The fate of the world hung in the balance for 13 days. JFK had imposed a blockade on after surveillance revealed Soviet missile site being built on the communist island in 1962.
War was only averted when turned back its ships, cementing Kennedy's image as a decisive leader who face down the Soviet Union.
It had been a grueling experience. As first lady Jackie Kennedy later said: 'It seemed there was no waking or sleeping.'
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