Thirteen Days
A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Robert F. Kennedy
The book provides an insider's account of the American administration's handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis, detailing the tense negotiations and decision-making processes that took place over the course of thirteen days in October 1962. It offers personal insights from Robert F. Kennedy, who was the Attorney General and a key advisor to his brother, President John F. Kennedy, during the standoff with the Soviet Union.
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