Video: 'President John F. Kennedy's 53rd Press Conference (April 3, 1963)'

(Wednesday, April 3, 1963, 4:00 p.m. EST; during the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy says 9,000 Soviet troops and technical experts have left Cuba since November, about 4,000 of them within the past six weeks.

Expressing hope of further withdrawals, Kennedy told his news conference today that a rough calculation indicates about 12,000 to 13,000 Soviet citizens remain in Cuba.

Video: 'JFK PRESS CONFERENCE #53 (APRIL 3, 1963)'