Kennedy Administration - Changes in the U.S. Government
Changes in the U.S. Government
Kennedy's greatest impact on government came from the special aura he brought to the presidency. He increased the presidency's power and authority and expanded the public's respect for the office during his brief service. Kennedy fixed the focus of attention within the U.S. government firmly on the presidency and, so, when someone mentioned the U.S. government, most Americans thought first of the poised and eloquent man sitting in the White House Oval Office.
Rarely has the presidency been as highly celebrated as during the Kennedy years. The pomp and circumstance of the presidency, the elegant state dinners, the high style of the first lady, all gave the president and his family an air of royalty.
Kennedy's changes in the executive office of the president were mostly subtle managerial preferences, not substantive changes. For example, he abandoned President Dwight D. Eisenhower's staff...
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