To say the missiles being put in Cuba as a response to the Bay of Pigs is making claims for which you can have no facts - unless you somehow have access to Kruschev's thought process. It also weakens any argument you have when you make up facts to shore up your arguments.

Kennedy's presidency started out a little rocky, but he got stronger and stronger as a leader. His handling of the missile crisis was like a chess game and he out played the Russians.

If he had lived, and got us out of Vietnam like he intended, this country would have been a far different place. The turmoil of the 60's wouldn't have been driven by the anti-war sentiment.

Just think of it, JFK is re-elected in 1964 and is followed by 8 years of his more liberal brother Robert. It's enough to make the conservatives cry!