The Man Who Owned Everything: Cold War 309: Cuban Revolution #33

About this episode

The episode explores the implications of Castro's agrarian reform law and its impact on US-Cuba relations, including a dramatic political event involving Castro.

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 the blueprint for 60+ years of US Cuba policy. We also cover Castro’s brilliant political theatre: a fake resignation on live TV that ended with a million people in the streets demanding he come back, and a new president who lasted about ten minutes.

People in this episode

Hosts: Cameron Reilly, Ray Harris

Topics covered

• Cuban Revolution
• agrarian reform
• US-Cuba relations
• political theatre
• land grabs

Keywords

• Castro
• Cuban Revolution
• agrarian reform
• Eisenhower
• political theatre
• land grabs
• Havana
• Texas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eisenhower

Places: Cuba, Havana, Texas

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