Visual support for lesson on JFK foreign policy.

1. JFK: Foreign Policy The Cards Kennedy’s Been Dealt: How will he play them?

3. Bobby Kennedy, Attorney General THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS THE HEAD OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

4. Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense

5. Dean Rusk, Secretary of State THE STATE DEPARTMENT DEALS WITH INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

7. Ike’s Toolbox

8. Ike’s Toolbox HAMMERS = NUKES

9. JFK’s Toolbox

10. JFK’s Toolbox HAMMER (NUKES) STILL HERE … AND OTHER CONVENTIONAL TOOLS (WEAPONS) AS WELL

11. Flexible response: Kennedy’s plan to expand US military options , continuing to build nuclear capabilities and also strengthening conventional weapons .

12. Green Berets—special military units to assist with combating Communism

13. Alliance for Progress: a program to expand economic aid to Latin America , offering billions in aid in exchange for democratic and capitalist reforms

14. Peace Corps—volunteers to assist in developing countries.

15. THE CHALLENGES