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This is the stage where we will dramatize

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the 13 days the world was

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It's on the brink of nuclear war.

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The names we use are real.

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The action is based on
historical records

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based on reports
and academic studies,

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witness reports
eyepieces and official documents.

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In 1962, the President
from the United States,

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

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All Americans, like this
like all our friends

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in this hemisphere they were worried

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about the recent
Soviet Union movements

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to strengthen military power

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of the Castro regime in Cuba.

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This remains the policy

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from the United States

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that Cuba will not be allowed to

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export your purposes
aggressive by force

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or the threat of force.

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Cuba will be stopped,
by any means.

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Measures may need to be taken

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against any party
of the Western Hemisphere.

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Weapons and military equipment

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sent by the USSR to Cuba

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are designed exclusively
for defensive purposes,

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and the President of the United States

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Know what these means of defense are.

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How can they threaten
the United States?

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No, you invented this threat.

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It's not the weapons you fear,

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It is the revolutionary spirit.

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Special advisor to the
President, McGeorge Bundy.

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Good morning, Mr. President.

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Have you read what Eisenhower
said about me yesterday?

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"The president's record
Kennedy in the last 21 months"

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It's too sad to
talk about it."

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Imagine if someone said
something like that about me

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in Boston?

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Have a coffee, Mac.

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No, thank you.

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Mr President -

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"James Meridith, the
first black student"

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in Mississippi, attended the
classes for the third consecutive day

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and for the first time I didn't hear boos."

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Mr President,
we received concrete evidence

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that the Russians installed
offensive weapons in Cuba.

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What kind of weapons?

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Nuclear missiles.

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What are your proofs?

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Aerial photographs of the flight
of U-2 on October 14th.

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They show installations
of missiles under construction

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in at least four places in Cuba.

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I want to see these photos.

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Photography interpreters
is available.

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Who else is involved in this?

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Intelligence, Rusk and some
of your men, McNamara.

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Maxwell Taylor?

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And the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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McCone?

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We contacted him at
Seattle, at his stepson's funeral.

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He's coming back by plane.

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This must be maintained
in absolute secrecy.

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Only personnel with
absolute need to know

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need to be counted.

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Yes sir.

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What the hell Khrushchev
Do you hope to achieve it?

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Has he gone crazy?

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It could be a provocation,

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the blow will probably hit Berlin.

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We will have to intensify
our flights with the U-2

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over Cuba immediately.

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I want daily reports at the very least.

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Get to talk to the
Attorney General immediately.

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Khrushchev has been doing
promises for months

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that would not introduce weapons
offensives in Cuba, and now this.

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I can't trust him
regarding missiles.

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We will have to bomb these
damn things, Mr. President.

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We will meet at
Cabinet Room at 11:45 am.

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Report Rusk, McNamara,
General Taylor, Dillon,

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Sorensen, Kenny
O'Donnell, George Ball,

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you should be there, call Thompson,

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and I want Stevenson.

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He arrives by plane
New York still today.

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All good.

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Have Rusk inform Dean Acheson.

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Hi, Bobby.

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I want you to come to
code as quickly as possible.

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Right.

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We are facing big problems.

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I'll need most of the day
to analyze the films, sir.

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We had to analyze
more than 1,000 frames.

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This looks like a football field.

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Yes, this is a photo of San Crist�bal

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taken six weeks ago
an altitude of 14 miles.

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You see, there is no
activity down there, sir.

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Now compare that to this
photo taken by Major Anderson

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just 36 hours ago,
of the same altitude.

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You can notice the difference.

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These are facilities for
medium-range missiles.

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Yes, there is no doubt
that, Mr. President.

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This impact pattern is
absolutely characteristic

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of Soviet installations.

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I am grateful to you,

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convey my greetings
to the rest of your team

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in particular, Major Anderson.

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Thank you, Mr. President.

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Could you let
this with me, please?

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Certainly, sir.

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Kenny, come in here.

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Good morning, Mr. President.

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It's a beautiful day.

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It's wonderful.

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Have you ever seen astronaut Wally Schirra

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Mrs. Schirra and the two children?

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Photographers would love it
you took them for a walk

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to see Caroline's pony.

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It's okay, Kenny.

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Good.

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Do you still think that Cuba is not
an important campaign issue?

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For sure.

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The elections are five weeks away.

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Voters don't give
the least for Cuba.

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Every time the senators
Keating and Capehart

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complain that Cuba
threatens our security

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they make everyone sleep.

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So, Cuba doesn't mean much?

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Not as a campaign theme.

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I want you to give
take a look at this, Ken.

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You are an old
Air Force bomber,

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you must be able to
say what they show.

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I can't believe it.

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You can believe it.

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You just chose
Capehart in Indiana

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and Ken Keating probably
will be the next president.

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We will have to rearrange the schedule.

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There will be a meeting at
office room at 11:45 am.

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Get the list of
Bundy's authorized

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then you must close
secure the safety cap.

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Not a word to anyone else,
including cabinet members

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Council members
of National Security,

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secretaries or wives.

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Should I cancel your schedule?

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Absolutely not.

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I will keep my commitments
for as long as possible.

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We'll have to make it look like

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there is absolutely nothing
unusual happening around here.

