Thirteen days : a memoir of the Cuban missile crisis
Kennedy, Robert F.
1925-1968
creator
text
enk
New York
New American Library
1969
monographic
eng
192 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 18 cm
Summary:
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 a clear and simple record, he describes the personalities involved in the crisis, with particular attention to the actions and attitudes of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. He describes the daily, even hourly, exchanges between Russian representatives and American.
TOC Introduction / Robert S. McNamara --
Introduction / Harold Macmillan --
Tuesday morning, October 16, 1962 --
The President ... knew he would have to act --
A majority decision ... for a blockade --
It was not up to one single man --
The important meeting of the OAS... --
I met with Dobrynin... --
The danger was anything but over --
There were almost daily communications with Krushchev --
Expect very heavy casualties in an invasion --
This could mean war --
Those hours in the Cabinet Room... --
The President ordered the Ex Comm... --
Some of the things we learned... --
The importance of placing ourselves in the other country's shoes.
general
Robert F. Kennedy ; with introductions by Robert S. McNamara and Harold Macmillan
Appendices: p. 129-192
English
Military bases, Soviet
Cuba
United States
Foreign relations
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Foreign relations
United States
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2110
eng