Is It True That Before JFK Passed The Cuban Embargo Act…?
Since there is no real hard evidence, it is still considered to be only a “legendary” story. As a young man, John F. Kennedy had been a regular cigar smoker with his father, Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy. As president, Kennedy tended to smoke the thin, short petite Corona cigars. There is also the legendary story of Kennedy’s orders to Press Secretary Pierre Salinger to go out and find as many of his favorite H. Upmann Petit Coronas before the president signed the Cuban trade embargo. Salinger found nearly 1,200 of the cigars, bought them, and reported the purchase to Kennedy. The U.S. leader promptly signed the embargo. If JFK was really addicted to these Cuban cigars, it is highly possible that he actually purchased them for his personal stash.
