Taster: Fidel Castro is not a Communist

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English - December 15, 2020 12:50 - 3 minutes - 3.42 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Ep 2 How Kennedy loses 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?