Different Views Of American Presidents During The Cold War

John F Kennedy was one of the most loved and remembered presidents in the history of the United States. He did many things to help the country and the American people during his ephemeral presidency. His accomplishments include creating the peace corps, bringing the economy out of a recession, helping the African-American civil rights movement, and passing the Equal Pay Act of 1963. These successes can be attributed to his ability to be witty, charismatic, and courageous. Almost everyone loved him, from the impecunious to the rich, and majorities to minorities. Through the actions of John F. Kennedy it is clear that it is better to be loved as a leader than feared because it allows one to be easier to talk to and collaborate in solving large problems as he did.

The policy changes President Kennedy left were the improvements of the space program and technology, Civil Right act, and the employment opportunities he created. I think President Kennedy would of have been a great impact on our country if would have been president for a full term. But the overall impact was bad because he ended up being assassinated. History will remember Kennedy as the guy with the perfect smile, young , handsome and smart. They will also remember him for being

John F. Kennedy was USA's thirty-fifth president. He won the election in 1960 against Richard Nixon and he was the president from January 1961 to November 1963. He was one of the youngest presidential candidates at an age of 43 years. The only presidential candidate who had been younger then him was F.D. Roosevelt. He was an democratic American politician and a catholic. As a catholic he wasn't very famous, because the people in the United States weren't catholics, but the few who were, were most likely voting for him. Anyways, he won the people's heart and eventually became the

President Harry Truman and President Dwight D. Eisenhower were each president during the Cold War. Harry Truman became president during the end of World War II in 1945. His final term ended in 1953. Dwight Eisenhower became president in the midst of the Cold war in 1953 and his last term ended on 1961. Truman was Democratic and Eisenhower was Republican. They each had many occasions when their policies had similar intentions, but they went about them differently. Each wanted to end the fighting and to limit the spread of communism. They each also wanted to help strengthen other parts of the world. They tried to achieve these issues by enacting foreign policies in military, political and economic situations.

Kennedy had many accomplishments during his short presidency. One of these accomplishments was in regards to the Cuban Missile Crisis. He played a lead role in figuring out how to settle this with the Soviet Union. He also abolished the federal death penalty in 1962. He initiated Project Apollo which ended up accomplishing landing the first humans on the moon between 1969-1972!

Many Americans were affected by JFK because he was a popular president, the death made the event unforgettable, and Kennedy impacted many Americans’ lives.

Both President Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon were presidents during the cold war. Their uses of presidential power within foreign policy greatly shaped the United State’s strategies in cold war politics. Comparing their actions as Chief Diplomat, Chief Legislator, Chief Executive and Commander in Chief shows how they have used both their formal and informal powers to lead the nation. President Eisenhower was much more successful in gaining congress approval through working with them yet had much more trouble dealing with peace abroad. Nixon was able to use powers to make successful gains within the cold war abroad, yet had trouble

From Eisenhower, Kennedy inherited the "Cold War" with the Soviet Union. In 1962, when American spy planes discovered Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S., many thought the nation was at the brink of war. Kennedy imposed a blockade of Cuba but promised not to invade, and the Soviet Union dismantled the missile bases, resolving the confrontation. (Upon seeing photos of the dismantling, Adlai Stevenson, now Kennedy's Ambassador to the U.N, famously said, "We are eyeball to eyeball with the enemy, and I think the other fellow just blinked.") Kennedy also promised to send Americans to the moon and bring them back safely before the end of the decade, and although he did not live to see it, his promise came true. He called his program to make things better for Americans "the New Frontier" and he started the Peace Corps.

JFK was involved in many aspects of domestic policy including civil rights and space exploration. JFK laid the foundation for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by proposing the legislation the year prior. President Kennedy supports equality for all, saying, “And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free” (Document G). President Kennedy also pushed for innovation and exploration of space. He “[believed] that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth” (Document D).

The Cold War was a state of political hostility between countries characterised by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare (Oxford Dictionary of English). President Harry S. Truman had major influence on the continuation of the Cold War in relation to policy, communication and ideology. Truman became President in 1945 after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Truman was known for his tough stance against the Soviet Union and refusal to compromise with Stalin and for his policy of containment in relation to communism. Truman contributed to the beginning of the Cold War and the Truman Doctrine had lasting effect on American foreign policy in the twentieth century. In particular, Truman’s actions in the Potsdam

John F. Kennedy made many important decisions during the Cold War. One of his big decisions was to start the American space program. With the birth of NASA, America could begin its journey to space and eventually the moon. The Cold War was one of the government 's biggest defence priorities, this led Kennedy to think of all his actions for better or for worse, and explore all possibilities of all his options. The Soviets during this time were just as scared of America as we were of them, even more so in the case because we had a much stronger government during this time. Kennedys presidency was affected in many ways because of all these factors.

The 1950s in America are remembered as a sort of golden age in our history, not just because the economy was thriving, people could move out of the busy city to the quiet suburbs, and Humphrey Bogart and Frank Sinatra was still alive, but because things were simple. True, we entered into an arms race that would hang like a sword over the heads of the American people for the next thirty years, but other than that, people were comforted with the fact that they knew that America was the indisputable hero out to beat the malevolent villain. We were a country of Spaghetti Westerns and Superman, and were too comfortable portraying ourselves as the lawful good. However, by the time we get involved with Vietnam, more and more Americans began to

The United States had a total of seven presidents in office throughout the Cold War. All presidents had different views and ideas on foreign policies. Due to a change in situation every time a new president was elected all presidents had to deal with certain situations, situations we not the only thing that played a role in the differences in foreign policy but ideals, for example their political party (Democrat or Republican). Due to these reasons every president in office has different view on how to handle foreign policies, many of which succeeded while also enduring some type of setback.

How did president Kennedy, Eisenhower and Truman deal with the cold war? While all of the Cold War presidents dealt with communism, presidents Truman and Eisenhower favored the Policy of Containment and president Kennedy favored Flexible Response. Containment is the idea to stop the spread of communism, this was George Kennan’s idea (Ayers 819). Flexible Response was other options than nuclear war developed by president Kennedy. All three presidents helped out countries that were under threat of communism. The three of them each had their own ideas of economic aid, military aid, and military use. Economic aid is when you support other countries with money (Ayers 888). Military aid is when you support other

Imagine, you’re a young child living in the middle of a dark war that is cold, depressing and continues on for decades; you are practically growing up with this war by your side. The Cold War was started in 1947 when the Soviet Union shot down a United States military plane that was used for spying on the Soviet Union. The Soviet didn’t trust the United States anymore, and thus began the Cold War. The first president of the Cold War in 1947 was Harry S Truman, who after Franklin D Roosevelt died used an atomic bomb on Japan. Dwight D Eisenhower was the second president of this time and was a five-star general in the Army and a Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces during World War II. Finally the third, most effective president, was John F Kennedy who was assassinated during a parade in Dallas, Texas. All three of these presidents had one common goal: contain communism. However, they each tried to achieve that goal differently with Truman using Economic Aid, Eisenhower used Military Use, and Kennedy using Military Aid (Bowes).