POL208Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cuban Revolutionary Air And Air Defense Force, Cold War, Nationalization
1 Mar 2016
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Audio recording started: 6:13 pm wednesday, june 10, 2015. He is held in high regard, dynamic, fun, loved individual. Us is enthusiastic about his leadership: he later attends an informal (restrained) meeting with nixon (vp at the time). --> a presidential election prevents eisenhower from re-election and these plans aren"t executed. John f. kennedy is elected and a new plan is brought to the table ( trinidad plan) more technical, enhanced course of action. 9: trinidad plan: go to audio 6:40 (end & start) (nixons plan) Americans sell b26 bombers to war surplus countries -> cuba. Cuban air force and give them to rebels to create the appearance of defecting planes in castro"s. Air force - > this plan is also scrapped before it could be launched (closest election between. Kennedy & nixon concludes with kennedy as the victor) kennedy scraps the trinidad project created by nixon: advised by pretty much everyone.
