Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Robert F. Kennedy

Apr 2011 · W. W. Norton & Company

About this ebook

"A minor classic in its laconic, spare, compelling evocation by a participant of the shifting moods and maneuvers of the most dangerous moment in human history." —Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

During the thirteen days 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 each of the participants during the sometimes hour-to-hour negotiations, with particular attention to the actions and views of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. In a new foreword, the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., discusses the book's enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light, especially from the Soviet Union.

Ratings and reviews

1. The theme of Thirteen Days in my point of view was that Russia was not going to scare the USA even though they had put missile in Cuba and could kill millions of people. 2 In the book Thirteen Days the author did a good job in describing how hectic it was in the white house. 3. One thing i didn't like about the book was that it was kind of confusing because the way they said thing about all the problems they were having. 4. Yes i do recomend this book to anybody becuase its really internesting to hear about the history of a president and how a president basically saved millions of people.

This is a great book!

About the author

Arthur M. Schlesinger (1917 - 2007) was 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.