1960s Timeline

JFK and Democrats May Gain from Cuban Crisis

Castro Continues Tantrum Over Guantanamo

U.S. Plane Wanders Over Soviet Territory, JFK “Regrets” Incident

🚨Cuban Crisis Appears Over as JFK and Khrushchev Reach Agreement

Nixon Backs JFK on Cuba

White House: Cuba Crisis “Escalating”

Pickets and Counter-Pickets in Front of White House

U-2 Reconnaissance Plane Down in Cuba

U.S. Officials: Construction of Soviet Missile Bases Continues in Cuba

Indian Ambassador: JFK “Looks Wonderful, Relaxed”

Army Moves Anti-Aircraft Missiles Into Key West

Tensions Cool Slightly in Cuba Crisis

U.S. Continues to Search Soviet Ships

Stevenson Confronts Soviet Representative at Stormy U.N. Session

Truman Pauses Campaigning

U.S. to Soviets: Get Missiles Out of Cuba

U.S. Intercepts First Soviet Ship

Oct. 24, 1962 - CBS-TV Special Report on Cuban Missile Crisis

Life Stays Mostly Normal in NYC Amidst Cuban Crisis

U Thant Seeks “Suspension” of Action on Cuba, JFK Says No