He also visited the Mississippi Delta as a member of the Senate committee reviewing the effectiveness of'War on Poverty' programs, and, reversing his prior stance, called for a halt in further escalation of the Vietnam War.
He also visited the Mississippi Delta as a member of the Senate committee reviewing the effectiveness of'War on Poverty' programs, particularly that of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Reversing his prior stance, Kennedy called for a halt in further escalation of the Vietnam War.