Area Development Act: public works in low economic areas
Due in part to a preoccupation with his own political agenda and an intense hostility toward reformers, Kennedy was a reluctant spokesman for social justice. Still, JFK could boast of several achievements, including the
Area Redevelopment Act of 1961, which promoted public works in such economically crippled areas as West Virginia.
If Kennedy lacked a grand vision of what America might be, there were nonetheless a few programs he did feel strongly about.
The president must cast the net of his promises wide; the more he can offer to more people of diverse economic interests, geographic sections, and nations and racial groups, the most likely he is to triumph.
