The Bay of Pigs Project came to life when President Eisenhower approved an initial budget of $4,400,000; political action, $950,000; propaganda, $1,700,000; paramilitary, $1,500,000; intelligence gathering, $250,000. (“Bay of Pigs: THE PLAN”) The invasion, one year later, would cost over $46 million. (“BAY OF PIGS: THE PLAN”) The Bay of Pigs Affair was a failed invasion of Cuba on April 17, 1961, at Playa Girón (the Bay of Pigs), by approximately two thousand Cubans who had gone into exile after the revolution of 1959. (“Bay of Pigs: THE PLAN”) Encouraged by the CIA members who trained them, the invaders believed that they would have U.S. air and naval support and that the invasion would cause the Cuban people to revolt and overthrow them. (“Bay of Pigs: THE PLAN”) The landing began shortly before midnight on Sunday, April 16, after a dive team went ashore and installed landing lights to guide the operation. ("THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS") The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion was due to a lack of a planned strategy, communication problems, and poor planning management. The absence of strategic planning was one of the key factors in the failure of the Bay of Pigs Pig Invasion. When the United States began the attempt, it started with armed Cubans originally exiled from their own country, Cuba. ("THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS") All of this was led by a man named Fidel Castro and took place in 1961. ("THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS") Because of Fidel's actions, the movement caused many anti-Cuban-American actions. (“PORCH BAY INVASION BEGINS”) While President Eisenhower was in office at the start of this event, it was actually President Nixon who blindly carried out the plan. ("THE PORCH BAY INVASION BEGINS") While Nixon got more... half the paper... until he died. ("Bay of Pigs: THE PLAN") The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion was due to a lack of a planned strategy, communication problems, and poor planning management. Between these three components, the invasion was destined to suffer an abrupt halt and even imminent failure. Even with backup plans established by the presidential administration, their intentions seemed to backfire when Castro's intelligence forces knew well in advance of the near-attack that President Kennedy had set in motion. Works Cited "Bay of Pigs: THE PLAN". US Department of State. October 31, 2013. Web.March 5, 2014. ‹ https://history.state.gov›."THE PORCINI BAY INVASION BEGINS."The History Network. 13 April 2010. Web.5 March 2014. ‹ http://www.history.com›."THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS."The History Network. December 29, 2013. Web.March 5, 2014. ‹ https://history.state.gov›.