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- Cuban Missile Crisis In a TV address on October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy (1917-63) notified Americans about the presence of the missiles, explained his decision to enact a naval blockade around Cuba and made it clear the U.S. was prepared to use military force if necessary to neutralize this perceived threat to national security (History.com Editors, 2010)
- U.S. President John F. Kennedy
- We are prepared to do whatever we must to stop the Soviets from causing any harm or catastrophe.
- My fellow Americans, we have gotten word that the Soviets have missiles in Cuba. We have taken this as a very serious threat and there will be a naval blockade around Cuba.
- (3) What's our move sir?
- (1) OH DEAR! Khrushchev, this is bad
- (4) Ready our fleet, but do not engage. You and I are going to Cuba to see if we can try to maybe reason with the filthy Americans
- (2) I know Zakharov! Castro has really screwed us!
- (1) It seems our fleet cannot pass the American's
- (2) *sigh* alright. I only meant to expand our nuclear strike capability!
- (3) But sir! We would be showing weakness!
- (1) Sir its been days, what is our plan!? We are ready for war but so are the Americans
- (4) It's not weakness if it saved millions of lives captain.
- (2) I offered them a deal Maximillian, We will withdraw our missiles only if the American's do not invade Cuba. (History.com Editors, 2010)
- . . . on October 26, Khrushchev sent a message to Kennedy in which he offered to remove the Cuban missiles in exchange for a promise by U.S. leaders not to invade Cuba. The following day, the Soviet leader sent a letter proposing that the USSR would dismantle its missiles in Cuba if the Americans removed their missile installations in Turkey.' . . on October 28, the crisis drew to a close. (History.com Editors, 2010)
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- October 24, 1962
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