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"Pierre, I need some help," President Kennedy told Salinger, who said he would "be glad to do anything I can."
"I need a lot of cigars," Kennedy told Salinger.
"How many, Mr. President?"
"About 1,000 Petit Upmanns."
Salinger recalls that he "shuddered a bit" at the request, but kept his reaction to himself.
"And, when do you need them, Mr. President?"
"Tomorrow morning."
Without going into much detail, Salinger says that he "worked on the problem into the evening" and was summoned into President Kennedy's https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/gene-tierney-john-f-kennedy office the very next morning.
When President Kennedy asked Salinger how he did, Salinger said "Very well" and confirmed that he had gotten 1,200 cigars.
Salinger writes: "Kennedy https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/john-f-kennedy-facts smiled, and opened up his desk. He took out a long paper which he immediately signed. It was the decree banning all Cuban products from the United States. Cuban cigars were now illegal in our country."
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"Pierre, I need some help," President Kennedy told Salinger, who said he would "be glad to do anything I can."
"I need a lot of cigars," Kennedy told Salinger.
"How many, Mr. President?"
"About 1,000 Petit Upmanns."
Salinger recalls that he "shuddered a bit" at the request, but kept his reaction to himself.
"And, when do you need them, Mr. President?"
"Tomorrow morning."
Without going into much detail, Salinger says that he "worked on the problem into the evening" and was summoned into President Kennedy's https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/gene-tierney-john-f-kennedy office the very next morning.
When President Kennedy asked Salinger how he did, Salinger said "Very well" and confirmed that he had gotten 1,200 cigars.
Salinger writes: "Kennedy https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/john-f-kennedy-facts smiled, and opened up his desk. He took out a long paper which he immediately signed. It was the decree banning all Cuban products from the United States. Cuban cigars were now illegal in our country."
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/john-f-kennedy-cigars.amp
#history