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Bundy gave me all
necessary information.

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I think the father should be brought
back home by plane.

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There is no time for him to be here.

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I will arrange everything.

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Do you think we should add
Anyone else on this list?

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Presidential Assistant,
Theodore Sorensen;

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former ambassador to Moscow,
Llewelyn Thompson;

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Secretary of State
Deputy, George Ball;

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Secretary of State, Dean Rusk;

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Secretary of the Treasury, Douglas Dillon;

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,

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Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor;

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Secretary of Defense,
Robert S. McNamara.

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Good morning, gentlemen.

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Good morning, Mr. President.

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Support trucks, trailers,
Tent area for staff,

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rocket launchers for
the Sandal SS04 ballistic missile.

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mid-range

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And here are, gentlemen, eight
ballistic missiles in trailers.

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We are lucky, another
tropical storm over Cuba

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and the U-2 flight would have
been postponed again.

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Khrushchev would have
achieved your objective.

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Some of the missiles will be
operational in 10 days.

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Ten days?

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Whose estimate is this?

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Our.

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Thanks.

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Yes sir.

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Secretary Rusk.

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Well sir, obviously the communists

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have been sending missiles to Cuba

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and building bases there while
continually assure us,

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telling us publicly
and in particular

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that they weren't doing any of that.

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They deceived us.

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In fact, we
we deceive ourselves.

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There was no concrete information.

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We give ourselves over to illusions.

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Secretary McNamara?

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The Intelligence Council closed
your activities just in the past month

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that the Soviets would never install

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offensive missiles in Cuba.

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McCone warned
this possibility.

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McCone had an intuition.

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We cannot act on intuition.

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We knew they were installing

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a surface-to-air missile system.

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Yes, a defensive system.

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And now we know what
they intended to defend;

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ballistic missiles
medium and long range.

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Why did Khrushchev
transferred to Cuba now?

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Tommy, you're done
to return from Moscow.

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Mr President, I was deceived.

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I would never have believed
that this was possible.

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The Russians never positioned
your nuclear weapons

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in no other country,
never, never before.

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George?

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Well, I can only assume that
Khrushchev is playing.

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The missile base in Cuba was
considered the ace in the hole.

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And after our elections,
they will probably announce

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this triumph of
socialist solidarity

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and trade your missiles in Cuba

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for our situation
in West Berlin.

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Why should he
settle for West Berlin?

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We are in the right place
- right at the finish line;

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NATO, Türkiye, Greece, Italy.

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Just a moment, the missiles in Cuba

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will have some psychological effect.

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I agree with you, but I don't see
that they threaten us deeply

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or our allies.

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We have the basic principle of the first
attack and retaliatory superiority.

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Some missiles will not change
the basic balance of power.

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General Taylor?

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In fact, our nuclear deterrent
It is at risk and within our reach.

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I don't agree with that.

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We have men and missile installations
in the southern region, within reach of Cuba.

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A missile is a missile

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it doesn't make much difference
if you are killed

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by a shot fired from
of the Soviet Union or Cuba.

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Lord, the difference is
that our warning time

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is reduced from 15
minutes to 30 seconds.

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Now, no one knows if they
can hit the target

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at a range of 6,000 miles,

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but they can't
make a mistake leaving from Cuba.

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Mr President, we have
to act quickly

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before the missiles
come into operation.

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Now, we have the ability to
deploy and hit targets quickly,

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with precise aerial attack.

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Attack them in Russia
or attack them in Cuba?

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Attack Cuba with bombings
surgical areas.

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This communist maneuver
represents a direct threat

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the security of States
United States of America.

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I don't see any alternative.

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Mac?

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It's difficult to build a scenario

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in which you make a deal
with nuclear warheads.

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Mr President, I don't know if I can

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contribute something
beyond my feelings

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that there must be a
alternative to bombings,

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an alternative to war.

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Mr Attorney General.

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Khrushchev promised not to
we had nothing to fear in Cuba.

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Gromyko agreed with him, and
Dobrynin told me privately

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and reiterated: no
we need to worry.

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In my opinion, the implications
of the Soviet deception are serious

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far beyond this damn situation.

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We cannot and will not accept
Soviet missiles in Cuba.

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We will not revoke the Doctrine
Monroe nor the REO Pact.

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The Soviets cannot lie to
us, send missiles to our door,

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and then they emerge winners,
smelling like roses,

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No, if we want to have to deal
with them again someday,

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No, if we want to survive.

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I will campaign in
Chicago and Connecticut.

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I will fulfill my commitments
as long as possible

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and all of you too.

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Our only advantage
Now the Russians

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they think we believe
in their lies.

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You will formulate recommendations

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what is the best course of action.

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We will not reveal the
facts to the American people

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or to our allies, or to our
enemies, until we have determined

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how we intend to deal with this crisis.

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Mr President, it will be impossible

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keep it secret
for a long time.

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We don't have much time, just 10 days.

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Yes, I can answer the question.

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I know President Kennedy.

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Do you remember, we passed
many hours together in Vienna,

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just over a year ago.

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At those times, I
I told you clearly

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that, although we adhere to the policy
of peaceful coexistence,

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we intend to defend and pursue
fully our nation

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and socialist interests.

