THIRTEEN DAYS
COLD WAR THIS CONFLICT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE SOVIET UNION
JOHN F. KENNEDY EXECUTED THE BAY OF PIGS -OVERTHROW OF CASTRO AND CUBA - COMPLETE FAILURE
NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV LEADER OF SOVIET UNION
CUBA
FIDEL CASTRO LEADER OF CUBA
U.S. MISSILES IN EUROPE REASONS WHY SOVIETS PUT MISSILE IN CUBA 1. UPSET WITH U.S. MISSILES IN TURKEY 2. WORRIED U.S. WOULD INVADE CUBA
OPERATION ORTSAC MOCK INVASION OF CUBA AND OVERTHROW OF CASTRO
U2 SPY PLANE OCTOBER 14, 1962 TAKES PICTURES OF SOVIET MISSSILES BEING PLACED IN CUBA
U2 SPY PLANE
U2 SPY PLANE
MCGEORGE BUNDY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
ROBERT MACNAMARA SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
MISSILE RANGE
EX COMM EXECUTIVE COMMITEE GROUP THAT DECIDES WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
BOBBY KENNEDY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND CLOSEST ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT
KENNY O’DONNELL SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT
U.S. OPTIONS FOR MISSILE CRISIS 1. AIRSTRIKE 2. INVASION OF CUBA 3. QUARANTINE OR BLOCKADE
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF HEAD OF EVERY BRANCH OF THE MILITARY
MONROE DOCTRINE OPPOSED ANY ACTION IN THE WESTERN HEMPISPHERE BY ANY POWER
WEST BERLIN IF ATTACKED U. S WEST BERLIN IF ATTACKED U.S. WOULD USED NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON SOVIET UNION
QUARANTINE BLOCKADE OF CUBA A.) COULDN’T USE WORD SINCE IT WAS AN ACT OF WAR
ADLAI STEVENSON U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UNITED NATIONS
MAJOR RUDOLF ANDERSON ONLY DEATH IN CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS FROM ENEMY FIRE
BOBBY KENNEDY SENT TO SOVIET EMBASSY TO TRY TO WORK OUT LAST MINUTE DEAL CRISIS RESOLVED 1. SOVIETS REMOVE MISSILES FROM CUBA 2. U.S. WOULDN’T INVADE CUBA 3. U.S. WOULD REMOVE MISSILE IN TURKEY AT A LATER DATE