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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,613 posts) Sat Oct 22, 2022, 06:32 AM Oct 2022

JFK speaks on Cuban Missile Crisis from Oval Office, tonight 1962: #JFKL

Tue Oct 22, 2019: JFK speaks on Cuban Missile Crisis from Oval Office, tonight 1962: #JFKL

JFK speaks on Cuban Missile Crisis from Oval Office, tonight 1962: #JFKL

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JFK speaks on Cuban Missile Crisis from Oval Office, tonight 1962: #JFKL (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 OP

Children in the era of the Cuban Missile Crisis: mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #1

I can remember sitting at the dinner table watching JFK make this speech. NBachers Oct 2022 #2

I was going on 12 years old and remember Emile Oct 2022 #3

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,613 posts)

1. Children in the era of the Cuban Missile Crisis:

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Sat Oct 22, 2022, 06:33 AM

Oct 2022

Children in the era of the Cuban Missile Crisis:

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NBachers

(17,136 posts)

2. I can remember sitting at the dinner table watching JFK make this speech.

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Sat Oct 22, 2022, 06:51 AM

Oct 2022

As usual, I was more interested in fooling around, than paying attention. My mom said, “You should watch this and pay attention and remember it because this is almost a declaration of war.”

Emile

(22,924 posts)

3. I was going on 12 years old and remember

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2022, 07:09 AM

Oct 2022

sitting in the living room watching it live on our black & white TV with family.

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