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With Castro claiming
the capture of invaders and threatening them all
with the firing squad. It's been almost 18 months, and this issue loomed
over Kennedy's presidency. ♪ ♪ James Donovan,
a New York lawyer, had been tasked to get the Bay of Pigs
prisoners freed. And he engaged
in protracted negotiations with Fidel Castro
the capture of invaders and threatening them all
with the firing squad. It's been almost 18 months, and this issue loomed
over Kennedy's presidency. ♪ ♪ James Donovan,
a New York lawyer, had been tasked to get the Bay of Pigs
prisoners freed. And he engaged
in protracted negotiations with Fidel Castro
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With Castro claiming
the capture of invaders
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and threatening them all
with the firing squad.
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It's been almost 18 months,
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and this issue loomed
over Kennedy's presidency.
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♪ ♪
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James Donovan,
a New York lawyer,
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had been tasked
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to get the Bay of Pigs
prisoners freed.
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And he engaged
in protracted negotiations
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with Fidel Castro.
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Movie Summary
Reveals the startling tale of the CIA's, the mob's, and Sinatra's Rat Pack's connections from Vegas to Miami to Havana, exploring America's most amazing espionage operations ever.