Position Paper 3 Richard Reeves describes JFK as someone with not a perfect character but the character he did have during his presidency benefited the country greatly. He states that “John Kennedy, I think, whatever could be of his character, was a pretty good President.” (Reeves 87) JFK put things in motion that had long-term beneficial effects on the United States that cannot be ignored just because of some flaws with his character. Most of JFK flaws Reeves mentioned throughout his article are ones that might seem bad on the surface but did not play a role on how he ran the country during his term. One example is how he says JFK did whatever he wanted without consequence. While at first this seems like something nobody would want to see
