Pigs crisis. The failed military invasion of cuba in 1961 supported by the u. S. Government and resulted in the capture and death of over 1,000 men. The this was recorded at books and books in corals gable, florida in 2011. Its about an hour. This evening, books books is pleased to welcome Jim Rasenberger and his new book, brilliant diaster. Jfk, castro, and americas doomed invasion of cubas bay of pigs. Mr. Ras also a wrienberger has the New York Times among other mub publications. Heres the author of high steel, the men who built the worlds greatest skyline. In this book he examines the u. S. Backed military invasion of cuba in 1961, one of the most illfated blunders in American History. He draws on long hidden cia documents and delivers as never before the vivid truth and consequences of those five pivotal days in april of 61. Here to tell us more about it, please give a warm welcome to mr. Jim rasenberger. Perfect. Thank you. Thank you for that introduction. Thank you to books book
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Good afternoon, welcome to white house history. My name is stuart im the president of the White House Historical association. Today we will have an exciting conversation with the head of the Rubinstein Center for white house history in one of our historians on a brandnew book, the cabinet, George Washington and the creation of the american institution. Ordinarily we would do this event at the Carriage House which is our base of operations on Lafayette Park but as we are all working from home and joining you in your home we are trying out this new mode of communications. It is perfectly fitting with our historic mission. As you all know we were founded in 1961 by first lady, jacqueline kennedy, who had the vision at such a young age in a short period of time as first lady to create an organization like the White House Historical association to give nonprofit, nonpartisan support to the work of maintaining the museum of standard of the white house but also an education mission, to teach
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