The result, played out through the month of october, was the most serious foreign policy crisis of the kennedy white houseindeed, probably the most serious foreign policy crisis in the history of the cold war. Pdf australia, the us, and the cuban missile crisis. Kennedy 191763 notified americans about the presence of the missiles, explained his decision to enact a naval blockade around cuba and. Garthoff, reflections on the cuban missile crisis washington d. It was a time when nuclear war was not some theoretical military strategy, but a real possibility. The soviet union were held in high tension due to the brink of nuclear war transcript pdf here for about. Cold war the cuban missile crisis 1962 extract from president kennedy s tv broadcast announcing the presence of soviet missiles in cuba sixth. This book explains the critical events, along with the experiences of those who execute presidential commands in times of national crisis. Proceedings of the moscow conference on the cuban missile crisis, january 2728, 1989 lanham, md. Download cuban missile crisis speech transcript doc.
The cuban missile crisis was one of the major moments in the presidency of john f. It argues that the crisis was the ultimate test of. Remember cuban missile crisis lessons chicago tribune. New books on the cuban missile crisis the fourteenth day. Kennedy made public the presence of soviet missiles in cuba in this speech to the american people.
Download the pdf below about cuba between 1959 and 1962. Analysis of president kennedys cuban missile crisis speech. The cuban missile crisis stands as a seminal event. April 28th, 2010 in october 1962, tensions were high between the united states and the soviet union because of the cold war. Nov 22, 20 late in the evening on october 18, 1962, attorney general robert kennedy squeezes into the front seat of his car.
Common elements of the kennedy sorensen speeches were alliteration, repetition and chiasmus as well as historical references and quotations. Oct 19, 2012 historians say the world has never been closer to nuclear conflict than it was during the cuban missile crisis. His steely, resolute admonition to the world in general and to soviet chairman khrushchev in particular made it clear that the president would not and could not tolerate the provocative, extremely dangerous deployment of soviet nuclear weapons in nearby cuba. In a speech in cincinnati five months before the war. Oct 15, 2012 the cuban missile crisis was one of the major moments in the presidency of john f. The characteristics of these new missile sites indicate two distinct types of installations. Coming just months after the 1962 cuban missile crisis drove home the risks of an unbridled nuclear arms race and the dangers of a direct superpower conflict, the speech was intended to send an unambiguous signal to soviet leader nikita khrushchev that the united states sought to avert those confrontations which bring an adversary to a. Kennedy cuban missile crisis delivered 22 october 1962 authenticity certified.
Kennedys cuban missile crisis address to the nation. Kennedy, containing the public messages, speeches and. Educational materials were developed through the teaching. The cuban missile crisis analysis objective why did the united. Under the charter of the united nations, we are asking tonight that an emergency meeting of the security council be convoked without delay to take action against this latest soviet threat to world peace. This government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the soviet military buildup on the island of cuba. As the 50th anniversary of the crisis approaches, it is useful to reflect on a speech kennedy delivered at the university of maine more than a year later. Address during the cuban missile crisis and the address at the uni versity of. An analysis of crisis communication within our nation. Why the cuban missile crisis ended peacefully, and what were its consequences, remain relevant questions for historians even 50 years later. It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from cuba against any nation in the western. Dmitri polyansky wrote a speech denouncing khrushchev, with cuban policy.
The cuban missile crisis in october of 1962 brought the united states and the. During the crisis, president kennedy and premier khrushchevs decisionmaking processes. Cuba 1959 1962, modern world history by kelly and lacey. The soviets on the other hand, demanded and apparently believed they had received an assurance against an invasion of cuba by any country in the western hemisphere, which under the circumstances could amount to the creation of a new doctrine strongly resembling a monroedoctrineinreverse.
Both sides could thus emerge from the cuban missile crisis claiming victory, but there. The strategy failed, carrying out to a less contentious tactic in order to avoid depth retaliation, the crisis deescalated and in the latest stages both countries 1 john f. How would you describe the tone and word choice of president kennedy in this excerpt. Address during the cuban missile crisis jfk library. Aug 16, 2010 thus, president kennedy s handling of the cuban missile crisis provides students of the us foreign policy process with a substantive insight into the central role and high effectiveness of the presidency towards shaping the us foreign policy. Seven lessons of the cuban missile crisis for the karabakh. Kennedy, commenting on the cuban missile crisis, 27 october.
Naa sydney c102, 1499944, abc sydney recording, president kennedy speech to the world on the cuban missile crisis, 23 october 1962. Background and context to the cuban missile crisis. Kennedys radio and television address to the nation regarding the former soviet unions military presence in cuba. During the speech, us military forces were put on defcon 3.
The cuban missile crisis, as it became known, was the closest the united states ever came to nuclear war. Kennedy and of the decadeslong cold war between the u. The terrifying realization in 1962 that nuclear armageddon was merely a stumble away profoundly influenced cold war behavior for the next 27 years, until the collapse of a wall in berlin ushered in a second nuclear age. Kennedy s inaugural address in january 1961 foreshadowed his cuban missile crisis speech of october 22, 1962.
