The Cuban Missile Crisis US Global 10 Riddlebarger
1960 Election
Castro’s Cuba
Bay of Pigs
Map of Cuba used during President’s meeting with political and military advisors.
U-2 photograph of a truck convoy approaching a deployment of Soviet Medium Range Ballistic Missiles near Los Palacios at San Cristobal.
Medium Range Ballistic Missile Field Launch Site, San Cristobal No Medium Range Ballistic Missile Field Launch Site, San Cristobal No. 1, October 14, 1962
CIA briefing board for JFK showing range of Soviet Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
CIA reference photograph of Soviet Medium Range Ballistic Missile (SS-4) in Red Square, Moscow.
The Players Soviet Premier: Nikita Krushchev U.S. President: John F. Kennedy
Crisis Begins
Managing the Crisis
13 Days Oct. 22: JFK goes on TV to tell Americans about the crisis US military forces go on full alert. Kennedy wanted to show he was serious. Oct. 24: Soviet ships carrying missile parts approach blockade but turn back. Oct. 26: Krushchev offers to pull missiles out of Cuba if U.S. promises not to invade Cuba. Oct. 27: Krushchev demands missiles out of Turkey. Ex Comm advises JFK to ignore 2nd demand and accept the 1st.
Effects of the crisis