doubting Thomases." Moreover, the President steadily "whittled away" at the CIA'S plan, fearful of unfavorable public reaction to a large-scale inva- sion, especially if its U.S. sponsorship were revealed.
To minimize publicity, Kennedy shifted the landing site from the coastal town of Trinidad to the more remote Bay of Pigs. What he did not seem to realize was that a quiet landing would cut the chances of sparking a popular uprising and that the Bay of Pigs, surrounded swamps, offered...