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Ex-comm is created
A group of political leaders meet and talk about the missiles. Their name is ex-comm, standing for executive committee of national security council, and they will meet several times throughout the Cuban missile crisis. -
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The 13 Days
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Long range missiles are discovered
Missiles that can travel over 2,000 miles are discovered during analysis of photos of the missile sites. -
Robert Kennedy meets with a Soviet foreign minister, Andrei Gromyko
They had already had a meeting scheduled, so they meet. Gromyko denies that the Soviets are giving Cuba any military assistance, and says the missiles are only there for defense. -
Ex-comm meets to discuss options
Ex-comm meets and talks about sending ships to Cuba to make sure the Soviets can't get there. They can't call it a blockade, since that's an act of war, so they call it a quarantine. -
Kennedy fakes a cold
Kennedy tells people that he is sick so he can return home to the White House and meet with his advisors about putting a blockade on Cuba. -
Kennedy meets Walter
Kennedy and his wife meet with General Walter Sweeney, who informs the president that he cannot guarantee the destruction of the Cuban missiles. -
Kennedy addresses the nation
Kennedy gives a televised speech to make America aware of the missiles in Cuba. He tells the Soviets that they need to remove the missiles. -
Soviet Ships come into waters around Cuba
Soviet ships are ordered to go to Cuba but there is a confrontation and they are stopped by the United States ships. -
Khrushchev Refuses to remove missiles
Khrushchev refuses to remove the missiles from Cuba, saying that they will not be intimidated by the United States. He also says that The United States is putting the world at risk for a nuclear war -
Kennedy increases the number of flights over Cuba
Kennedy wants to monitor Cuba more closely so he increases the number of flights over Cuba from 1 to 2 per day -
United States Considers invading Cuba
Cuba refuses to remove the missiles, so the United States begins to discuss invading Cuba to take control of the missiles. -
Kennedy Agrees to the Soviet Union's Proposal
The Soviet Union's proposes that if the United States would not invade Cuba, they will remove the missiles from Cuba. Kennedy agrees on this day. -
Missiles Removed
The Cuban Missile Crisis is over, and the Soviet Union leader Khrushchev agrees to take the missiles out of Cuba.
