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President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev Make a Deal—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Thirteen
October 28, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
“Black Saturday” Threatens a Calamity as President John F. Kennedy Makes Two Offers—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Twelve
October 27, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
John Scali Has Lunch With a Soviet Spy—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Eleven
October 26, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Adlai Stevenson Dresses Down the Soviet Ambassador to the UN—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Ten
October 25, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
“Eyeball to Eyeball”—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Nine
October 24, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev Warns President John F. Kennedy of “Catastrophic Consequences”—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Eight
October 23, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
President John F. Kennedy Tells the World That Soviet Missiles Are in Cuba-Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Seven
October 22, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
President John F. Kennedy Prepares to Tell the Nation About Soviet Missiles in Cuba—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Six
October 21, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
President John F. Kennedy Fakes a Fever—The Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Five
October 20, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Four: Kennedy Campaigns While the ExComm Debates
October 19, 2026
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Three: Foreign Minister Gromyko Lies Kennedy
October 18, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Two: Kennedy Solicits Eisenhower’s Advice
October 17, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Day One: Kennedy Learns That Soviet Missiles Are in Cuba
October 16, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The United States Discovers Soviet Missiles in Cuba
October 15, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Major Richard S. Heyser’s U-2 Mission Discovers Soviet Missiles in Cuba
October 14, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Bill Clinton Signs the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
September 24, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Andrei Gromyko Tells a Lie at the United Nations
September 21, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Expert Take
George Washington’s Farewell Address
September 19, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Nikita Khrushchev's 1959 Visit to the United States
September 15, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner
September 14, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Charles Lindbergh’s Des Moines Speech
September 11, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
FDR's “Shoot-on-Sight” Fireside Chat and the Ethics of Misleading the Public
September 11, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Expert Take
Ten Resources Debunking September 11 Conspiracy Theories
September 10, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The 1940 Destroyers-for-Bases Deal and the Expansion of Presidential Power
September 2, 2026
By James M. Lindsay