It has been 30 years since John F. Kennedy (1917-1984) retired from the US Senate.
As a Senator, Kennedy co-wrote the 1963 Civil Rights Act, pushed for military reform in the Kennedy-Goldwater Act (1969) and became Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee after J. William Fulbright was defeated for reelection in 1974. He held that chair until his retirement in 1982.
Kennedy also ran for President three times: 1960, 1968 and 1972. But was unsuccessful each time.
His nephew, Robert F. Kennedy Jr was elected President in 2004 and is the only member of the family to reach the nation's highest office.
Is there any way that Jack Kennedy could have been elected President? And had he been so elected, would he have succeeded in getting his pet projects that he championed in the Senate passed? And would any other members of his family had a chance to get into the Oval Office?
As a Senator, Kennedy co-wrote the 1963 Civil Rights Act, pushed for military reform in the Kennedy-Goldwater Act (1969) and became Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee after J. William Fulbright was defeated for reelection in 1974. He held that chair until his retirement in 1982.
Kennedy also ran for President three times: 1960, 1968 and 1972. But was unsuccessful each time.
His nephew, Robert F. Kennedy Jr was elected President in 2004 and is the only member of the family to reach the nation's highest office.
Is there any way that Jack Kennedy could have been elected President? And had he been so elected, would he have succeeded in getting his pet projects that he championed in the Senate passed? And would any other members of his family had a chance to get into the Oval Office?