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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Aerial photograph of medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) launch site number 3 in San Cristobal, Cuba, as it appeared on 27 October 1962 (see Briefing Board #21).
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Aerial reconnaissance photograph showing an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) launch site in Guanajay, Cuba, as it appeared on 23 October 1962 (see Briefing Board #19).
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Graphic depicting the types and locations of the eight categories of Soviet offensive and defensive weapons systems deployed in Cuba in the fall of 1962.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Low altitude aerial photograph made over a portion of the Remedios-area military camp in Cuba on 25 October 1962, showing a Soviet FROG missile with transporter and launcher, 130mm rocket launchers, SU-100 assault guns, T-54 tanks, and other weapons, vehicles, and associated equipment.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Aerial reconnaissance photograph showing an operational cruise missile site at Siguanea, Isle of Pines, Cuba, on 09 November 1962.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Aerial reconnaissance photograph showing a Soviet surface-to-air missile site at La Coloma, Cuba.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Aerial photograph showing the deck of the Soviet ship Kasimov at sea, with dismantled crates exposed on the deck to show cargo inside.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Low altitude reconnaissance photograph of San Julian Airfield in Cuba on 27 October 1962, showing Soviet IL-28 bombers being assembled.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Photograph of Soviet medium bomber Ilyushin IL-28 ("Beagle") in flight.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Low altitude reconnaissance photograph of the Soviet ship Volgoles being inspected at sea on 9 November 1962. The USS Vesole (DD 878) is seen alongside the Volgoles as crewmen of the Volgoles have pulled back the tarpaulin covering a missile.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Low altitude reconnaissance photograph showing destroyed launch pads at medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBM) site number 2 in San Cristobal, Cuba.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Low altitude reconnaissance photograph showing a nuclear warhead bunker under construction, prefabrication materials, and construction personnel at site number 1 in San Cristobal, Cuba.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Low altitude reconnaissance photograph of medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) launch site number 1 in San Cristobal, Cuba showing missile shelter tents, launch pad, transporters, and other equipment.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Two photographs on one board. In the top image, a Navy F8U jet aircraft is seen in flight. Below, an image of an Air Force RF-101 jet aircraft is seen in flight.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Two photographs on one board. On the top there is an oblique view of the Soviet ship Poltava enroute to Cuba. Below, there is an overhead view of the same ship on the same day.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Photograph of a Soviet medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) on a transporter made during an undated parade in Moscow. Below the photograph there is a graphic noting the length and dimensions of the missile.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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High altitude aerial reconnaissance photograph of medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) launch site number 2 in San Cristobal, Cuba.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
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Graphic titled "Soviet Offensive Missile Build Up In Cuba", showing southern Florida and the island of Cuba with icons representing missiles placed at approximate locations within Cuba and identified as to type of missile and location.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance missions over Cuba. Seated on sofa (left to right): Colonel Ralph D. "Doug" Steakley, photo evaluator with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. O'Grady, U-2 pilot; Major Richard S. "Steve" Heyser, U-2 pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at right, in the background; an unidentified motion picture photographer films at left, in the foreground. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy meets with civilian and military leaders of the 2506th Cuban Invasion Brigade at the residence of C. Michael Paul in Palm Beach, Florida. Standing outdoors on the patio of the residence (left to right): Alvaro Sanchez, Jr., chairman of the Cuban Families Committee for Liberation of Prisoners of War, Inc.; Roberto Pérez San Román, chief of the heavy weapons battalion; Jose Pérez San Román, commander of the brigade; President Kennedy; Manuel Artime, civilian chief of the brigade; Erneido Oliva, second in command of the brigade; Enrique Ruiz-Williams, second in command of the heavy weapons battalion. The 2506 Brigade was comprised of Cuban exiles who participated in the Bay of Pigs invasion of April 1961.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a visit with radio station representatives recognized for their service during the crisis in Cuba. Left to right: President of the National Association of Broadcasters, LeRoy Collins; General Manager of KAAY Radio in Little Rock, Arkansas, Tom Bishop; President of WRUL Radio in New York City, Ralf Brent; General Manager of WSB Radio in Atlanta, Georgia, Frank Gaither; Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Information, J. Leonard Reinsch (in back); Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow; Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Newton N. Minow (in back); General Manager of WKWF Radio in Key West, Florida, John M. Spottswood; President Kennedy (at microphones); President and co-founder of Far East Broadcasting Corporation (FEBC), Robert H. Bowman (in back); Faculty Director of WWL Radio and Television at Loyola University, Reverend Aloysius B. Goodspeed, S.J.; President of WCKY Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles H. Topmiller; Station Manager of WMIE Radio in Miami, Florida, Jack Nobles; President of Storer Broadcasting Company, George B. Storer, Jr.; Station Manager of WCKR Radio in Miami, Florida, Milton Komito; Director of Voice of America (VOA), Henry Loomis. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.