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Day 1
JFK learns about the soviets bringing nuclear missiles to Cuba. -
Period: to
13 days
13 days of Cuban missile crisis Oct. 16, 1962 to Oct. 28, 1962. -
Day 2
JFK moves the military to the south in fear of Cuba. -
Day 3
JFK has a meeting with the Soviet foreign minister. The foreign minister claims that the missiles in Cuba are more defensive than offensive. -
Day 4
Advisers discuss about what to do next about this crisis. -
Day 5
JFK decides to quarantine Cuba. They send out the navy. -
Day 6
Walter Sweeney tells JFK that an air strike would not entirely destroy the missiles. -
Day 7
JFK briefs everyone including the British prime minister on the situation and says they should meet everyday of the crisis. -
Day 8
JFK approves the quarantine of Cuba and the navy actually blockades Cuba. -
Day 9
Khrushchev responds to JFK's plan to stop the Soviet ships. -
Day 10
Kennedy tells the soviets to change course because he knows the nukes are operationable. -
Day 11
Missile sites are constructed. USSR tells the soviets to attack the US if the US attacks Cuba. -
Day 12
Soviets send another letter to Kennedy to get rid of the missiles in Turkey. -
Day 13
There is an agreement and the soviets will get rid of the missiles once the US blockade is removed.