The cuban missile crisis an analysis of soviet calculations and behavior by arnold l. With him is the cia director, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and a driver. President kennedy gave the speech cuban missile crisis address, from his office, to be televised and transmitted through radio by thousands of american citizens, cuban people, and international leaders all over the globe. Kennedy delivered a televised speech announcing the presence of soviet missiles in cuba. About cuban missile crisis speech this speech was delivered by the president via televised address on october 22nd, 1962. Sep 14, 2012 most books on the cuban missile crisis tell the story through the perspective of memoirs of those who advised president kennedy, as he struggled to avoid world war iii. Dod, transcripts, secret, notes taken from transcripts of meetings of the joint chiefs of staff, octobernovember 1962. In summer 1962 soviet and cuban governments made a secret pact to place soviet nuclear missiles, capable of reaching the u. This account was written to presenting a persuasive explanation of why these historical events occurred. The crisis was a defining moment in the presidency of john f. This article uses the case of the cuban missile crisis to. Text version below transcribed directly from audio good evening, my fellow citizens.
Cuban missile crisis, major confrontation at the height of the cold war that brought the united states and the soviet union to the brink of a shooting war in october 1962 over the presence of soviet nucleararmed missiles in cuba. With a partner create a flow chart showing the key events in cuba between 1959 and 1962. In october 1962, an american u2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the soviet union on the island of cuba. Cuban missile crisis 4 the first consignment of r12 missiles arrived on the night of september 8, followed by a second on september 16. Kennedy s speech announcing the quarantine against cuba, october 22, 1962. Kennedy s lack of resolve, explicitly communicated to khrushchev, was the cause of the deterrent failure. The sheer wealth of evidence and exceptional quality of analysis that.
Nuclear arms control talks between moscow and washington have derailed, and the united nations. This highquality version of president kennedy s 102262 cuban missile crisis speech is somewhat rare, because it is complete and unedited. By 1963 he had written drafts for nearly every speech kennedy delivered in office, including the inaugural address, the cuban missile crisis speech, and the ich bin ein berliner speech. The cuban missile crisis began on october 16, 1962 when the president and his advisers were notified of the u2 reconnaissance photographs of missile sites being installed in cuba.
Kennedy library table the week of october 7, 1962, saw bad weather in the caribbean, preventing american u2. Horelick in a television interview not long after the cuban missile crisis of october 1962, president kennedy observed that both the united states and the soviet union had made serious miscalculations in the cuban affair. The cuban missile crisis is arguably the most intense conflict during that era between the two superpowers. An event known as the cuban missile crisis began on october 14 th, 1962. Some scholars have questioned the utility of studying the cuban missile crisis.
Download cuban missile crisis speech transcript pdf. Moreover, if us nuclear deterrence has not had a perfect record of success, the implications on us national strategic policy, based primarily on deterrence, are profound. Apr 06, 2017 success by examining the cuban missile crisis. Reflections on the cuban missile crisis in the context of. Postrevisionist historian, john lewis gaddis believes that kennedy s response to the cuban missile crisis was unnecessary. However, it should be noted that kennedy was born into a family of a prominent businessmanturneddiplomat, earned a degree from harvard, and had a strong team of advisors. Cia special national intelligence estimate, major consequences of certain u. Added to inspections of cuban speech reveals why the debate a product of the transcript was only later verified by providing a serious doubts about our standard fused and others were seemingly oblivious to all. The cuban missile crisis, also known as the october crisis of 1962 spanish.
That decision followed an unsuccessful attempt by washington to take down cuban leader fidel castro with the help of cuban emigres in 1961, and. Cuban missile crisis anniversary brings analysis of kennedy. Never before had there been such a high probability that so many lives would end suddenly. This chapter details how president kennedy s revised foreign policy structures helped him successfully resolve the cuban missile crisis. Myth and reality in foreign policy analysis washington d. In that sense, missiles in cuba add to an already clear and present. In this essay, we analyze kennedys speech, the president and the press, which. In this paper, an historical analysis of the impact of the cuban missile crisis on future. Jfks american university speech echoes through time arms. From october 16, 1962 to october 22, 1962, kennedy formed the executive committee. Kennedy s cuban missile crisis address to the nation analysis in may of 1962 nikita khrushchev conceived the idea to place nuclear and ballistic missiles on the island just directly south of the united states.
Key pre cuban missile crisis documents and information foreign relations documents and resources of kennedy administration 19611963 vol vi foreign relations of the united states. Keeping in mind the audience and purpose of his speech, why. The crisis began in mid october 1962, when the us administration became aware of soviet missile sites being constructed in cuba. President kennedy gave a critical address to the american people on october 22, 1962. This is supported by an abc radio recording of the voa broadcast. As the 50th anniversary of the crisis approaches, it is useful to reflect on a speech kennedy delivered at the university of maine more than a year. Why we should still study the cuban missile crisis united states. The cuban missile crisis an analysis of soviet calculations. The r12 was the first operational intermediaterange ballistic missile, the first missile ever massproduced, and the first soviet missile deployed with a thermonuclear warhead. Jun 15, 2018 kennedy announced the blockade on october 22 in a speech that evoked the monroe doctrine, a nineteenth century policy which established the united states sphere of influence in the western hemisphere by opposing any future european colonization in the americas.
Gaddiss opinion is expressed in his historical recount the cold war. Oct 20, 2020 the cuban missile crisis occurred more than a halfcentury ago, but the lessons remain important. The cuban missile crisis speech at jfk library and. Cuban missile crisis for thirteen days in october 1962 the world waitedseemingly on the brink of nuclear warand hoped for a peaceful resolution to the cuban missile crisis.
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