Why Is John F Kennedy A Good President

The Presidency of John F. Kennedy The sound of a gunshot rings as the 35th President of the United States of America is assassinated. His presidency, and ultimately his life have ended prematurely. He was not president for long but he had big plans and set many of them into motion before his murder. John F. Kennedy had high goals for his presidency and went to great lengths to fulfill them. Goals such as stopping communism, boosting America's economy and well being, sending a man to the moon, and creating equal rights for women.
President Kennedy held himself responsible for stopping communism from spreading. It was thought that if nothing was done communism take country after country like dominos. Communism was particularly troubling to the U.S. then, because they were at the height of the Cold War. During the Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy really live up to his goal. It was discovered that nuclear missile launchers were being built in Cuba by the Soviet Union. Kennedy had to act. He a naval blockade to stop the soviet ships to make it to Cuban shores. They stood their ground for days, and finally the Soviet turned back without ever reaching Cuba. In order to further prevent communism, JFK also enacted plans to pull the US and Latin America countries together under trust so that they could work
Kennedy had many plans in place to improve spending and fuel the economic growth. JFK was pushing tax cuts. These cuts would leave people with more money and therefore a better financial standing. He also wanted to increase the education funding. Which would lead to a better educated society and workforce. He also had ideas for medical assistance and anti-poverty programs ("John Fitzgerald Kennedy"). Kennedy successfully lowered unemployment rates 2.9% (O’Brien). This is an impressive amount, especially considering that he was assassinated before many of his plans were carried