1) When Kennedy took office, the US economy was struggling but he helped build it back up through low interest rates and submitting the first $100 billion budget, raising GDP and consumer spending. 2) Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the President's Commission on the Status of Women and asked Congress to pass civil rights legislation requiring desegregation of public facilities and schools. 3) Kennedy's foreign policy focused on US-Soviet relations and he avoided nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis through negotiations, but increased US presence in Vietnam despite wanting to withdraw troops.

1. John F. Kennedy