JFK apparently felt genuine sympathy for his 1960 presidential opponent Richard Nixon. He felt that, with Nixon's frequent shifts in political philosophy and reinventions, he must have to decide which Nixon he will be at each stop. This, Kennedy reasoned, must be exhausting.

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When President John F. Kennedy said, “JFK apparently felt genuine sympathy for his 1960 presidential opponent Richard Nixon. He felt that, with Nixon's frequent shifts in political philosophy and reinventions, he must have to decide which Nixon he will be at each stop. This, Kennedy reasoned, must be exhausting," he was speaking about the difficulty of dealing with different political beliefs and the constant need to switch positions in order to seem like a real person who is actually concerned with the people of America.

Source: 1960Lbj Vs. Jfk Vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies

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