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13 days - Cuban missle crisis
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Day 1 - decision
President Kennedy and the national defense officials discussed how to reply to the challenge they were given. Two choices were to do an air strike and invade, or a naval quarantine. Without concerning the public, the president met with advisors to talk about the problem in Cuba and possible probabilities. -
Day 2 - US moves south
US military began moving south. President Kennedy goes to a meeting at Saint Matthews cathedral to be notified about national prayer day. After you talked to crown prince Hasan of Libya he goes to conneticute to support democratic congregational candidates -
Day 3 - Kennedy warns Gromyko
Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko tells President Kennedy that Cuba and the Soviet aid to them is defensive and isnt a threat to the US. Kennedy warns Gromyko on September 4, "The gravest consequences" if the weapons were introduced to Cuba. -
Day 4 - debate
He leaves for campaign trip in Illinois and Ohio. At Washington him and his advisers still have a debate over the right course of action -
Day 5 - quarantine
After President Kennedy came back from Washington and he discussed and decided on the Quarentine. The plans for deploying the Naval units are created and he begins to write how to tell America about this. -
Day 6 - air strike
After going to mass, Kennedy meets with General Walter Sweeney of the Tactical Air Command that told him that the air strike might not create lots of damage to the missiles. -
Day 7 - notifying
Kennedy calls Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower to tell them what's going on. Kennedy makes the Executive Committee of the National Security Council and tells the cabinet and congressional leaders about the situation. Also calls British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to tell him. -
Day 8 - soviets threaten quarantine
Assistant secretary of state Edwin Martin wants support from America. The Naval quarantine ships travel around Cuba. Soviet threatens the Corentine to move into the Caribbean. Later Robert Kennedy and meets with ambassador dobrynin at Soviet Embassy. -
Day 9 - Khrushchev
When President Kennedy wrote a letter on October 23 to Khrushchev, he responded saying if Kennedy doesn't declare Corentine he will use force and that he has to persuade him to agree to this. He's saying Kennedy just wishes to intimidate them. -
Day 10 - Cuban missels
Since the missiles in Cuba are now usable Kennedy sends a letter to Khrushchev, arguing. Soviet freighters head back to Europe and only the Bucharest are allowed past quarantine line if they're carrying petroleum products. General U wants to take a break but Kennedy rejects because of the missiles in Cuba. -
Day 11 - agreement
Soviet freighter was checked in line for contraband military supplies but none were found on the ship so they proceeded to Cuba. Photographic evidence shows where the missile is And the uncrating of Soviet IL-28 bombers in Cuba. Later Castro urges Khrushchev to strike America because we invaded Cuba. John scali was informed by aleksander formin with a solution to the crisis. Finally Khrushchev and Kennedy agree on the removal of the missiles and The quarantine will pledge to not invade Cuba. -
Day 12 - rudolph Andersons death
Moscow sends a letter about the removal of obsolete Jupiter missiles in turckey. Over Cuba the Soviet shot down a US plane and killed their pilot major Rudolph Anderson. Kennedy sends a letter to Anderson asking condolences and letting him know the service medal he earned. -
Day 13 - missels removed
The last day is the most dangerous. Of the Cuban missile crisis because Moscow announces Soviet union saying that Krushchev will be removing The missiles for a non-invasion pledge from the US
