#11 Fidel Castro was not a communist - ep 2 Why did Kennedy cause the Cuba Missile Crisis?

1959: The first country the new revolutionary president of Cuba visits is the United States of America. And he’s a big hit. The students at Princeton carry him on their shoulders. Castro wants a trade deal with the American government. So why does Kennedy fight the presidential election of 1960 on getting tougher than the Republicans with Cuba? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.