Adlai Stevenson Addresses the United Nations on The "Cuban Missile Crisis"
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- Adlai Stevenson delivers a heated address to the United Nations on the Cuban Missile Crisis. Excerpt taken from Great Speeches Volume 2 from Educational Video Group, Inc. available at www.evgonline.com
One of my favorite stories in history was that although everyone loved Adlai Stevenson, they thought he just wasn't tough enough. But at the United Nations hearings on the Cuban Missile Crisis, he proved everybody wrong. Way to go, Adlai. You did us proud. What a treasure you are to us, Sir, for now and always. Thank you.
Adlai Stevenson - one of the great men of that era. He may not have become President, but many good people did not. This was his finest hour, and a turning point in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Stevenson wanted to be Secretary of State, but served nobly at the United Nations - a cause he deeply believed in.
My favorite scene in Thirteen Days was Adlai addressing the U.N. "Don't wait for the translation, Yes or No?!"
they just looked at him and evil laughed
You need to watch "The missiles of October" (1974).
Can't people learn about history without getting angry about it? People need to learn from the past not live in it, what's done is done all people need to do is learn from it and make sure to never repeat similar incidents ever again.
Wow! Three years ago I made this comment on the 47th anniversary. It is even more appropriate because it is exactly 50 years to the day he made this address! Amazing! 1962-2012. Thank you, Governor/Ambassador Stevenson. Never forget how close we came...
61th anniversary soon
Adlai Stevenson was a good and honorable man. The world should not forget how he handled the Russian delegation at the U.N over their deceitful attempt that threatened world peace.
no less threatening to world peace than the Jupiter missiles in Turkey
That is total bullshit.
oh? do explain
or is it a typical case of American sense of entitlement where its okay for you to do something to others, but not for others to do the same thing to you?
Telling someone to "go do research" is a lazy and pathetic way to dismiss something they are saying. I have tremendous respect for JFK but the in this instance it was the US actions that were a threat to world peace.
- Attacking a soverign nation like Cuba
- Threatening invasion
imposing an arbitary blockade which is an act of war (an against international law)
There is very good reason for the US to be hated in the developing world. Perhaps it is you who should do some research. You may not be so proud to learn of how the US has propped up vile dictators, deposed democratic governments or other vile actions to preserve US profits or hegemony.
I fully understand why the US put Jupiter missiles in Turkey, but all Kuruschev did was give the US a taste of their own medicine.
Ultimately Kuruschev got what he wanted, which was the removal Jupiter missiles and a secure Cuba; even though it cost him his career.
Your response is similar to Zorins.The fact of the matter is the Soviets were wrong and completely misjudged the American and Western response. The United States didnt start the crisis,you can duck weave and distort facts as much as you want .History if you understand like you say you do makes a mockery of your somewhat silly claims.
Sue me, but Thirteen Days got me here! The pivotal UN hearing scene was exquisite and I'm glad to have found the original here.
Same here.
Same here. 👍🏻
Same. They did an excellent depicting most of the actual people.
For as Hollywood as that movie was it was a dang good movie !
we had a play in our school for this ... I played Adli Stevenson
PalePurPlePlan What was the title? It must have been awesome.
I bet you were great.
"You take your missiles out of Cuba, and we'll take our missiles out of Turkey that were already scheduled to be removed...but you can't say anything about the missiles in Turkey for several months or the whole deal is off."
+SCE2AUX2 13 days. Awesome movie
russia was literally fucking defending itself... god damn. america made the first move. america put the missiles in turkey first. anyone who says that the cuban missile crisis was the ussr's fault is simply ignoring the facts.
Max Rostaing I think the big difference is that the US didn’t try to deny the existence of missiles in Turkey... the Soviets refused to admit that there were any nuclear missiles on the island at all, though that was false.
@@maxamphetamines so where we defending ourselves when we told the Soviet Union to take the missiles out of Cuba.
Thank you very much for posting this. It's very appropriate for today. Due to the fact it was about 47 years ago this week that it took place.
I was proud of Mr. Stevenson speech against Russia in the 50's
I was 8 yrs old when this happened. It's not possible to convey the seriousness in which everyone took this threat. We practiced drills.. Had houses to go to (kids in school), in case of an exchange.. some people dug shelters in their back yards..
