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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... going terribly wrong down the line ( cf. General Ripper in Dr. Strangelove ) . He had not read in vain The Guns of August , Barbara Tuchman's account of the way the nations of Europe stumbled into the First World War . Thus he took the ...
... going to understand that we made every effort to find peace and every effort to give our adversary room to move . I am not going to push the Russians an inch beyond what is necessary . " After it was finished , he made no statement ...
... going to force the President into an insane act ? Second , more than any other member of the group , he saw a vital issue posed by the traditions and moral position of the United States . Was his brother going to blacken the name of the ...
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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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