Kennedy Doctrine

President John F. Kennedy signing Proclamation 3504, authorizing the naval quarantine of Communist Cuba

The Kennedy Doctrine refers to foreign policy initiatives of the 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, towards Latin America during his administration between 1961 and 1963. Kennedy voiced support for the containment of communism as well as the reversal of communist progress in the Western Hemisphere.


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