About this episode

The episode explores the consequences of Castro's agrarian reform law and its impact on U.S.-Cuba relations.

This week we dig into the fallout from Castro's agrarian reform law — the land grabs, the diplomatic notes flying between Havana and Washington, and the moment a Texas cattle baron handed Eisenhower t

People in this episode

Hosts: Cameron Reilly, Ray Harris

Topics covered

• Cuban Revolution
• agrarian reform
• land grabs
• diplomatic relations
• Cold War

Keywords

• Castro
• agrarian reform
• land grabs
• Eisenhower
• Cuban Revolution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eisenhower

Places: Cuba, Texas

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