100% yes, it was the decline of America.
I met JFK snd liked him even though he was a Dem.
I’d volunteered at Republican hq in the city to collect money. Did such a great job, the state Repub finance director invited. me to lunch to offer me a paid job. As we ordered lunch, Cronkite came on to say JFK had been shot. I wanted to get home to my little kids and he wanted to go home too. End of my career as a Republican National Committee employee.
Yes, that a began the decline. Kennedy was the last good, smart, unbribable Dem.