The Rise of John F. Kennedy
Elected 35th president after Eisenhower's two terms
Wins 1960 election, being 1961 with Vice president Lyndon B Johnson
Defeats Richard Nixon
President John F kennedy
Youngest president at 43
First and only Catholic President
Advocate of the Space Race
The U-2 Incident, 1960
-The USSR shoots down american spy plane Prisoners taken
-High altitude planes had flow over Russia talking pictures for years
-With introduction of Rocket missiles they were able to shoot one down
-Russians walk out of a summit conference
The Berlin Wall 1960
People had been fleeing to the west side for many years "Brain Drain"
Krushchev wants Kennedy to pull out of Berlin and make it a free city
Kennedy increases US strength
Both leaders accused of being soft in Berlin
Wins 1960 election, being 1961 with Vice president Lyndon B Johnson
Defeats Richard Nixon
President John F kennedy
Youngest president at 43
First and only Catholic President
Advocate of the Space Race
The U-2 Incident, 1960
-The USSR shoots down american spy plane Prisoners taken
-High altitude planes had flow over Russia talking pictures for years
-With introduction of Rocket missiles they were able to shoot one down
-Russians walk out of a summit conference
The Berlin Wall 1960
People had been fleeing to the west side for many years "Brain Drain"
Krushchev wants Kennedy to pull out of Berlin and make it a free city
Kennedy increases US strength
Both leaders accused of being soft in Berlin