Cuban missle crisis

Day 1- president Kennedy learns that the Cubans have intercontinental ballistic missles

Oct 16, 1962

President John F Kennedy learns that the soviet provided missles to Cuba and is extra cautious now trying to stop the threat

Cuban missle crisis 13 days

Period: Oct 16, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962

The unfolding events and the U.S. and soviet's actions in the 13 days of the Cuban missle crisis

Day 2- president Kennedy discusses what he should do about the missles in Cuba

Oct 17, 1962

Military units begin moving to bases in the southeastern U.S. Due to a U2 photos of additional sites and missles

Day 3- president Kennedy meets with soviet foreign minister

Oct 18, 1962

President Kennedy speaks with Andrei Gromyko who says supporting Cuba is purely defensive and not a threat and Kennedy tells him Soviet missles won't be tolerated in Cuba and Gromyko denies any missles but Kennedy knows that their there from the U2 findings

Day 4- president Kennedy meets with the secretary of defense and other members to discuss military options

Oct 19, 1962

President Kennedy leaves for a scheduled campaign trip to Ohio and Illinois to further debate the necessary and appropriate course of action

Day 5- president Kennedy returns to Washington to discuss the finding of addition Soviet missles in Cuba

Oct 20, 1962

Kennedy suddenly returns to Washington after talking with top advisors and plans for deploying Naval units are drawn and a speech is planned to notify the people

Day 6- President Kennedy orders a naval blockade of Cuba immediately

Oct 21, 1962

President Kennedy meets with Gneral Walter Sweeney of the tactical air command who tells him an air strike could not gaurentee 100% destruction of the missles

Day 7- President Kennedy addresses America about the naval blockade

Oct 22, 1962

Kennedy breeds former presidents Hoover, Eisenhower, and Truman about his decision along with his cabinet members and the British prime minister.

Day 8- THE O.A.S. supports Kennedys decision to quarantine Cuba Photos reveal that Soviet missles are ready for launch Kennedy decides how to confront soviet's

Oct 23, 1962

The naval blockade is set up and military supplies are stopped dead in tracks and Robert Kennedy meets with the soviet embassy

Day 9- Soviet ships reach quarantine line but are told to stand down and the U.S, goes into DEFCON 2 highest in U.S. history

Oct 24, 1962

Chairman Kruschev speaks to Kennedy and tells him the blockade is threatening and may have to use force

Day 10- U.S. Ambassador confronts the soviet's at UN but refuse to answer. They review options with Soviet ships

Oct 25, 1962

Kennedy knows that some missles are operational and urges Khruschev to change his plans there is a debate between the 2 countries

Day 11- EX-COMM receives letter from soviet' stating they will remove missles if U.S guarantees they will not invade Cuba. CIA reports heightening activity in missles

Oct 26, 1962

Another ship is stopped at quarantine line and let through Fidel Castro urges Krhuschev to practice with atomic bomb in case U.S. Invades

Day 12- U2 planes are shot down and spotted over Russia and Cuba Russia demands missles are removed from turkey as well for part of the deal

Oct 27, 1962

The deals to the agreement are changed because Russia wants turkey missles gone and U.S. Denies noting the U2 pilot

Day 13- crisis is over Krhuschev removes missles but blockade is still enforced

Oct 28, 1962

The crisis is over and is announced over radio Moscow Kennedy still is cautious with naval blockade though