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Eisenhower

• Background
  • Born October 14, 1890
  • Had a 3 year old brother die of diphtheria when he was 6
  • Went to United States Military of Academy in West Point
  • Was top of his class
  • Married Mamie Geneva Doud
  • Appointed Chief Military 
• Elections
• Accomplishments
  • Kept America at peace
  • Ended the Korean War
  • Balanced the budget 3 times (pay off debt)
  • Sponsored and signed the federal aid Highway Act of 1956 (interstates)
  • Sponsored and signed the Civil Rights Bill of 1957
    • Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
  • Signed the housing amendments of 1955
• Legacy
  • Main points
    • Maintain world peace
    • urged necessity of maintaining an adequate military strength
    • Emphasized a balanced budget
    • "People to People" movement

Kennedy

• Background
  • Born May 29, 1917
  • Moved to Bronx (New York City)
  • Went to Choate School for high school years
  • Enrolled at Harvard
    • Member of varsity swimming team
  • Graduated with a Bachelor of Science
  • Military
    • Joined US Navy after being declared medically unfit for the Army
    • Received a Navy and Marine Corps medal
    • Released from active duty due to a back injury
    • Honorably discharged 
    • Received a purple heart and other medals
  • Was in the House of Representatives
    • 1946-1952
  • Senate-1952
    • Was absent from many meetings due to his back surgeries
• Elections
  • Ran for Democratic Vice President in 1956
  • Lost in a narrow decision
  • Election of 1960
    • Closest elections in history
    • Kennedy vs Nixon
    • Nixon won more states
    • JFK won popular vote and electoral college
    • Became first Roman Catholic President
    • Youngest person ever to be elected president
    • Was the first leader born in the 20th century
  • "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"
  • Assassination
    • Killed on Friday, November 22, 1963
    • Dallas Texas
    • Was there because of political friction in the Democrat Party 
    • Shot in upper back, throat, and head
    • Pronounced dead an hour later
    • Killed by Lee Harvey Oswald
    • Buried in Arlington National Cemetery

• Accomplishments
  • Became the first Catholic president of the US
  • Called for Americans to serve their country
  • Established the Peace Corps
  • Diverted a nuclear war with the Soviet Union and secured the removal of missiles from Cuba
  • Committed to landing a man on the moon, his support of space exploration helped make it happen
  • Nuclear Test ban treaty
  • Area Redevelopment Act
• Legacy
  • Left an "unfinished life". Was a charismatic leader during a challenging time for the American people and government
  • Considered to be the best president in the past 50 years
  • 90% of Americans  approve of his job as president

LBJ

• Background
  • Born August 27, 1902
  • Parents - Sam and Rebekah
  • Attended Southwest State Teacher's College in 1930
  • Firsthand look at poverty
  • Had 2 kids
  • 1931 Congressional Secretary
  • Wife was Claudia (Went by Ladybird)
  • Elected to House of Reps.
  • Re-Elected 5 times
  • Failed to secure a Senate Seat
  • 1948: Elected to Senate
  • Youngest ever to serve as minority leader at age 44
  • Became Senate majority leader
• Elections 
  • 1964
    • Presidential vs Barry Goldwater
    • Landslide win
    • South became Republican and North became Democrat
• Top Ten Accomplishments
  • Established National Endowment for Humanities and Arts
  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
  • Voting Rights Act
  • Civil Rights Act
  • Medicare/Medicaid
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Higher Education Act
• Legacy
  • Sworn in
  • Swore to maintain Kennedy's vision
  • Battled poverty
  • Fought for civil right/equality
  • Bloody Stalemate
  • Loss of popularity
  • Overshadowed

Nixon

• Early Life
  • Richard Milhous Nixon
  • January 9, 1913
  • Yorba Linda, California
  • Poor family
  • Offered tuition grant to harvard
  • Went to Whittier College, 1934 because his brother was sick
  • Full ride to Duke university
• Before His Presidency
  • Married Thelma "Pat" Ryan
  • Served in Navy during WWII
  • California House of Rep and Senate
  • VP - Eisenhower
  • Ran in 1960 but lost to Kennedy 
• Watergate Scandal
  • June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the watergate office complex
  • Nixon administration tried to cover up involvement.
  • Bugged the offices of political opponents
  • Harassment of activist groups/political figures
  • Used the FBI, CIA, and IRS
  • This has not been that last time the IRS has been accused of abuse of power. in 2012-2013 they denied conservative
• Popularity
  • 49% 
• Legacy
  • Will always be known for watergate

• Death
  • Died of stroke at 81

Harry S. Truman

Gerald R. Ford

• Background
  • Went to University of Michigan
  • Was offered a professional football career but opted to go to Yale for a degree in economics and law
  • Died December 26, 2006 of cardiovascular disease.
  • Attended political convention
  • Graduated from Yale Law
  • Enlisted in the US Navy in 1942
• Popularity ratings
  • First term-47.2%
  • Job approval- 71% high 

Jimmy carter

• top ten accomplisments
  • 39th president of Us
  • created Department of Energy
  • Created department of Education