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How Jimmy Carter paved the way for Obama in Cuba

Posted on by Moni Basu

President Barack Obama made history on his arrival in Havana on Sunday. “The first U.S. president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge visited in 1928,” said all the news stories. Yes, Obama is the first sitting president to land on Cuban soil since Coolidge. But let’s not forget Jimmy Carter’s equally momentous trip to the island …

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Cuba, Si!

Posted on by Moni Basu

CNN interviewed former President Jimmy Carter tonight about the thaw in relations with Cuba. Carter, of course, made a historic trip to the Caribbean island in 2002 with the intention of improving relations. I was fortunate enough to make that trip with Carter. I will write more about that. But for now, here is one of …

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