Cuban Missile Crisis Meeting Summary
10/18/1962
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Theodore Sorensen summarized an October 18, 1962, meeting with President Kennedy and his national security advisors. His notes outline options for removing the missiles from Cuba. Eventually, the President imposed a naval blockade on the island.
This primary source comes from the Theodore Sorensen Papers.
National Archives Identifier: 595352
Full Citation: Cuban Missile Crisis Meeting Summary; 10/18/1962; Theodore Sorensen Papers. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/cuban-missile-crisis-meeting-summary, March 26, 2025]Activities that use this document
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