The fourteenth day : JFK and the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis /

Coleman, David G.

The fourteenth day : JFK and the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis / David G. Coleman. - New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2012. - 256 pages : illustrations 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-248) and index.

The ultimate source of action -- The fourteenth day -- Eyes in the sky -- The postmortem season -- Mockingbird don't sing -- The bomber problem -- Standing in judgment -- A tub of butter -- The military problem -- Missiles of November -- A deal -- With one voice -- The missiles we've had on our minds -- Removing the straitjacket -- A political firefight -- Shaping the future.

Discusses the continuing political struggles dealt with by President John F. Kennedy in the days following the agreement of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to remove nuclear missiles from Cuba in October, 1962.

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