Welcome to Camelot Theodore White of Life magazine wrote essay
that associated Camelot with the 1000-day presidency of JFK. He
said Camelot represented, a magic moment in American history, when
gallant men danced with beautiful women, when great deeds were
done, when artists, writers, and poets met at the White House, and
the barbarians beyond the walls held back.
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The Dark Side of Camelot (or if you read Malory, Camelot
proper) Women dated an East German spy, Marilyn Monroe, a mob bosss
girl (and other actresses) Drug Habit pain killers from Addisons
Disease
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Domestic Policy The New Frontier JFK platform to address the
economy, education, healthcare, and civil rights Inspired by
Michael Harringtons The Other America Keynesian Methods 1960s
economy was sluggish Middle-Class tax cuts/Upper-Class tax raise
tax revenues actually raise after the cuts Increase military
spending Tax credits for businesses High deficit spending War on
Poverty increases size of welfare state
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Presidential Commission on the Status of Women Called to see
the effects of poverty and discrimination on women Led to the Equal
Pay Act of 1963 Fails 1 st step for the Civil Rights Act of
1964
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Civil Rights Unsure at first, not wanting to offend Southern
Democrats 1963 introduced limited legislation to aid desegregation
and further voting rights Was prepping for 1964 act when he was
killed
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Spacethe Final Frontier Late 50s looks like the Russians are
winning Sputnik (1957) Laika (1957) Yuri Gagarin (1961) - first
human in outerspace Flew in the Vostok spacecraft Completed one
orbit around the earth before (successfully) returning Valentina
Tereshokova (1963) first woman in space
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The Mercury Seven From 1961 1964 Nasas budget increased 500%
Seven test pilots were chosen to pilot the Mercury missions from
May 1961 to May 1963
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these are the voyages of the starship Enterprise 5 May 1961
Alan Shepard becomes the second person in space JFK commits to a
moon landing by 1970 1967 fire makes it seem impossible July 1969
Apollo 11
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Kennedy announces Moon Goal I believe that this nation should
commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of
landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth.
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John Glenn February 1962 - First American to orbit Earth
Orbited 3 times Friendship 7 was his ship Also from OhioCambridge
to be precise
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It always affects culture 8 Sept 1966 first episode of Star
Trek, The Man Trap aired
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Tragedy Strikes Apollo 1 Virgil Grissom, Edward White, and
Roger Chaffee burned to death on launch pad while running a flight
simulation
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Saturn V Rocket 1967 key to the moon program Multi-stage solid
fuel Designed by Wernher von Braun Used from Apollo 4 on
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Apollo 11 20 July 1969 Columbia (command module) orbits with
Michael Collins The Eagle has Landed with Buzz Aldrin and Neil
Armstrong One small step for [a] man, one giant leap for
mankind
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The Assassination
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Dallas 22 November 1963 President John F. Kennedy First Lady
Jackie Kennedy Texas Gov. John Connally First Lady of Texas Nellie
Connally
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Dealey Plaza the fatal backdrop
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The Lone Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald Former Marine Communist
sympathizer
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Oswald Shot by Jack Ruby
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A New President
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Funeral for a President
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Warren Commission Created to investigate the assassination 10
month investigation Was it a conspiracy? Said Oswald and Ruby acted
alone Many still believe it is a conspiracy to this day
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The (Abraham) Zapruder Film
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Possible Culprits The CIA The FBI Lyndon Johnson The Mafia
Cuban Exiles The USSR The Federal Reserve Lee Harvey Oswald