How Did John F Kennedy Avoid The Cuban Missile Crisis

Take a step back over fifty years to 1961 when John F. Kennedy, the youngest president to be elected, was in office. John F. Kennedy is well known for many things throughout his presidency, with one being his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis against the Soviet Union in Cuba. This mark in history ultimately had our country trembling in the fear of a nuclear war that would affect us all. President Kennedy stopped what would have been devastating for the whole world and not just Cuba, Russia, and the United States. There has always been an arms race among various countries, but when a crisis, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, is discovered a practical, precise, and strategic strategy must be made to avoid such a crisis. John F. Kennedy’s role
One of the first moves that John F. Kennedy did was to keep the information he knew a secret to Cuba and the Soviet Union. This allowed him time to meet with advisors and create a strategic plan for avoiding a nuclear war. Everything occurred as usual for the President till the fifth day when President Kennedy suddenly returned to Washington for a meeting with his top advisors. It wasn’t until this time that John F. Kennedy decided to go with a forceful approach and use a nautical blockade just around Cuba. This forced Cuba to become quarantined, which prevented the Soviets from bringing in offensive military supplies. The blockade approach was not meant to harbor necessities needed for living, only to limit the transportation of military cargo. John F. Kennedy was very meticulous during this terrifying time with daily meetings, strategic plans, and thoroughly thought out decisions for America’s well-being (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum n.d.). Although John F. Kennedy wanted an as peaceful approach as possible, other options were taken into