Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
"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.\ 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 the hour-by-hour negotiations, with particular...
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The true history behind the major motion picture Thirteen Days starring Kevin Costner.
Foreword7"Tuesday morning, October 16, 1962..."19"The President...knew he would have to act."26"A majority opinion...for a blockade..."34"It was now up to one single man."37"The important meeting of the OAS..."45"I met with Dobrynin..."50"The danger was anything but over."56"There were almost daily communications with Khrushchev."61"Expect very heavy casualties in an invasion."65"This would mean war."70"Those hours in the Cabinet Room..."76"The President ordered the Ex Comm..."80"Some of the things we learned..."85"The importance of placing ourselves in the other country's shoes."95Afterword99Documents147A Short Bibliography175Index177
\ New York Times Book ReviewAs a principle figure in resolving the crisis Robert Kennedy brings to it extraordinary authority, with his own insights, perspectives and very important revelations of the decision-making process at the highest level, on the brink of nuclear holocaust.— David Schoenbrun\ \
