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Valerian Zorin was the Soviet Union’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In a heated exchange at the October 25 emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, Zorin was famously confronted by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson with photographic evidence of the Soviet missiles in Cuba and challenged
Anastas Mikoyan was Soviet deputy prime minister during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In the spring of 1962 he opposed Khrushchev’s decision to place the nuclear-tipped missiles in Cuba. In November 1962 Mikoyan was dispatched to Cuba and played a key role in convincing Fidel Castro to accept the terms on which the crisis was settled,
Kuznetsov was First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Soviet Union from 1955 to 1977. During the missile crisis he proposed to counter the U.S. blockade with pressure against West Berlin, an idea Khrushchev rejected. On October 28 Khrushchev charged Kuznetsov to meet with UN Secretary General U Thant and the U.S. negotiating team
Andrei Gromyko was Soviet Foreign Minister from 1957 to 1985. He had reportedly initially opposed the idea of placing Soviet missiles in Cuba, and was worried about the U.S. reaction after their discovery. On October 18 Gromyko met with President Kennedy, unaware that the President already knew about the missiles. Gromyko read out a statement
Alexander Alexeev was the Soviet ambassador to Cuba from 1962 to 1968. During the missile crisis Alexeev had privileged access to Castro as his chief Soviet confidant, which allowed Alexeev to relay information back to the Kremlin about Castro’s views and reactions as events unfolded. He was also in a position to caution Castro against
In 1960, at the age of 43, John F. Kennedy became the youngest elected President in U.S. history, during a period of growing tensions in the U.S.-Soviet Cold War rivalry. Soon after taking office in 1961, he authorized the “Bay of Pigs” invasion led by the CIA and exiles from Cuba, whose government had been
Thirteen Days (2000), starring Kevin Costner and directed by Roger Donaldson, is a film that chronicles the decision-making of President Kennedy and his EXCOMM during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The film focuses on Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, and White House aide Kenneth O’Donnell. The film used the transcripts of EXCOMM’s deliberations as the basis
Thirteen Days (2000), starring Kevin Costner and directed by Roger Donaldson, is a film that chronicles the decision-making of President Kennedy and his EXCOMM during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The film focuses on Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, and White House aide Kenneth O’Donnell. The film used the transcripts of EXCOMM’s deliberations as the basis
Since the advent of the Atomic Age in 1945 and the tensions of the Cold War, films, plays, TV shows, songs, and even video games have been created that focus on how a nuclear war could occur, and what may happen to society after it. As part of this, the Cuban Missile Crisis is often
Kennedy and Khrushchev at Vienna Meeting, 06/03/1961 – 06/04/1961. Photograph of President John F. Kennedy and Chairman Nikita Khrushchev during their meeting in Vienna, Austria in 1961, the year before the Cuban Missile Crisis. [JFK Library]