i know i'm not much of a Kennedy supporter despite Irish ties to Massachusetts but today i was reminded of the "what if" factor had JFK not been assassinated. All family issues of the repeated crashing of girls into water and bootlegging aside, their is a part of me that buys into what could have been accomplished in that presidency.
Reviewing the Soviet/US space race to the moon i discovered that Kennedy was trying to work with the soviets midway through on a joint venture to put an astronaut and cosmonaut on the moon together. This would have combined the two super power's technological know how and could have been an enormous step in ending the cold war.
Imagine how different the world would have been if the cold war came to its conclusion during the Kennedy administration. Better yet ending without a winner or loser but with friendly relations while both countries were at their respective pinnacles of power, sharing technologies.
Much as with our current political turmoil, wondering "what it" does little to change our present situation but one can't help but sadly image the missed potential of an alternate course. Why do i keep finding my inspiration/answers in the moon lately? Am i a lunatic?
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