HY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 38: Peace Movement, Lee Harvey Oswald, Barry Goldwater
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President kennedy was the youngest president to take office. He assembled one of the youngest cabinets, which included his brother robert kennedy, the attorney general, who planned to reform the priorities of the fbi. Kennedy"s pushed his "new frontier" plans, which included trying to fix unemployment and inflation and keeping wages high for workers. Kennedy proposed the peace corps, an army of idealistic and mostly youthful volunteers to bring american skills to underdeveloped countries. Southern democrats and republicans despised the president"s new frontier plan. Kennedy had campaigned on the theme of revitalizing the economy after the recessions of the eisenhower years. To do this, the president tried to curb inflation. In 1962, he negotiated a noninflationary wage agreement with the steel industry. When the steel industry announced significant price increases, promoting inflation, president kennedy lambasted the steel industry"s executives. This caused the industry to lower its prices.
