PowerPoint
presentation: 21 slides
Objective: To examine the presidencies of Kennedy,
Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter.
Topics Covered:
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Election of 1960
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Election of 1968
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Election of 1972
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Great Society
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Medicare
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Medicaid
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Economic Opportunity Act
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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Vietnam War protests
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Watergate Affair
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Election of 1976
Key Terms and People:
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John F. Kennedy
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Richard Nixon
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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Jack Ruby
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Senator Robert F. Kennedy
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Sirhan Sirhan
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Hubert Humphrey
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George McGovern
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Spiro Agnew
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Gerald Ford
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Jimmy Carter
Multimedia:
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Video clip: The first televised presidential debate in U.S
history (1960; JFK v. Nixon)
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Video clip: News coverage of the assassination of President
Kennedy.
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Video clip: Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby
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Video clip: President Nixon defends his office on Watergate
charges
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Video clip: Resignation of President Nixon
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Video clip: President Ford pardons Richard Nixon