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What did Dwight Eisenhower think of JFK?

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I suspect the quick answer is, about as much as you can expect a Commanding General to think of a lieutenant who takes over his job. I have one line into answering this question. read more

I have one line into answering this question. In private Ike was highly critical of the Kennedy administration after the Bay of Pigs operation, and his questions known to author Richard Reeves (President Kennedy) from Eisenhower's notes right afterward, reveal perhaps a bit of shock over the handling of the Bay of Pigs. read more

4. John F. Kennedy, Democratic Senator from Massachusetts 1953-61, U.S. President 1961-63 Eisenhower considered John Kennedy too young and inexperienced to be a serious presidential candidate (He referred to Kennedy as "the boy" and "young whippersnapper.") and resented the money and all the political manipulation that made him one. read more

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