Cuban Missile Crisis Quotes

The most terrifying moment in my life was October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I did not know all the facts - we have learned only recently how close we were to war - but I knew enough to make me tremble.

We're eyeball to eyeball...and I think the other fellow just blinked.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!

Of course, nobody does [want another Cuban Missile Crisis].

Originally, John Kennedy was going to come speak, and then Lyndon Johnson. Because it was October of '62, neither made it because of the Cuban missile crisis.