How JFK Tried To End The Cold War in 1963

Our #JFK60 special coverage continues tonight at 9 PM Eastern with this encore presentation of our Maverick News interview with Kennedy Assassination historian James DiEugenio from October 22, 2022.

Be sure to join us live at 9 PM Saturday, November 25th, when Jim DiEugenio returns to the "Strange Bedfellows" podcast!

After the Cuban Missile Crisis, both President John F. #Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita #Khrushchev realized the #ColdWar was madness and tried to end it.

In 1963, the U.S. and the #USSR signed a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty that was the first giant step towards peace between the superpowers.

During the final months of his life, #JFK was also negotiating a truce with Cuban leader Fidel Castro through secret emissaries, and pulling U.S. advisors out of #Vietnam with an eye towards getting all American personnel out by 1965.

Kennedy's June 1963 "Peace Speech" at American University in Washington, D.C. outlined his vision for a peaceful coexistence with the #SovietUnion, and communist countries around the globe.

As historian Jim DiEugenio (screenplay writer for Oliver Stone's documentary "JFK Revisited" and author of the accompanying book) explains here, Kennedy and Khrushchev nearly ended the Cold War a quarter century before President Reagan did. Their efforts resulted in both leaders being removed from power by warmongering forces within their own governments.

Find more of this interview and JFK content in my channel's archived playlists, and check out Jim DiEugenio's website KennedysAndKing.com for more information.

Watch the new Oliver Stone & Jim DiEugenio documentary series "JFK Revisited" on Showtime, and buy Jim DiEugenio's book "JFK Revisited" here.

* I've endorsed #RFKJr for president of the United States. Join our historic campaign at: http://Kennedy24.com/LoriSpencer