How Did Kennedy Solve The Cuban Missile Crisis

"Many months of sacrifice and self-discipline lie ahead-months in which both our patience and our will will be tested, monts in which many threats and denunciations will keep us aware of our dangers. But the greatest danger of all would be to do nothing" (Kennedy 155). I made the choice to read this book because when we learned about the Cuban Missile Crisis in World History there were many really intriguing details that we didn’t get the chance to study. We didn't learn about the what really caused the crisis, what meetings took place between the participating countries, what President John F. Kennedy was thinking and doing during the crisis, and what was at stake had the crisis not be resolved. Another reason I selected this book is because the Cuban Missile Crisis is known as one of the most significant and potentially dangerous events in U.S. history. One of the most intriguing parts of this topic was how President Kennedy never buckled down under pressure when his country most needed him. Another intriguing part of this topic was when meetings took place everyone was able to speak their mind on what needed be done to solve the crisis. The Cuban Missile

Robert F. Kennedy, who was the brother of the President at the time of the crisis, wrote the book from his experience to add to the argument regarding the question going around: "what if any, circumstance or justification gives this government or any government the moral right to bring its people and possibly all people under the shadow of nuclear destruction?" (Kennedy 98). Throughout the book, the topic being discussed is the Cuban Missile Crisis that took place in October 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted from October 16, 1962 to October 28, 1962. Many questions and concerns were raised but the government handled them perfectly and did exactly what was needed to protect the citizens of the United