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How did Kennedy react?

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He told me he was
eager to reach an agreement.

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He admitted that the
Americans supported him.

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The invasion of Cuba by
Bay of Pigs was a mistake,

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result of him having
recently assumed power.

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In other words, result
of his inexperience.

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He suggested that we should
stabilize world order

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in order to avoid future conflicts,

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a proposal with which I
He said he would never agree.

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I was firm with Kennedy in Vienna,

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how firm we had been in Berlin,

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where our wall symbolizes
this determination.

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We have been firm in resuming
of our nuclear tests

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and our program
rockets, missiles and space.

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We have been firm in
our support for fair struggles

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for national liberation against
capitalist imperialist forces.

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There is the story of a father
that in the cold of winter

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was forced to take his cow
into the farm with him.

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The farmer didn't like
of the cow indoors.

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I didn't like the smell, but
over time, to survive,

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ended up getting used to it.

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You ask how Kennedy
will respond in a few weeks.

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We reveal the new situation in Cuba

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just like the farmer,
he will get used to it.

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He won't like it

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00:15:45,895 --> 00:15:48,125
but you'll end up getting used to it
the smell of Soviet rockets.

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Soviet missiles, Soviet force,
Soviet presence in Cuba.

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00:15:53,869 --> 00:15:55,234
What do you think, Bobby?

308
00:15:55,337 --> 00:15:57,066
Well, I think it should
there is an alternative

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00:15:57,173 --> 00:15:58,936
between doing nothing and
launch a surprise attack.

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I'm looking forward to hearing one.

311
00:16:00,709 --> 00:16:03,041
And it's surprising how they still
They feel inhibited around you.

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Even McNamara and
Bundy are still inhibited

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in the presence of the president.

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00:16:06,749 --> 00:16:08,182
What do you suggest?

315
00:16:08,284 --> 00:16:10,377
Maybe you should
move away a little.

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00:16:10,486 --> 00:16:12,113
Let's meet informally
at the State Department,

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George Ball's office,

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where they will be free
to speculate without you.

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Yes, this could be useful.

320
00:16:18,494 --> 00:16:20,086
I imagine you don't inhibit them?

321
00:16:20,196 --> 00:16:22,562
Annoy, yes; inhibit, no.

322
00:16:22,665 --> 00:16:24,656
Then annoy them.

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I go.

324
00:16:25,935 --> 00:16:27,596
But they need to reach an agreement.

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00:16:27,703 --> 00:16:28,692
I understand.

326
00:16:28,804 --> 00:16:30,829
But the question is: about what?

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A policy that covers the
broader elements of government,

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00:16:33,776 --> 00:16:37,735
bureaucracy can support a
consensus that will not break

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destroy the country and this administration,

330
00:16:41,717 --> 00:16:45,949
a way to remove these
missiles without war if possible.

331
00:16:46,055 --> 00:16:47,682
Is that all?

332
00:16:47,790 --> 00:16:49,781
I think that would be enough.

333
00:16:49,892 --> 00:16:51,655
With precision bombing,
we can destroy the foundations

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00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:53,625
without causing serious casualties

335
00:16:53,729 --> 00:16:55,788
among the Cuban civilian population.

336
00:16:55,898 --> 00:16:57,593
But let's hit the Russian technicians

337
00:16:57,700 --> 00:16:58,962
and Russian soldiers.

338
00:16:59,068 --> 00:17:00,296
This will not give
Soviets an open invitation?

339
00:17:00,402 --> 00:17:03,838
Strike back somewhere that
be strategically more important?

340
00:17:03,939 --> 00:17:04,633
Excuse me...

341
00:17:04,740 --> 00:17:05,729
Admiral, could I...?

342
00:17:05,841 --> 00:17:06,705
I can say...

343
00:17:06,809 --> 00:17:07,969
Proceed forward,
Admiral Anderson.

344
00:17:08,077 --> 00:17:09,066
Thank you, sir.

345
00:17:09,178 --> 00:17:12,170
Currently, there is no location
more strategically vital than Cuba.

346
00:17:12,281 --> 00:17:14,875
See, sir, Cuba remains
in the Windward Passage,

347
00:17:14,984 --> 00:17:17,043
the Florida Straits,
the Yucatán Canal,

348
00:17:17,152 --> 00:17:20,644
and all major sea routes from
our east coast to the Gulf Coast,

349
00:17:20,756 --> 00:17:22,485
and the Panama Canal.

350
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With nuclear weapons, she
controls half the hemisphere.

351
00:17:26,228 --> 00:17:30,858
Do you agree with that assessment, Mac?

352
00:17:30,966 --> 00:17:33,366
I'm inclined to
believe that, in the end,

353
00:17:33,469 --> 00:17:35,528
we will have to negotiate with the Soviets

354
00:17:35,638 --> 00:17:38,573
whether in direct negotiations
or the United Nations.

355
00:17:38,674 --> 00:17:41,575
But what are we going to
negotiate, Berlin, Greece?

356
00:17:41,677 --> 00:17:43,542
The Secretary's plantation
Rusk in Georgia?

357
00:17:43,646 --> 00:17:46,513
Cuba is an island, and I affirm that we

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We have extensive maritime power
and aerial to block it.

