Kennedy’s New Frontier program set out to accomplish much of America’s issues, however, it was not very successful due to Congress’s disapproval. “The New Frontier called for advancing the civil rights, raising the minimum wage, guaranteeing equal pay for women, rebuilding the inner cities, increasing federal aid for education, initiating a peace corps, and developing Medicare to assist elderly” (Troy 55) The minimum wage did increase and Peace Corps was launched. However, the New Frontier program set the tone for The Great Society rather than its own intonation. “The Great Society was only
Kennedy’s New Frontier program set out to accomplish much of America’s issues, however, it was not very successful due to Congress’s disapproval. “The New Frontier called for advancing the civil rights, raising the minimum wage, guaranteeing equal pay for women, rebuilding the inner cities, increasing federal aid for education, initiating a peace corps, and developing Medicare to assist elderly” (Troy 55) The minimum wage did increase and Peace Corps was launched. However, the New Frontier program set the tone for The Great Society rather than its own intonation. “The Great Society was only