On October 22 1962 John F. Kennedy moved the Cuban Missile Crisis from warning to action. The transcript shows him rejecting a missile trade and choosing the blockade while the White House prepared ...
The Cuban Missile Crisis was an iconic event in John F. Kennedy’s short presidency. In the course of that sticky incident, Kennedy lied to the press and the American people–in the service of getting ...
On October 17, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis pushed John F. Kennedy and EXCOMM toward a possible invasion of Cuba. As new U-2 photos revealed more missile sites, the administration’s military ...