Contents
Foreword by Senator Bob Graham
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Castro's Anti-American Obsession
1. The Origins of Castro and the Cuban Revolution
2. Cuba's International Conflicts and Communist Regime
3. A Shift in Revolutionary Target and Rapprochement
4. The Events that Led to the Mariel Boatlift
Part II: The First Days
5. Monday, April 21, 1980 - The Beginning of the End
6. Tuesday, April 22 - Decision Making Adrift
7. Wednesday, April 23 - Systems a "Go"
8. Thursday, April 24 - White House Complexity and Confusion
9. Friday, April 25 - Miami to Mariel
10. Saturday, April 26 - And the Boatlift is On
11. Sunday, April 27 - The Hand of God
12. Monday, April 28 - The Feds Are Coming, the Feds Are Coming
13. Tuesday, April 29 - A Momentary Honeymoon
14. Wednesday, April 30 - Agency Games Begin
15. Thursday, May 1 - The Sublime and the Rediculous
16. Friday, May 2 - Assessment, Assessment
17. Saturday, May 3 - Chaos to Confusion
18. Sunday, May 4 - One Potato, Two Potato
19. Monday, May 5 - All the Ships at Sea
20. Tuesday, May 6 - The Mixed Blessing
21. Wednesday, May 7 - Marines, Winn-Dixie, and Balogna
22. Thursday, May 8 - The Witching Hour
23. Friday, May 9 - Checkmate
24. Saturday, May 10 - Yet Another Try
25. May 1980 and Beyond - The End of the First Wave
Part III: Mariel - The Legacy
26. The Mariel Boatlift's Impacts
27. Indictments, Threats, and Retrospections
Epilogue
Postscript
Appendix A. List of People Involved
Appendix B. Organizational Abbreviations
Appendix C. Minutes of Meetings of ICAP with Wayne Smith and the Committee of 75
Notes
References
Index