Government
An greement signed by 14 nations guarentees the neutrality & independence of Laos
Role range: 1960-1965 – 1960-1963
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy Biography and Timeline — Page 4
Follow John Fitzgerald Kennedy through 249 dated historical records for United States of America.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1962
Independence of Laos
An greement signed by 14 nations guarentees the neutrality & independence of Laos
Role range: 1960-1965 – 1960-1963
Independence of United States of America
An greement signed by 14 nations guarentees the neutrality & independence of Laos
Role range: 1960-1965 – 1960-1963
Neutrality
An greement signed by 14 nations guarentees the neutrality & independence of Laos
Role range: 1960-1965 – 1960-1963
Treaty of Washington
An greement signed by 14 nations guarentees the neutrality & independence of Laos
Role range: 1960-1965 – 1960-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy publicly warned that offensive weapons introduced into Cuba would create the gravest consequences.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy repeated that the United States would act if Cuba became a significant offensive military base.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy signed legislation authorizing measures to prevent Cuban aggression and Soviet military expansion in the hemisphere.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Agreement of Geneva
Following the Geneva Agreement military advisers & technicians are withdrawn from Laos
Role range: 1960-1965 – 1960-1963
Government
Following the Geneva Agreement military advisers & technicians are withdrawn from Laos
Role range: 1960-1965 – 1960-1963
Occupation
Following the Geneva Agreement military advisers & technicians are withdrawn from Laos
Role range: 1960-1965 – 1960-1963
A Congressional resolution affirms the rights of western nations in Berlin
A Congressional resolution affirms the rights of western nations in Berlin
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Government
A Congressional resolution affirms the rights of western nations in Berlin
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Trade Expansion Act
The Act grants authority to negotiate substantial reciprocal tariff reductions.
Role range: 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy convened his principal advisers at 11:45 a.m. to examine the missile evidence and possible responses.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy ordered continued secrecy while advisers studied the risks of surprise attack, quarantine, and invasion.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy ordered that the discovery of Soviet missiles remain secret while his advisers evaluated military and diplomatic options.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy continued reviewing air-strike, invasion, quarantine, and diplomatic alternatives with his advisers.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy told Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko that the United States would not tolerate offensive missiles in Cuba; Gromyko denied that offensive Soviet weapons were being deployed.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy met Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko while withholding knowledge of the photographed missile sites.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy restated his public warning to Gromyko without revealing that the missile sites had been photographed.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy maintained scheduled campaign appearances while secret crisis deliberations continued in Washington.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy left Washington for campaign appearances while advisers continued secret deliberations about Cuba.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy returned to Washington and presided over a National Security Council meeting on the response.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
The White House announced that Kennedy had a cold as he cancelled remaining campaign appearances.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy selected a naval quarantine as the initial response while retaining stronger military options.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy reviewed the quarantine proclamation, military rules, and the planned address to the nation.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Blockade of Cuba
Orders a weapons blockade of Cuba because of its Soviet missile sites
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuba Weapons Quarantine Ordered
Kennedy orders naval interception of offensive weapons shipments to Cuba during the missile crisis.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy informs the world that the Soviet Union was building secret missile bases in Cuba, a mere 90 miles off the shores of Florida.
Role range: 1960-1965 – 1960-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy orders Khrushchev to remove all the missile bases and their deadly contents. Kennedy orders a naval quarantine of Cuba in order to prevent Russian ships from bringing additional missiles and construction materials.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy addressed the nation and revealed the Soviet offensive missile deployment in Cuba.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy announced a naval quarantine intended to prevent further deliveries of offensive military equipment.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy briefed congressional leaders before publicly announcing the crisis.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy demanded dismantlement of the missile sites and removal of the offensive weapons from Cuba.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy warned that a nuclear missile launched from Cuba would require retaliation against the Soviet Union.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy formally established the Executive Committee of the National Security Council.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Government
Orders a weapons blockade of Cuba because of its Soviet missile sites
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Organisation of American States unanimously supports the US decision to quarantine Cuba and , by the end of the day, all naval vessels are in place. Reconnaissance photos reveal that Soviet missiles are poised for launch.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy approved instructions for naval forces enforcing the quarantine while seeking to avoid an unnecessary clash with Soviet ships.
Role range: 1961-1965 – 1961-1963
Records, sources and methodology
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