Special Features
- Primary Resources: Letter from Kennedy to Khrushchev, 10/23/62
- General Article: Early Career
- Primary Resources: Trade Mart Speech, 1963
- Primary Resources: Accepting the NY Liberal Party Nomination, 1960
- Primary Resources: Nation's Space Effort, 1962
- Primary Resources: Religious Freedom in the Constitution
Coming November 11 & 12, 2013 -- Forever enshrined in myth by an assassin's bullet, Kennedy's presidency long defied objective appraisal. Recent assessments have revealed an administration long on promise and vigor, and somewhat lacking in tangible accomplishment. His proposals for a tax cut and civil rights legislation, however, promised significant gains in the months before his assassination. While maturation, as evidenced in the handling of the Cuban missile crisis, was apparent, the potential legacy of the New Frontier will forever be left to speculation.
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Series Blog
Michael Dobbs on the Cuban Missile Crisis
Author and Journalist Michael Dobbs spoke with American Experience about the Cuban missile crisis, which began 50 years ago today, for our upcoming biography of JFK. Read his quotes about what President Kennedy knew and didn't know as the crisis unfolded.
