John F. Kennedy Handwritten Notes Prior to November 2

President John F. Kennedy Handwritten Notes Prior to November 2, 1962 National Security Council Meeting. Historically significant notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis: "Indo-China / Why—What is build up Cuba? / What would have been
strategic effect on U.S. deterrent if Russia had been successful?"
President Kennedy's handwritten notes prior to a meeting of the National Security Council Executive Committee on Nov. 2, 1962 in the Cabinet Room at 11:05 a.m.. Kennedy was "anxious" to get answers about Cuba because he was going to make a national TV-Radio statement on Cuba at 5:30 in the afternoon (according to contemporaneous transcript). Kennedy is questioning if intelligence on a buildup in Indo-China is intended for Cuba and rhetorically wanting to know where they would be today if Khruschev had not blinked first and taken down the missiles in Cuba. Great content.

Format: Handwritten Notes