Ambassador Leonard Meeker on the Cuban Missile Crisis
This lecture took place on Oct. 23, 2012 at the Ocracoke library.
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the...
Two Chinas: A Leonard Meeker lecture
By Peter Vankevich
The late Leonard C. Meeker had a long, distinguished career in public service, diplomacy and social justice law. He served as the...
From the archives: Twenty years later: Ocracoke islanders, friends remember Sept....
Editor’s note: The Ocracoke Observer published this article in 2021 to commemorate the 20th anniversary.
By Peter Vankevich
Depending on our age, we all remember horrific...