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Kennedy was involved in the [[Bay of Pigs]] fiasco, refusing to commit to an invasion to aid the beleaguered exiles.  When a year later the [[Soviet Union]] was building a ballistic missile site in [[Cuba]] that could house nuclear missiles, Kennedy handled the ensuing [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] aggressively.

Kennedy was involved in the [[Bay of Pigs]] fiasco, refusing to commit to an invasion to aid the beleaguered exiles.  When a year later the [[Soviet Union]] was building a ballistic missile site in [[Cuba]] that could house nuclear missiles, Kennedy handled the ensuing [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] aggressively.

Kennedy authorized the de-segregation of federal housing and proposed the civil rights bill, passed after his assassination.  He created the [[Peace Corps]] and also pledged to put a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s, a pledge that was later fulfilled after his death. Likewie he, proposed tax cuts, which were approved after his death.  

Kennedy authorized the de-segregation of federal housing and proposed the civil rights bill, passed after his assassination.  He created the [[Peace Corps]] and also pledged to put a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s, a pledge that was later fulfilled after his death. Likewise he proposed tax cuts, which were approved after his death.  

Kennedy appointed one justice to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], [[Byron White]]. White's rulings did not fit traditional political categories; he dissented in [[Roe v. Wade]] but joined the majority to strike down the death penalty in [[Furman v. Georgia]].

Kennedy appointed one justice to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], [[Byron White]]. White's rulings did not fit traditional political categories; he dissented in [[Roe v. Wade]] but joined the majority to strike down the death penalty in [[Furman v. Georgia]].