April 22, 1961
JFK and former President Dwight Eisenhower meet at Camp David (named after Eisenhower’s grandson). Ike is privately sharply critical of the handling of the military…
The Life of John F. Kennedy
JFK and former President Dwight Eisenhower meet at Camp David (named after Eisenhower’s grandson). Ike is privately sharply critical of the handling of the military…
President Kennedy was focused on the containment of political damage from the failed Bay of Pigs fiasco. The President was scheduled to address the American…
JFK was first briefed on the Bay of Pigs invasion plan by Allen Dulles and Richard Bissell. Kennedy was reportedly taken aback that his frequent…