John Kennedy and the invasion of Cuba (1961)

J. Kennedy at the podium of a Democratic Party rally, with his wife Jacqueline nearby.

A view of the rally.

Kennedy speaking from the podium.

Rally participants salute Kennedy.

The face of Kennedy speaking from the podium.

Kennedy on the lawn in front of the White House, putting a child on the ground.

Kennedy at the stadium.

Kennedy enters the Oval Office in the White House. J. Kennedy's brother, US Attorney General Robert Kennedy, gives an interview to reporters.

Kennedy in the Oval Office talks with Vice President Lee Johnson and Attorney General Robert Kennedy, faces of Robert Kennedy and Johnson.

Cuban militants practice pistol shooting at the range.

Fidel Castro throws at the start of a baseball game.

Kennedy tosses a ball to the players at the stadium.

American planes over Cuba during the invasion of Cuba by Cuban exile forces on April 14-19, 1961, during the Bay of Pigs operation.

Cuban fighters take positions on the roof of the building.

Castro gives commands over the telephone.

Fighting near Playa Giron, mortars firing.

A column of Cuban soldiers marches through the jungle.

Castro observes the coast after the battle.

Abandoned landing craft of Cuban exiles off the coast (panorama).

A skull and crossbones aboard one of the abandoned vessels.

Rally participants salute Fidel Castro after the defeat of the aggressors at Playa Giron.

Castro's face returns the salute.