Cuban Missile Crisis
Dillon joined the crisis deliberations and supported careful evaluation of the economic and political consequences of military action.
Role range: 1961-1965
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
C. Douglas Dillon Biography and Timeline
Follow C. Douglas Dillon through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
C. Douglas Dillon, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1962–1962Years on this page
1962
Cuban Missile Crisis
Dillon joined the ExComm debate on how to answer Khrushchev while avoiding immediate escalation on the crisis's most dangerous day.
Role range: 1961-1965
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.