Excellent post and summation. Very well written.
Yes, I supported Kennedy in 1960. Was a gopher in Austin for Sen. Ralph Yarborough. Friend of mine who served in Judge Yarborough’s Washington office, which was close to Kennedy’s, told me of the parade of beautiful women to Kennedy’s office. Naively he asked another worker, what that was all about. The replay was a broad grin. My friend, then looked at me and smiled. Oh, I said. He said, yeah, that was mt reaction, too.