359
00:17:51,353 --> 00:17:52,615
Blocking?

360
00:17:52,721 --> 00:17:53,949
Block her.

361
00:17:54,056 --> 00:17:55,318
Well, that's true, theoretically...

362
00:17:55,424 --> 00:17:56,652
It's really true.

363
00:17:56,759 --> 00:17:58,522
We can block it with
our ships and our planes,

364
00:17:58,627 --> 00:18:00,652
and prevent the sending of
more war supplies

365
00:18:00,763 --> 00:18:02,560
and materials from Russia.

366
00:18:02,665 --> 00:18:04,360
But Bob, what's the point of a blockade?

367
00:18:04,466 --> 00:18:06,661
to prevent the
Russians complete the bases

368
00:18:06,769 --> 00:18:08,930
and start with the
materials you already had?

369
00:18:09,038 --> 00:18:12,201
We can cut off their supply
of weapons, fuel and lubricants,

370
00:18:12,308 --> 00:18:13,741
even the food
them, if necessary.

371
00:18:13,842 --> 00:18:15,810
Meanwhile, while
we maneuver at sea,

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they will proceed with the conclusion
of its missile system.

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00:18:18,013 --> 00:18:20,481
This assumes they have
all necessary hardware.

374
00:18:20,582 --> 00:18:22,277
Well when a man points
a gun to your head,

375
00:18:22,384 --> 00:18:24,443
It is prudent to assume it is charged.

376
00:18:24,553 --> 00:18:25,713
Yes, wait, let me
say one thing,

377
00:18:25,821 --> 00:18:27,254
I see advantages in this.

378
00:18:27,356 --> 00:18:29,221
Definitely a blockage
would demonstrate our determination

379
00:18:29,325 --> 00:18:30,155
to resist Khrushchev

380
00:18:30,259 --> 00:18:32,352
without, however, being able to
carry out a surprise attack.

381
00:18:32,461 --> 00:18:33,621
In the short term,

382
00:18:33,729 --> 00:18:35,560
at least it's one measure less
extreme than an air raid,

383
00:18:35,664 --> 00:18:37,427
and this could reduce the
danger of total war.

384
00:18:37,533 --> 00:18:38,329
Exactly.

385
00:18:38,434 --> 00:18:40,664
But that alone
does not eliminate missiles,

386
00:18:40,769 --> 00:18:42,259
and missiles are the problem,

387
00:18:42,371 --> 00:18:44,532
missiles are our objective.

388
00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,632
Tommy, you know Khrushchev
better than any of us,

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00:18:47,743 --> 00:18:50,337
How do you think he would react?
if we attacked Cuba by air?

390
00:18:50,446 --> 00:18:52,243
Khrushchev has a
hot temper

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00:18:52,348 --> 00:18:54,976
and a packed Presidium
of ambitious people.

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00:18:55,084 --> 00:18:57,985
He's under pressure
constant and unpredictable.

393
00:18:58,087 --> 00:19:00,317
If we bomb these
bases without prior notice,

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00:19:00,422 --> 00:19:02,413
he could react impulsively.

395
00:19:02,524 --> 00:19:05,537
In my opinion, attacking Cuba

396
00:19:05,637 --> 00:19:09,623
can trigger a
global nuclear war.

397
00:19:11,767 --> 00:19:14,964
I suppose the first impulse
come in and bomb

398
00:19:15,070 --> 00:19:17,231
but, Mr. President, we have to
explore all possibilities

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00:19:17,339 --> 00:19:19,899
for a peaceful solution.

400
00:19:20,009 --> 00:19:23,342
Sooner or later, we will have
to go to the United Nations.

401
00:19:23,445 --> 00:19:27,541
It is vitally important that
let us present a reasonable argument.

402
00:19:27,649 --> 00:19:29,879
Well, the country is lucky
of having Adlai Stevenson

403
00:19:29,985 --> 00:19:33,614
at the UN right now.

404
00:19:33,722 --> 00:19:35,622
Thank you, sir.

405
00:19:35,724 --> 00:19:38,921
Thanks.

406
00:19:39,028 --> 00:19:43,089
Russ told me you will
continue with the political campaign;

407
00:19:43,198 --> 00:19:45,564
I think that's very wise.

408
00:19:45,667 --> 00:19:47,567
I had high hopes
to get some seats

409
00:19:47,669 --> 00:19:48,966
in the Chamber and the Senate.

410
00:19:49,071 --> 00:19:52,666
But that won't happen now.

411
00:19:52,775 --> 00:19:54,766
When the truth
about Cuba comes to light,

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00:19:54,877 --> 00:19:57,710
the Republicans will murder us.

413
00:19:57,813 --> 00:20:01,010
You have Republicans in high places
positions in your administration?

414
00:20:01,116 --> 00:20:03,812
Unfortunately, voters
can come to feel

415
00:20:03,919 --> 00:20:06,752
that our republican friends do not
are sufficiently well prepared.

416
00:20:06,855 --> 00:20:08,686
I don't think it's unfair to say

417
00:20:08,791 --> 00:20:13,455
that the United States and
the world is crossing

418
00:20:13,562 --> 00:20:16,656
one of its most critical periods.

