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New Frontier, political slogan used by U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy to describe his concept of the challenges facing the United States in the 1960s.
We stand today on the edge of a New Frontier—the frontier of the 1960s, the frontier of unknown opportunities and perils, the frontier of unfilled hopes and unfilled threats. ... The pioneers gave up their safety, their comfort, and sometimes their lives to build our new west.
The “New Frontier” was a term used by President John F. Kennedy in his acceptance speech at the 1960 Democratic National Convention, where he outlined his vision for America’s future, including advancements in science, civil rights, and social welfare.
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May 29, 2018 · Standing in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before 80,000 people, accepting the Democratic presidential nomination, Kennedy used "the New Frontier" to root himself in the past and evoke a new and rosy future.
President Kennedy and the New Frontier. Successive American presidents from John F Kennedy to Bill Clinton each had their own approach to dealing with the political, social and economic...
The newest frontier was space. In 1957, the Soviet Union shocked Americans by launching Sputnik, the first satellite to be placed in orbit. Congress responded by creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under President Eisenhower. When Kennedy took office, the United Space fell farther behind.
This folder contains copies of Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy's acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention, a speech which later became known as "The New Frontier." In his remarks, then Senator Kennedy famously states, "The New Frontier of which I speak is not a set of promises-- it is a set of challenges.
Before John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960 in a dramatically close election, he promised a "New Frontier" of domestic social and economic reform. As President he offered a wide agenda of legislative proposals to realize this goal.
Aug 20, 2020 · MATT PORTER: Kennedy's convention address would be known as the New Frontier speech, a speech looking forward into a new decade, that described the 1960s as a turning point for the country, and the world.
What are the new frontiers of the 1960's? We can foresee earth-shaking revolutions abroad - new nations, new weapons, new shifts in the balance of power and new members of the nuclear club. But equally earthshaking, equally fraught with both danger and opportunity, are the new frontiers we face here at home.
