Friday, April 26, 2019

2.12 - Exhibit

Exhibit

One of the photographs taken by a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane flying over Cuba, which captured the first view of the Soviet missiles being constructed, will be featured at the lock-in.
The U-2 plane that was shot down over Cuba on October 27, 1962, flown by Major Rudolf Anderson\
 Jr., will be exhibited as a major artifact for the overnight meeting.
The teletype "Hotline" that was set up between Washington D.C. and Moscow after the Cuban Missile Crisis will be brought specially to this lock-in to be previewed by all the guests.
The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Document that was signed by the U.S. and Soviet Union in 1963 after the Cuban Missile Crisis will be transported to the lock-in for an extraordinary viewing opportunity.
A rare, authentic newspaper by the New York Times with headlines about President Kennedy's decision on how to handle the Cuban Missile Crisis will be displayed at the lock-in
Document of President Kennedy's televised address to nation about situation of Cuban Missile Crisis.
The table and furniture that the President's executive committee (ExComm) used for their meetings in the White House has been found and will be brought to the lock-in for viewing.
A ship that was a part of the U.S. naval quarantine around Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis will be brought to the exhibit to be publicly shown for the first time ever.

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