President John F. Kennedy proclaims an embargo on trade between the United States and Cuba effective on February 7, 1962, in response to certain actions taken by the Cuban Government Kennedy directed the Departments of Commerce and the Treasury to implement and manage the embargo, which still remains in place today. More
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