They played ball with La Cosa Nostra in Illinois to steal that State and then once in office turned on them. They brought LBJ on to the ticket to do the same in Texas and then treated him like s***. They OK'ed the CIA's plans in Cuba and then cancelled the necessary naval and air support, stranding thousands to their fate on the shores of the Bay of Pigs. They screwed everything in skirts, held drug parties in the White House, and got away with all of it because of a compliant and complicit press.
Tragic? OK. But also just about inevitable considering all the enemies they made and how close to the edge they lived.
nice summary and I totally agree