The Presidency: New Frontier's Directions

One week in office was obviously not enough to shape or to begin to shape the policies of the Kennedy Administration. But enough did happen last week to provide an educated estimate of the directions the Administration is most likely to take in its first weeks and months as it heads into the New Frontier. Much of the evidence came from Kennedy's first press conference, held in the spacious auditorium of the new State Department Building, where, before 418 newsmen, he fielded 31 questions in 38 minutes. From that conference, along with...

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