A main event of President Johnson's administration was: the failed Bay of Pigs invasion conflict with Russia over missiles in Cuba active U.S. involvement in Vietnam
On April 17, 1961, 1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. In 1959, Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
