Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs: Financing & Training
The Bay of Pigs invasion, a failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro’s communist regime in Cuba in April 1961, remains a controversial chapter in US history. While planned under the Eisenhower administration, President John F. Kennedy ultimately authorized and oversaw its execution, bearing the political responsibility for its disastrous outcome. A key aspect of this operation involved the financing and training of Cuban exiles, a process deeply interwoven with Kennedy’s early presidency.
Kennedy Financed And Trained The Cuban