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How did the reality of the kennedy administration differ from the popular image?

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The reality of JFK's short presidency doesn't really compare with the notice of Camelot popularly associated with it. The Bay of Pigs and his summit in Vienna with Nikita Khrushchev were complete failures. He got very few legislative proposal through Congress. He appeared to be a young, strong leader, when he was actually a very sick man throughout his life. He was also a notorious philanderer
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