Kennedy's popularity was at its lowest point of his presidency when he was killed. i've always wondered how history might have been different if that had not happened. given LBJs age, he probably would not have run for the office after JFK. that could have changed the arc of history RE the war in SE Asia and god knows what else...
The more one looks into the subject the more heart breaking it becomes.
The term "Stolen Legacy", does not even began to cover it.
What we deal with today has roots in the choice not to deal with a
previous coup attempt.