419
00:20:16,765 --> 00:20:19,290
And it may continue to pass by

420
00:20:19,401 --> 00:20:21,528
a period of comparable criticality

421
00:20:21,637 --> 00:20:27,569
for the next few months, perhaps years.

422
00:20:27,876 --> 00:20:32,711
After all, our biggest problem
It is the survival of our country

423
00:20:32,815 --> 00:20:37,115
the protection of your
vital interests without -

424
00:20:37,219 --> 00:20:42,247
without starting a third
and perhaps the last war.

425
00:20:42,357 --> 00:20:45,952
It is ironic that the two countries
most powerful in the world,

426
00:20:46,061 --> 00:20:49,861
the United States and the Soviet Union,

427
00:20:49,965 --> 00:20:53,423
are the two countries that
live in greater danger.

428
00:20:53,535 --> 00:20:56,504
As Robert Grave wrote
about bullfighters:

429
00:20:56,605 --> 00:20:59,699
bullfighting critics, row after row

430
00:20:59,808 --> 00:21:02,470
the crowd fills the
huge bullfighting arena.

431
00:21:02,578 --> 00:21:04,409
But there is only one who knows

432
00:21:04,513 --> 00:21:06,743
and he is the one who fights the bull.

433
00:21:08,584 --> 00:21:10,518
These are photos from yesterday's flyover.

434
00:21:10,619 --> 00:21:11,711
Mr President.

435
00:21:11,820 --> 00:21:14,516
They show 29 launch pads
in various stages of construction.

436
00:21:14,623 --> 00:21:16,488
They are building two
types of missiles down there.

437
00:21:16,592 --> 00:21:19,561
Medium Mobile Field Weapons
range with a range of 1,000 miles,

438
00:21:19,661 --> 00:21:22,323
that can be transported
at 2200 kilometers,

439
00:21:22,431 --> 00:21:26,333
intermediate missile, which should
be fired from a fixed position.

440
00:21:26,435 --> 00:21:28,665
Both are first strike weapons.

441
00:21:28,770 --> 00:21:31,233
They will provide a
launch capacity

442
00:21:31,333 --> 00:21:32,934
more than 40 nuclear weapons.

443
00:21:33,041 --> 00:21:37,535
The 28 Soviet bombers
which are being assembled in Cuba

444
00:21:37,646 --> 00:21:43,644
can reach all of Florida,
reaching Savannah, Pensacola,

445
00:21:43,852 --> 00:21:47,219
and parts of Central America.

446
00:21:47,322 --> 00:21:49,415
The medium-range missile
represents a threat to a third

447
00:21:49,525 --> 00:21:55,462
of the United States, including
Washington, DC, St. Louis,

448
00:21:56,732 --> 00:22:02,664
Dallas, Panama Canal
and all of Central America.

449
00:22:02,971 --> 00:22:06,031
The missile capability of
intermediate range reaches almost

450
00:22:06,141 --> 00:22:09,633
all over the United States,
southeastern Canada,

451
00:22:09,745 --> 00:22:15,645
and all of Mexico, America
Central, Panama Canal,

452
00:22:16,051 --> 00:22:18,884
and much of South America.

453
00:22:18,987 --> 00:22:22,115
We have some evidence
concrete photography

454
00:22:22,224 --> 00:22:24,886
that the nuclear warheads of these missiles

455
00:22:24,993 --> 00:22:26,392
Are you really in Cuba?

456
00:22:26,495 --> 00:22:27,519
No, sir.

457
00:22:27,629 --> 00:22:28,687
Why not?

458
00:22:28,797 --> 00:22:30,560
They are relatively
small and easy

459
00:22:30,666 --> 00:22:32,156
hide, Mr. President,

460
00:22:32,267 --> 00:22:34,462
But you can be sure that
they are there somewhere.

461
00:22:34,570 --> 00:22:35,730
How can I be sure?

462
00:22:35,837 --> 00:22:39,466
These Soviet ballistic missiles are
compatible only with nuclear warheads.

463
00:22:39,575 --> 00:22:41,873
The Soviet Union carried out
successful shots this morning.

464
00:22:41,977 --> 00:22:45,879
Two multi-stage missiles,
7500 miles for precise landings.

465
00:22:45,981 --> 00:22:50,145
in the central Pacific.

466
00:22:50,252 --> 00:22:53,551
An American nuclear test
at high altitude in the Pacific

467
00:22:53,655 --> 00:22:57,284
failed today for the fourth
once in five attempts

468
00:22:57,392 --> 00:23:00,156
when a front rocket
was defective.

469
00:23:00,262 --> 00:23:02,822
All right, gentlemen, we can,
very clearly and concisely,

470
00:23:02,931 --> 00:23:05,263
analyze the possibilities
diplomacy as you analyzed it,

471
00:23:05,367 --> 00:23:06,891
one, two, three, and so on.

472
00:23:07,002 --> 00:23:08,993
The first possibility,
Bobby, is to confront Gromyko

473
00:23:09,104 --> 00:23:10,833
with our tests and our demands.

474
00:23:10,939 --> 00:23:12,736
And what will be his likely response?

