Events held in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October, 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. U.S. President John F. Kennedy with Premier of Algeria Ahmed Ben Bella in the White House lawn in Washington DC. Aerial views of Havana, Cuba. Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro accompanies Premier Bella in Havana. A U.S. rocket is launched. A man follows the ascent through telescope. Defense department training given in fall out protection to engineers. Surveyors check every building for civil defense. A community fall out shelter being located by the surveyors. Food and water drums, medical supplies and radiological monitoring equipment are taken off assembly lines and are transported by rail to various parts of the U.S. A sign reads 'Naval Supply Center Oakland'. Forklift trucks move goods. A sign erected for a community fallout shelter. An election campaign in the United States shows Harry S. Truman making a speech at an American Legion meeting.
Events held in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October, 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. U.S. Army Strategic Army Corps (STRAC) is assigned to U.S. Forces, Atlantic Command. U.S. troops take part in various military exercises. A U.S. Air Force aircraft takes off from an airstrip. U.S. 1st Armored Division tanks rolling. The U.S. Army starts to mobilize. Troops travel by trains and jeeps.
Events held in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. A sign reads 'Shooter'. Seattle fair closes. A poster regarding the sale of elephants. A girl walks with a baby elephant. U.S. President John F. Kennedy resumes pre-election touring. He boards an aircraft. President Kennedy and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko talk to each other. President Kennedy in the back of a limousine with advisors. Reconnaissance photographs showing Russian Beagle bombers and missiles in Cuba. A map depicts the range of Russian missiles.
Events held in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October, 1962, during the Cold War, when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. Top advisors of U.S. President John Kennedy arrive at the White House. Americans buy newspapers. President Kennedy makes a TV announcement about the crisis and what has been happening. He states that a strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba is being initiated to halt offensive buildup of nuclear arms. He says that all ships of any kind bound for Cuba from whatever nation and port , if found to contain cargoes of offensive weapons, will be turned back. This quarantine will be extended, if needed, to other types of cargo and carriers. He further states that it shall be the policy of the United States to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union. Exteriors of the White House. An electronic billboard flashing news. Americans being interviewed by newsmen along a street.
Events in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 16, 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction over Soviet missile positions in Cuba. A sign reads 'Fallout Shelter'. Supermarket food store shelves stripped by people eager to stock rations in case of nuclear war. Queues and lines at grocery checkouts as shoppers stock up.
Events held in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. Governor of New York Nelson Rockefeller speaks into a microphone. Governor of Washington Albert Rosellini stands near Rockerfeller. Rockerfeller says that people should follow all instructions in civil defense bulletin available at civil defense offices throughout the nation.
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