Would JFK Supported the Brazilian coup in 1964?

[Bootes Void]

In 1964, Brazil became a military dictatorship with the backing of the CIA. Lyndon Johnson supported this, would JFK have?I think he was more dovish than Johnson

[AtorBoltox]

Of course. The idea of JFK as a dove is a construction after his death borne out of the Camelot myth.

[buritobr]

Yes, watch this documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltawI64zBEo

[Estrella]

Almost certainly.

One of the reasons why his assassination was a bad thing (besides being, y'know, murder) is that if his presidency died a natural death, so to speak, he'd be judged in a much more sober way instead of the weird and probably undeserved veneration he gets today.

[Kleine Scheiße]

I don't know

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

LBJ was more or less Continuation JFK on foreign policy and especially on Cold War brinksmanship. The only reason people forget this is because of, yes, what-could-have-been Camelotism.

[Samof94]

Almost certainly.

One of the reasons why his assassination was a bad thing (besides being, y'know, murder) is that if his presidency died a natural death, so to speak, he'd be judged in a much more sober way instead of the weird and probably undeserved veneration he gets today.

He might be seen more poorly over time for the same reasons as Clinton.