475
00:23:12,841 --> 00:23:14,832
Considering your performance
past, without a doubt, he would deny everything

476
00:23:14,943 --> 00:23:17,173
and we would have revealed our intentions if
we had not improved our situation.

477
00:23:17,279 --> 00:23:18,906
Yes, I agree, this is unacceptable.

478
00:23:19,014 --> 00:23:20,743
The second possibility
- send an emissary

479
00:23:20,849 --> 00:23:23,511
directly to Khrushchev with
a message from the President

480
00:23:23,619 --> 00:23:25,678
demanding that he remove
the missiles immediately.

481
00:23:25,787 --> 00:23:28,017
Now, about that, Bobby, � 
an obvious maneuver by Khrushchev

482
00:23:28,123 --> 00:23:31,149
admit to the President the
that the President already knows,

483
00:23:31,260 --> 00:23:35,128
and then convene a conference
or a summit to resolve the crisis.

484
00:23:35,230 --> 00:23:36,697
See, that way he would be talking

485
00:23:36,798 --> 00:23:38,425
while the bases
came into operation.

486
00:23:38,533 --> 00:23:40,330
Yes, that is exactly what
that we are doing now.

487
00:23:40,435 --> 00:23:41,595
Something else?

488
00:23:41,703 --> 00:23:43,728
Yes, now the third track
that we consider, Bobby,

489
00:23:43,839 --> 00:23:45,739
involves sending a
emissary directly to Castro.

490
00:23:45,841 --> 00:23:48,674
and removing the danger of a
nuclear confrontation for Cuba.

491
00:23:48,777 --> 00:23:51,473
The objection is that the bases are
under direct Russian control.

492
00:23:51,580 --> 00:23:53,639
Even if we could
influence Castro,

493
00:23:53,749 --> 00:23:56,274
There is no reason to assume that he
could divert Russian policy.

494
00:23:56,385 --> 00:23:59,081
In a way, the missiles
holds Castro hostage.

495
00:23:59,187 --> 00:24:02,418
Is there a fourth possibility?

496
00:24:02,524 --> 00:24:04,617
Yes, sir, there is.

497
00:24:04,726 --> 00:24:08,719
A fourth possibility would be
completely bypass the Russians

498
00:24:08,830 --> 00:24:12,630
and take the whole matter to
UN at a strategic moment

499
00:24:12,734 --> 00:24:14,167
of our own choosing.

500
00:24:14,269 --> 00:24:16,066
The difficulty,
Ambassador, as you well know,

501
00:24:16,171 --> 00:24:20,073
is that the Soviet Union can
veto in the Security Council.

502
00:24:20,175 --> 00:24:23,167
And to make matters worse, the
president of Zorin is there this month.

503
00:24:23,278 --> 00:24:25,439
I see.

504
00:24:25,547 --> 00:24:28,414
Therefore, it does not appear that any of the
diplomatic channels are working

505
00:24:28,517 --> 00:24:30,178
and they will get the job done.

506
00:24:30,285 --> 00:24:33,413
Well, we'll have to use the channels
diplomats to explain and justify

507
00:24:33,522 --> 00:24:35,649
our actions to the rest of the world.

508
00:24:35,757 --> 00:24:37,987
And, in the end, we will have
to find a solution.

509
00:24:38,093 --> 00:24:39,526
with the Soviets.

510
00:24:39,628 --> 00:24:43,291
But diplomacy itself
just don't remove the missiles.

511
00:24:43,398 --> 00:24:49,396
It seems like we're left
just two options.

512
00:24:49,604 --> 00:24:52,971
We bomb them
or we do a blockade.

513
00:24:53,075 --> 00:24:54,372
What is the consensus?

514
00:24:54,476 --> 00:24:56,671
It doesn't exist yet, but I think it
If we took a vote today,

515
00:24:56,778 --> 00:24:58,575
we would be bombing tomorrow.

516
00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:00,545
And you?

517
00:25:00,649 --> 00:25:03,675
How, for God's sake,
President Kennedy can...

518
00:25:03,785 --> 00:25:05,616
from the United States
order a surprise attack

519
00:25:05,721 --> 00:25:09,157
in a small country in Latin America.

520
00:25:09,257 --> 00:25:11,282
By pressing a button.

521
00:25:11,393 --> 00:25:14,726
Kenny, come in here.

522
00:25:20,635 --> 00:25:21,533
Mr President.

523
00:25:21,636 --> 00:25:22,762
Kenny, how late am I?

524
00:25:22,871 --> 00:25:25,362
You will have lunch with the prince
Libyan heir in 10 minutes.

525
00:25:25,474 --> 00:25:27,806
The flight to Connecticut is
scheduled to take off at 2:30 am

526
00:25:27,909 --> 00:25:29,740
and Pierre wants to know if
the team reporters

527
00:25:29,845 --> 00:25:31,472
could fly with you to
obtain additional information.

528
00:25:31,580 --> 00:25:33,741
Tell Pierre that the
President wants privacy.

529
00:25:33,849 --> 00:25:35,373
Do you believe there is more than a month

530
00:25:35,484 --> 00:25:38,976
I designated this week as
National Week of Prayer?

