Response to revolution : the United States and the Cuban revolution, 1959-1961

The Cuban Revolution was a catalyst in shaping American foreign policy over the past generation. Welch's study is the first detailed evaluation of U.S. policy toward Cuba in the early years of the Castro regime and the first effort to analyze public sentiment during that crucial period. Our response to Cuba was a mirror of our Cold War assumptions and frustrations--and of our apprehensions concerning revolutionary movements abroad. The United States and the Cuban Revolution, 1959-1961 Contents Acknowledgments One. Chronology, Myths, and Phases Two. The Failure of Ambassador Bonsal: Eisenhower Cuban Policy, January 1959 ~ February 1960 Three. The Victory of Richard Nixon Eisenhower Diplomacy, March r96o- January rç6r Four. Intervention at the Bay of Pigs: Kennedy Diplomacy, January-April 1961 Five. Standoff: Kennedy and Castro after the Bay of Pigs, April 1961 -April 1962 Six. Response of the Political Right Seven. Response of the Left: Division and Defeat Eight. The Response of Campus and Coffeehouse Nine. The Press Ten. Response as Illustration Notes Bibliography Index