I to was 9 and recall the same experience. We are now brothers.
@@patrickmoran687
You are correct my friend. It a had profound and lasting effect on everyone who lived thru it..
A natural instinct for self-preservation that would have zero intended effect.
Utterly fascinated by the whole Cuban Missile Crisis affair. I have learned that much went on over those highly tense days and Adlai Stevenson was a major player here. Both Bobby and John Kennedy had little time for this man, regarding him as "ineffectual". Adlai, in turn, was rather cold on the two brothers but here, in the world's spotlight he relentlessly grilled his UN counterpart to the point where even the Kennedys were impressed. His finest hour.
Did you even bother to watch the speech before you critisized it?
Stevensen said the missiles aimed at the USSR in Europe were publically deployed, in response to a previous deployment of missiles aimed at Europe, by the USSR.
Do you think Kruschev thought he could simply aim nuclear missiles at whomever he chose, for as long as he liked, with out ever provoking a response?
Michael Fairman nailed this in Thirteen Days.
He saved the world on this day.
I'm proud to hail from his hometown of Bloomington, Illinois. I also attended University High School.
Good day, Max. I never met Governor, Presidential Candidate, Ambassador Adlai Stevenson II, however, I worked on the Senate re-election campaign, and interned in the Senate office of, his son, Adlai III. During that time, I met his family, including his gracious wife, Nancy Stevenson and his oldest son, Adlai Stevenson IV (we called him "Four"). They, and ALL of the Stevenson staff, were very decent, honest people sincerely concerned for the welfare of others. Later on, during my 8 years as a legislative aide in a Southern state legislature, I met other politicians, and their operatives, who were, not only nearly as moral as Adlai Stevenson, but were blatant criminals. Oh, well. Just for fun: Isn't McLean Stevenson from Bloomington? He was at the height of his success in MASH in 1974, when he arrived in Libertyville, Illinois (at the old Stevenson farm) to appear at a political rally for his cousin, Adlai Stevenson III. Best Wishes to you.
@@fridaviv4933, Adlai Stevenson IV has a son who is Adlai Stevenson V, born in 1994. Have you ever met him? I haven’t, but I’d love to!
Edit: I know he was born long after you ran into the Stevensons, but hey.
He lost twice to Eisenhower in the 50s.
Stevenson had the guts to take on Eisenhower twice, regardless of how popular old Ike was. The first time, he didn’t seek the nomination; he was perfectly happy being Governor of Illinois. The Democratic Party came to him. The second time, he fought for the nomination. The fact that Stevenson was nominated a second time says a lot about him; that wouldn’t happen today! In fact, a large faction of the party wanted him to try a third time, but John F Kennedy had built up solid support before the 1960 Convention.
and here we are again
Exactly 60 years ago October 25th 1962. I guess it's not exactly cause for celebration, but at least it's an anniversary.
“I have no objection to man walking on the moon.” -Democratic hopeful Stevenson.
Hahaha Simpsons?
@@tommym321 His words united a country gripped with fear and uncertainty. Governor Stevenson is the reason we landed on the moon.
@@costco_pizza “By 1964, experts say that man will have established 12 colonies on the moon...ideal for taking family vacations!”
@murad17bgfc That would be very difficult, especially for a young person. The power of AES in this crisis was first that he had the facts on his side, and secondly, his long and internationally recognized reputation as a proponent of disarmament and peace. He had been involved in setting up the UN in 1945 so when he took the unequivocal position that the missiles must go, both the Amer. public and the world understood that he spoke for more than just the US govt.
I love how the Bond movie “A View to a Kill” just borrowed the Russian ambassador’s name for the villain!
Watching this after seeing the movie THIRTEEN DAYS!!!
when you look up the word ownage, you will see this video
this always reminds me of that scene from JFK where Kennedy's watching this on TV and is like TAKE HIM OUT COACH HES HAD ENOUGH....OOH SHIT ADLAI DONE FUCKED EM UP
Wasn't it in "13 days"?
+777Petunia ya i think you're right.
Glad this man took his shit together and put the pressure on Zorin
This was when we walked to the brink of nuclear war. The Kennedy government stared the USSR down and they blinked thankfully.
