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Here is a unique, second-by-second account of that crisis-told from inside, at the center of power and decision-making, by Robert Kennedy, one of its key participants." (Kennedy, on back cover) 'The inner story of the masterly handling of the Cuba missile crisis by one brother and is told to us by another." (pg.17) 'Both these men played leading parts in this drama, one as principal, the other as adjutant." (pg.17) 'What President John Kennedy thought and did during these fateful hours, Senator Robert Kennedy had here faithfully recorded." (pg.17) 'From that moment in President Kennedy's office until Sunday morning, October 28, that was my life..."(pg.23) Robert Kennedy was very qualified to write this book since he was there as everything went on and he actually knew what had really happened.
Robert Kennedy wrote this book to let the world know that the first nuclear crisis put them all in danger and that the government was doing everything it could to protect the people and ...