Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis - Softcover

Kennedy, Robert F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393318346 ISBN 13: 9780393318340

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

Synopsis

"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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About this title

About the Author:

Arthur M. Schlesinger (1917 - 2007) was a historian who served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy. Among his many works are the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Age of Jackson and A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House.

Review:

“As 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, New York Times Book Review

“This is valuable not only as a record of the operations of the Administration during the great facedown, but as an instance of responsible brinkmanship.”
- Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0393318346
• ISBN 13: 9780393318340
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 185