According to Pierre Salinger, then Kennedy's press secretary, the president ordered him on the evening of 6 February to obtain 1,200 H. Upmann brand Petit Upmann Cuban cigars.
Ifølge Pierre Salinger, Kennedys daværende pressesekretær, beordrede Kennedy ham om aftenen den 6. februar til at købe 1.000 cigarer af mærket Petit H. Upmann.