We now have University Virginia Miller Center president ial Recordings Program chair Mark Silverstone thank you for joining us on the 60th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis to be here to you. So lets start today about, you know, october 16th, 1962 is when president John F Kennedy was shown the photographs taken by u2 plane over what exactly did these pictures show . They revealed the existence of soviet Ballistic Missiles that were capable of carrying Nuclear Warheads. And that was a really thing, especially since president kennedy twice the previous month said that if soviets had decided to place offensive Weapons Systems in cuba, the gravest issues would arise. So kennedy had essentially laid down his red line twice. Once on september 4th, because there was chatter in washington. The soviets were bringing missiles into, cuba, and there were pictures that they were those missiles happened to be surface to air missiles. But what was dangerous were the Ballistic Missiles that coul
Back this morning. We now have University Virginia Miller Center president ial Recordings Program chair Mark Silverstone thank you for joining us on the 60th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis to be here to you. So lets start today about, you know, october 16th, 1962 is when president John F Kennedy was shown the photographs taken by u2 plane over what exactly did these pictures show . They revealed the existence of soviet Ballistic Missiles that were capable of carrying Nuclear Warheads. And that was a really thing, especially since president kennedy twice the previous month said that if soviets had decided to place offensive Weapons Systems in cuba, the gravest issues would arise. So kennedy had essentially laid down his red line twice. Once on september 4th, because there was chatter in washington. The soviets were bringing missiles into, cuba, and there were pictures that they were those missiles happened to be surface to air missiles. But what was dangerous were the Ballistic
We now have University Virginia Miller Center president ial Recordings Program chair Mark Silverstone thank you for joining us on the 60th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis to be here to you. So lets start today about, you know, october 16th, 1962 is when president John F Kennedy was shown the photographs taken by u2 plane over what exactly did these pictures show . They revealed the existence of soviet Ballistic Missiles that were capable of carrying Nuclear Warheads. And that was a really thing, especially since president kennedy twice the previous month said that if soviets had decided to place offensive Weapons Systems in cuba, the gravest issues would arise. So kennedy had essentially laid down his red line twice. Once on september 4th, because there was chatter in washington. The soviets were bringing missiles into, cuba, and there were pictures that they were those missiles happened to be surface to air missiles. But what was dangerous were the Ballistic Missiles that coul
Back this morning. We now have University Virginia Miller Center president ial Recordings Program chair Mark Silverstone thank you for joining us on the 60th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis to be here to you. So lets start today about, you know, october 16th, 1962 is when president John F Kennedy was shown the photographs taken by u2 plane over what exactly did these pictures show . They revealed the existence of soviet Ballistic Missiles that were capable of carrying Nuclear Warheads. And that was a really thing, especially since president kennedy twice the previous month said that if soviets had decided to place offensive Weapons Systems in cuba, the gravest issues would arise. So kennedy had essentially laid down his red line twice. Once on september 4th, because there was chatter in washington. The soviets were bringing missiles into, cuba, and there were pictures that they were those missiles happened to be surface to air missiles. But what was dangerous were the Ballistic
Forces have destroyed bridges and ammunition depos as part of its long awaited counter offensive in the san region. Will talk to a military expert. Ah. Hello, im clear richardson, thank so much for joining us. A cal gorbachev. The former soviet leader who helped to bring the cold war to a peaceful conclusion has died at the age of 91 after a long illness. With policies that produce free speech and reform within the communist bloc. Corporate shove, forged a new dialogue with the west. It was one about ultimately brought down the iron curtain that had divided europe since 1945 and put germany on track to re unification. Ah, Mikhail Gorbachev arrived in freedom followed when he visited east berlin for the ged asked 40th anniversary celebrations. Gorbachev urged it shaneka to implement reforms. He warned the east german leader saying, life punishes those who come too late. A month after his visit, the violin fell, and with the iron curtain that had divided europe for decades. It was gorbac