Khrushchev's letter to Kennedy on 26 October was central to the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In this exercise your students will review that letter and consider its terms. Like Kennedy and his advisors, they must think about the tone ...
The discovery of missiles in Cuba provided President Kennedy with an unprecedented challenge and opportunity—to present his case for a war-threatening naval blockade directly to the American people. In this exercise your students will look at h...