Cuban Missile Crisis - JFK Library
For thirteen days in October 1962 the world waited—seemingly on the brink of nuclear war—and hoped for a peaceful resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis. In October 1962, an American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. President Kennedy did not want the Soviet ...
To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis
The stand-off nearly caused a nuclear exchange and is remembered in this country as the Cuban Missile Crisis. For 13 days, the fate of the world hung in the balance. For all his muscular, anti-communist rhetoric, the President’s response was remarkably restrained. Under unimaginable pressure—as the Soviets raced to complete construction of ...
Cuban Missile Crisis: A Historical Perspective - JFK Library
Oct 6, 2002 · The Cuban Missile Crisis for them begins at the Bay of Pigs in April 1961. And it’s a period when afterwards they experience a covert war that the United States is waging against them. They're sure there will be yet another invasion, this time with U.S. troops. And so their concern is about their devastation.
Address During the Cuban Missile Crisis - JFK Library
2 days ago · The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. Recognizing the devastating possibility of a nuclear war, Khrushchev turned his ships back. The Soviets agreed to dismantle the weapon sites and, in …
Cuban Missile Crisis Chronology - JFK Library
JFK to mass at St. Stephen's; missile crisis meetings. 22. Monday. 32-33A. Milton Obote visited; NSC meeting; Meeting with legislative leaders; Radio & television report to the people; Letter to Khrushchev. 23. Tuesday. 34-35. Khrushchev response & JFK reply; meetings on crisis; proclamation of quarantine signed.
On the Brink: The Cuban Missile Crisis - JFK Library
Oct 20, 2002 · Events and Awards. On the Brink: The Cuban Missile Crisis. October 20, 2002. CAROLINE KENNEDY: Good afternoon. Welcome to the John F. Kennedy Library, and to this special forum on the Cuban Missile Crisis. This season of anniversary and reflection provides us all with a remarkable opportunity to give thanks and to learn from the past.
Who's Who in the Cuban Missile Crisis - JFK Library
Arthur Sylvester, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (1961-1967) U Thant, Secretary General of the United Nations (1961-1971) Valerian Zorin, Soviet Ambassador to the United Nations (1956-1965) A selection of the people who participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Links go to the interview in the Oral History Program created for ...
50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis - JFK Library
Oct 14, 2012 · Castro, on the morning of October 27 th -- “Black Saturday” that we keep hearing about, the worst, the most dangerous, the most tense day of the Missile Crisis -- Fidel Castro ordered all of his artillery to begin firing on American reconnaissance aircraft at dawn, at sunrise that morning of “Black Saturday.”.
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 41.2. End of Cuban Missile …
Description. Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on October 28, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. They discuss dealings with Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev for ending the Cuban Missile Crisis. [White House Operator?] connects the call at President Kennedy’s request.
Cuban Missile Crisis Gift Calendar given to JBK by JFK
ST28. Extent / Physical Description. 1 negative (color; 35 mm) Preferred Citation. Cecil Stoughton. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. Subject (s) Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.