Reply #32: You Said, "Kennedy ...Couldn't get it done" [View All]

I am just reading what you wrote, and I disagree with you. The passage of Medicare was due to both LBJ and JFK's efforts. JFK did get it done, because the Medicare that he campaigned on, fought for while he was alive, and that his Vice President continued to fight for, was passed. So, I absolutely disagree with your claim that Kennedy couldn't get it done, because the passage of Medicare is proof that he did. Of course, JFK needed LBJ to continue the fight, but it is the same program.

So, you have argued that Kennedy couldn't get it done. I say that the passage of Medicare in 1965, which is the culmination of BOTH his efforts and LBJ's efforts, is evidence that JFK did get it done.