@coldwararchives on Instagram: "President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks to members of American Society of Newspaper Editors concerning failed Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba, Washington, D.C. (April 20, 1961). 📝 In 1959, Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The U.S. government distrusted Castro & was wary of his relationship with Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union. Before his inauguration, John F. Kennedy was briefed on a plan