Sept Presidents (Kennedy-Reagan) Flashcards
President Kennedy’s party
Democrat
John F. Kennedy’s term
1961-1963
President Kennedy’s main events:
New frontier reforms
Bay of pigs
Cuban missile crisis
Assassinated in 1963
Lyndon B. Johnson’s term
1963-1969
Lyndon Johnson’s party
Democrat
Lyndon Johnson’s Main events
Great society reforms
Civil rights acts
Escalated Vietnam war
Richard Nixon’s term
1969-1974
Richard Nixon’s party
Republican
Richard Nixon’s main events
Ended Vietnam war
Recognized china
Watergate scandal
1st president to resign
Gerald Ford’s term
1974-1977
Gerald Ford’s party
Republican
Gerald’s Ford’s main events
Took over when Nixon resigned
Pardoned Nixon for his crimes
Jimmy Carter’s term
1977-1981
Jimmy Carter’s party
Democrat
Jimmy Carter’s main events:
Camp David accords
Iran hostage crisis