Kennedy administration

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U.S. presidential administration historical government period

The Kennedy administration was the U.S. presidential government of John F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1963, marked by Cold War crises, civil rights advances, and the launch of the space race toward the moon.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. presidential administration → historical government period →
capital	Washington, D.C. →
conflict	Cuban Missile Crisis confrontation with Soviet Union → Laotian Civil War (U.S. involvement) → Vietnam War (early phase) →
country	United States of America →
endTime	1963-11-22 →
followedBy	Johnson administration →
foreignPolicyDoctrine	flexible response →
headOfGovernment	John F. Kennedy →
headOfState	John F. Kennedy →
legislativePartner	87th United States Congress → 88th United States Congress →
locatedInTimePeriod	Cold War →
mainIdeology	Cold War liberalism →
notableEvent	Alliance for Progress launch → Bay of Pigs Invasion → Berlin Crisis of 1961 → Cuban Missile Crisis → Freedom Rides federal intervention → March on Washington federal response → Ole Miss integration crisis → University of Alabama integration crisis → build-up of U.S. involvement in Vietnam → creation of Special Forces expansion (Green Berets) → creation of the Area Redevelopment Administration → creation of the Food Stamp pilot program → creation of the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston → creation of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women → creation of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity → establishment of Naval blockade of Cuba → establishment of Peace Corps → establishment of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 → expansion of Social Security benefits → increase in NASA budget → launch of Apollo program goal to land a man on the Moon → nuclear test ban negotiations → proposal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → signing of Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty → signing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 →
officeHeldBy	John F. Kennedy →
opposedBy	Republican Party leaders →
politicalParty	Democratic Party →
precededBy	Eisenhower administration →
reasonForEnd	assassination of John F. Kennedy →
significantPerson	Robert F. Kennedy →
slogan	New Frontier →
startTime	1961-01-20 →
supportedBy	liberal Democrats →
vicePresident	Lyndon B. Johnson →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jacqueline Kennedy’s White House restoration ("presidency of John F. Kennedy") → Patrick Bouvier Kennedy ("presidency of John F. Kennedy") → televised White House tour (1962) ("John F. Kennedy administration") →	associatedWith
Bay of Pigs Invasion →	executedUnder
Eisenhower administration →	followedBy
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis ("John F. Kennedy administration") →	hasSubject
87th United States Congress →	historicalEra
Operation Zapata ("John F. Kennedy administration") →	modifiedBy
Operation Anadyr ("John F. Kennedy administration") →	opposedBy
Johnson administration →	precededBy
Special Message to the Congress on Urgent National Needs ("Presidency of John F. Kennedy") →	presidentialAdministration
Diplomatic Reception Room ("John F. Kennedy administration") →	renovatedDuring
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ("John F. Kennedy administration") →	sponsor
Interstate Commerce Commission enforcement order against segregation →	supportedBy
Backstairs at the White House →	timePeriodCovered