ExComm

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ExComm was the small group of senior U.S. officials convened by President John F. Kennedy to advise and manage decision-making during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government committee
advisory body
executive committee
archivalMaterialHeldBy John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum NERFINISHED
composition senior civilian and military officials
convenedBy John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
country United States of America
crisisHandled Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED
decisionMakingStyle crisis management
dissolved 1962-1963
formedDuringPresidencyOf John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
fullName Executive Committee of the National Security Council NERFINISHED
hasSignificantInfluenceOn subsequent U.S. crisis management practices
headOfGovernmentDuringExistence John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Cold War
inception 1962-10-16
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
languageOfWork English
location Washington, D.C.
meetsAt White House NERFINISHED
member Adlai Stevenson II NERFINISHED
C. Douglas Dillon NERFINISHED
Dean Acheson NERFINISHED
Dean Rusk NERFINISHED
Edward R. Murrow NERFINISHED
George Ball NERFINISHED
John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
John McCone NERFINISHED
Llewellyn Thompson NERFINISHED
Maxwell D. Taylor NERFINISHED
McGeorge Bundy NERFINISHED
Paul Nitze NERFINISHED
Robert F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
Robert McNamara NERFINISHED
Roswell Gilpatric NERFINISHED
Theodore Sorensen NERFINISHED
notableFor internal debates over air strike versus blockade options
organizedBy John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
parentOrganization United States National Security Council NERFINISHED
policyOutcomeInfluenced U.S. naval quarantine of Cuba NERFINISHED
diplomatic resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis
primaryPurpose advise the President of the United States on the Cuban Missile Crisis
manage decision-making during the Cuban Missile Crisis
recordingsKnownAs ExComm tapes NERFINISHED
shortName ExComm NERFINISHED
topic U.S.–Soviet relations
nuclear weapons deployment in Cuba
risk of nuclear war

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