JFK had his turblent moments of trials and tribulations as well: His decision to sign Executive Orders to dissolve the CIA came when he realized he was outright lied to about the Bay Of Pigs effort to liberate Cuba. JFK found out a sweet cozy deal was set up between CIA and Mafia to take over Cuba--and open up a mega-franchise of casinos, brothels and drug trade pipelines. The Bay Of Pigs fiasco was probably his biggest mistake in office.
There purportedly were moments during flashpoint minutes during the Cuban Missile Crisis--when several military and naval high command officers showed displays of defiance towards the President; their resignations afterwards were accepted quietly.
JFK and RFK both were aware their father's partnership with organized crime bootleggers during Prohibition led to the Kennedy family's prestige and wealth; the Mafia got him voted in as President. But that didn't make what was done right---something both brothers Kennedy sought to change and make right. And so, JFK and RFK bulked up to batter ram the Mafia, weaken and imprison them for good.
JFK went against the grain of corruptive D.C. politics--upsetting a lot of empowered people in areas of politics, military....and even organized crime.
And on Novemember 22, 1963---the men who bitterly HATED JFK---killed him in broad daylight, for the world to see---and send a message THEY were in control once again and to NEVER stand in their way.
It was done, many theorize, in the name of saving America---for it was rumored Kennedy secretly corresponded with Soviet leader Kruschev. And many young, but powerful (and evidently, deadly) upstarts in D.C. also contended Kennedy may himself be Socialist.
Today, believe it or not, several of these men---albeit they are well in their 70s---are still alive, which alone gives cause to why we will NEVER anytime soon know the brazen sordid whole truth to who ordered and orchestrated JFK's ( and quite likely RFK's ) murder.
They didn't want JFK to continue on as President---and they damn well didn't want RFK to make it as President.
Personal Life:
Anyways, he was Senator for Massachusetts and a WWII hero where he saved his fellow crew and ship in the South Pacific nation of Kiribati. He was honored with a purple heart and he also went to college in Harvard where he excelled in football more than schooling. He suffered a bad back and had to take a large amount of pain killers and antihistamines. He married Jackie Bouvier, but was a sex addict so he had numerous liasons with Marilyn Monroe and other prominent women of the time. It has been said he was a very sick man and suffered from STD's too.
Presidency:
He acted on Eisenhower's Bay of Pigs invasion. He trained Bolivian and ex-Cuban patriots to bring down Fidel Castro. Castro gave them an ultimatum to fly the aircrafts out of Cuban international waters or he would shoot them down. JFK didnt listen and it was an utter mess.
Ill give JFK credit where credit is due he created the Peace Corps. that is the only significant thing he has done as president.
In regards, to the Cold War it was in his presidency it was at an alltime high and we wee on the brink to literally go to war w/ the USSR. However, we didnt and we tend to give JFK credit when in actuality Nikita Khrushev was the one who saved the day. Castro wanted war on all cost he wanted nukes from the USSR, but Khrushev was wary and didnt want to give it to him because even though their was a series of resentment between the US and USSR he knew if they went to war total destruction would come out of it. So, he left Castro alone.
Also JFK did practically nothing for the Civil Rights Movement as he refused to invite Martin Luther King Jr., a very important figure of the CRM into the White House for a lunch. JFK also spearheaded the very unpopular Vietnam War because he sided and gave financial aide and military aide to Southern Vietnamese dictator Diem, who was responsible for the genocide of millions of Vietnamese monks in his countryside. This angered the Viet cong and Ho Chi Mihn and they declared war on the South and the US backed Diem's side and JFK sent an abundance of US troops to die in this war.
In fact, LBJ, JFK's Vice President often gets a bad rap because of the Vietnam War. But, he was put into a bad situation by JFK, in which he had no choice but continue with the war. As for the Civil Rights Movement LBJ had the best domestic policy than any US President in his term in the Great Society. Unlike, JFK he welcomed Martin Luther King Jr. with open arms and the struggle of segragation ended with the Lyndon Johnson presidency.
I think JFK is loved now because he was undeniably charismatic and a good speaker and the fact he got assassinated makes him forever remembered. But, the fact is he wasnt as great as he was perceived to be.
Anyways, he was Senator for Massachusetts and a WWII hero where he saved his fellow crew and ship in the South Pacific nation of Kiribati. He was honored with a purple heart and he also went to college in Harvard where he excelled in football more than schooling. He suffered a bad back and had to take a large amount of pain killers and antihistamines. He married Jackie Bouvier, but was a sex addict so he had numerous liasons with Marilyn Monroe and other prominent women of the time. It has been said he was a very sick man and suffered from STD's too.
Presidency:
He acted on Eisenhower's Bay of Pigs invasion. He trained Bolivian and ex-Cuban patriots to bring down Fidel Castro. Castro gave them an ultimatum to fly the aircrafts out of Cuban international waters or he would shoot them down. JFK didnt listen and it was an utter mess.
Ill give JFK credit where credit is due he created the Peace Corps. that is the only significant thing he has done as president.
In regards, to the Cold War it was in his presidency it was at an alltime high and we wee on the brink to literally go to war w/ the USSR. However, we didnt and we tend to give JFK credit when in actuality Nikita Khrushev was the one who saved the day. Castro wanted war on all cost he wanted nukes from the USSR, but Khrushev was wary and didnt want to give it to him because even though their was a series of resentment between the US and USSR he knew if they went to war total destruction would come out of it. So, he left Castro alone.
Also JFK did practically nothing for the Civil Rights Movement as he refused to invite Martin Luther King Jr., a very important figure of the CRM into the White House for a lunch. JFK also spearheaded the very unpopular Vietnam War because he sided and gave financial aide and military aide to Southern Vietnamese dictator Diem, who was responsible for the genocide of millions of Vietnamese monks in his countryside. This angered the Viet cong and Ho Chi Mihn and they declared war on the South and the US backed Diem's side and JFK sent an abundance of US troops to die in this war.
In fact, LBJ, JFK's Vice President often gets a bad rap because of the Vietnam War. But, he was put into a bad situation by JFK, in which he had no choice but continue with the war. As for the Civil Rights Movement LBJ had the best domestic policy than any US President in his term in the Great Society. Unlike, JFK he welcomed Martin Luther King Jr. with open arms and the struggle of segragation ended with the Lyndon Johnson presidency.
I think JFK is loved now because he was undeniably charismatic and a good speaker and the fact he got assassinated makes him forever remembered. But, the fact is he wasnt as great as he was perceived to be.
-Created the Peace Corps
--Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
--Supported racial integration and Civil Rights; proposed what would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964
--Created Project Apollo, which led to the first man landing on the moon six years after JFK's death
--Created the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity which sought to end discrimination in government and covert discrimination among government contractors.
--Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
--Supported racial integration and Civil Rights; proposed what would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964
--Created Project Apollo, which led to the first man landing on the moon six years after JFK's death
--Created the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity which sought to end discrimination in government and covert discrimination among government contractors.
Guided us, safely, through the cuban missile crisis. Probably the most important period of his presidency.
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