Title: Cuban Missile Crisis: October 23, 1962 - part 2 Speaker: John F Kennedy Audio/Video Available: Listen Transcript/Log: [SUMMARY OF CONVERSATION; TRANSCRIPT NOT YET AVAILABLE] Tape 34.1A-34.2, October 23, time unknown: Discussion of diplomatic efforts at the UN and the vote by the Organization of American States: Discussion about possible Soviet responses to the quarantine especially in Berlin. President told that at a minimum the Russians will inspect our truck convoys more closely. JFK quickly concludes that "we ought to accept that" because "I don `t think we're in very good shape there" to fight over whether they inspect our trucks. [4:22] After word is received of the OAS vote to support the blockade, Secretary of State Dean Rusk says: "My God...I think it was very significant that we were here this morning. We passed the one contingency-an immediate, sudden, irrational [nuclear] strike [by the USSR]." [14:32] back to record details page