Presentation Day
Dwight Eisenhower:
- Background
- Born October 14th, 1890
- Born in Texas
- Went to West Point Military Academy
- Commissioned as a second lieutenant
- Promoted to first on his wedding day
- 1920 promoted to major
- Accomplishments
- Kept America at peace
- Ended the Korean war
- Balanced the budget 3 times
- Sponsored and signed the federal aid Highway Act of 1956
- Sponsored and signed the Civil Rights Bill of 1957
- Signed the Housing Amendments of 1955
- Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
- Summary
- Eisenhower proposed a peaceful solution for a war-ravaged world to give everyday citizens of different countries the opportunity to meet and get to know each other and the result will be understanding, friendship and lasting peace.
John F. Kennedy:
- Born May 29th, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts
- 3 brothers and 5 sisters
- Attended many grade schools
- Moved to Bronx
- Went to The Choate School for high school years
- 1936-Enrolled at Harvard
- Graduated with a Bachelor of Science
- Medically unfit for army, joined the Navy
- Received Navy and Marine Corps medal
- House of Rep from 1946-1952
- Ran for Democratic Vice President-1956
- Election of 1960- Closest election in history
- Won electoral college
- First Roman Catholic President
- Youngest President ever elected
- First leader born in the 20th Century
- Assassination
- Killed on Friday, November 22nd, 1963 at 12:30 PM
- Dallas, TX
- Was there because of political friction in the Democrat party and wanted to smooth friction
- Shot in upper back, throat and head
- Rushed to Parkland Hospital
- Pronounced dead at 1:00 PM
- Killed by Lee Harvey Oswald
- He was killed before his trial
- Funeral
- Mass held on November 23rd
- Buried in Arlington
- Legacy
- JFK left "an unfinished life".
- Accomplishments
- Became the First Catholic President
- Called for Americans to serve their country
- Establishment of the Peace Corps
- Diverted a nuclear was 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
- Laws were put in place to end segregation in interstate travel facilities
- Helped promote the arts
- Prohibited discrimination in the sale or lease of housing that was financed by federal loans or owned by the government
- Considered best president in the past 50 years
- 83% highest approval rating
- Oswald
- Killed JFK
- Killed Officer Tippit
- Arrested
- Jack Ruby
- Killed Oswald
- Conspiracy Theories
- Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of the Representatives
- 1978
- Said that JFK "was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy."
- The committee was unable to identify the other gunman or the extent of the conspiracy.
- Who might have killed JFK?
- The Cubans (2x)
- The KGB (USSR)
- The US Mafia
- The CIA
- The Zero Game
Johnson:
- Accomplishments
- Voting Rights Act 1965
- Civil rights Act 1964
- Medicare/Medicaid
- Signed the Immigration Act of 1965
- Presided over the first manned flight to the moon with Apollo 8
- Thurgood Marshall
- Vietnam War Stalemate
- Popularity
- High-Won presidential election of 1964 15 million votes by against Barry Goldwater
- Low-All throughout Vietnam War
- Summary
- Sworn in
- Swore to maintain Kennedy's vision
- Battled poverty
- Fought for civil rights and equality
- Bloody Stalemate
- Loss of Popularity
- Overshadowed by Vietnam and Nixon
Richard Nixon
- Background
- Richard Milhous Nixon
- January 9th, 1913
- Yorba Linda, California
- 4 brothers
- His family was poor
- Offered tuition grant to Harvard
- Went to Whittier College, 1934
- Full ride to Duke University Law School, 1937
- Returned to Cali and practiced law
- Vice president to Eisenhower
- Ran for President in 1960, lost to Kennedy
- Watergate Scandal
- June 17th, 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 activists groups/political figures
- Using the FBI, CIA and IRS
- Not last time IRS has been accused of abuse of power
Gerald Ford
- Background
- Born Leslie Lynch King Jr.
- Born July 14th, 1913 in Omaha, NE
- Star football player
- Mother divorced his father which caused name change
- University of Michigan
- Yale Law for a degree in economics and law
- Died December 26th, 2006 of cardiovascular disease
- Top Ten
- Cut inflation in half
- Decreased unemployment
- Created more jobs
- Reduced crime
- Maintained peace during presidency
- Survived two assassination attempts
- Helped farmers
- Made peace abroad
- Increased defense budget
- Alliance with Japan stronger
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