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To stimulate the economy, Kennedy pursued legislation to lower taxes, protect the unemployed, increase the minimum wage, and energize the business and housing sectors. Kennedy believed these measures would launch an economic boom that would last until the late 1960s.
- Foreign Affairs
Once in office, it was clear that Kennedy would likely face...
- The Kennedy Commitment
The Miller Center's Mel Leffler is the author of the...
- Foreign Affairs
Overview. John F. Kennedy narrowly won the 1960 presidential election against Richard Nixon by carefully cultivating the news media and crafting an effective public image. Once in office, Kennedy prioritized domestic economic growth, cutting taxes and boosting federal spending.
Kennedy's foreign policy was dominated by American confrontations with the Soviet Union, manifested by proxy contests in the global state of tension known as the Cold War. Like his predecessors, Kennedy adopted the policy of containment, which sought to stop the spread of communism.
JFK became increasingly convinced that domestic issues, the economy and civil rights, rather than foreign policy, would prove to be decisive in his 1964 reelection campaign. The president decided that only a bold domestic program, including tax cuts, would restore his political momentum.
21 Ιαν 2011 · Kennedy’s domestic agenda as president included initiatives on Medicare, civil rights, and other issues that didn’t get enacted until the Johnson administration.
Kennedy's failure to secure meaningful civil rights legislation was emblematic of other stalled domestic policy initiatives introduced by his administration. His efforts to cut taxes and...
John F Kennedy, had the most to say about domestic affairs in a book devoted mainly to foreign policy. Fifteen years later, in Icons of Democracy: American Leaders as Heroes, Aristocrats, Dissenters, and Democrats, he expanded on his appraisal of Kennedy's domestic record. Miroff questioned Kennedy's image as a progressive and
