Cuban Missile Crisis

In the autumn of 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred. It was a confrontation between the USA, Soviet Union, and Cuba. The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred during the cold war (a.k.a. the nuclear war). In September the Soviet and Cuban government placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. The USA military discovered and they had to insure that the missiles were not sent. That is where I (John F. Kennedy) had to come in.

I saw the photographs of the missiles on October 16^th and knew that is wasn’t a hoax. I had 5 choices to choose from. The five choices were, do nothing, use diplomatic pressure to get the Soviets to remove the missiles, an air attack on the missiles, a full military invasion, or the naval blockade of Cuba (a.k.a. quarantine). I choose quarantine. This would send ships to Cuba, but not attack.

The Cuban Missile Crisis officially ended on October 18^th, 1962. The quarantine helped to end the crisis. I met with Soviet leaders and made an agreement for the Soviet to dismantle their missiles, and the USA would not invade. This meeting was what officially ended the crisis.

I want to stay humble but this was one of my greatest presidential accomplishments. I ended a crisis which could of lead to mass destruction non-violently. I believe that it is best to try to communicate non-violently. I wish I could have been in presidency longer so I could make more non-violent decisions.

Sincerely,

JFK

Peter Norwood

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My assination

In Dallas, Texas on November 22,1963 I was assinated. I was shot at three times. I was hit twice though once in the throat and once in the back of the head. It is still a mystery as to who shot me. Lee Harvey was arrested for my assassination however he was shot while he was being transferred to a state prison by Jack Ruby. The Warren commission constituted a week after my assassination and began an investigation.

The Warren Commission's report came to four conclusions. The first conclusion was That Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. The second conclusion was that I was shot from the sixth floor of the school book depository. The third conclusion was that I was shot with a Italian Mannlicher-Carcano rifle. There final conclusion was that Lee Harvey Oswald shot officer J.D. Tibbet. These conclusions are not very detailed and could of been found out pretty easily which is why some people came up with conspiracy theories about my assassination.

My motorcade started at the Dallas airport with Texas governor John Connally. Our wives road with us in the Limo. I was sitting in the back of the limo with the top down so that the people could see me. Little did I know that having the top down of my limo would lead to my assassination. We arrived at the Dealey Plaza at 12:30. A few seconds later we turned onto Elm passing by the school book depository. A few seconds later I was shot in the throat.

When I was shot the first time I brought my hand to my throat covering the bullet wound. A second later governor Connally who was sitting in front of me felt a sharp pain in his back. Seconds later I was shot in the head which ended up being the fatal shot. There was a slow reaction by my secret service because they had been staying in a bar the night before the assassination. this prevented them from doing their job well. I was rushed to the hospital after being shot were I died.



Nathaniel P.


"the assassination: an overveiw." The John F. Kennedy Assassination Homepage. 06/03/2006. Jfk Assassination.com, Web. 16 Feb 2010. .

About Me

Hello, my name is John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Most people call me John F Kennedy or JFK. I was born on May 29th, 1917. I was born in Brookline Massachusetts. I was Roman Catholic and stayed a Catholic for my whole life. I graduated from Harvard in 1940. I was elected president of the USA in 1960 as a democrat. I was 43 years old when I was elected. I was the youngest president ever to be elected at the time. I was the first Catholic man to get elected. I was murdered on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. I was still in office when I was murdered. I married Jacqueline Kennedy on September 12, 1953. As a president I got us through the Cuban Missile Crisis an event that threatened our nation.

"John F. Kennedy Biography."IPod Touch Presidents app n. pag. web. 17 feb 2010