USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -What were Kennedy’s New Frontier programs? Kennedy’s New Frontier programs involved a number of economic and social reforms. Kennedy wanted to work to help those in poverty and worked towards increasing federal aid for medical care for the elderly, urban housing, and increasing the minimum wage.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is this? JFK’s New Frontier policies focused on domestic programs to expand education, widen the social safety net, and encourage Americans to serve those in need. The Peace Corps, a program which sent young volunteers overseas to help those in need, was probably one of the best-known New Frontier programs.

Detailed explanation-3: -The months after the Cuban crisis showed significant progress toward his goal of “a world of law and free choice, banishing the world of war and coercion.” His administration thus saw the beginning of new hope for both the equal rights of Americans and the peace of the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kennedy stated, “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.” Just hours later, in his first official act, he issued an Executive Order to provide more food aid for needy families in response to the poverty he witnessed as he campaigned across the country.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kennedy New Frontier Awards are role models for a new generation of public servants. They demonstrate the qualities President Kennedy embodied and admired: civic mindedness, pragmatism, vision and tenacity in identifying and addressing public challenges.