FDR's New Deal Programs, Truman and his Fair Deal, Nixon and New Federalism and JFK's New Frontier

New Programs: Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his programs in the New Deal changed the attitude of the average citizen toward the role of government a great deal. First, it marked the first time that a president really focused on what the "average" citizen wanted, and then set goals in order to help improve the life of the average citizen. FDR related to the masses in radio announcements and his political speeches as he described all …

…amp;lt;Tab/>John F. Kennedy's "New Frontier" promised to fulfill those hopes and dreams that have been left unfulfilled, deal with the unsolved problems of peace and war, ignorance and prejudice, and poverty and surplus. In 1963, Alabama finally gave in and allowed integration. Kennedy increased the minimum wage to $1,25 an hour, housing was improved and the period of unemployment benefit was increased. <Tab/><Tab/>