Season 1 · The Bay of Pigs · Free
This line is from a real 1961 Joint Chiefs telegram.
“If unfriendly aircraft is shot down every effort shall be made to hide the fact that such action has occurred.”Joint Chiefs telegram JCS 994247 to Adm. Dennison, Washington, 17 April 1961, 3:35 p.m. — FRUS 1961–63, Vol. X, Doc 115
From the File is a podcast that reads the declassified Bay of Pigs record. Get a free PDF of eight of the documents that open Season 1. (This telegram is from Episode 4. The PDF covers eight different documents.)
- The Bay of Pigs File: 8 Documents — a PDF of eight declassified documents, each with its record number, key quotes and source link.
- What each one says and why it matters — and where the record still won’t settle.
- Then cited document bundles by email as new episodes and notes ship.
AI-assisted documentary. Hosts Elliot and Nora are AI-voiced. Every historical claim traced to a cited declassified file. Editorial judgment is human. No invented scenes. How we know.
Rather skip the email? Download the PDF directly (about 3 MB) · read the eight documents online · Listen to Season 1
