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While in Office:
- He won 303 electoral votes and 34,220,984 popular votes.

Why did he win the election?
-He was seen as charismatic, relaxed and comfortable while Nixon was always nervous. (during debate)

Approval Rating:
-75% during the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
-65% during the Cuban Missile Crisis. People didn't like how he handled it.
-60% at the time of his assassination.

After Office:
What did he do after office?
- He was killed in 1963

-Before his death he wished to end racial segregation and launched the idea for a civil rights bill. The Civil Rights Act  of 1964 was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson after Kennedy’s death.

What is his legacy?
- People say he “had grace and received grace”. A friend of his wrote a book about him called That Special Grace in 1964.

- People became obsessed with his death and conspiracy theories about it.

Grade- A
Most people liked him and he had high approval ratings

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Domestic (republican congress with democratic president)
-legislation to pass the Peace Corps
-introduction of civil rights legislation
-appointment of two supreme court justices
Foreign
-Latin America and Communism

Grade-  B
Under the circumstances of the world, through the threat of communism, he did his best to keep the American people safe.

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-Nationalism is patriotic feelings, principles, or efforts.
-Belief your country is the best.

JFK created national pride by:
-  Space Race
- Assassination

Did not create national pride
- Bay of Pigs Invasion

Grade - C-
His promise of man setting foot on the moon created national pride but it did not happen during his presidency. It took him being assassinated to bring the country together during the Cold War and Vietnam War.
His failure in the Bay of Pigs Invasion put the country at risk and the Cuban Missile Crisis almost caused complete annihilation of the United States.

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Example 1: Bay of Pigs

CIA launched an invasion on Cuba in an attempt to overthrow Castro and the Communists to prevent nuclear weapons from being stored on the island. The invasion failed as JFK would not approve the Air support and naval support necessary to protect the troops.

Example 2: Cuban Missile Crisis
13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba...¦ ended when the U.S. agreed to the soviet offer to remove the Cuban missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba. Kennedy also secretly agreed to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey.

Overall Grade: C
-Bay of pigs failed due to his failure to commit proper support, the resulting tension led to the CMC

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Ways to expand power:
Party
Popular Mobilization
Administration

Success:
Civil Rights Act of 1964
- He was a main advocate for the act before his death.
Green Berets
- They led the US Army Special Forces and expanded the power of the of the Department of Defense.

Failure:
Bay of Pigs
- Failed mission to overthrow the Cuban Government

Executive Orders:
Total: 214
- Affirmative Action
- Providing for an Expanded Program of Food Distribution to Needy Families

Grade: B-