JFK's 1961 memo on “Cuba Policy”
Title
JFK's 1961 memo on “Cuba Policy”
Creator
Office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln
Subject
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cold War
Cuba
Bay of Pigs
Description
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials include a letter to President Kennedy from former United States Ambassador to Cuba Earl E.T. Smith, newspaper articles regarding Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, and memoranda to the President from Special Assistant Arthur M. Schlesinger concerning conversations with reporters about Cuba. Of note is a memorandum titled, “Cuba Policy.” Also included in this folder is an editorial from the exiled Cuban newspaper El Diario de la Marina titled, “Washington’s Leftwingers-Tragic Threat to the Future of Cuba.”
Publisher
JFK Library
Contributor
Schlesinger, Arthur M. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007
Date
1961
Type
Image
Format
Paper
Source
JFK Library
https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jfkpof-114a-007#?image_identifier=JFKPOF-114a-007-p0026
https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jfkpof-114a-007#?image_identifier=JFKPOF-114a-007-p0026
Collection
Citation
Office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, “JFK's 1961 memo on “Cuba Policy”,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed May 12, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/5902.
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