531
00:25:45,460 --> 00:25:47,291
Connecticut was the first
state supporting the proposal

532
00:25:47,396 --> 00:25:50,661
of this presidential candidate,

533
00:25:50,766 --> 00:25:53,326
the state that nominated my name,

534
00:25:53,435 --> 00:25:56,131
and the first state to
register a Kennedy majority

535
00:25:56,238 --> 00:26:01,437
on election night,
almost two years ago.

536
00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:10,276
The great fight of 1962 is the
same fight we fought in 1960

537
00:26:10,385 --> 00:26:12,615
and must be stopped in this decade.

538
00:26:12,721 --> 00:26:15,747
And that means providing
employment for our people

539
00:26:15,857 --> 00:26:17,688
education for our children,

540
00:26:17,793 --> 00:26:22,856
and safety for our elderly.

541
00:26:26,535 --> 00:26:28,298
But an air raid in itself

542
00:26:28,403 --> 00:26:30,303
will not eliminate the threat in Cuba,

543
00:26:30,405 --> 00:26:32,930
Mr Acheson, that would have to
be followed by an invasion to

544
00:26:33,041 --> 00:26:35,100
destroy any of those
missile bases that we missed.

545
00:26:35,210 --> 00:26:37,735
And that would involve fighting
and widespread bombings

546
00:26:37,846 --> 00:26:40,280
and a terrible cost in Cuban lives.

547
00:26:40,382 --> 00:26:43,112
And that, Bobby, unfortunately
It is the nature of war.

548
00:26:43,218 --> 00:26:44,708
even a defensive war.

549
00:26:44,820 --> 00:26:46,788
Yes, and what will the Russians do?

550
00:26:46,888 --> 00:26:48,287
Even if they move away from the brake,

551
00:26:48,390 --> 00:26:50,483
What does the civilized world
thinking about the United States

552
00:26:50,592 --> 00:26:54,187
crushing a small country
in a brutal surprise attack.

553
00:26:54,296 --> 00:26:56,628
Regardless of the result
military, attack Cuba, in my opinion,

554
00:26:56,731 --> 00:27:00,531
will cause diplomatic damage
and irreparable psychological problems.

555
00:27:00,635 --> 00:27:03,604
No, gentlemen, we are not going to have a
Pearl Harbor in reverse here.

556
00:27:03,705 --> 00:27:06,173
My brother won't be
the Tojo of the 60s.

557
00:27:06,274 --> 00:27:07,639
Mr Attorney General,

558
00:27:07,742 --> 00:27:10,870
your analogy with Pearl
Harbor is false and pejorative.

559
00:27:10,979 --> 00:27:13,675
At Pearl Harbor, the Japanese,
without provocation or prior warning,

560
00:27:13,782 --> 00:27:17,479
thousands attacked our fleet
of kilometers of Japanese coast.

561
00:27:17,586 --> 00:27:19,747
In this situation, the
Soviet Union installed

562
00:27:19,855 --> 00:27:22,551
lethal weapons at 30
kilometers from our coast,

563
00:27:22,657 --> 00:27:25,251
and they've been doing this for 140 years

564
00:27:25,360 --> 00:27:27,385
after the Proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine.

565
00:27:27,496 --> 00:27:29,088
I don't argue with that, Mr. Acheson.

566
00:27:29,197 --> 00:27:31,688
Furthermore, in recent
five months, Congress,

567
00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:34,200
and, more recently,
the President himself,

568
00:27:34,302 --> 00:27:36,429
reiterated our opposition
to the establishment

569
00:27:36,538 --> 00:27:39,063
of offensive weapons in Cuba.

570
00:27:39,174 --> 00:27:41,472
Now, how long after
We must give advance notice

571
00:27:41,576 --> 00:27:46,878
to avoid the stigma of Pearl
Harbor, just the other way around?

572
00:27:46,982 --> 00:27:52,386
I came to Yale, for this
learning center,

573
00:27:52,487 --> 00:27:56,150
and I really liked it
your warm welcome.

574
00:27:56,258 --> 00:27:59,989
But you will learn, so
as this country has learned,

575
00:28:00,095 --> 00:28:02,120
that the Democratic Party
It's the best for you,

576
00:28:02,230 --> 00:28:04,892
because it is the best for the country.

577
00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,670
Yes, he's here now, right?

578
00:28:14,776 --> 00:28:18,371
It is a comfort to know that they
They are in a worse situation than us.

579
00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:20,448
What was the reaction in New Haven?

580
00:28:20,549 --> 00:28:21,948
I didn't notice.

581
00:28:22,050 --> 00:28:23,142
How is he?

582
00:28:23,251 --> 00:28:26,846
Besides, I think his back
are causing you a lot of problems.

583
00:28:26,955 --> 00:28:29,253
I'll call Jackie
tonight and ask her

584
00:28:29,357 --> 00:28:31,689
return to Washington
with the children.

585
00:28:31,793 --> 00:28:34,159
I think it's a good move.

586
00:28:34,262 --> 00:28:35,229
Ted?

587
00:28:35,330 --> 00:28:36,262
Yes sir.

588
00:28:36,364 --> 00:28:38,389
A student in
Connecticut shouted that,

589
00:28:38,500 --> 00:28:41,367
I should have more courage
and be less discreet.

