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John F. Kennedy won a close presidential election in 1960, defeating Richard M.Nixon
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The invasion, conceived by the CIA to overthrow Fidel Castro, involved Cuban exiles who had fled Castro's rule and settled in the United States.
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In 1961 Khrushchev insisted the United States end its military presence in west Berlin. Kennedy refused
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1962 conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union resulting from Soviet installation of nuclear missiles in Cuba.
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In February 1972, President Nixon visited China and met with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai
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In May 1972, Nixon met with Brezhnev in Moscow.
