Kennedy’s trademark successes were his ability to increase minimum wage, enforce the Clean Air Act of 1960, and the creation of the Peace Corps (“Domestic”). Kennedy’s successes could be attributed to his compelling personality and dynamic reform plan. However, Kennedy’s attempts to lower taxes, fund education, and implement a federal medical care system went unrealized, in part, due to “a Congress dominated by a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats” (Brinkley, 698). Kennedy may have attained more of his reform goals had he been able to complete his term in office and possibly pursue a second
Kennedy’s trademark successes were his ability to increase minimum wage, enforce the Clean Air Act of 1960, and the creation of the Peace Corps (“Domestic”). Kennedy’s successes could be attributed to his compelling personality and dynamic reform plan. However, Kennedy’s attempts to lower taxes, fund education, and implement a federal medical care system went unrealized, in part, due to “a Congress dominated by a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats” (Brinkley, 698). Kennedy may have attained more of his reform goals had he been able to complete his term in office and possibly pursue a second