Geoff Berner on Nostr: people forget that Kennedy won that debate by knowingly, falsely claiming that there ...

people forget that Kennedy won that debate by knowingly, falsely claiming that there was a "missile gap" that America was losing to Russia. Ike had already given him a secret briefing that this was not the case. This ushered in a period of massive nuclear proliferation. But he was so handsome! Like Camelot!