Fidel Castro had just taken power in Cuba after a communist revolution, and JFK needed to show America’s dedication to capitalism and democracy. Cigars might seem like a very specific import to ...
His defiant image lingered long after he gave up his trademark Cohiba cigars for health reasons and his tall frame grew stooped. “Socialism or death” remained Castro’s rallying cry even as ...
Two months after the Kennedy administration banned Americans from any transactions with Cuba, Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev hosted Fidel Castro on his first ever visit to the USSR on 27th ...
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