African Independence
President Kennedy made this very clear to his African visitors.
what is: he was committed to African nationalism and independence.
JFK was shot while riding in a motorcade through this Dallas plaza.
What is Dealey plaza?
This presedential candidate defeated Richard Nixon in the 1960 election.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
President Kennedy's favorite piece according to the first lady.
what is: "Hail to the Cheif"
This U.S. president established the Peace Corps in 1961.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
During the 1960 campaign, president Kennedy faulted this administration for neglecting "the needs and aspirations of the African people."
As First Lady, Jackie Kennedy was known for restoring and preserving this iconic Washington, D.C. residence.
What is the White House
The 1960 election campaign was influened by this major global conflict.
What is the Cold War?
Kennedy liked these kinds of art forms instead of Mozart or Beethoven.
What is: Broadway show tunes/Irish ballads
The Peace Corps was created to inspire peace and friendship by sending Americans to work in these places.
What are developing countries?
The State Department established this in 1958.
What is: Bureau of African Affairs.
This official government body concluded in 1964 that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination.
What is the Warren Commission
Concerns about this part of Kennedy background were an issue during the campaign.
What is Catholicism?
President Kennedy emphasized this kind of work on federal buildings.
what is: the work of living American artists
The Peace Corps was established by this executive order by President Kennedy.
What is Executive Order 10924?
in 1959, President Kennedy became the president of this Senate Subcommittee
what is: Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs.
This major theory revolves around the idea of a "magic" bullet that caused multiple wounds to JFK and Governor Connally. This theory was proposed by the Warren Commission and is officially called this.
What is the single bullet theory
This event, where Kennedy and Nixon appeared together, was a first in U.S. presidential election history.
What are the televised debates?
Demonstrating his belief in the importance of cultural and intellectual excellence, JFK invited poet Robert Frost and over fifty other artists to take part in this major political event.
What is: his inauguration
The Peace Corps was part of Kennedy's future plan known by this term.
What is the "New Frontier"?
The death of this UN Secretary General complicated the matters regarding the USSR invading the Congo.
who is: Hammarskjöld
The Warren Commission’s controversial conclusion was contradicted by this later investigation in the 1970s, suggesting there may have been a second gunman.
What is the House Select Committee on Assassinations?
Kennedy's campaign discussed a gap in this area between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
What is the Missile Gap
This program of the General Services Administation was established to commission American artists to integrate their creative contributions in meaningful ways.
What is: Art in Architecture.
When JFK created the Peace Corps in 1961, this term was used to desrcibe what action allowed it before Congress authorized the program.
What is an executive order?