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The Presidency: The Bay of Pigs Invasion

Washington, DC
Sunday, June 5, 2011

On April 17, 2011 – 50 years to the day since the Bay of Pigs Invasion – the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library hosted a conversation looking back at the failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government and the invasion’s legacy for Kennedy’s presidency. Lingering invasion myths are discussed as well as the larger context of U.S. and Soviet Union relations. And we hear from Alfredo Duran – who was part of the invasion force of a half century ago.

Updated: Monday, June 6, 2011 at 12:47pm (ET)

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