Was JFK a Libertarian?

Was JFK the Most Libertarian President in the Last 50 Years? – That is the question I am asking on the 50^th anniversary of his assassination. To answer that question – here are a few links:

http://reason.com/archives/2013/10/14/john-f-kennedy-was-a-conservative

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/08/30/kennedy_once_meant_tax_cutter/

http://delawarelibertarian.blogspot.com/2008/06/june-28-1963-jfk-remarks-to-irish.html

http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quotes_by/john+f.+kennedy

Of course I am not really saying JFK was a “libertarian” just that I think an argument can be made that all the presidents since JFK were less libertarian than JFK. Here is one more link:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-john-f-kennedy/2013/11/13/bf1d1442-4b1a-11e3-be6b-d3d28122e6d4_story.html

Myth # 2. JFK was a liberal president:

This view is widely held today, both because Kennedy is now associated with the civil rights movement and because his legacy is lumped together with those of his late brothers, the much more liberal Bobby and Ted. (The brothers followed Jack’s moderate lead while he lived, but both became more openly progressive later on.) In reality, JFK was a cautious, conservative chief executive, mindful of his 1964 reelection bid after the squeaker of 1960. He was fiscally conservative, careful about spending and deficits, and sponsored an across-the-board tax cut that became President Ronald Reagan’s model for his 1981 tax cut.​​​​​