mr. rasenberger examines the u.s.-backed military invasion of cuba in 1961, one of the most ill fated blunders in american history. he draws on long-hidden cia documents and delivers as never before the vivid truth and consequences of those five pivotal days in april '61. please give a very warm welcome to mr. jim rasenberger. [applause] >> yeah, perfect, perfect. thank you. thank you for that introduction, and thank you to books and books for having me. this is a wonderful bookstore. i had not been here before i came earlier today, and it is fantastic. so support it. i urge you to buy a book before you leave tonight. it doesn't have to be my book, but if you want it to be, that's fine with me. [laughter] as i'm sure all of you know by now, this is on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the bay of pigs invasion of cuba. and i can't think of a better place to launch my new book than here with you. i know, i'm sure many of you have some personal history of the event and some deep knowledge of it, and i thank you for comi