Presidential History

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Soviet Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Cuba—Cuban Missile Crisis, a Coda
October 29, 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
Expert Take
George Washington’s Farewell Address
September 19, 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
The 1940 Destroyers-for-Bases Deal and the Expansion of Presidential Power
September 2, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The 1963 State Department Cable Authorizing the Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem
August 24, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The 1814 British Sack of Washington
August 24, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The 1953 Overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq
August 19, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Bombing of Nagasaki
August 9, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
August 7, 2026
By James M. Lindsay