The Paradox of Kennedy's Speech

Lisa Howard set up a time for William Atwood to phone Castro's aide Renee Vallejo. As she dialed Cuba again and again, attempting to track down Vallejo, they listened to jazz,. drank bourbon, and discussed French philosophers. In her diary, Howard recorded this dramatic turning point in her protracted efforts to connect Washington and Havana. We do have a deep common bond, an inexorable conviction that this can be an honorable reproachmount between Cuba and the US.