Reply #61: His Civil Rights program was passed by LBJ, adding to JFK's.... [View All]

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...reputation among liberals and the black community.

JFK also attempted to keep us out of foreign wars, despite the pressure applied by the military and the CIA to militarily attack Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam where we already had agents in Cuba and Laos, and military advisors in Vietnam.

JFK was very popular among the large unions...he had given the strong impression through voice and deed that, despite his personal wealth, he was a champion of the little man.

The international community really liked JFK. They saw him as attempting to ease world tensions due to the Cold War.

Jackie Kennedy was hugely popular at home and abroad. She was an basically unofficial ambassador of international good will.

The way JFK was killed, and the subsequent controversy which lasts to this day, has added to the overall image.