corps and the Alliance for Progress. The Peace Corps concentration was education in poorer nations and the Alliance for Progress focused on assisting Latin American with health and education.
President Kennedy increased the armed forces ground troops and signed an agreement with the Soviet Union to limit nuclear testing to underground only. He also advocated the expansion of the U.S. space program including challenging congress to authorize a manned space mission to the moon in efforts to surpass the Russian cosmonaut orbiting the world after Kennedy’s inauguration. Despite resistance from Congress and his untimely death President Kennedy’s New Frontier Program in many ways was considered a great success by influencing reform socially, economically, internationally and politically.
References
Davidson, J. (2005). Nations of nations: A concise narrative of the American republic. New York: McGraw-Hill.
New Frontier. (2012, March 24). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 05:33, April 13, 2012, from
The New Frontier a term used by John F. Kennedy in his inaugural speech in 1960 that revealed Presidents Kennedy’s intention to create programs to aid in economic, international and social issues with a clear focus on key points such as increasing the economy, creating international aid programs, adding to national defense, and the creation of a more ambitious space program.
Although met with resistance from congress President Kennedy was able to fulfill some of the initiatives mapped in his acceptance speech. Economically, he was able to pass bills providing financial aid to depressed industrial and rural areas (Davidson, 2005), increased the minimum wage and blocked big business from price gauging. Socially, he was an advocate for civil rights for minorities and women.
Internationally, President Kennedy accomplished two major agendas with creation of the Peace Corps and the Alliance for Progress. The Peace Corps concentration was education in poorer nations and the Alliance for Progress focused on assisting Latin American with health and education.
President Kennedy increased the armed forces ground troops and signed an agreement with the Soviet Union to limit nuclear testing to underground only. He also advocated the expansion of the U.S. space program including challenging congress to authorize a manned space mission to the moon in efforts to surpass the Russian cosmonaut orbiting the world after Kennedy’s inauguration. Despite resistance from Congress and his untimely death President Kennedy’s New Frontier Program in many ways was considered a great success by influencing reform socially, economically, internationally and politically.
References
Davidson, J. (2005). Nations of nations: A concise narrative of the American republic. New York: McGraw-Hill.
New Frontier. (2012, March 24). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 05:33, April 13, 2012, from
References: Davidson, J. (2005). Nations of nations: A concise narrative of the American republic. New York: McGraw-Hill. New Frontier. (2012, March 24). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 05:33, April 13, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Frontier&oldid=483743471