In these kinds of videos, the comments section is always going through WWIII
@HeavyArms0404 Let's not talk about credibility in world politics regarding the US and the USSR during the Cold War. The US was lacking that credibility ever since 'Operation PBSUCCESS', which was criticized even by its allies.
What you say about the ICBMs is true, but remember it went both ways. Not to forget they both 'discovered' ballistic subs. But in a way, the fact that they could both nuke each other arses off, brought some stability to the Cold War.
To be fair, the US *did* start this crisis in a sense by placing nuclear missiles all throughout Europe in the 1950s. Russia was trying to regain some sort of balance.
What Americans didn't realize at the time was, as frightened they were of the Soviets, the Soviets were of them.
Balance? The EU and US were trying to stop the expansion of the Communists.
I mean nuclear strategic balance.
+Robert Cornhole The nukes were there because the Soviets had created a 5:1 numerical advantage over the Americans, and had repeatedly attempted to get everything they wanted through naked military force. The US removed the majority of it's military power after WW2. Nukes were the only real option in that sort of grossly asymetric environment. The Soviets weren't afraid of the Americans, they just wanted to shift the situation back to a place where they could do what they always wanted to do in the first place, grab what they want and shoot anyone that looked at they crosseyed.
I disagree the USSR started all this mess with the Berlin Blockade. Thank Gd cooler heads prevailed.
Jay Baker well the missile crisis started cause of the nukes in turkey
@RKnudsen22 Totally well said. Such a brilliant guy
It's interesting... essentially the USSR 'won' the missile crisis by having the US missiles that were in range of Russia removed from Turkey and Italy in exchange for the removal of the Soviet missiles in Cuba. The USSR can hardly be blamed for this. It was basically a strategic maneuver that paid off.
Matt Hannah Yea But the Jupiter missiles were obsolete and were due to be removed eventually
Who came here after watching the movie 13 days?
I'm reading RFK's memoir of the CMC now and watching relevant speeches. We may soon come to a similar crisis with China. Kennedy was masterfully prudent, incremental, firm, restrained, and courageous in the face of a potentially apocalyptic crisis with an opaque adversary.
From Kennedy, McNamara and Adlai Stevenson to Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Colin Powell!
This is were I came in, looks like I'm going out in November 1970.
Gee, could there have been any more stock/B roll footage repeated ad nauseum in this video?
Thirteen Days was better.
But this is the documented one
Yes, it's a drama. It's supposed to be dramatic.
This is the actual thing you fucctard
Adlai Stevenson's finest hour.
You believe the USSR won the crisis because it achieved a strategic goal. In reality the military gain was almost irrelevant. You're correct that it was a strategic maneuver, but they had a political goal. It was an attempt by the USSR to sway global perception in their favor. The USSR might have gained militarily, but this event made them look like an aggressor and their image took a serious hit. This exchange on the UN floor did immense damage to the USSR's credibility.
Mr Gregory was recognized..
@Gardash111 You are not wrong, sir.
@TheBoredomOtaku Brilliant comment. The Voice of Reason has spoken :)
History is about to repeat itself
I noticed on another video of this where a balding person seated on the far right side of the straight table moved away and another took his place. Then suddenly he was back, moved away and was again replaced. Film editing in action. Look at that same area and you will see that this also was edited.
How did we go from JFK to the clown that's in office now?
The apathy and the ignorance of the American people to their responsibilities of selecting competent elective officials.
Obama the clown is no longer in office.Obama...The Great Apologist
Well now we have an orange
The cold war would of been over in 69 instead of 89 if Trump were Pres. We wouldnt have to worry about MAGA because we never would of lost our greatness to begin with.
Oh, you mean the JFK that gave us the Bay of Pigs and Vietnam?
@rukhsta Thus, the reason why Kennedy wanted to go into vietnam. He won the race on an anticommunism platform, promising to push back communism rather than just contain it. The loss in the Missle Crisis made him desperate for a win, so he looked for a communist nation to fight that was 1.) economically and militarily weak, 2.) would not start WW3 if we attacked it, and 3.) would, if defeated, count as a victory for Kennedy and America.
Yeah, nothing could go wrong there. :)
Except he was getting out of Vietnam when they killed him.
@@scotttild True. To his credit, he recognized that he made a mistake.
