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The country, the Democratic party and Kennedy for that matter were lucky Johnson wound up in the oval office. Johnson was very good at actually making deals an
by dsfyu404ed 7y ago
The country, the Democratic party and Kennedy for that matter were lucky Johnson wound up in the oval office. Johnson was very good at actually making deals and getting stuff done (e.g. ensuring the budget that gets to his desk includes NASA). If it weren't for Johnson Kennedy would only be remembered for getting us into Vietnam then getting shot.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoI guess Johnson then took the honor of being blamed for getting the country into Vietnam:). And it broke him.
- ticmasta 7y agoJohnson accomplished a lot and, more importantly, in the correct order to make sure things got done. I think you're right though (and that he probably felt the same way) that he'll always be the Vietnam president. That may be a little unfair but it happened on his watch so that's what history will rightfully focus on.
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- dragonwriter 7y ago> If it weren't for Johnson Kennedy would only be remembered for getting us into Vietnam then getting shot. Well, getting shot. Kennedy wasn't all that important in getting is into Vietnam, that was mostly before and after Kennedy.
- ghaff 7y agoAnd Cuba. Both Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- WalterBright 7y agoGetting us through the Cuban Missile Crisis without a nuclear exchange makes Kennedy a great president, nothing else really mattered.
- chrisco255 7y agoThen again, there's that whole botched Bay of Pigs invasion that led to the capture of thousands of free Cubans and hundreds of deaths ... https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-bay-of-pigs https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/th...