George Wildman Ball Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for George Wildman Ball, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1962–19621 events1 places

Chronological biography

1962

Cuban Missile Crisis16 October 1962

Government / Democratic Party Government · Under Secretary of State · Washington

Ball joined the first senior discussions and examined diplomatic consequences of attacking Soviet missile installations in Cuba.

Cuban Missile Crisis22 October 1962

Government / Democratic Party Government · Under Secretary of State · Washington

Ball helped coordinate diplomatic communications with allies and international organizations as the quarantine was announced.

Cuban Missile Crisis27 October 1962

Government / Democratic Party Government · Under Secretary of State · Washington

Ball took part in discussions over the competing Soviet proposals and the risks of linking Cuba publicly to Jupiter missiles in Turkey.

Titles and roles

Under Secretary of State

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.