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The Presidency: The Bay of Pigs

Washington, DC
Sunday, August 14, 2011

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. Among those looking back at the Kennedy presidency is author Irwin Gellman. In the upcoming program, he offers a critical assessment of the ill-fated April 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, U.S.-Cuban relations, and actions taken by both JFK and his predecessor, Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Updated: Monday, August 15, 2011 at 1:35pm (ET)

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