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During the Cuban missile crisis, 35th U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy [May 29, 1917-November 22, 1963] never shut down communications with Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev [April 17, 1894-September 11, 1971]. Some of the Soviet leader's statements were conciliatory, others escalatory. Despite the advice of the military and the commentary of those associated with the previous Eisenhower administration, the President always maintained a tone that was consistent with the more conciliatory of the Russian statements. And so the Kennedy line always rang respectfully clear, but strong, to the Soviet Union: we are all mortal, we all worry about those we love and about succeeding generations, and so we must not let this lead to nuclear war. How was nuclear war to be avoided? The President recognized that just as the United States didn't like Soviet missiles in nearby Cuba, the Soviet Union didn't like U.S. missiles in nearby Turkey. He asked that the Soviets remove their defenses in Cuba - or face U.S. quarantine of Cuba, to the great suffering of the Cuban people - in exchange for a removal of U.S. defenses in Turkey. It was a win-win situation.
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Who did JFK meet with to stop the Cuban missile crisis?
Nikita Kruschev, Russian PM
Which nuclear war did jfk stop?
1962. The Cuban missile crisis. The soviet union set up nuclear missile camps in cuba
Who was in charge at the time of the Cuban missile crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev.
What almost caused nuclear war during jfk's presidency?
Cuban Missile Crisis of '62.
What significant events happened during the time of John F. Kennedy?
The (JFK) bungled attempt to rescue Cuba from Castro. The Cuban Missile Crisis The Berlin Wall Crisis JFK's committing the USA to put a man on the Moon by the end of the decade.
Who did JFK meet with to stop the Cuban missile crisis?
Nikita Kruschev, Russian PM
What was JFK's greastest legacy?
Cuban Missile Crisis.
Which nuclear war did jfk stop?
1962. The Cuban missile crisis. The soviet union set up nuclear missile camps in cuba
Who was in charge at the time of the Cuban missile crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev.
What crisis did JFK face when he became president?
Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
What contibuted to the end of the Cuban missile crisis?
JFK was not allowed to go into Cuba.
What was JFK's biggest challenge that he faced while in office?
The cuban missile crisis
Which president forced the Russians to remove their missles during the Cuban missile crisis?
jfk
What almost caused nuclear war during jfk's presidency?
Cuban Missile Crisis of '62.
How did Khrushchev out smart JFK during the Cuban missile crisis?
He didn't. Kennedy forced Khrushchev to back down on his plan.
Which US president shot a missile at Cuba?
John F. Kennedy Actually there were never any missiles fired during the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK instituted a blockade to stop Soviet missiles from reaching Cuba, the Soviets backed off without a missile being fired.
How did JFK handle the Cuban missiles?
The Cuban missile crisis was the mark of the brink of world destruction. President Kennedy and Khrushchev were at the brink of war. However, JFK did some shuttle and backchannel diplomacy, thus avoiding destruction of the entire planet.
