Bay of Pigs Invasion

electronic textbook developed by Marc Fairty

The Bay of Pigs Invasion: Documents
This site contains an outline of the CIA's "A Program or  Covert Action" against the Castro Regime, as well as maps of the invasion

CIA - 1998 - Bay of Pigs Report - Ward Warren Essay
Contains some of the documents that the CIA "unclassified" in 1998.

U.S. News: What didn't U.S. do to get rid of Castro? (10/26/98)
An article from US News detailing the different attemptsthe US government took to get rid of Castro

U.S. News Online: Bay of Pigs Interview
An interview by US News of two of the Chief men involved in the Bay of Pigs

All Things Considered - December 17, 1997
Can listen to conversations between President John F. Kennedy and former President Dwight Eisenhower concerning the Bay of Pigs. (requires Real Player)

Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency, Washington,
January 19, 1961. (Planning an invasion of Cuba)

Memorandum of Conference With President Kennedy, January 25, 1961
President Kennedy and a number of his top Military advisors discuss the invasion plans
 

Memorandum of Discussion, January 28, 1961 (In which the JCS asserts that an invasion of Cuba would not be successful)

Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State, April 18, 1961
Castro Speech Databases

A audio collection of speechs made by Castro (requires Real Player)
President  John F. Kennedy's Speech Announcing the Quarantine Against Cuba, October 22, 1962
 
 

RUSSIAN DOCUMENTS ON THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
A collection of Russian documents concerning the Bay of Pigs invasion

MORE ON BOBBY AND THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
Attorney General Robert Kennedy's involvement in the Bay of Pigs

Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Mann) to Secretary of State Rusk, February 15, 1961. (Arguing against an invasion of Cuba)

Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Bowles) to Secretary of State Rusk, (Arguing Against an invasion of Cuba)

Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy (arguing for US air support against the Cuban air force to support the invasion) April 18, 1961

Memorandum From the Ambassador at Large (Bowles) to President Kennedy, 13 October 1962