Highest defcon level in history8/23/2023 ![]() And his leadership in that regard especially speaks across the decades as Americans today confront another crisis under a different President with the world again on the brink of war, apparently. But the means he used to achieve that end were extremely complex and subtle. And so, he decided secretly to send offensive nuclear missiles to Cuba and then to call Kennedy’s bluff when they were installed.Īs we know, President Kennedy did not let that happen. ![]() Khrushchev thought he had a daring idea about how to deter the invasion while, at the same time, demonstrating to the world that the Soviets could compete with the United States in missile power. Nikita Khrushchev expected the United States to invade Cuba and drive Fidel Castro from office before the end of 1962. The background of the Missile Crisis is very simple, and you will hear much more about this from our distinguished panel of historians. It was also the event above all that defined the nature of the Cold War and demonstrated how to survive it.Īnd it was one of the events in a stream of events that took place over those thousand days in the Kennedy administration that perhaps best defined the character and the qualities of leadership of President Kennedy. The Cuban Missile Crisis was in many ways the event more than any other that shaped the course of the Kennedy presidency and the way it would be remembered for generations to come. This afternoon, we will look at something that took place 40 years ago and something that historians have all agreed were 13 of the most perilous days in world history. I also want to commend the former historian of the Kennedy Library, Sheldon Stern, who many of you have probably seen, who is in the audience today and has a piece on this Cuban Missile Crisis in today’s Boston Globe. I want to thank the sponsors of these forums, Boston Capital and the Lowell Institute, and our media partners who will help project far beyond the walls of this forum on the radio and in the Internet, the Boston Globe, WBUR and. And on behalf of myself and Deborah Leff, the Director of the Kennedy Library, I want to especially welcome you here today to this wonderful second in our series of discussions of an event that took place 40 years ago, but is very much alive today in many, many dimensions as you will hear. I’m John Shattuck, the Chief Executive Officer of the John F. But afterwards, we’ll give them a special treat. And only our speakers, unfortunately, will not be able to see it. ![]() ![]() As a special incentive for having us all be inside on this lovely day, we've opened up the- you can see what we rarely do- the screen. It’s a beautiful afternoon, and we all have a spectacular view. It is advised that you use the search function in this subreddit or any other technology based subreddit to search for posts containing shortcuts for your OSĩ) Citations are required for YSKs regarding health and science related topics.ġ0) Don't shitpost. YSKs that are spamming websites, products and services will be dealt with at the discretion of the moderators and may result in action against the user posting the YSK.Ĩ) YSKs regarding computer shortcuts are no longer allowed as of June 2, 2014. The post must be a YSK as defined above.Ģ) Within your post you must include "Why YSK" which should have an explicit statement of how it helps people improve on a task, skill, or ability as noted in the 1st Rule (and not your personal story).ģ) YSKs regarding Reddit, Facebook, Twitter or any other social media are NOT ALLOWED.Ĥ) YSKs with referral links to sites such as Dropbox or Amazon are NOT ALLOWED.ĥ) YSKs regarding ideas or concepts based in conspiracy will be removed at the discretion of the moderatorsĦ) YSKs that are a call to arms, which can be asking for support for charities, organizations or political parties WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.ħ) This subreddit is not the place to be self-advertising your websites, products and services. Rulesġ) Your post MUST begin with YSK and have appropriate flair. Look here for some thoughts about difference between a YSK and a TIL. YSKs are about self-improvement on how to do things, not for facts and figures, which is what /r/TodayILearned is for. A community to share tips and tricks that will help yourself improve on activities, skills and various other tasks.
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