Question

How would you rate President Kennedy's handling of the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis? Did he represent the interests of the United States well in each case? What might he have done differently?

Answer 1

The disaster at the Bay of Pigs had a lasting impact on the Kennedy administration. Determined to make up for the failed invasion, the administration initiated Operation Mongoose—a plan to sabotage and destabilize the Cuban government and economy, which included the possibility of assassinating Castro.