Why Democrats and Republicans Worked Together to Press Eisenhower in 1954 to Overthrow Jacobo Árbenz

In this virtual event held February 3rd David Lindwall, Second-Year Masters Degree Student, talks about the fall of the progressive government of Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz in 1954 and why Democrats and Republicans in the United States Congress joined forces to support the Eisenhower Administration's use of the CIA to remove Árbenz. The story of Congressional involvement, which is the subject of Lindwall's MA thesis, has been understated in the literature on the 1954 revolution and is a case study of how foreign policy decisions are driven by many players with differing motivations. Lindwall also talks about the process of researching and writing a thesis, as well as discussing jobs in the United States Foreign Service.