True—but the left mantra of the time was that JFK was the peacemaker hated by the military industrial complex, Texas oilmen etc.
This was best demonstrated in the 1973 movie “Executive Action”:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Action_(film)
Will Geer was his usual amazing self in that movie.
You can watch it for free on Youtube if you wish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26kdpzWdj4M
Thanks for those links. I vaguely remember that movie, but I never saw it.