print email comment close JFK in History: Cuban Missile Crisis URL: http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+History/Cuban+Missile+Crisis.htm Description: This presentation looks at the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which started when, in "October 1962, a U.S. spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba." Text and recordings provide history of the conflict, which could have resulted in nuclear war, and its resolution and aftermath. Includes a link to a related exhibit. From the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Publisher: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Extra Keywords JFK LII Database Information: Record 24681 created by Jennifer English on 10/09/2007 Last modification on 10/12/2007 Published: 10/17/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24681