How successful was the New Frontier ?

The New Frontier was President Kennedy’s program for dealing with domestic and with foreign issues. Many things were accomplished under the New Frontier, but more might have been accomplished if he wasn’t assassinated.

In foreign policy, President Kennedy called on the American people to serve in underdeveloped countries to help the people in those countries improve their ways of living. The Peace Corps was created to help make this happen. President Kennedy also set a goal for our country to be the first country to put a man on the moon. This was accomplished in July 1969.

Domestically, Kennedy accomplished several things as part of this program. Minimum wage increased to $1.25 an hour. President Kennedy worked to help women gain more opportunities. The Equal pay Act was signed in 1963. An executive order ending gender discrimination in civil service jobs was signed. The Presidential Commission on the Status of Women was established.

Unfortunately, other issues of President Kennedy were held up in Congress at the time of his assassination. He wanted more money for schools, and he proposed a program that would provide health care for the elderly. These ideas eventually became reality when President Johnson became President.

The New Frontier had some successes. If President Kennedy wouldn’t have been assassinated, more things might have been accomplished.