1960s Timeline

Oct. 28, 1962 - JFK and Eisenhower Discuss Cuban Missile 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

Oct. 27, 1962 - Pierre Salinger Press Briefing on Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct. 27, 1962 - JFK Meeting with McGeorge Bundy, Alexis Johnson on Cuban Crisis

U-2 Reconnaissance Plane Down in Cuba

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

Indian Ambassador: JFK “Looks Wonderful, Relaxed”

State of Emergency in India as Chinese Troops Advance

Oct. 26, 1962 - Phone Call: JFK and State Dept. Press Spokesman Lincoln White

Army Moves Anti-Aircraft Missiles Into Key West

Oct. 26, 1962 - Pierre Salinger Press Statement on Cuban Missile Crisis

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