... through executive action, aid to depressed areas, and an accelerated space program. He was almost immediately, caught up in foreign affairs crises. The first was the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles trained and aided by the Central Intelligence Agency. Even though Eisenhower planned the invasion, Kennedy approved it, and was greatly criticized for it. He did get ... ...

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