Kennedy Flashcards
1
Q
Ideas
A
He was a traditional Cold war warrior - espically after McCarthyism everyone worried about communist spies.
Catholic
Democrat
WWII hero - also unwell (hidden from public)
Domino Theory
Vietnam not a major issue in 1960
2
Q
Campaign
A
Kennedy was a young president who felt he had a lot to improve such as threat posed by communists and critisised the “missile gap” (Russia had more missiles than the US - untrue)
3
Q
Advisers
A
Kennedy’s main advisers were Dean Rusk (secretary of state) and MacNamara (secretary of defense). Kennedy closer to MacNamara so his military solutions carried more weight.
