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Inside JFK’s Secret Cigar Deal with Salinger

The article from Cigar Aficionado’s Fall 1992 issue recounts President John F. Kennedy’s legendary request for 1,000 Petit Upmann cigars, facilitated by his Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger. After Salinger delivered 1,200 cigars, Kennedy signed a decree banning Cuban products, forever altering the cigar industry in America.