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Cuban Missile Crisis Meeting Summary

  • 10/18/1962

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Theodore Sorensen summarized an October 18, 1962, meeting with President Kennedy and his national security advisors. His notes outline options for removing the missiles from Cuba. Eventually, the President imposed a naval blockade on the island.

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This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-222: Theodore Sorensen Papers.

National Archives Identifier: 595352

Full Citation: Cuban Missile Crisis Meeting Summary; 10/18/1962; Collection JFK-222: Theodore Sorensen Papers,. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/cuban-missile-crisis-meeting-summary/, April 24, 2026]

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