Nothing caught global attention and heightened tensions as did the Cuban Missile Crisis. The new young President John F. Kennedy faced ... Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. The outcome was uncertain.

Over the course of 13 days in October 1962, Kennedy avoided war with the Soviet Union through a willingness to proceed with caution -- and a gamble that Premier Nikita Khrushchev was just as ...

Kennedy also sent a letter to Khrushchev urging his government not to take action that would "widen or deepen this already grave crisis ... Missile site construction began that summer. US-backed ...

Here's a look at key events leading up to the Cuban missile crisis and what ... left), Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (bottom left) and U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Kennedy did have one triumph of foreign policy: the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 ... missiles were being installed in Cuba, despite Khrushchev’s personal assurances that there was no plan ...

The Cuban Missile Crisis happened one year after ... the Soviet Union and their leader, Nikita Khrushchev. It was an embarrassing failure for Kennedy and the CIA. Kennedy had won the presidential ...

The Cuban Missile Crisis happened one year after ... the Soviet Union and their leader, Nikita Khrushchev. It was an embarrassing failure for Kennedy and the CIA. Kennedy had won the presidential ...