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Cuban Missile Crisis

Guide to primary and secondary sources on the Cuban Missile Crisis

Primary Sources

As part of its Latin America Collections, The National Security Archive contains declassified documents related to the crisis.
U.S. Declassified Documents Online, a compilation drawn from presidential libraries, is also a good source.
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961-1963, Volume XI is entitled "Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath."
JFK and Foreign Affairs, 1961-1963
The Historical New York Times and Washington Post chronicle the crisis day by day.
Search the Library of Congress subject heading "Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962--Sources" for additional material.

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