How the Media Propped Up JFK’s Legacy

Now that the hoopla surrounding the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s tragic assassination is subsiding, let us examine how JFK’s legacy has benefited from a subservient press. In the half-century since Kennedy’s assassination, pundits have elevated him to mythical status by equating his presidency to “Camelot.” But the facts reveal that Kennedy’s record was mediocre […]