Summary

President John F Kennedy Announces The Arms Blockade Of Cuba World peace was threatened by the most critical period in history Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro had tightened his grip on Cuba and Russia had shipped offensive weapons to Cuba Shows US reconnaissance aircraft in flight over Cuba Reconnaissance plane crew member taking photographs of the Russian missile sites under construction in Cuba Shows President Kennedy speaking from the White House With the backing of the Organization of American States and Western Allies, President John F Kennedy announces an arms embargo of Cuba and issued an ultimatum to Russia; the removal of offensive weapons from Cuba Shows US aircraft in low flight over Russian ship with missiles on deck covered by tarpaulins that had been removed from Cuba 1st Anniversary Of The Berlin Wall East Germany continues to reinforce the Wall of Shame or Berlin Wall in an attempt to stop the East Germans from fleeing East German guards shoot a 15 year old boy and left him to die increasing tension along the border Shows East German Border Guards removing dead body of 15 year old boy The East German people vent their anger on a bus carrying East German guards CU Image of West Berlin Freedom Bell or Freiheitsglocke ringing US Troops march in review pass General Lucas Clay in West Berlin General Lucas Clay salutes the troops and continued to be a leading spokesman for German freedom Shows a column of US tanks