In response to the Cuban missile crisis,President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev established a direct telephone line between the White House and the Kremlin.

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In response to the Cuban missile crisis,President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev established a direct telephone line between the White House and the Kremlin.​

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This statement is true. The direct telephone line was known as the "hotline" and was established in 1963 in order to allow for direct communication between the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union in case of another crisis like the Cuban missile crisis.

In Response to the Cuban Missile Crisis,President Kennedy and Soviet