He never became president because the times were against him. But this was his moment. After this, the world knew that the USSR was placing nuclear missiles in Cuba. The western hemisphere united against soviet aggression after this.
Im related to him on my dads side
bigsexy1050 You are very lucky!
1-15-2021
An éloquent Democrat enjoying parity with FDR & JFK & President Obama.
You got two right .... period!
Dmitri? Of course I like talking to you.
Ken Follett brought me here
Ich bin bereit zu warten, und wenn dabei die Hölle einfriert !
hey his has my first name
Adlai Eubanks, your name ROCKS. 😀
Adlai Eubanks I like Stevenson better than your last name tho :-P
Flows off the tounge better
Adlai, were you named after Mr. Stevenson?
Marilyn Monroe during the Cuban missile crisis
Where was Marilyn Monroe during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Thank God Trump was not President in 1962!!
Idiot.
Joey you answer me. That's all you gotta say? While Trump is trying to expand our nuclear capabilities ....do you think he won't have a second thought if he were the president on the Cuba missile crisis to fire at least a single shot? Do you really believe that??? Cause I'm pretty sure he won't think about twice with his arrogance without his critical thinking and bring us to the brink of destruction. You people are sick. Where are the whiners about Killary being a warmonger when Trump is no different?? I thought you people were against war since you morons where hammering Killary. For Pete's sake get it together!
Thank God Obama wasn't! We'd all be speaking Russian right now!
@ MGZ Because the original comment is stupid. It needs no further clarification. If you think what you just typed then you're probably an idiot, as well.
Get a life
Thirsteen days !
The Soviets had hundreds of missiles pointed at them from points in Europe. They were trying to even things up a bit.
@rukhsta yet their credibility in world politics was shot by their outright lies and eventually their victory was worn down by technical advances that increased the range of icbms in general.
@patrickbonne Okay, so why are you repeating what I just said to me?
@murad17bgfc I know this was a really old comment but wow!! That's awesome. Was the play fun? Did you get a good response? Did you have to wear shoes with holes in the soles? :)
(Sorry...I'm a total nerd)
Cuba para mi 👉👈
@Gardash111 They had to remove the missiles....the airbases (and thus small tatical nukes) stayed. By the way, US officials wanted to remove those missiles, as they had become obsolite
the real inspiration for dr.strangelove. humanoids taking things too serious
@2003bogota what a strange place to find a troll lol
@JimCarrSavannah Wow, you sure do lack both manners as intelligence. Do you call the negotiations a tactical victory for the US? You do remember that the US had to withdraw its missiles in Turkey as well as promise to leave Cuba alone, remember?
Adlai Stevenson full-well knew the Soviet's basing missiles in Cuba was in response to the US placing Jupiter missiles in Turkey. Adlai makes the fake accusation that the Soviets claim the cause of the crisis was the US finding and reporting the existence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
Is it too much to suggest that both the US and USSR made moves that could have inadvertently led the world to catastrophe? Both nations installed puppet states and engaged in proxy wars. JFK in his 1963 American University speech came close to saying exactly that, and Premier Kruschev had tears in his eyes when signing the memorial book at US Embassy in Moscow. Had both men held onto power, many differences would have been made. The Soviets lost 20 million people in WW2/Great Patriotic War and it was a national trauma. Still, given the scale of mass murder by Stalin, of his own people, it is hard for me to imagine that he is the most popular leader in today's Russia, and I hope my Russian friends can help me to understand that.
Go Choate
Go Deerfield.
is it just me or does Adlai Stevenson have a British accent
Nipun Sharma Britain has about a gazillion different accents but i get your point.
Stevenson lived and even died in London.
Nipun Sharma his accent doesn’t come within a B52’s bombing range of being British.
Quite apart from that, Britain has more accents that the US has fat chicks.
JFK gave us the Bay of Pigs and Vietnam.
Both were started during Eisenhower administration
@@thomaspower8168 Started during Eisenhower admin, fatally botched during Kennedy and Johnson admins.
CIA gave us Bay of Pigs and Vietnam.
EUA:50000 armas nucleares(1962)União das repúblicas socialistas soviéticas:3000 bombas atómicas.
Level heads always prevail.
Semper Fi brother...
We hope, I don't think we have a level headed President now.