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14 Sunday * First clear U-2 flight. JFK in New York after Midwest campaign trip.
15 Monday * U-2 photos processed; JFK returned to DC & visited by Ben Bella of Algeria.
16 Tuesday 28, 28A
JFK informed of read-out results of photos; first NSC meeting on missile
crisis; visit of Crown Prince of Libya; Walter Shirra & family received at White
House; Kennedys dined at Joseph Alsop's in evening.
17 Wednesday *
Gerhard Shroeder (German foreign minister) visited; JFK to lunch at Libyan
embassy; JFK attended national day of prayer commemoration at St.
Matthew's; JFK Connecticut for campaign trip in afternoon; back to DC in
evening
18 Thursday 30-31
Third NSC meeting on Cuba; Cabinet meeting; Eisaku Sato (Japanese
minister for trade and industry) visited; meeting with Andrei Gromyko (USSR
foreign minister).
19 Friday 31 JFK met with JCS prior to campaign trip to Cleveland, Springfield, Chicago
20 Saturday * JFK back to DC; meetings at White House in afternoon, evening.
21 Sunday * JFK to mass at St. Stephen's; missile crisis meetings
22 Monday 32-33A
Milton Obote visited; NSC meeting; Meeting with legislative leaders; Radio &
television report to the people; Letter to Khrushchev.
23 Tuesday 34-35
Khrushchev response & JFK reply; meetings on crisis; proclamation of
quarantine signed
24 Wednesday 35-37
Quarantine in place; ships turn back; Khrushchev message; Franco Nogueria
of Portugal visited; meeting with legislative leaders.
25 Thursday 38 JFK message to Khrushchev; meetings on crisis
26 Friday 39
BK Nehru calls to discuss Sino-ndian border clash; Long message from
Khrushchev
27 Saturday 40-41A
Ambassador from Trinidad calls; Duke & Duchess of Devonshire call; 2nd
Khrushchev letter received; meetings on crisis; JFK reply to earlier
Khrushchev message.
Khrushchev accepts terms of JFK message; JFK to mass at St. Stephen's;
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28 Sunday * NSC meeting; JFK to Glen Ora in afternoon and back to White House in
evening; acknowledged Khrushchev message.
29 Monday 42-43 NSC meetings; Philippine ambassador called.
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