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Author: Fanra

Sep 22nd 2009 at 2:01:12 PM

->The short story "American History" portrays JohnFKennedy as regarded this way; possibly Truth In Television. 
Nowhere near the truth.

American Presidents who are assassinated tend to get a HistoricalHeroUpgrade.  Kennedy did have a decent approval rating but it was nowhere near 100%.  One of the reasons why he kept the USA in Vietnam was that he was afraid of the backlash if he pulled out.  He was planning to exit Vietnam only after he was reelected.

His death left [[LyndonJohnson LBJ]] holding the bag and since LBJ was slightly nutty about being perceived as anything less than a macho man, well, we know the rest.

Also note that JFK actually got little done as far as passing laws, it was only after his death that a combination of factors, including using the grief of his death, the 1964 elections, and LBJ's skill at playing Congress, that LBJ actually got the laws passed.

The best way for those who don't know history, is to just think of JFK as Obama.  There are a lot of people who dislike and hate Obama, as well as those who like him.  Obama is in very many ways, very much like a modern JFK.