JFK: History in an Hour by Sinead Fitzgibbon

Author:Sinead Fitzgibbon [Fitzgibbon, Sinead]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publisher
Published: 2012-07-29T14:00:00+00:00

But amid the optimism and ceremony on that bitter cold January day in 1961, neither Kennedy nor the US people could have known just how soon these lofty ideals would be put to the test.

The Bay of Pigs

One of Kennedy’s first acts as President was the establishment of the Peace Corps, which came into existence on 1 March 1961. An unarmed volunteer organization tasked with bringing aid to second and third world countries, this admirable undertaking was widely interpreted as a signal of Kennedy’s willingness to effect change by non-violent means, despite the escalating tensions of the Cold War. Unfortunately, whatever peaceable intentions the President had contemplated were compromised by the increasing problem of Cuba.

Despite its relatively small size, the archipelago of islands that make up Cuba had long been a cause of concern for successive US administrations. The uncomfortable proximity of this politically volatile island nation to the United States meant any political unrest in Cuba constituted a credible threat to US national security – a danger which greatly intensified following Fidel Castro’s rise to power in 1959.

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