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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Jodi-Ann Bradley- The Presidents Calling JFK

I listened to John F. Kennedy and the Mississippi crisis, I saw that many people easy persuaded John F. Kennedy's hand in many issues. For example when he had the conversation with Eisenhower about the possibility of the Cuba starting a nuclear war with the U.S if they were to invade, John f. Kennedy was easily persuaded by Eisenhower to believe that the Cubans wouldn't start a nuclear war if they were to invade. Instead of defending his ideas on the situation he chuckles and says I will still keep me men on alert. Although he did not get persuaded when he sent lightly armed US marshals with suites and gas mask to Mississippi.   Also I found that he was being controlled by General Barnett up until the point when General Barnett does not keep order in Mississippi and secretly negotiates with the Kennedy's to step aside when Federal Marshals arrive with Meredith and General Barnett gives a disobedient speech on September 29th at a football game  before he steps down. Though John F. Kennedy handled this situation nicely when he threatened to tell the world that Ross Barnett was negotiating with the Kennedy which would kill him politically. This all causes John F. Kennedy to take back control when he had Barnett stand down and forced the troops into Mississippi to kill the riots which caused James Meredith's registration to the University of Mississippi.  

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