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The cuban missile crisis was the signature moment of john f. The most dramatic moments of that crisisthe famed thirteen dayslasted from october 16, 1962, when president kennedy first learned that the soviet union was constructing missile launch sites in cuba, to october 28, when soviet premier nikita khrushchev. Kennedy dictates an account of the debates among his top advisors in the midst of the cuban missile crisis. A portrait of the jfk white house after the cuban missile crisis as it really washuman and revealing. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The white house tapes from this period focus mostly on these and related challenges, but the easing of the missile crisis allowed president kennedy to return to other nettlesome matters of state, including foreign aid and ongoing difficulties in the congo. Being a teenager in berlin one year after the berlin. It is the second docudrama made about the crisis, the first being 1974s the missiles of october, which was based on kennedys book. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis ernest r.

Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis may, ernest r. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis 9780674179264 and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. For a concise volume focused specifically on the days of the cuban missile crisis, see ernest may and philip zelikow, the kennedy tapes. But this was the rendition of events that the kennedy administration fed to a credulous press. Most of what you know about the cuban missile crisis is wrong. This book explains the critical events, along with the experiences of those who execute presidential commands in times of national crisis. The jfk cuban missile crisis tapes in the summer of 1973, the nation was captivated by the televised watergate hearings into charges of illegal activities in richard nixons white house. Jul 12, 2012 harvard kennedy schools belfer center has created this site as a resource for the cuban missile crisis. Every sentence in the above paragraph describing the cuban missile crisis is misleading or erroneous. Zelikow editor this book contains transcripts from the oval office.

Aug 16, 2017 president kennedy meets on the cuban missile crisis with his executive committee excomm. For a concise volume focused specifically on the days of the cuban missile crisis, see ernest may and. The new book is titled the cuban missile crisis in american memory. In this october 18, 1962 recording, he dictates an account of the debates among his top advisors in the midst of the cuban missile. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis, by ernest r. Most of what you know about the cuban missile crisis is. The glimpse we get into the making of us policy in a crisis in this case the cuban missile crisisis unique and, in light of the historical and legal problems of the taping of white house. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis, concise edition ernest r.

Stern, worked as a historian at the kennedy library in boston from 1977 to. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis by ernest may, philip zelikow, ernest r. At the center of it all is president kennedy, wary of experts after the debacle of the bay of pigs, puzzled and distrustful after confrontations. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis became the primary sources of the 2000 film thirteen days that viewed the crisis from the perspective his 1997 book the kennedy tapes. A splendid achievement, as powerful and exciting a book as one is likely to read this yearbarry gewen. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis edited by ernest r.

Sep 14, 2012 most books on the cuban missile crisis tell the story through the perspective of memoirs of those who advised president kennedy, as he struggled to avoid world war iii. Jfk tapes cabinet meeting on the cuban missile crisis. Many of the tapes, most significantly more than 20 hours of recordings from the excomm the executive committee of the national security council meetings during the 1962 cuban missile crisis, were gradually declassified over the next two decades. Oct 01, 2012 president kennedy taped many of his white house conversations. Revisiting the cuban missile crisis diplomatic history. Yet as jfks secretly recorded white house tapes reveal, the aftermath of the crisis was a political and diplomatic minefield. Now available in a new, concise edition, this book retains its gripping sense of history in the making. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis, concise edition new york. Harvard university press, 1997 all times indicated are approximate tuesday, october 16, 11. This book contains transcripts from the oval office conversations of president kennedy during the cuban missile crisis.

Harvard university press, 1997 all times indicated are approximate. They also took audience calls, faxes and electronic. In 2000, the theatrical film thirteen days was produced using the same title, but based on an entirely different book, the kennedy tapes. The book s conclusion reflects on soviet motives and asserts that the tapes subtly but. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis became the primary sources of the 2000 film thirteen days that. Finally, in 1976, the tapes were legally deeded to the kennedy library and the national archives. The kennedy tapes is a rather impressive book due to the fact that it is quite long. The book was not even published till 2001, while the film was well in production and released in 2000. The book was used as the basis for the 1974 television play the missiles of october. New books on the cuban missile crisis the fourteenth day. The books conclusion reflects on soviet motives and asserts that the tapes. New insight into white house tensions during cuban. New book gives glimpse of the most turbulent days of the. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis this volume provides an authoritative narrative of the most dangerous period in modern history.

The cuban missile crisis, also known as the october crisis of 1962 spanish. The most dramatic moments of that crisisthe famed thirteen dayslasted from october 16, 1962, when president. New insight into white house tensions during cuban missile crisis. This book is a magnificent tale of leadership and unity in the face of a crisis. On the morning of october 16, cia imagery analysts brief the president on the. The events of the cuban missile crisis unfold in the actual words of president john f. While the film carries the same title as the book thirteen days by former attorney general robert f. Many of the tapes, most significantly more than 20 hours of recordings from the excomm the executive. Kennedy, it is in fact based on a different book, the kennedy tapes. Popular history marks october 28, 1962, as the end of the cuban missile crisis. However, it is also very helpful if you want to know more about the cuban missile crisis, and the kind of environment that. The kennedy tapes inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis. New insight into white house tensions during cuban missile crisis new book gives glimpse of the most turbulent days of the kennedy presidency.

For sheer drama, this work of history may never be duplicated. The white house tapes from this period focus mostly on these and related challenges, but the easing of the missile crisis allowed president kennedy to return to other nettlesome matters of state, including. However, it is also very helpful if you want to know more about the cuban missile crisis, and the kind of environment that surrounds difficult decisions in the higher levels of authority. Kennedys account of the cuban missile crisis of 1962. Designed to help policymakers, students, and interested citizens draw lessons from these critical events half a century ago, this site not only provides background on the crisis that brought the world to the brink of nuclear disaster in october 1962 but also offers tools to understand how. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis. The movie cant be based off the book the kennedy tapes. Transcribed from actual tapes made at the oval officeand enhanced.

The kennedy tapes, transcripts of recordings made in the white house during the missile crisis of 1962, will be invaluable to historians, even though perhaps because they still leave ample room for argument over what brought about the crisis, whether the participants acted wisely, and how it was resolved. On july 16, presidential aide alexander butterfield revealed that president nixon had installed a voiceactivated taping system to secretly record his. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis because the book s is post film release. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis by ernest r. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis by ernest may editor in fb2, fb3, txt download e book. The events which took place in august to late october 1962 are well covered in this transcription of president kennedy s white house tapes by two conscientious harvard scholars. May talked about the new book which they edited, the kennedy tapes. Being a teenager in berlin one year after the berlin wall was put up i was in the process of applying for becoming an exchange student for the us when far away two super powers got into a. Three more volumes, spanning the period october 29, 1962, through february 1963 are forthcoming. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis the flow of books on the cuban missile crisis, a steady stream for many years, has become a flood. In this october 18, 1962 recording, president john f.