October 16, 2022 • 71 mins
October 2022 marks 60 years since the Cuban Missile Crisis that rocked the Presidency of John F. Kennedy and brought the world close to nuclear war.
C-SPAN's Presidential Recordings dives into those 13 days in October…with a bonus episode…featuring calls between JFK and his senior advisors, press conferences, and Oval Office addresses.
Plus, historical context from presidential historian Barbara Perry of the University of Virginia Miller Center.
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