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

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

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.

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.

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.