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Talk at the brink : deliberation and decision during the Cuban Missile Crisis /

In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F. Kennedy and his top advisers. What those advisers did not know was that President Kennedy was secretly tap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gibson, David R., 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2012]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: talk in time of crisis
  • The future in thought and talk
  • The ExComm
  • The response
  • The blockade
  • The deal
  • Conclusion.