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Eisenhower Missile Briefing

United States of America · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1962

John A. McCone17 October 1962

Washington · Government / Democratic Party Government

At Kennedy's request, McCone briefed former President Eisenhower on the Soviet buildup and showed him U-2 photographs of developing medium-range missile sites.

Names involved

John A. McCone

Provenance

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