John F. Kennedy Case Analysis

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knows the situation is starting to get out of control he does not calm the anger of the rioters, due to preserving his reputation, “I can’t do it…did you see that crowd”(Doyle 113). The lesson that one should learn is to not let any politician to gain a reputation by causing conflict. If this is seen then the government should act to cool down the situation. Edwin walker was a white supremacist that was seen as a radical even to those in the right winged organizations. He previously served in the military during World War Two, but was relieved from duties as a result of his lectures about white supremacy to his fellow comrades, which is stated in the novel, “ resigned from the army after being reprimanded for indoctrinating his troops with right wing propaganda”(Doyle 96). The …show more content…

Kennedy were based on the phases of conflict Mississippi. At first Kennedy did not want to put any emphasis on the civil rights movement, as a result his brother Robert Kennedy was in charge of these situation in order to divert the problems form his brother. As the situation began to get out of control between Meredith and Mississippi, John F. Kennedy began to intervene in the crisis. This was done in the form of political negotiation with Barnett. The negotiations were destined to end in failure due to the different political language that these individuals had, which one can interpret by the statements that Kennedy made “You’ve been fighting a sofa pillow all week…He’s a rouge”(Doyle 111). In order to carry out the orders the Supreme Court Kennedy was put in a position to use military force. Another reason for sending the military was fear of a new civil conflict within the union. To my perspective Kennedy was too lenient in the situation. Once he found out that the situation was beginning to get out of hand I would have sent in the armed forces to maintain order. This would send a message to Mississippi and to any sympathizer that no one is above federal

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