Native Americans of the Northeast: The Kennedy Tapes : Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis (Hardcover)

October 2, 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union stood eyeball to eyeball, each brandishing enough nuclear weapons to obliterate civilization in the Northern Hemisphere. It was one of the most dangerous moments in world history . . . documented here by the full and authentic audio transcripts of President John F. Kennedy's National Security Council meetings. These transcripts are a unique window on a drama rarely, if ever, witnessed by those outside the halls of power. 20 photos. In October 1962 the United States and the Soviet Union came to the brink of war, each brandishing enough nuclear weapons to obliterate civilization in the Northern Hemisphere. For two weeks the inner circle of President Kennedy's National Security Council debated what to do, twice coming to the point of attacking Soviet military units in Cuba - units equipped for nuclear retaliation. All through the situation, unbeknown to many of the participants except the President himself, tape was rolling, capturing everything for posterity.