The New Frontier
50 Years ago today John F. Kennedy accepted the Democratic Party nomination with this rousing speech on the New Frontier. It is filled with a sense of optimism about the future that I remember as a child growing up in Michigan. In spite of all the threats of the Cold War; the nuclear arms race, and the Vietnam War, there was an abounding optimism and faith that our new found technological prowess would help us to eradicate hunger, cure diseases, and usher in a golden age of peace and prosperity for all. Alas!
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TTFN... Rob