CAMELOT TO WATERGATE

Camelot to Watergate



Camelot to Watergate

Introduction

The chapter 30 of the textbook tries to convey a message that delineates an era of good times to the era of worst chunk of time that was brought low by Nixon. Camelot, which is marked by the period of President John F. Kennedy, represents that how the American nation raised to the heights due to robust leadership of John F. Kennedy.

Camelot

Camelot is the story of the real and legendary King Arthur, who was very idealistic and kind, with a strong sense of right and wrong and a great sense of justice. John F. Kennedy was considered to be a modern day King Arthur, and his presidency has always been referred to as “Camelot.” Those who did became the ruling elite of King Arthur's Court. There are several books about the life and legend of King Arthur, and a wonderful musical called Camelot based on his life. King Arthur's kingdom was called “Camelot.”

At 43 years of age, John F. Kennedy was the youngest man ever to run for president. It was a close race against Vice president Nixon. Kennedy won a narrow victory for the nomination (Gergen, 2000). As a northeast liberal, he was told he needed to balance the ticket with a strong southerner as a running mate. On the contrary, Nixon's administration worsened the political scenario of United States. Nixon did marvelous things in his tenure, but he got greedy that destroyed his national trust.

Kennedy changed the course of, American foreign, policy and made the world safer by negotiating and signing the nuclear test ban treaty and signing non-proliferation of nuclear weapons treaties with other countries (DeConde, 2002). He created the Peace Corps, sending young Americans around the world to help people in impoverished countries. These Peace Corps workers helped ...