AUCW 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Consumerism, Environmentalism, Endangered Species Act Of 1973
27 Oct 2016
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Texas had question of finality in vote. Nixon had a chance to contest the election, was encouraged by his advisors but. Lbj majority leader of the senate, kennedy"s running mate. Kennedy"s platform (cid:498)the new frontier(cid:499) (cid:523)space(cid:524), creates the foundation for nasa. Senator humphrey-from minnesota, opposed kennedy in the primaries. West virginia primaries caught national television attention, showed the poverty in the coal mine communities, kennedy promised restoration to poverty areas in these states he refused. The area development act-directed money to poor communities. At the end of the eisenhower period there was the beginning of a recession. Gnp grew by average of 5. 3% (1961-1964), kennedy was assassinated in 1963. 4. 4% (cid:523)decade(cid:524) growth rate during the (cid:883)(cid:890)(cid:890)(cid:882)"s. We lack a solution for the retraining of people that lost jobs to machinery and. Steel companies could not keep up the demand of mass consumerism.
