President Kennedy: Profile Of Power

Reeves, Richard. President Kennedy: Profile of Power, 1961-1963. (New York: Reeves-O’Neill Inc, 1993)

President John F. Kennedy has gone down in history as one of the best presidents in American history in the short time that he served. Prior to his presidency, Kennedy served in the Navy Reserves and even received medals for his heroics in combat. After winning the first televised election in American history against Richard Nixon in 1960, president Kennedy got straight to work. Most notably, he fully ended racism in America by repealing Jim Crow laws, initiated and won the space race, and diverted nuclear war including the Cuban missile crisis. One of the most well-liked presidents to date, he was known for his charming personality, youth

Kennedy is perceived as a guy who is good with words and is popular for his looks, dress-sense, and young dominant attitude. Reeves uncovered the presidency of Kennedy as well as I believe anyone could. He claims Kennedy was mostly worried about the re-election that was coming up in 1964 and winning that election for presidency instead of focusing on the point in time and the position that the country was in but at the same time not making it noticeable or frowned upon due to his popularity rate with the Americans of his era and time in office. Kennedy was smart at public gatherings dipping and ducking any questions about his religion as a roman catholic as well as lack of wisdom and knowledge about being in a national position let alone the act of president. I believe that his quotes and motivational speaking made most people look over these critical flaws president Kennedy carried with

Opening to the first time they ever met being in Potsdam Germany where Ike was a general and Kennedy was an ex-lieutenant that at the time was working for the Hearst newspaper. The book described that Eisenhower did not recall the memory from the top of his head but Kennedy sure did. After the first official meeting between the two, Eisenhower’s mind was made up that he did not agree with Kennedy’s thoughts and ways he planned on running the country. Shortly after these meetings between Kennedy and Eisenhower, the author jumps into some key points of Kennedy’s time in the White House. The Bay of Pigs is one of Kennedy’s first main points that historians and citizens focus on although it was not so much a positive reflection of Kennedy’s time in office. The Bay of Pigs is perceived as a failure on JFK’s part due to his inexperience as a president and his jump the gun impatient ways as a leader. Although Kennedy failed this task, he also turned this over and came out on top after making a risky decision during the missile crisis and being the ending factor on the plot of Diem that pushed forward to win the war. Was it right of Kennedy to make the decision to agree that the United States never invade Cuba