In 2002, Jimmy Carter became the first U.S. president to visit Cuba since 1928
Breaking decades of diplomatic isolation, Jimmy Carter made history in 2002 by becoming the first U.S. president to visit Cuba since the 1959 revolution changed the two nations' relationship forever.
In May 2002, former President Jimmy Carter arrived in Havana for a landmark five-day visit. He was the first U.S. president, sitting or former, to step foot on the island since Calvin Coolidge in 1928. Carter met with Fidel Castro to discuss human rights and trade sanctions.
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