Letters
1. Letter from President Kennedy, Oct. 22, 1962
2. Letter from Chairman Khrushchev, Oct. 23, 1962
3. Letter from President Kennedy, Oct. 23, 1962
4. Letter from Chairman Khrushchev, Oct. 24, 1962
5. Letter from President Kennedy, Oct. 25, 1962
6. Letter from Chairman Khrushchev, Oct. 27, 1962
7. Letter from Chairman Khrushchev, Oct. 26, 1962
8. Letter from President Kennedy, Oct. 27, 1962
9. Letter from Chairman Khrushchev, Oct. 28, 1962
10. Letter from President Kennedy, Oct. 28, 1962
11. Letter from Chairman Khruschev, Oct. 30, 1962
12. Letter from President Kennedy, Nov. 3, 1962
13. Letter from Chairman Khrushchev, (received on) Nov. 5, 1962
14. Letter from President Kennedy, Nov. 6, 1962
15. Letter from Chairman Khrushchev, Nov. 12, 1962
16. Letter from Chairman Khrushchev, Nov. 14, 1962
17. Letter from President Kennedy, Nov. 15, 1962
18. Letter from Chairman Khrushchev, Nov. 20, 1962
19. Letter from President Kennedy, Nov. 21, 1962
20. Letter from Chairman Khrushchev, Nov. 23, 1962
21. Letter from Chairman Khrushchev, Dec. 11, 1962
22. Letter from President Kennedy, Dec. 14, 1962
Additional information
- Letters 1-10 were opened in 1973 by the Department of State and published in: The Department of State Bulletin, Volume LXIX No. 1795, 11/19/73.
- Letter 14 was declassified in 1974 as the result of a mandatory review request.
- Letter 19 was declassified in 1979 as the result of a mandatory review request.
- Letter 22 was released in sanitized form in 1980 as the result of a mandatory review request.
- Note: 1590 pages of letters, telegrams, and translations passed between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev. This total does not include correspondence in draft form. The complete Kennedy-Khrushchev correspondence can be found in the online volume of the Foreign Relations of the United States.
Citations
- Letters 1-10: Located in The Department of State Bulletin, Volume LXIX No. 1795, 11/19/73.
- Letter 14: Located in National Security Files Box 184-190 Folder: USSR, Khrushchev Correspondence, Cuba,
10/30/62-11/19/62. 7 pages. - Letter 19: Located in National Security Files Box 184-190 Folder: USSR, Khrushchev Correspondence, Cuba,
11/22/62-12/14/62. 1 page. - Letter 22: Located in National Security Files Box 184-190 Folder: USSR, Khrushchev Correspondence, Cuba,
11/22/62-12/14/62. 4 pages.