The Fourteenth Day: JFK & the Aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis

1963 » US Air Force / Boeing film that promotes the development of the MINUTEMAN intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Color / Sound

June 26, 1963, footage of JFK arriving on Air Force One at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, visiting Checkpoint Charlie, and ascending a viewing platform to peer over the Berlin Wall into East Berlin, and giving speeches at the Rathaus and Free University. Color | Silent.

JFK visits El Paso, Texas, on June 5, 1963, addressing the crowd at Bolling Air Force Base.

February 7, 1963 » Universal News report on Robert McNamara’s Special Cuba Briefing, along with Senator Kenneth Keating and JFK’s press conference on Cuba.

Robert McNamara and DIA official Thomas Hughes give a televised intelligence briefing on the Cuban Missile Crisis.

A January 28, 1963, news report on life in Castro’s Cuba and the life Cuban refugees were fleeing.

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Chairman of the JCS General Maxwell Taylor pose for cameras in the National Military Command Center sometime in January 1963. Color | No Sound.

Secretary of the Army Cyrus Vance presents President Kennedy with the Army flag with battle streamers in a brief Oval Office ceremony on December 17, 1962.

November 26, 1962 » Footage of JFK arriving in Air Force One at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, in the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Color | No Sound.

Original film footage (silent) of President Kennedy visiting Fort Stewart, Georgia, on November 26, 1962.

November 1962 » Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara briefing the press at the Pentagon on the recent Cuban crisis. Color | Silent.

Video from Universal Newsreel report on the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis as the Soviets send Vasily Kuznetsov to lead their negotiating team.

This is a 5-minute compilation of Universal Newsreel footage from the Cuban Missile Crisis. It can serve as a quick introduction to how the Cuban Missile Crisis played in the American news.

An October 25, 1962, Universal News report on developments during the early stages of the public phase of the Cuban Missile Crisis and implementation of the U.S. naval quarantine of Cuba.

October 1962 » Originally classified footage of Homestead Air Force Base operations during the Cuban Missile Crisis, including readying planes and weapons and visits by Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Curtis LeMay.

October 22, 1962 » Universal News report on President Kennedy’s televised speech in which he revealed the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba and announced that he was ordering a naval quarantine of Cuba.

An October 8, 1962, Universal News report on Algeria’s admission to the United Nations. The report features Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant.

General Maxwell Taylor being sworn in as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a White House Rose Garden ceremony on October 1, 1962. Color | No Sound.

JFK visits Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on October 12, 1961, for a series of military demonstrations. Filmed by US Air Force camera men.

JFK visits Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on October 12, 1961, for a series of military demonstrations. Filmed by US Army camera men.

June 5, 1961 » News report of the Vienna Summit with Nikita Khrushchev and JFK’s visit to the United Kingdom.

June 1, 1961 » Universal Newsreel report of JFK’s visit to Paris to visit Charles de Gaulle before the Vienna summit with Nikita Khrushchev.

March 16, 1961 » Universal Newsreel report of a meeting between JFK and West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt at the White House.

March 1, 1961 » Universal Newsreel report fo JFK’s announcing the creation of the Peace Corps, one of his signature campaign initiatives.

January 20, 1961 » Universal News report on John F. Kennedy’s inauguration as President.

January 19, 1961 » Universal News report of JFK and Eisenhower meeting at the White House just before the inauguration.

January 9, 1961 » Universal News report on the French referendum on the Algerian crisis.

January 9, 1961 » Universal News report of a summit meeting of five key African leaders, including Nasser and Nkrumah, in Morocco.

January 5, 1961 » Universal News report on the fighting in Laos between Communist and pro-Western forces.

Universal News report from January 5, 1961, on the United States cutting of relations with Fidel Castro’s Cuba.

Universal Newsreel collection of news highlights of 1960 from home and abroad as John F. Kennedy prepared to assume the presidency.

Universal News report from December 29, 1960, on the Cold War in Laos, with footage of the damage the war had done to the capital, Vientiane.

Universal News report from December 29, 1960, on riots and demonstrations in Belgium over austerity measures forced by Belgium’s losses in the Congo.

December 15, 1960 » Universal News report on JFK’s appoint of several key cabinet posts, including Robert McNamara, Dean Rusk, and Adlai Stevenson.

December 15, 1960 » Universal News report on JFK and Dwight Eisenhower meeting at the White House on the presidential transition.

December 8, 1960 » Universal News report on the birth of John F. Kennedy, Jr, and visit by Jackie Kennedy to the White House to visit Mamie Eisenhower.