The Russime because of the Communism that existed. He allowed trained Cuban exiled to invade and try t overthrow Fidel Castro. The mission unfortunately was a failure. After this, Kennedy helped Berlin defend themselves against the Soviet Union. The Russime because of the Communism that existed. He allowed trained Cuban exiled to invade and try toverthrow Fidel Castro. The mission unfortunately was a failure. After this, Kennedy helped Berlin defend themselves against the Soviet Union. The Russime because of the Communism thatProfiles in Courage. It was a very popular work at the time and became a best-seller. Kennedy even won a Pulitzer Prize in history for the book.
While he was running for President of the United States he used the media to his fullest advantage. His presidential debate with Republican candidate Richard Nixon was the first televised debate in the U. S. Since Kennedy and his staff were very knowledgable of media, they employed all aspects of the media to make this candidatemore appealing. After that first debate, they televised the rest of them as well. Millions of people all over America watched these debates on television during their campaign. As was mentioned before, Kennedy won because of the popular vote. This probably had a lot to do with the debates that were televised because Kennedy was a very good public speaker. It also had a lot to do with his appearance. He was very relaxed as opposed to Nixon who was perspiring and seemed very uncomfortable. This obviously worked to his advantage in being elected president.
After he was elected President, his Inaugural Address was also televised. This was also one of the most memorable speeches in the history of the United States. The speech included a quote that will always be remembered. John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country." He became even more popular to the people after this address to the country.