Proposal for "Command Operation" in Cuba

goodwinmemoradum.pdf

Title

Proposal for "Command Operation" in Cuba

Subject

Bay of Pigs

Description

Adviser and speechwriter Richard Goodwin urges Kennedy to appoint the Attorney General (Robert F. Kennedy) to command an operation to undermine and remove Fidel Castro from power. The memorandum shows the secrecy that prevaded the Kennedy administration. "Trust No One" seemed to be the motto of Kennedy's closest advisors. Often, even Kennedy would be kept out of the loop.

Creator

Richard Goodwin

Source

http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/bayofpigs/19611101.pdf

Publisher

White House

Date

November 1, 1961

Contributor

Tyler Gabrielson