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John F. Kennedy

US President, 1961 to 1963

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Faced down the Soviet Union in the Cuban Missile Crisis and set the goal of landing on the Moon. He was assassinated in 1963.

John F. Kennedy sits in the near the center part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly tech-optimist on technology, strongly strength-first on war and peace and strongly interventionist on interventionism. The profile is close to the middle on culture and religion.

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Where John F. Kennedy sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureCentered on culture
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionCentered on religion
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismStrongly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like John F. Kennedy

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People furthest from John F. Kennedy

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Political views closest to John F. Kennedy

Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…96%Realism in foreign policySees international politics as a contest of power and interests in which states act to…95%NeoconservatismPairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign…93%State capitalismUses a strong state to steer a market economy toward rapid growth, often limiting…92%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Cecil W. Stoughton, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.