Robert Kennedy meets secretly with Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. They reach a basic understanding: the Soviet Union will withdraw the missiles from Cuba under United Nations supervision in exchange for an American pledge not to invade Cuba. In an additional secret understanding, the United States agrees to eventually remove the Jupiter missiles from Turkey. Kennedy sends a letter to Khrushchev expressing American intent, but specifying that the American people will not be informed of the removal of the Jupiter missiles from Turkey.
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Guiding Questions
1. In order to end the crisis, what steps does Kennedy require of Khrushchev?
2. What promises or assurances does Kennedy make in the agreement?
3. Why does Kennedy choose to only tell the American people of the Soviet Union's commitment to withdraw the missiles from Cuba?
2. What promises or assurances does Kennedy make in the agreement?
3. Why does Kennedy choose to only tell the American people of the Soviet Union's commitment to withdraw the missiles from Cuba?
