hiː ɛkspˈændᵻd ˌɔn ðɪs ɪn hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː bˈʊk dʒˌeɪˌɛfkˈeɪ: ðə mˈæn ænd ðə mˈɪθ, kwˈɛstʃənɪŋ kˈɛnədiz wˈɔːɹtaɪm hɪɹˈoʊɪks ˌɔn pˌiːtˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn ænd klˈeɪmd hiː hæd ɐ lˈæklʌstɚ ɹˈɛkɚd æz ɐ kˈɑːŋɡɹəsmən ænd sˈɛnəɾɚ.
He expanded on this in his 1963 book JFK: The Man And The Myth, questioning Kennedy's wartime heroics on PT-109 and claimed he had a lackluster record as a congressman and senator.