Thirteen Days: A Memoir Of The Cuban Missile CrisisWW Norton, 31 oct 2000 - 192 páginas "A minor classic in its laconic, spare, compelling evocation by a participant of the shifting moods and maneuvers of the most dangerous moment in human history." —Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account, he describes each of the participants during the sometimes hour-to-hour negotiations, with particular attention to the actions and views of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. In a new foreword, the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., discusses the book's enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light, especially from the Soviet Union. |
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... White House , and there I received a call from Ambassador Dobrynin , saying he would like to visit with me . I met him in my office at 11:00 A.M. He told me that the message was coming through that Khrushchev had agreed to dismantle and ...
... White House . " Other men , including some who sat around the table , now persuade themselves instead that " toughness pays . " If there was risk , it lasted only until our destroyers , troops , and aircraft were deployed in the ...
... White House . In logic and in law , only the Presidency stands somewhat above all agencies , all personnel systems , all staffs . Here one can hope to gain decisions as definitive as our system permits ; Congressional committees may be ...
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FOREWORD BY ARTHUR SCHLESINGER JR | 7 |
Tuesday morning October 16 1962 | 26 |
A majority opinion for a blockade | 34 |
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