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Aanchal Bharti
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Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Several historians confirm that John Fitzgerald Kennedy has been dead longer than he lived. Alan Brinkley says, “On the morning of 22 November, 1963, he woke up as President with admirers and detractors, a man with a record- some of it good, some of it not. He became a legend posthumously” (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, 2012). A charismatic Kennedy unveiled an optimistic American dream that captivated the hearts of every American citizen. He used the TV to channel his sentiments about civil rights, communism, and made the United States strong to resist evil in the world. By speaking directly to the national audience, “he made the television more famous than it was” (Gillon, 2019). His presidency is intertwined to the visionary ideal of Camelot (symbolizing idyllic happiness, high hopes, and humanitarianism) that makes his American promise an attractive calling and continues to entice Democrats to emulate his destiny.
John F. Kennedy, Camelot, television, rhetoric, Jacqueline Kennedy
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