Cuban Missile Crisis
McNamara briefed Kennedy on naval interception procedures and the military preparations supporting the proposed quarantine.
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October
Cuban Missile Crisis
Rusk supported the quarantine decision while the State Department prepared allied consultations and diplomatic notifications.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Sorensen helped draft language explaining the quarantine and the administration's demand for removal of Soviet offensive weapons.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Taylor supervised continued planning for air strikes and invasion after Kennedy selected the quarantine as the first step.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy reviewed the quarantine proclamation, military rules, and the planned address to the nation.
Cuban Missile Crisis
McCone assessed the growing operational capability of the Soviet missile deployment while the administration refined its response.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Sorensen refined Kennedy's television address so that the missile evidence, quarantine, and warning to Moscow were presented clearly.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Sweeney advised Kennedy that air strikes could not guarantee destruction of every operational missile.
Second Eisenhower Crisis Briefing
McCone again briefed Eisenhower, this time explaining the administration's decision to combine a naval quarantine with demands for removal of the Soviet missiles.
Blockade of Cuba
Orders a weapons blockade of Cuba because of its Soviet missile sites
Cuba Weapons Quarantine Ordered
Kennedy orders naval interception of offensive weapons shipments to Cuba during the missile crisis.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Ball helped coordinate diplomatic communications with allies and international organizations as the quarantine was announced.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bundy coordinated White House preparations for the President's address and the formal establishment of ExComm.
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.
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.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy addressed the nation and revealed the Soviet offensive missile deployment in Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy announced a naval quarantine intended to prevent further deliveries of offensive military equipment.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy briefed congressional leaders before publicly announcing the crisis.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy demanded dismantlement of the missile sites and removal of the offensive weapons from Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy warned that a nuclear missile launched from Cuba would require retaliation against the Soviet Union.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy formally established the Executive Committee of the National Security Council.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Sorensen assisted with final revisions to the President's address before Kennedy disclosed the crisis to the public.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Stevenson prepared the United States diplomatic case for presentation before the United Nations Security Council.
Government
Orders a weapons blockade of Cuba because of its Soviet missile sites
Quarantine Announcement Intelligence Support
McCone supplied intelligence judgments and photographic evidence supporting Kennedy's public disclosure of the Soviet missile deployment and the decision to impose a quarantine.
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.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy approved instructions for naval forces enforcing the quarantine while seeking to avoid an unnecessary clash with Soviet ships.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy signed the proclamation establishing interdiction of offensive weapons shipments to Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy approved continued invasion preparations while excluding food and medicine from the initial quarantine.
Cuban Missile Crisis
McCone reported intelligence indicating that Soviet personnel controlled the offensive missile installations in Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
McNamara reviewed rules governing interception, inspection, and possible seizure of vessels carrying prohibited military equipment.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Stevenson defended the quarantine before the Security Council and challenged Soviet claims about the nature of the Cuban deployment.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Taylor maintained military readiness while the quarantine was implemented and reconnaissance missions increased over Cuba.
Organisation of American States
The Organisation of American States unanimously supports the US decision to quarantine Cuba &, by the end of the day, all naval vessels are in place
Congressional Missile Intelligence Briefing
McCone briefed congressional leaders on the missile evidence, Soviet activity in Cuba, and the intelligence basis for the administration's quarantine policy.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Gilpatric assisted in coordinating military readiness and civilian control as naval quarantine operations began.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy reported that several Soviet ships had altered course as the quarantine took effect. Strategic Air Command was ordered to DEFCON 2, the highest readiness level it had yet reached.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy monitored the first day of quarantine operations as several Soviet vessels slowed, stopped, or changed course.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Robert Kennedy followed quarantine developments while officials debated how much force naval commanders should use against Soviet vessels.
Cuban Missile Crisis
McCone reviewed intelligence on Soviet shipping movements and continuing activity at Cuban missile sites as the quarantine took effect.
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