JFK+(EW)

John F. Kennedy- The New Frontier
In 1960 John F. Kennedy ran a campaign to run against former vice-president Richard Nixon. Both candidates had similar policies in the Cold War and the economy which led the nation to fairly equal sides on the political scale. To counter this predicament, the two candidates decided to hold a televised presidential debate, the first one ever in American history. In September 1960, both presidents presented their ideals for the future of America. The debate was close. After that the votes came in and Kennedy won by an extremely small margin of 119,000 out of 68 million votes. The first thing Kennedy conveyed in his Inaugural Address was the citizens role in government. He believed Americans should take a more active role in government that was separate from voting. This plead of change helped tremendously as Kennedy's policies helped create new jobs to stimulate growth, expand women's rights, and bring forth a beneficial era for the mentally disabled.