Sheldon M. Stern’s book The Week the World Stood Still gave eye opening information into the secrets of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the ‘inner sanctum of the Kennedy administration during the Cuban Missile Crisis, arguing convincingly that Kennedy acted with great caution during one of the great showdowns of the cold war.’ Sheldon strongly believed that JFK had made the correct decisions while he was in the risky situation including Cuba and their missiles. Writing the book was easy for Sheldon, as he was a historian at the John F. Kennedy library. He had access to the recordings that Kennedy had taken many years ago.
With the Bay of Pigs fiasco just several months earlier, President Kennedy, would concede opposition of the construction of the Berlin wall to used to divide the capital. And would enhance his reputation as an indecisive leader and embolden an already aggressive Soviet Premier Khrushchev. However, it's also possible that allowing the Soviets to self-determine what may have been viewed as their property established an amicable way to save face to some degree. It now seems plausible that Kennedy and Khrushchev may have reached a settlement of sorts through channels unknown; then again, the Western powers clearly didn't have a vested interest and evidently no the stomach for it based on their conspicuous ambivalence.
Excessive Presidential Authority during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a pivotal moment in history, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war. President John F. Kennedy’s handling of the crisis has been both lauded for averting catastrophe and criticized for the extent of authority he wielded. Analyzing his decisions during the crisis reveals a concerning concentration of power in the hands of the President, raising questions about the implications for American democracy.
During 1945 Nuclear Bombs became widely used throughout World War II so we have to prepare for this because it can happen any day. The first time we used a nuclear bomb was used in July 16, 1945 in New Mexico as a test. Then on August 16, 1945 the world changed when the United States attacked Japan with a nuclear bomb. Since nuclear bombs were invented by us, Russians also invented the dangerous weapon which would lead to the Cold War and us fearing about nuclear mass attacks. Everybody knows the most convenient way to be protected from nuclear bombings was by stop, drop, and tuck.
Kennedy’s decision to put the quarantine in place was sagacious and helped to bring peace to the world. Kennedy’s final and riskiest decision of the Cuban Missile crisis was responding only to the first letter. However, by doing this, he secured a great deal not only for America, but for Cuba, and Turkey as well. Since John F. Kennedy acted with decisiveness, cunning, and bravery, Cuba became an independent state, the American-Soviet relationship improved, and most importantly, the Cuban Missile Crisis did not escalate into a nuclear
Most importantly, this book demonstrates how President Kennedy manufactured a different gathering of counsels and drew from their changed points of view and foundations to civil argument all the conceivable options. The content subtle elements the talk and move made and not taken, now and then after discussion and developments hour to hour. This is the direct story of how President Kennedy was guided to move the United States out of the Cuban Missile Crisis by utilizing a bar to weight the Soviets into serenely expelling rockets from Cuba. In his book, Thirteen Days, Robert F. Kennedy enlivens the discernable strain of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The resulting decision was either to leave them alone which increases the odds of the U.S being bombed, or make an attack at that Cuban site where the missiles were being made. Attacking would lead to an all out nuclear war so president Kennedy decided
In October of 1962, nuclear armed Soviet missiles were discovered in Cuba. Kennedy made a decision to enact an able blockade around Cuba and made it clear to Russia that we were prepared to use military force if that we were prepared to use military force if necessary to eliminate the threat on our national security. Kennedy avoided disaster when the United States came to an agreement with Russia to remove the Cuban missiles in exchange for the United States promising to not invade Cuba and he also secretly agreed to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey. As a result, the Americans and Soviets avoided a nuclear war, on October 28, the crisis was
The Cold War was a very significant period of time in the history of the world. The two Superpowers, USSR and the United States of America, were in the battlefield of ideology representing Socialism and Capitalism respectively. One of the most crucial conflicts in this Nuclear Arms Race was the Cuban Missile Crisis; in fact, it was the closest that the two sides ever got to the nuclear annihilation of the entire human species. As per the Monroe Doctrine of 1823, all the Americas would eventually be under the United States of America, and this supposedly justified the Bay of Pigs invasion by the U.S. to overthrow Castro, and return Capitalism to the nation. In consequence to this threatening attack of the U.S. Castro approached Khrushchev for economic and military support to stand up against Kennedy.
The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union produced an already tense period of time that was further exacerbated by the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba. President John F. Kennedy handled the threat of these missiles in the best way that he could. In October of 1962, A pilot named Richard Heyser flying an American U2 spy plane discovered medium-range missile sites being constructed in Cuba. After an analysis of photographic evidence, the sites were identified as possessions of the Soviet Union.
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
It was considered one of the most terrifying situations Kennedy occurred during his presidency. Once the U.S received information that the Soviets had entered Cuba, they began keeping a very close eye on Cuba and had U.S planes taking photographs of Cuba’s long-range missiles. JFK confronted Cuba and the Soviets and made a deal that if the Soviets dismantled their weapons the U.S would not invade. Kennedy remained calm a prevented an explosion that would take out at least half of the country. He had saved the U.S and was very strong headed while doing it as well as hide any fear that he could have had.
Disaster Averted Can anyone imagine waking up every morning for two weeks not knowing if the world you knew before it is still standing, or if thousands of lives have just banished with the click of a button somewhere in your nation? This was John F. Kennedy’s reality during the Cuban Missile Crisis. President Kennedy gave the speech Cuban Missile Crisis Address, from his office, to be televised and transmitted through radio by thousands of American citizens, Cuban people, and international leaders all over the globe. John F. Kennedy’s Cuban Missile Crisis address to the nation speech solidifies his legacy among the people of the United States of America because he is able to demonstrate his capacity to confront this issue, ease the American
For many decades it has been the president who is given the power to act solely on what he believes is best for our national interest when responding to a nuclear attack. Bruce Blair, in a dialogue about the president’s authority to launch a nuclear strike, clearly states that the system is meant to be quick and precise for time constraints. It is critical for there to be a system that works quickly. When detecting a nuclear attack heading towards the U.S., it is only a matter of minutes before impact. Consider how fast everything must happen in order for a quick reaction.
Validity: This film is valid as it is an accurate description of the chain of events and decisions made during the event of the Cuban missile crisis and provides an inside view of the hard challenges and decisions that Kennedy had to overcome without resulting in a nuclear war. Reliability: This film is reliable as the chronologically accurate and describes day to day the challenges that were faced. This is also reliable as it is not a knock off film with similar events to the Cuban missile crisis but is an accurate description of the events that took place in
