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Originally posted by honeychile
The current issue of Smithsonian Magazine has the obligatory "what were you doing when you heard that JFK was killed?" article. I am amazed how many people who I would consider very left of center who had nothing wonderful to say about JFK.
I'll probably get flamed for this, but I sometimes wonder if his presidency would have been any big deal if it hadn't ended so tragically. After all, he was in Dallas because he thought he would lose Texas in the next election.
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JFK is overrated for the reasons you've said - tragedy makes us lionize him, when really he didn't get much done as president.
He had some great ideas, but never was able to go through with them. Even his actions during the Cuban Missle Crisis owe more to those around him than to his own decisions.
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