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Kennedy Receives Khrushchev’s First Letter Offering to Withdraw Missiles

Name: Kennedy Receives Khrushchev’s First Letter Offering to Withdraw Missiles
Start: 1962-10-26
Location: United States

President Kennedy received a private letter from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev offering to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba if the U.S. publicly pledged not to invade the island.

The letter presented a diplomatic pathway out of the crisis and became the basis for the eventual negotiated settlement.

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Event Details

Date: October 26, 1962
President: John F. Kennedy
Category: Foreign Policy
Era: Cold War Era

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