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JFK Finds Out About Nukes
President John Kennedy and his advisers are informed about the U-2 sightings of nukes in Cuba. He can either invade and send an air strike on Cuba, or have a naval quarantine with a threat of more fighting. -
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The 13 Days
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More Missiles are Found
U-2 shows more missiles and Kennedy begins moving troops to south bases. -
Kennedy Meets Soviet Foreign Minister
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko comes to the White House to speak with Kennedy. He tells Kennedy that Cuba is not threat to him and Kennedy reads his public warning of September 4 to Gromyko without mentioning that he knows about the nukes. Kennedy stated that there would be gravest consequences if Soviet offensive weapons were brought to Cuba. -
Kennedy Leaves Campaign Trip
Kennedy has to leave his campaign trip to Ohio to go back to Washington and discuss the correct course of action against the Soviet Union and Cuba. -
Kennedy Draws Up Plans
Kennedy returns to the White House and comes up with a quarantine plan with his advisers. He also prepares a speech for the public. -
No Airstrike
General Walter Sweeny of the Tactical Air Command cannot promise an airstrike would bring total destruction to the Cuban missiles. -
Kennedy Phones Former Presidents
President Kennedy calls up the former presidents Eisenhower, Truman, and Hoover and explains the situation. Kennedy then creates the Committee of the National Security Council and they have daily meetings. -
Quarantine Moves In
The US quarantine fleet moves to Cuba and the Soviet submarines try to go through, but Soviet freighters stop. -
Soviet Respond
Chairman Khrushchev replies to Kennedy's letter from Oct. 23 -
Soviets Turn Back
Kennedy urges Soviets to stop and change course. Most turn back to Europe, ones transporting petroleum products are let through. -
Bombs Are Being Rapidly Assembled
Soviet ships do not have weapons on them after being searched. The bombs in Cuba are being more rapidly assembled. -
Agreement Is Made
Soviets will take their missiles out if the US takes theirs out of Cuba. The US then declines this and they will not invade Cuba if the Soviets take their missiles out. -
The End of the 13 Days
Soviet Union accepts the US's deal and the Cuban Missile Crisis is over.
