U.S. President Assignment Vikram Mamak
President: John F. Kennedy
Term: 1961-1963 (Assassinated in 3rd year of 1st term)
Major Event (Foreign Policy):
Bay of Pigs Invasion- U.S. invasion of Cuba fails as CIA-trained soldiers are defeated by Castro's forces
Cuban Missile Crisis- Kennedy informed of Soviet missiles in Cuba. U.S. pledges not to invade Cuba and removes missiles from Turkey in exchange for the removal of Soviet missiles
Major Event (Economic Issue):
International Trade- In an effort to promote international trade, Kennedy reduced U.S. import duties
Other
Civil Rights Movement- Freedom Riders, March on Washington ("I Have A Dream"), Supreme Court rules that segregation in transportation facilities is unconstitutional
Gideon v. Wainwright- States must supply counsel in criminal cases for individuals who can't afford it
President: Lyndon Baines Johnson
Term: 1963-1969
Major Event (Foreign Policy):
Vietnam- Congress approved the Gulf of Tonkin resolution allowing the president to pursue military action in Vietnam
My Lai Massacre
Major Event (Economic Issue):
Economic Opportunity Act- several programs to promote health, education, and welfare of impoverished ("War on Poverty) (Great Society)
Other
Voting Rights- 24th Amendment (abolished poll taxes), Voting Rights Act of 1965
25th Amendment - Presidential Succession (Vice President ( President)
CT- Supreme Court finds CT law that bans contraceptives to be unconstitutional
Miranda v. Arizona- 5th Amendment applies to police interrogations (Miranda Rights)
President: Richard Nixon
Term: 1969-1974
Major Event (Foreign Policy):
Vietnam- Withdrawal of Vietnam troops
Major Event (Economic Issue):
Wage Price Controls Bill- imposes restraints on wages, prices, salaries and rents
Economic Plan- Phases 1-4
Devalues U.S.
dollar, increases minimum wage
Other:
Welfare Reform- Family assistance program
Postal Reorganization Act- Established an independent USPS
Pentagon Papers- New York Times begins to publish secret government papers
Watergate Scandal- Nixon's associates caught breaking into Democratic party...