Jfk and Truman Administration

Some achievements of the Kennedy administration included developing a policy of flexible response in which retaliation using nuclear weapons was minimized. They also established the Peace Corps in which thousands of Americans would travel to undeveloped countries bringing medical supplies as well as education This gave people around the world a different view of the Americans. The Kennedy administration also pushed for “the space race” trying to land the first man on the moon. Although Neil Armstrong didn’t land during Kennedy’s presidency, the administration poured millions of dollars in funding to make NASA and the voyage possible. Some challenges that they faced included the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Here, the United States trained Cuban exiles to invade Cuba to hopefully spark a revolution. Unfortunately the Cubans were ready and captured/killed the invading exiles proving to be an embarrassing failure all around. Kennedy was also unable to get any kind of civil rights legislation passed.

Some achievements of the Johnson administration included passing the Civil