He was involved in negotiations to secure the blockade that averted a full military engagement between the U.S. and Soviet Russia .
During the Cuban Missile Crisis , Kennedy was successful in obtaining compromises from key figures in the warhawk camp .
Kennedy was involved in negotiations to secure the blockade that averted a full military engagement between the U.S. and Soviet Russia .
During the Cuban Missile Crisis , Kennedy was successful in obtaining compromises from key figures in the warhawk camp .