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U-2 Spy Plane
Kennedy sent in a U-2 "UAV" plane to fly over Cuba and to look for mysterious things. The U-2 plane saw that the Russians were putting nuclear weapons and storing them in Cuba. -
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The 13 days
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Troops Movements
Kennedy ordered that troops be relocated to army bases in the south after hearing from another spy plane that there were more missiles that were spotted. -
Visitation from soviets
The soviets foreign minister visits Kennedy and informs him that the missiles stored in Cuba is for defense only and are no threat towards the United States. -
Kennedy continues Campaigning
Kennedy leaves the whitehouse and continues his campaign through the states of Ohio and Illinois. -
Naval plans are drawn
After returning Kennedy decides to quarantine the Cubans and draws up plans for a naval blockade. -
Airstrikes
After attending mass president Kennedy met with Walter Sweeney general of tactical air command -
Missile crisis briefing
President Kennedy had a meeting with former presidents Hoover, Truman, and Eisenhower to inform them about the Cuban and the missiles they are holding there. Kennedy also created the Executive Committee of the National Security Council and they gathered every day during the crisis. -
Confronting the U.N
Adlai Stevenson lays the matter before the U.N. Security Council. The ships of the naval quarantine fleet move into place around Cuba. Soviet subs threaten by moving into the Caribbean area. -
Soviets Reply to U.N confronting
Chairman Khrushchev replies To kennedys letter to the U.N with a letter of his own -
Kennedy writes back
Knowing that some missiles were now available for use, Kennedy writes a letter to Premier Khrushchev, urging him to change the course of events -
Letter from Castro
In a letter from Fidel Castro he urges Nikita Khrushchev to start a nuclear war with United States if America invades Cuba. -
Second Letter From Moscow
Moscow wrote a second letter saying they wanted tougher terms. One of these terms was that the U.S takes its missiles out of Turkey.
