Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Overview

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 attention to the actions and views of his brother, President John F. Kennedy.

In a foreword to this edition, the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. discusses the book's enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light from the former Soviet Union.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780393318340
  • Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
  • Publication date: 11/1/1999
  • Edition description: Reissue
  • Pages: 192
  • Sales rank: 76,266
  • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.30 (h) x 0.50 (d)

Meet the Author

Arthur M. Schlesinger, is 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. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Foreword 7
"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." 95
Afterword 99
Documents 147
A Short Bibliography 175
Index 177

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 22, 2001

    13 DAYS GIVES EXCELLENT HISTORICAL REVIEW

    13 days was an amazing recap of the Cuban missile crisis that took place in October 1962. The book was sensational and gives readers a chance to experience the event or relive it again. Very educational for young readers and history lovers.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 6, 2008

    Why it matters who is elected U.S. President.

    This book should be required reading for highschool students, and if they haven't read it prior to voting for the first time, it should be required then. An entire political history course could be based on this gripping true story.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 3, 2006

    In the aura of Armageddon

    This is a well drawn out memoir of the world's greatest crisis by one of the main participants of the crisis. Kennedy's prose is very simple, direct,shockingly confessional and quite on point. A refreshing side of this reflection compared to other political memoirs is that is intricately infused with a sense of humanitarian commitment, not for personal glory or tactical and ideological manifestos. Another facet about the book I found somewhat surprising is that Kennedy didn't really vilify anybody, including his enemies of Castro, Dean Rusk, or Khruschev. It shows just how close we were to the aura of Armageddon.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 13, 2005

    Still Relevent

    The decision makers today, and those who wish to be, should read this book for an example of restraint and global responsibility.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 9, 2001

    Good account of the Cuban Missile Crisis

    It's a good book and it reads very well. It's short so it is easy to read it in one sitting. Robert Kennedy's account is riveting, and it shows just how close we were to a nuclear holocaust. This is a good first-hand account with lots of inside information.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 22, 2001

    WOW!

    What a great read....gripping, exciting, historical. You couldn't make this stuff up!! Especially recommended if you are a Kennedy buff.

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