World on the Brink: Cold War Crisis Hinges on Soviet Missiles in Cuba
Oct. 22, 1962 - This is the official interpretation of President Kennedy’s speech tonight, and orders to American forces bear the...
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Oct 22, 2022
Oct. 22, 1962 - JFK Address During Cuban Missile Crisis
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Oct 22, 2022
🚨JFK Imposes “Quarantine” on Cuba to Block Delivery of Soviet Missiles
Oct. 22, 1962 - President Kennedy imposed a naval and air “quarantine” tonight on the shipment of offensive military equipment to Cuba....
Oct 22, 2022
Oct. 22, 1962 - Recorded Telephone Call Between JFK and Eisenhower During Cuban Missile Crisis
Oct. 22, 1962 - Here is a recording of a telephone call today between President Kennedy and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower...
Oct 21, 2022
🚨 Crisis Atmosphere in Washington, Kennedy Radio-TV Address Expected
Oct. 21, 1962 - There is an unmistakable air of crisis in the nation’s capital tonight. President Kennedy and the highest Administration...
Oct 20, 2022
Fighting between India and Communist China Continues
Oct. 20, 1962 - State Department officials kept a close watch today on reports of heavy fighting between India and Communist China. But...
Oct 20, 2022
🚨President Cuts Campaign Short, Evidence of High-Level Activity in Washington
Oct. 20, 1962 - President Kennedy, suffering from a cold, canceled the remainder of a grueling three-day campaign trip today and flew...
Oct 19, 2022
Oct. 19, 1962 - JFK Remarks at Democratic Party Dinner in Chicago
Oct. 19, 1962 - Here is a recording of President Kennedy's remarks at a dinner this evening for the Democratic Party of Cook County held...
Oct 19, 2022
President Kennedy Campaigns in Midwest
Oct. 19, 1962 - President Kennedy received a roaring welcome today as he swung into the heart of America for three days of campaigning in...
Oct 19, 2022
Oct. 19, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Precinct Workers in Chicago
Oct. 19, 1962 - Here is a recording of President Kennedy's remarks today to Democratic precinct workers at the Arie Crown Theater in...
Oct 19, 2022
Oct. 19, 1962 - JFK Meets with Joint Chiefs on Soviet Missiles in Cuba
Oct. 19, 1962 - Here is audio of a secretly recorded meeting President Kennedy held today with the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding Soviet...
Oct 18, 2022
JFK Meets with Gromyko
Oct. 18, 1962 - Andrei A. Gromyko (third from left) met with President Kennedy today in a continuation of the exchange of views between...
Oct 18, 2022
Oct. 18, 1962 - JFK Dictates Account of Meeting on Cuba
Oct. 18, 1962 - Here is President Kennedy's dictated summary of a high-level, secret meeting held today on major developments in Cuba....
Oct 17, 2022
First Lady Visits New York City
Oct. 17, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy flew to New York from Washington today to accept a citation from New York University in honor of...
Oct 17, 2022
JFK Campaigns In Connecticut
Oct. 17, 1962 - President Kennedy came back to Connecticut today to pay a political debt. He flew from Washington for a four-hour tour...
Oct 16, 2022
Algerian Premier Arrives in Cuba
Oct. 16, 1962 - Premier Ahmed Ben Bella of Algeria (center) arrived in Cuba today for a 24-hour state visit. Premier Fidel Castro used...
Oct 16, 2022
Astronaut Schirra Visits President Kennedy
Oct. 16, 1962 - President Kennedy played host in his office today to Comdr. Walter M. Schirra Jr., the six-orbit astronaut’s wife, and...
Oct 15, 2022
Ike Continues Attack on Kennedy Administration
Oct. 15, 1962 - Former President Eisenhower attacked tonight the Kennedy Administration’s “dreary foreign record of the past 21 months”...
Oct 15, 2022
Algerian Premier Welcomed to Washington
Oct. 15, 1962 - Premier Ahmed Ben Bella (pictured at microphone) of Algeria received today a Washington welcome on the White House lawn...
Oct 14, 2022
President Kennedy Visits Buffalo, N.Y.
Oct. 14, 1962 - President Kennedy, joining a mammoth Pulaski Day celebration in Buffalo, declared today that he thought of Poland as...
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