as victor wrote, in short, just about everything rides on how this crisis in journalism pans out. if you are interested in further further in our work on these issues, please go to media policy.new america.net, and if you have some time, please, join us at the back of the room, we will have some wine and cheese, and there are copies of the book for sale. if you re lucky, i think you could snag at least six signatures. [laughter] thank you all again to our panel, if you d like to put your hands together, and we ll take a break. [applause] thank you all for coming. [inaudible conversations] is there a nonfiction author or book you d like to see featured on booktv? send us an e-mail at booktv@cspan.org, or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. get the booktv schedule e-mailed to you. to sign up, use our web site, booktv.org, and press the alert button. or text the word book to 99702, standard message and data rates apply. up next on booktv, jim rasenberger presents a history
that was half a dozen too many. the following evening april 16 president kennedy canceled the second round of airstrikes that were scheduled for the morning at april 17. these strikes are meant to complete the job destroying castro s air force. why kennedy canceled his industry. he had become the most common explanation is that you become very concerned about public and international actions had been stirred up by the first round of airstrikes. it had become clear that the whole world realize the united states was behind air attacks almost a moguls first bombs fell on the 15th. and kennedy was concerned about provoking something, about lighting a match that would lead to a great nuclear problem. so with the advice of his secretary of state and russia, who called off these airstrikes. among the cia planners, they discovered this on the evening of april 16. they were horrified. it had been understood innovation had a chance cast of air force had to
he was also the author of high steel, the daring man who built the world s greatest skyline. in this book, dr. rasenberger views the cuba invasion in 1951, one the most ill faded american blunders. he draws on cia documents and delivers as never before the vivid truth and consequences of the five pivotal days in april 61. here to tell us more, please give a very warm welcome to mr. jim rasenberger. [applause] [applause] yeah, perfect. perfect. thank you. thank you for that introduction. and thank you to books and books for having me. this is a wonderful bookstore. i had not been here before i came earlier today. and it is fantastic. so support it. i urge you to buy a book before you leave tonight. it doesn t have to be my book. but if you want it, that s fine with me. as i m sure all of you know by now this is the eve of the 50th anniversary of the bay of pigs invasion of cuba. i can t think of a better place to launch my book than here with you. i know many of you proba