History 2301E Lecture : Lecture 43 – JFK, LBJ and the 1960s
20 Mar 2012
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Lecture jfk, lbj, & vietnam: turbulent times for the usa. Containment, domino theory, more important than ever that democracy triumph over communism. 1954: american involvement begins in southeast asia: viet minh: communist party of vietnam, led by ho chi minh, french requested assistance from usa, sent money and goods, dien bien phu: french defeated, geneva accords. John f. kennedy: captured american attention early on, myth of camelot , only president to have won the pulitzer prize, youngest president ever elected, first catholic. Jfk just looked better; nixon looked nervous and uncomfortable. Targeted poverty, education, tax reforms and health care. Promised to have man on the moon by 1970. Cuban missile crisis: october 1962, foreign policy based, cuban democracy overthrown by fidel castro 1959, operation anadyr: secret program to plant missiles in soviet bases in. Jfk orders naval blockade, khrushchev sent submarines: secret negotiations. Jfk poured money into south vietnam"s government for support. Jfk"s administration offered unlimited assistance to the african-
