Steamed Up : Domestic Politics, Congress, and Cuba, 1959-1963 / Asa Mckercher
Language: English Subject(s): In: Diplomatic history . -- Vol. 38, n.3 (June. 2014)Abstract: Speaking at a press conference on September 13, 1962, President John Kennedy observed that in a "frantic effort to bolster his regime" Fidel Castro, was trying to rally support among the Cuban populace through "charges of an imminent American invasion." He warned that should Cuba attack its neighbors or "become an offensive military base of significant capacity for the Soviet Union," then he would "do whatever must be done" to safeguard United States and hemispheric security.Revista R0235 (MAEC - Biblioteca Central)
Speaking at a press conference on September 13, 1962, President John Kennedy observed that in a "frantic effort to bolster his regime" Fidel Castro, was trying to rally support among the Cuban populace through "charges of an imminent American invasion." He warned that should Cuba attack its neighbors or "become an offensive military base of significant capacity for the Soviet Union," then he would "do whatever must be done" to safeguard United States and hemispheric security.