1962 (6 images)

President John F. Kennedy addresses the AMVETS convention in New York City by telephone in the Oval Office of the White House on August 23, 1962. November 22, 2008 marks the 45th anniversary of the day President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. (UPI Photo/Abbie Rowe/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum)

President John F. Kennedy signs the Proclamation for Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on October 23, 1962. November 22, 2008 marks the 45th anniversary of the day President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. (UPI Photo/Cecil Stoughton/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum)