Kennedy Responds to Krushchev's Condemnation of the Bay of Pigs Invasion
President Kennedy wrote this letter to Soviet Chairman Krushchev on the day of the ill-fated Bay of Pigs operation, in which 1,400 U.S.-trained Cuban exiles attempted to invade the island and overthrow Fidel Castro. Responding to an indignant letter [...]
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Era: Postwar America (1946-1975)