Nixon was a great President, a great diplomat that opened the doors with China. His reputation was ruined forever byWatergate, otherwise I think he would be viewed in a better light.
Kennedy (this is heresy living in MA) to me is overrated. The reality is that he was the one that got us into Vitenam and lied to the American people. IN the senior year of HS, government class, we watched a documentary that showed what Kennedy was saying and what the military was doing. Everyone thinks teh world of him, but he was shady and had no problem lying outright to the American people.
No president will make everyone happy, we are too divided in our beliefs and values.
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