Bell Ringer: President John F. Kennedy Oval Office Address: Cuban Missile Crisis (18:00) Draw parallels to today: Research current events and choose one to compare what is presently happening, to ...

In 1962, the world was on edge, worried that the Cuban missile crisis––a standoff between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union––could end in nuclear war. Take a look back at the infamous ...

President John F. Kennedy Oval Office Address: Cuban Missile Crisis Part 1. In this portion of archival video of President John F. Kennedy's Oval Office Address on October 22, 1962, he described ...

U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced that American reconnaissance planes discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, marking the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis on this day in 1962.

As the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis approaches, we can expect the usual media plaudits for President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, and the so-called members of ...

Trump could use an advisor like Barbara Tuchman whose 'Guns of August' was crucial to JFK during the Cuban missile crisis.

Jackie Kennedy was prepared to die during the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, according to revelations in a new book by the former first lady's Secret Service bodyguard.

Nothing caught global attention and heightened tensions as did the Cuban Missile Crisis. The new young President John F. Kennedy faced off with the Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro and the ...

Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis — arguably the most dangerous moment in modern history. During 13 harrowing days in October 1962, President John F. Kennedy and ...

The Iran situation reminds me of JFK’s decision to pull back from hawkish advisers during the Cuban missile crisis.