The document is a letter from James R. Jones, a Member of Congress, to Eddie Eanes, Jr. thanking him for sending an article about the possibility of a recurrence of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1978 due to the construction of Soviet strategic missiles on the island. The article mentions that Soviet strategic missiles may have been smuggled back to Cuba and the Defense Department in Washington denied the report. The article also highlights the differences in response between the Nixon and Carter administrations to the Russian activity in Cuba.

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Potential Recurrence of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1978

Identifier:
CAC_CC_109_4_22_30_0010
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Potential Recurrence of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1978
Date Created:
1978-04-03
EDTF:
1978-04-03
Creator:
Jones, James Robert, 1939-
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
James R. Jones Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/70
Description:
The document is a letter from James R. Jones, a Member of Congress, to Eddie Eanes, Jr. thanking him for sending an article about the possibility of a recurrence of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1978 due to the construction of Soviet strategic missiles on the island. The article mentions that Soviet strategic missiles may have been smuggled back to Cuba and the Defense Department in Washington denied the report. The article also highlights the differences in response between the Nixon and Carter administrations to the Russian activity in Cuba.
Topic:
Banks and banking--United States, Inflation (Finance)
Congress:
95th (1977-1979)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_109_4_0000, Box 22, Folder 30, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages