In South Vietnam, the Communist insurgency showed no signs of letting up. Some of Kennedy's "advisers" warned him that American involvement could mire America in a bloody, protracted war.

Kennedy, 1917-1963, discusses John F. Kennedy’s health, the war in Vietnam, and Americans’ enduring interest in Kennedy and his family. Professor Robert Dallek. He was on anti-spasmodics.

One recipient, Kenneth W. David, attended the White House ceremony, while the others honored posthumously with the award were ...

Only after Kennedy's murder in 1963, and the full emergence of the problems of Vietnam and civil rights, did questions arise about whether Kennedy's language outpaced his accomplishments in the ...