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Publisher
Grand Forks Herald
Identification #
OGLMC 390
Creation Date
10-28-1962
Description
Cartoon depicts Fidel Castro standing atop Cuba, between "USA" and "USSR" cannons. President John F. Kennedy imposed a military blockade on Cuba. The Soviet Union responded that the action of the United States is one step closer to thermonuclear war.
Alternative title: In The Middle of a Showdown With No Place to Hide
Subject
Cartoons (Commentary); Political cartoons
Places Depicted
Cuba; United States; Soviet Union
People Depicted
Castro, Fidel, 1926-; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963; Krushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota
Keywords
Fidel Castro, Cuba, United States, Soviet Union, John F. Kennedy, Military Blockade, Nikita Khrushchev, Nuclear War, Military maneuvers, Blockade, Cannon, Military weapons, Nuclear weapons, International relations, Political science