Scotty Reston had a meeting with Kennedy minutes after he met with Kruschev, and told him face to face how it went. Reston, at the time, was the Washington Bureau Chief for the NY Times. He was one of the most connected reporters in the world.
I’ve read Reston’s autobiography where he describes his interview with Kennedy. He states that Kennedy made the decision to step up US involvement in Viet Nam after his failed meeting with Kruschev.
He had to prove to K that he had the balls to stand up to him.
It was the point of no return on Viet Nam.
https://www.amazon.com/Deadline-Memoir-James-Reston-Jr/dp/0394585585
I see you don’t even acknowledge that Eishenhower had anything to do with it. And you ignore what LBj did, too. Believe what you believe.