In this first installment of a two-part episode, host Joe Rubenstein explores the evolution of the C.I.A. plan to invade Cuba and topple Premier Fidel Castro. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support! Link to pt. 2

In this Episode:

• A 1954 model for the Bay of Pigs invasion [1:43]
• The increasing friction between the U.S. and Castro [6:16]
• How Cuba impacted the 1960 presidential campaign [15:31]
• A fresh look at JFK’s foreign policy approach [21:34]
• The pressure on JFK to invade Cuba [24:38]

Links:

• Episode Transcript
• Podcast Website