A Jewel in the Crown?

Peter explains why Thomas Jefferson and others in the early republic were interested in acquiring Cuba.

Time Sensitive

Foreign policy expert Jim Blight explains to Brian why the Cuban Missile Crisis wasn’t just a 13-day-long affair, but rather an 18-month-long affair.

00:12:46

Land Grabs

BackStory producer Jess Engebretson tells the story of a band of renegades who, in the 19th century, planned an invasion of Cuba with the hopes of annexing it for the United States.

00:07:16

A Jewel in the Crown?

Peter explains why Thomas Jefferson and others in the early republic were interested in acquiring Cuba.

00:04:39