Both President Kennedy and President Johnson were more successful in dealing with domestic affairs than foreign affairs. Kennedy focused on domestic policies such as Economic Policies and Civil Rights, while Johnson focused on domestic affairs such as the War on Poverty, Education and Health and Civil Rights.
In President Kennedy's foreign policy, Kennedy had a new philosophy. He first tried to move away from Secretary of State, John Dulles's "black and white" world. Kennedy was prepared to recognize middle countries as long as they followed peace. Second, he moved away from "massive retaliation" with "flexible response", which stated that there will be an effort to expand military resources, such as spreading army units. Third, he moved away from the Alliance System by using the United States' own economic resources to stop Communist expansion. As a result, the Peace Corps was established, which consisted of young men and women helping improve underdeveloped countries. Secondly, Kennedy's foreign policy also focused on Latin America. On January 1, 1959, Castro had seized control of Cuba. Because of this, many upper and middle class Cubans fled to Florida because they feared the revolutionary regime. Now, refugee camps in Florida called the United States to get rid of Castro. At the same time, the U.S. had grown hostile toward Castro, because Castro had seized American property in Cuba. …
