OT: RIP JFK
vincemichaels
Detroit
JFK would have been 100 today. I was just a child when he was our president, I'll never forget that awful day he was assassinated. His daughter, Caroline spoke recently about her dad and how she thinks of him every day. He was our youngest president and inspired our generation.
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Now JFK was our youngest elected president, so you are partially correct there.
As an aside, if you ever have a chance the JFK Presidential Library in Dorchester, MA is a good take.
I guess this event is something only the near 60 and older group remembers from anything other than history books and tv shows. Not intending any disrespect.
Now 9/11 I remember first hand where I was.
For an 18 year old stripper, she probably views it like something she heard in history books kind of like world war 2 stories except it was more recent history.
Just throwing out different perspectives.
I've heard this site was full of grumpy old men so I thought I would add perspective.
Let me expand on my previous comment. There is no more difficult position than POTUS (except maybe Lotus). I do think he had honorable intent, just in over his head.
As Obama showed, when all you have is charisma, your inadequacies get exposed once you are asked to really lead.
And yes, I agree with OP. I hope he is resting in peace.