Averting "the final failure": John F. Kennedy and the secret Cuban Missile Crisis meetings

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Contents Foreword by Robert Dallek xi Preface: the JFK Cuban Missile Crisis Tapes xiii Listening to the JFK Tapes xvi Origins of the JFK Tapes xxi Opening the JFK Tapes xxiv The Historical Value of the JFK Tapes xxxvi Introduction: the Making of the Cuban Missile Crisis 1 The Cold War: JFK's Crucible 1 Nuclear Confrontation in Cuba 9 The Kennedy Paradox 32 Key Members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council 41 The Secret Meetings of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council 57 Epilogue: The November Post-Crisis 403 Conclusion: Listening and Learning: Insights from the JFK ExComm Tapes 413 Appendix: The Published Cuban Missile Crisis Transcripts 427 Rounds One, Two and Beyond Bibliography 441 Index 451 Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, Kennedy, John F, (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, National Security Council (U, S, ) History 20th century, United States Foreign relations 1961-1963 Decision making, National security United States Decision making