Promises Kept

John F. Kennedy's New Frontier

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy
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Author: Irving Bernstein ISBN: 9780199879663
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: April 1, 1993
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Irving Bernstein
ISBN: 9780199879663
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: April 1, 1993
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

A counter-revisionist examination of JFK and his administration, Promises Kept presents a policy history of major domestic legislative efforts between 1961 and 1963. Bernstein focuses on administraive and congressional progress under Kennedy in civil rights, education, taxes, unemployment, Medicare, and the Peace Corps. He persuasively argues that Kennedy was indeed a successful president, showing that many of JFK's campaign promises were well on their way to enactment by the time of his assassination, even after two years of dealings with a balky and often hostile Congress, and the difficulty of working in a political system changing from conservative to liberal.

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A counter-revisionist examination of JFK and his administration, Promises Kept presents a policy history of major domestic legislative efforts between 1961 and 1963. Bernstein focuses on administraive and congressional progress under Kennedy in civil rights, education, taxes, unemployment, Medicare, and the Peace Corps. He persuasively argues that Kennedy was indeed a successful president, showing that many of JFK's campaign promises were well on their way to enactment by the time of his assassination, even after two years of dealings with a balky and often hostile Congress, and the difficulty of working in a political system changing from conservative to liberal.

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