The Cuban Missile Crisis

Listen to the same speech Joanna heard on television when President Kennedy announced the crisis to the American public.   Hear Adlai Stevenson's speeches at the United Nations two days later.

• Get a little more background on the Missile Crisis on this site made for kids and this site for all ages.
• Here are 10 things you may not know about the Cuban Missile Crisis.
• This page shows photos of the meetings, including Kennedy's notes.