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JFK and the Early 1960s
America, 1960 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Southern Jim Crow system was dependent upon localized power structures.
Symbols of 1960 Affluence ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The 1960 Cadillac, stylized by the famous Harley Earl, was a symbol of power and elegance.
Suburbs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],It’s no surprise that suburbia would be a backdrop for romance, too. The wildly popular fictional novel Peyton Place (Grace Metalious, 1956) explored sex, adultery, abortion, and other taboos of the 1950s.
Early 60s Popular Culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],On to California!
Early 60s Popular Culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],With the pill, women gained control over reproduction. This fueled the sexual revolution. Most girls had Barbie dolls in the 1960s.
Early 60s Popular Culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Andy Warhol’s 1962 Campbell Soup featured the theme of mass reproduction.
Early 60s Popular Culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Beatles arrived in the U.S. in 1964 and remained the premier rock music artists of the 1960s.  http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Nowhere-Man-lyrics-The-Beatles/A47D370E54FB65B348256BC200138D54
Early 60s Popular Culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Blacks trying to use a public pool have chlorine poured on them by a manager enforcing the Jim Crow system in the South.  Rock music fueled hedonism, experimentation, and the sexual liberation movement.
American Contradictions, 1960 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
American Contradictions, 1960 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Phone booth stuffing was one of many fads of the early 1960s and was particularly popular among college students. There was little interest in places like Vietnam at that time.
American Contradictions, 1960 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],At the time this photo was taken, 1973, Chicago’s West Side had yet to recover from the ghetto riots of the 1960s.
Daniel Bell: The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Summary of American Contradictions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
JFK ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],John Kennedy, or “Jack Kennedy” as many called him, had youthful charisma and was well liked within the youth culture.
JFK versus Nixon on Foreign Policy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
JFK versus Nixon on Domestic Policy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Kennedy-Nixon  TV debate, 1960 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
You Decide Nixon V Kennedy ,[object Object],[object Object]
JFK’s Foreign Policy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],In 1956 Soviet Premier Khrushchev seemingly claimed “We will bury you!” but the translation was off. A better translation is  "Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will dig you in."  In any event Americans felt deeply threatened by the USSR.
JFK and Cuba ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Fidel Castro visited the U.S. in 1959 seeking a meeting with the President. He had overthrown the U.S.-supported right-wing dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in January of that year. Castro was a fierce nationalist. Eisenhower rejected his views. He then visited Khrushchev and achieved a favorable reception. An alliance was forged.
Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Batista placed himself in power (once again) in 1952 in a coup against a democratically elected leader. He suspended Cuba’s constitution and courted the Americans, who supported his right-wing dictatorship in this era of Cold War rivalry. When Castro ousted Batista, the U.S. set in motion efforts to remove Castro by force.
Bay of Pigs Invasion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Bay of Pigs Invasion ,[object Object],Cuban counter-revolutionaries after their capture at the Bay of Pigs in April 1961. American policy makers underestimated the popularity of Castro, just as they misunderstood the significance of nationalism elsewhere across the globe among less developed nations and former colonies.
The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Cuban Missile Crisis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Cuban Missile Crisis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Kennedy meets with advisors.
Cuban Missile Crisis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Cuban Missile Crisis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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