According to Newton, he sent aid to Laos, under attack from communists.
He told the CIA to kill Patrice Lumumba, a "flaky" Congolese politician a little too friendly with the Soviets.
He undermined Nixon.
Kennedy, who perfectly well knew better, campaigned on fear of fictitious Russian nuclear superiority.
The Cold War was such baloney.
Which is not to say people didn't believe in it with the utmost sincerity.
Like so much else.
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