Cuban Missile Crisis

By jgonzalezpere

  • Ex-Comm Has its First Meeting

    Ex-Comm Has its First Meeting
    Ex-Comm was a group of American political leaders they meetfor the first time to discuss the Soviet missiles. They would meet several times during the crisis.

  • Photos show evidence of long-range missiles

    Photos show evidence of long-range missiles
    Photos that show Cuba has the long-range Soviet missiles. These missiles can fire up to 2,200 miles.

  • Robert Kennedy meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko.

    Robert Kennedy meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko.
    Kennedy has a meeting with the Soviet minister but does not mention anything about the missiles. The minister tells Kennedy that the Soviet is not helping Cuba besides helping them with crops and giving them protection with the missiles.

  • Robert Kennedy gives Ex-Comm's recommendation to the president.

    Robert Kennedy gives Ex-Comm's recommendation to the president.
    After meeting all day the previous day, Robert Kennedy tells the president that Ex-Comm recommends a quarantine. President Kennedy was in Chicago, but lies about having a cold so that he can return to Washington to deal with the crisis.