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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... followed and the missiles removed . He therefore dismissed the matter from his mind . Now he learned that the failure to follow up on this matter had permitted the same obsolete Turkish mis- siles to become hostages of the Soviet Union ...
... Nor was any member of Congress deeply involved in subsequent decisions during the week that followed . Second , there were several men whose institutional posi- tions made them unavoidable parties to any major choice about 112 Afterword.
... followed Truman's practice at the outbreak of the Korean War . Kennedy's decision to disband the Ex Comm is expressive of the underlying dilemma . There appear to be no ways whereby a President can be assured routinely , at all times ...
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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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