Scott Kaiser Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) My father's cousin, Congressman Donald J. Irwin and President Kennedy... https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1898&dat=19661203&id=ReogAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qW8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5001,708396&hl=en Edited January 20, 2016 by Scott Kaiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Mitcham Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Link not working, Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Kaiser Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 I fixed it, didn't add the last few numbers to the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Carvalho Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Hi Scott, Very nice article. I especially found the reference to the president's decision to act rather than abdicate the leadership role to be quite accurate in terms of the true historical context surrounding the crisis. While many certainly disagreed with his course of action, I for one believe that president Kennedy possessed foresight that few of his contemporaries in politics or the military were able, (or willing), to grasp. Those two weeks were truly significant in terms of testing of our democratic principles. We were very fortunate to have John F. Kennedy as our president during this critical time in our history. Regards, Craig C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Kaiser Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Hi Scott, Very nice article. I especially found the reference to the president's decision to act rather than abdicate the leadership role to be quite accurate in terms of the true historical context surrounding the crisis. While many certainly disagreed with his course of action, I for one believe that president Kennedy possessed foresight that few of his contemporaries in politics or the military were able, (or willing), to grasp. Those two weeks were truly significant in terms of testing of our democratic principles. We were very fortunate to have John F. Kennedy as our president during this critical time in our history. Regards, Craig C. Hi Craig, I completely agree, many may disagree, but I don't believe anyone would have had the courage to stand fast to their conviction. I believe if it had been Nixon or anyone else in office as president, they would have buckled under the military pressure of instigating a war. Mr. Irwin says it best when he measures up Mr. Kennedy in his role of leadership. Now, this praise I'm transposing for Kennedy doesn't mean I could be fully correct in what I say, but on the other hand. I also wholeheartedly believe that had Mr. Kennedy not reacted in the manner of which he did as a true leader should have, I would not be here today. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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