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Kennedy's Latin American Marshall Plan (1964)

Published: March 12, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

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It\\u2019s March 12th. This day in 1961, President John F Kennedy is hosting a couple hundred Latin American diplomats to lay out his vision for the \\u201cAlliance for Progress,\\u201d an ambitious plan to support democracy and economic development throughout the region.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how this effort mirrored some of the elements of The Marshall Plan in Europe \\u2014 and why US attempts to support Latin America generally fell short.

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