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Dulles’ leadership suffered setbacks as well, particularly when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, highlighting perceived failures in U.S. intelligence and technological foresight. Coupled with the backlash from the Bay of Pigs invasion, Dulles stepped down in 1961 and was later appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of John F. Kennedy. This appointment was steeped in controversy, considering Dulles had been dismissed by Kennedy just years prior.
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