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10 presidents, 1 dictator: US-Cuba policy [audio 9min]

Fidel Castro took power in Cuba in 1959, at the height of the Cold War, when the United States was focused on global communism as its greatest threat. Follow Washington's policy toward Cuba through 10 U.S. presidencies. ~Visit website for Tom Gjelten's extended report, photos. audio clips.
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