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This is the hundredth anniversary of the birth of John F. Kennedy, who in my opinion was probably one of the greatest and most visionary presidents of this country, despite his brief and tragically interrupted tenure. I know the man had some moral failures in his personal life. However, there is no question that his powerful leadership, charisma, eloquence, sophistication, integrity, class, intelligence, and judgment were critical in navigating the country through a time of great crisis and opportunity.
From the very delicate balancing of an aggressive stance Knowing when to step back during the Cuban missile crisis, to seizing opportunities for a very muscular involvement in opening up the frontier of space, this was, to paraphrase, the best of times and the worst of times.
I recently had the opportunity to visit his library and museum in the city of Boston. They have clips of his debates with Nixon, recordings of his top-secret discussions with his cabinet members during the depths of the Cuban missile crisis. His speeches, from the inauguration to the ceremonies in the White House celebrating American Nobel laureates. What breadth of vision. What nobility. What class. What intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom.
It was sad to come out of that museum, and turn on the radio to see what has become of the leadership of this country now. The pettiness, crudeness, boorishness, narrowness of vision. This is not America becoming great again. What this country needs is another JFK. We need a return to Camelot.
If you have any inspiring or interesting quotes from JFK what you would like to share on this thread , it would be welcome. I am sure it would be like a breath of fresh air being locked up and small, dark, and dingy room in which we find ourselves stuck now.
From the very delicate balancing of an aggressive stance Knowing when to step back during the Cuban missile crisis, to seizing opportunities for a very muscular involvement in opening up the frontier of space, this was, to paraphrase, the best of times and the worst of times.
I recently had the opportunity to visit his library and museum in the city of Boston. They have clips of his debates with Nixon, recordings of his top-secret discussions with his cabinet members during the depths of the Cuban missile crisis. His speeches, from the inauguration to the ceremonies in the White House celebrating American Nobel laureates. What breadth of vision. What nobility. What class. What intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom.
It was sad to come out of that museum, and turn on the radio to see what has become of the leadership of this country now. The pettiness, crudeness, boorishness, narrowness of vision. This is not America becoming great again. What this country needs is another JFK. We need a return to Camelot.
If you have any inspiring or interesting quotes from JFK what you would like to share on this thread , it would be welcome. I am sure it would be like a breath of fresh air being locked up and small, dark, and dingy room in which we find ourselves stuck now.
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