Ironic, since JFK would be somewhere slightly to the right of President Trump, if he were alive today. He wouldn't even be allowed in the Democrat party, I'm quite sure.
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