The Highs And Lows Of Latin American Diplomacy [Some Sunday Context]

This past week we discussed the Bay of Pigs fiasco in Cuba, 1961. Today, another episode about JFK' in the very same time period -- when he hosted a couple hundred Latin American diplomats to lay out his vision for the “Alliance for Progress,” an ambitious plan to support democracy and economic development throughout the region. Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how this effort mirrored some of the elements of The Marshall Plan in Europe — and why US attempts to support Latin America generally fell short. Join our America250 newsletter community !

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The Highs And Lows Of Latin American Diplomacy [Some Sunday Context] is an episode from This Day in Esoteric Political History by Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia.

This episode is 16:48 long.

This episode was published on Apr 26, 2026.

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