Synopses & Reviews
For sheer drama, this work of history may never be duplicated. The events of the Cuban Missile Crisis unfold in the actual words of President John F. Kennedy and his top advisers. Now available in a new, concise edition, this book retains its gripping sense of history in the making. "[A] splendid achievement, as powerful and exciting a book as one is likely to read this year...."--Barry Gewen, "Gripping history."--Richard J. Tofel, "[M]esmerizing. I was utterly fascinated....the best, fullest account of crisis yet and will remain so for decades to come."--Stephen E. Ambrose "[A]s close as most people will ever get to being a fly on the wall during the discussions of leaders."--, James G. Blight
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"[A] splendid achievement, as powerful and exciting a book as one is likely to read this year." New York Times Book Review
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"Gripping history." Wall Street Journal
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"[M]esmerizing. I was utterly fascinated....the best, fullest account of crisis yet and will remain so for decades to come." Stephen E. Ambrose
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"[A]s close as most people will ever get to being a fly on the wall during the discussions of leaders." Los Angeles Times Sunday Book Review
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"The transcript abounds in errors that significantly undermine its reliability for historians, teachers, and general readers. Spot checks turned up similar errors in all the other transcripts....Readers deserve to know that even now The Kennedy Tapes cannot be relied on as an accurate historical document." Sheldon M. Stern, The Atlantic Monthly (Read the entire )
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" A] splendid achievement, as powerful and exciting a book as one is likely to read this year...." Barry Gewen, New York Times Book Review "Gripping history." Richard J. Tofel, Wall Street Journal " M]esmerizing. I was utterly fascinated....the best, fullest account of crisis yet and will remain so for decades to come." Stephen E. Ambrose " A]s close as most people will ever get to being a fly on the wall during the discussions of leaders." Los Angeles Times Sunday Book Review, James G. Blight "
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The closest most of us will ever come to being inside the Oval Office at a moment of crisis.
About the Author
Ernest R. May is Charles Warren Professor of American History at Harvard University.
Philip D. Zelikow is director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.