History of the United States II / Unit 14 USH2 1954 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The New Frontier
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The idea
Kennedy's domestic programme expanded unemployment benefits, piloted a food stamps programme and extended school lunches to more students, the anchor records.
In practice
The Agency for International Development, created by Kennedy to oversee the distribution of foreign aid.
Where people slip
Entry nineteen sixty-three weighs these measures against the promise of the inaugural.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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