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Primary Source Citations: Bundy, McGeorge. Interview by Richard Neustadt. Mar. 1964.

This is a primary source interview with McGeorge Bundy from the JFK Library. This interview provided first hand perspective of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Not only was McGeorge Bundy a witness during the Cuban Missile Crisis, but he was the special assistant to the President for National Security as well as a voiced hawk who opposed the Jupiter Missile trade in the EX-COMM. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Psychiatric Staff. "Khrushchev- A Personality Sketch." N.d. Digital file. This document, prepared by the CIA, is an interesting set of information which reveals in depth perspective on Nikita Khrushchev's personality and general character that gives the reader a deeper understanding of the man who was in control of Soviet Russia in 1962. Ehrman, Anita. "Adlai Blows Top, Tongue-Lashes Zorin in the UN." New York JournalAmerican 26 Oct. 1962: n. pag. Print. "Adlai Blows Top, Tongue-Lashes Zorin in the UN" Is a Newspaper Article and primary source written by Anita Ehrman. It is used to enhance the reader's knowledge of the intensity between world powers during the Cuban Missile Crisis. This article gives the inside scoop as to Adlai, U.S. Ambassador, and his furious confrontation with the Soviets in the UN when he shows Photographic Evidence of the Missiles Stationed in Cuba. Kennedy, John. "Address to Khrushchev." Letter to Nikita Khrushchev. 22 Oct. 1962. TS. JFK Library, Boston. This letter from Kennedy to Khrushchev is a primary source from the JFK Library. In this letter, Kennedy addresses the Missiles discovered in Cuba.

Kennedy, John F. "Excerpt from 'Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba, October 22, 1962.'" 22 Oct. 1962. Speech. This excerpt is from the JFK library in Boston, Massachusetts and is a primary source. It is an excerpt from Kennedy's speech to the American people announcing photographic evidence of nuclear missiles stationed in cuba. Kennedy also demands the removal of the missiles from the Soviets and announces the blockade being put into action until the Soviets remove the missiles. - - -. "Response to Khrushchev." Letter to Nikita Khrushchev. 23 Oct. 1962. TS. JFK Library, Boston. This is a letter and primary source from the JFK Library. The Letter is from President Kennedy to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in response to his letter and written on the 23rd of October, 1962. Khrushchev, Nikita. "Khrushchev's Response 1." Letter to John Kennedy. 23 Oct. 1962. TS. JFK Library, Boston. This Letter is a primary source from the JFK library. In this letter Khrushchev responds to Kennedy's first letter. State Department. "State Department Telegram Conveying President Kennedy's Reply to the Radio Moscow Announcement." Letter. 28 Oct. 1962. TS. JFK Library, Boston. This letter is a primary source telegram from Kennedy to Khrushchev stating that the Missile Crisis was over. U.S., Soviet and Cuban Officials. "Excerpt from Soviet and American Officials at the Havana Conference." Havana Conference. Speech. This is from the U.S. history in Context database, and is a primary source.

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