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====While in his presidency John F. Kennedy was able to oversee many important events in American society. Some examples are the space race and rise of the Berlin Wall. Kennedy has success with the economy while in the presidency; he was able to raise the minimum wage and for different acts for housing and redevelopment. These acts helped to build low-income housing and create jobs. He also started the President's Panel on Mental Retardation which allowed funding and research for developmental diseases. This effort later was able to create the special Olympics which was started in Chicago, 1968.====