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JFK Cuban Missile Crisis speech - Part 5 of 14
President Kennedy speaks to the nation to inform Americans of recently discovered Soviet military buildup in Cuba, including the ongoing installation of offensive nuclear missiles. JFK Cuban Missile Crisis speech - Part 5 of 14 at Oval...
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Reconnaissance photographs show Soviet missile launch pads in Cuba in 1962.
Reconnaissance photographs show Soviet missile launch pads in Cuba in 1962.
British Movietone
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U.S. President John F. Kennedy gives a speech about the Cuban Missile Crisis.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy gives a speech about the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Commuters in Grand Central Station buy newspapers to read about the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Commuters in Grand Central Station buy newspapers to read about the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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U.S. forces in the air and at sea are deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
U.S. forces in the air and at sea are deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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A news ticker on a building in Times Square reads Naval Blockade Against Cuba.
A news ticker on a building in Times Square reads Naval Blockade Against Cuba.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : New exhibit dedicated to Khruschev in Moscow
CLEAN : New exhibit dedicated to Khruschev in Moscow
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: The Cuban Missile Crisis: Considering Its Place in Cold War History
A series of scholoraly videos from which students explore the complex relationship between the United States, Russia, and Cuba, and examine the crisis that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 40 Years Later
National Public Radio reviews the events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis, "The world's closest brush with nuclear war." Hear Kennedy's speech to the nation, see pictures of Kruschev and Castro, and learn about the Havana...
US National Archives
Internet Archive: President Kennedy Address on Cuba
Video [18:42] of President John F. Kennedy addressing the nation on Cuba.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cuban Missile Crisis
For two weeks in October 1962, Americans held their breath as the Cold War escalated towards a nuclear war. Sal Khan narrates this video that explains what led to the Cuban Missile Crisis, how Kennedy responded, and the result of this...
PBS
Pbs: The Presidents: John F. Kennedy
PBS compiles an extensive collection of resources and documents on President John F. Kennedy and the major events of his administration. This excellent biographical site provides links to a variety of primary sources, including Kennedy's...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Talbott on Arms Control and the Cold War
Former Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discusses how the United States and the Soviet Union dealt with nuclear warfare and the outcome of The Cold War. [8:22]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the U.S. ever came to nuclear war. This video discusses what led up to the Cuban Missile Crisis and how it was resolved. [19:00]
George Washington University
National Security Archives: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: Audio Clips
Taken from The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis, listen to audio clips regarding the Cuban Missle Crisis of 1962.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Cuban Missile Crisis
A newsreel from 1962 detailing the Cuban Missile Crisis during the Cold War. Link to the Cold War Museum in included. [5:53]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Cold War: Cuban Missile Crisis
Learn about the events surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis, and understand the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in October 1962.
Other
Reading Through History: History Brief: The Cuban Missile Crisis Explained
This video gives a brief description of the Cuban Missile Crisis. [3:58]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Cuban Missile Crisis
Overview of the Cuban Missile Crisis. [19:00]