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On this date President Kennedy and other national defense officers are breifed on the U-2 findings. they discussed on how to over come these challenges.
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Military units move to the southeastern bases. President Kennedy atttended a short prayer service, he soon makes his way to Connecticut in support of democratic congress canidates
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Soviet Forgein Minister and Presidnt Kennedy meet, sayingthe cuba is purely in defense and will not harm the United States. Kenndey indirectly states what he already knowns "greavest consequense" would follow if weapons were introduced to cuba
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Kennedy leaves for a scheduled campaign in Ohio and Illionis
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Kennedy returns and after endelss hourse of talking he finially decides to deploy naval units, and works on his speech to notify the public
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After Mass Presiident Kennedy and General Walter sweeny meet he tells him thst an air strick could possibly not stop a missile
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Former presidents Truman, Eisenhower speak with Kennedy and Kennedy informs them on the situation that is occurring also informing the National Security Council, even the British Prim Minister over the telephone.
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The naval ships move into place around Cuba. Submarines from the Soviet Union threaten the quarantine by moving into the Caribbean Sea
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Chairmen Khrushchev does not agree with president Kennedy he believes that it is not the right thing to do.
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Soviet freighters return back to Europe. General U Thant calls for a break that is rejected by Kennedy because the missiles would stay in place.
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Soviet chartered freighter are stopped and searched for contraband military supplies although none were found the ship is okayed to proceed
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A letter from Moscow was sent and demanded there to be stricter rules, and the obsolete Jupiter missile from turkey is sent to Washington
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Radio of Moscow radios that the Soviet u iOS had accepted the proposed solution and releases a letter from Khrushchev that the missiles will be removed, but they have to have an exchange of an non invasion pledge
