JFK TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR BAY OF PIGS FIASCO
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On April 21, 1961, President John F. Kennedy took "full personal responsibility" for the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion sponsored by the United States.
At his morning news conference, the President quoted the Chinese proverb, "Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan."
JFK added...
"I am the responsible officer of this government."
The President, however, did not wish to take questions on the fiasco. He said...
"I don't think any useful national purpose would be served by my going further into the Cuban question this morning."
President Kennedy would appoint an investigating committee on the Bay of Pigs affair to be led by General Maxwell Taylor.
SOURCE
"The American Presidency Project, Presidential News Conferences," John F. Kennedy, April 21, 1961, www.presidency.ucsb.edu/
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