 At first, the U.S. attempted to work with President Goulart and convince him to change his political views and policies to a more pro-Western system of governance.In December 1962, Bobby Kennedy flew to Brazil to meet with Goulart.Goulart and Kennedy spoke for three hours, with Kennedy outlining "the presence of Communists, ultranationalists (read nationalists), extreme leftists (read leftists) and anti-Americans in Goulart's government" as the main American objection to his government.