John F. Kennedy and the Psychopathology of Politics

by beau | Aug 22, 2012 | John F. Kennedy

Today I want to continue with the subject of John Kennedy; there’s only one week left before the anniversary of his death, so I’m going to have to really put the pedal to the metal to get to the end of the subject on time. As it happens, now that the...

John F. Kennedy and the Pigs of War

by beau | Aug 22, 2012 | John F. Kennedy

On November 18th, 1963, John F. Kennedy predicted that the month of April, 1964, would bring “the longest and strongest peacetime economic expansion in our Nation’s entire history.” And he added: “The steady conquest of the surely yielding...

John F. Kennedy and the Titans

by beau | Aug 22, 2012 | John F. Kennedy

On November 19, 1963, 43 years ago today, at a ceremony in the White House Flower Garden, John F. Kennedy welcomed officers of state education associations of the National Education Association. he remarked: “I realize once again in a very personal way what a...

John F. Kennedy, Oil, and the War on Terror

by beau | Aug 22, 2012 | John F. Kennedy

Later that day, he issued a statement on the Extraordinary Administrative Radio Conference to Allocate Frequency Bands for Space Radio Communication Purposes, held in Geneva, Switzerland from October 7 to November 8, 1963. He invited other nations to participate in...

John F. Kennedy, The Secret Service and Rich, Fascist Texans

by beau | Aug 22, 2012 | John F. Kennedy

On November 21st, 1963, 44 years ago today, the 1,035th day of John F. Kennedy’s tenure as President, he asked the Congress for $95.7 million in supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1964. He also asked his economic advisers to prepare a “War on...

John F. Kennedy and the Monolithic and Ruthless Conspiracy

by beau | Aug 22, 2012 | John F. Kennedy

As I mentioned in the previous chapter of the present series, I was 11 years old and in my 6th grade classroom when the news of John F. Kennedy’s assassination was first broadcast. I was not ignorant of the idea that evil existed in the world, but I thought...