From the Book - [1st ed.]
Introduction / Robert S. McNamara
Introduction / Harold Macmillan
Tuesday morning, October 16, 1962
The President ... knew he would have to act
A majority decision ... for a blockade
It was not up to one single man
The important meeting of the OAS ...
The danger was anything but over
There were almost daily communications with Krushchev
Expect very heavy casualties in an invasion
Those hours in the Cabinet Room ...
The President ordered the Ex Comm ...
Some of the things we learned ...
The importance of placing ourselves in the other country's shoes.
Foreword / Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
"Tuesday morning, October 16, 1962"
"The President knew he would have to act."
"A majority opinion for a blockade"
"It was now up to one single man."
"The important meeting of the OAS"
"The danger was anything but over."
"There were almost daily communications with Khrushchev."
"Expect very heavy casualties in an invasion."
"Those hours in the Cabinet Room"
"The President ordered the Ex Comm"
"Some of the things we learned"
"The importance of placing ourselves in the other country's shoes."
Afterword / Richard E. Neustadt, Graham T. Allison.