Why Is John F. Kennedy A Second Choice?

John Kennedy is probably the biggest victory for the Democratic party of the USA in its history. As known, he accorded all the wishes of the American people. Veterans favored him, because Kennedy took part in the fighting in the Pacific Ocean, commanding of motor torpedo boat PT-109. All loved him. However, probably due to the fact that he was of the Catholic religion, which was viewed as a disadvantage in the eyes of Protestants, but also because of the refusal to vote for the condemnation of Senator McCarthy, which has seriously hit the image of Kennedy in the environment of the liberals, he got just 0.2% more votes than Richard Nixon. However, the electoral votes were distributed so that Kennedy was chosen as the winner of the presidential
It was then that Kennedy became what they now see as favorites of all America. It is in this decade, the sons of Joseph Kennedy were brought to life by his motto: "Image is reality". And that image has allowed John F. Kennedy to become the youngest U.S. president. However it should be admitted that John Kennedy was just a "second choice" for his father. His main hopes were laid on the eldest son –Joseph Kennedy. But after the tragic death of the eldest son in the UK, he was forced to pay attention to his middle son. And it was a good
The foreign policy of the Kennedy era is a combination of pragmatism and idealism. It might be that this was the combination that helped the world to avoid a global nuclear war that could break out during the period of the Cuban missile crisis. At the same time, during the Kennedy presidency the foundations were laid for the invasion of Vietnam, which was completed by his successor as US President - Lyndon