Cold War and Beyond By Sondre.Askildt Period: Apr 12, 1945 to Jan 20, 1953 Harry Truman Oct 24, 1945 United Nations Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine Apr 30, 1948 Marshall Plan Apr 4, 1949 NATO Period: Jan 20, 1953 to Jan 20, 1961 Dwight Eisenhower Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam War Period: Jan 20, 1961 to Nov 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy Apr 17, 1961 Bay of Pig Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Nov 22, 1963 Death of Kennedy Period: Nov 22, 1963 to Jan 20, 1969 Lyndon Johnson Period: Jan 20, 1969 to Aug 9, 1974 Richard Nixon Period: Jan 20, 1981 to Jan 20, 1989 Ronald Reagan Period: Jan 20, 1989 to Jan 20, 1993 George H.W. Bush Nov 9, 1989 Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe Aug 2, 1990 Gulf of Persia War Dec 26, 1991 Soviet Union collapse Period: Jan 20, 1993 to Jan 20, 2001 William Clinton [bill] Period: Jan 20, 2001 to Jan 20, 2009 George W. Bush Sep 11, 2001 Twin tower attack Oct 7, 2001 war in aghanistan Mar 20, 2003 War in Iraq