590
00:28:41,469 --> 00:28:43,164
The man has a way
special with words.

591
00:28:43,271 --> 00:28:44,898
Maybe we should put it
on the payroll.

592
00:28:51,146 --> 00:28:54,081
Third day of the October Missiles.

593
00:29:09,531 --> 00:29:11,761
Our coverage for
invasion strike force.

594
00:29:11,866 --> 00:29:14,266
It is an annual exercise of
training in the Caribbean,

595
00:29:14,369 --> 00:29:16,496
coincidentally
scheduled for this month.

596
00:29:16,605 --> 00:29:20,302
Code designation,
Fillabriglegs 62.

597
00:29:20,408 --> 00:29:21,875
Admiral Anderson?

598
00:29:21,977 --> 00:29:23,274
Yes sir.

599
00:29:23,378 --> 00:29:25,903
The Navy will have more than
100 ships in the maneuver

600
00:29:26,014 --> 00:29:27,811
including four
attack aircraft carrier,

601
00:29:27,916 --> 00:29:30,510
and we are also moving
in the business sphere.

602
00:29:30,619 --> 00:29:32,052
General School.

603
00:29:32,153 --> 00:29:34,280
The task force will have the ability
to carry the necessary load

604
00:29:34,389 --> 00:29:37,290
disembark 40,000 marines
combat-ready naval ships,

605
00:29:37,392 --> 00:29:39,223
not including the 4,000 in transit,

606
00:29:39,327 --> 00:29:41,488
and resident in Guantánamo.

607
00:29:41,596 --> 00:29:43,911
The 82nd and 101st Divisions
Airborne

608
00:29:44,011 --> 00:29:46,363
are being transported
by air

609
00:29:46,468 --> 00:29:49,801
for a total of 100,000
men in Florida.

610
00:29:49,904 --> 00:29:51,496
General LeMay.

611
00:29:51,606 --> 00:29:53,665
Air Command Bombers
Strategic are being mobilized.

612
00:29:53,775 --> 00:29:57,233
from more distant bases to open
space for tactical attack aircraft.

613
00:29:57,345 --> 00:29:59,870
Air defense installations are
being dismantled nearby.

614
00:29:59,981 --> 00:30:02,609
from the missile testing range
Cubans, and resettled in the southeast.

615
00:30:02,717 --> 00:30:06,619
We have 14,000 reservists on standby
to fly air transport aircraft.

616
00:30:06,721 --> 00:30:09,246
in case of air invasion.

617
00:30:09,357 --> 00:30:12,383
Now the initial attack
will consist of 500 missions

618
00:30:12,494 --> 00:30:14,860
attacking all launch sites
of missiles and military targets,

619
00:30:14,963 --> 00:30:18,296
aerodromes, ports and
artillery positions.

620
00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:24,300
When will you be ready
to launch this air strike?

621
00:30:24,706 --> 00:30:27,573
October 23rd.

622
00:30:27,676 --> 00:30:29,007
Five days.

623
00:30:29,110 --> 00:30:31,704
Yes sir.

624
00:30:31,813 --> 00:30:37,149
And how do you think
Will the Russians react?

625
00:30:37,252 --> 00:30:39,982
They won't.

626
00:30:40,088 --> 00:30:41,248
No way?

627
00:30:41,356 --> 00:30:45,850
No, sir.

628
00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:49,501
Is that really what you think?

629
00:30:52,667 --> 00:30:55,727
Are you trying to tell me that they will
let us bomb their missiles?

630
00:30:55,837 --> 00:31:00,797
Kill a bunch of Russians
and then do nothing?

631
00:31:00,909 --> 00:31:02,433
If they don't move
in Cuba, General,

632
00:31:02,544 --> 00:31:07,743
they will certainly do something in Berlin.

633
00:31:07,849 --> 00:31:12,912
We are in a very
complicated, Mr. President.

634
00:31:13,021 --> 00:31:16,980
You're in this with me.

635
00:31:33,041 --> 00:31:35,373
Imagine LeMay arguing
that we should continue

636
00:31:35,477 --> 00:31:40,744
without taking into account
the Russian answer?

637
00:31:40,849 --> 00:31:43,249
The brass hats have
one advantage, however;

638
00:31:43,351 --> 00:31:46,149
If we do what they want
let's do it and they're wrong,

639
00:31:46,254 --> 00:31:48,317
there will be no one around afterwards

640
00:31:48,417 --> 00:31:50,520
to tell them they made a mistake.

641
00:31:50,625 --> 00:31:53,992
A lock is far from
be a definitive answer.

642
00:31:54,095 --> 00:31:57,064
May not be strong enough
to carry out the work

643
00:31:57,165 --> 00:31:58,860
This could force the Russians to retaliate.

644
00:31:58,967 --> 00:32:02,926
But it's the only option we have,
unless there is a war.

645
00:32:03,037 --> 00:32:06,336
I want a consensus, a consensus
firm that defends a blockade

646
00:32:06,441 --> 00:32:08,807
of this commission, in a day or two.

647
00:32:08,910 --> 00:32:10,673
Well, I'm a bitch, no
there is no man among us

648
00:32:10,779 --> 00:32:14,374
who didn't change his mind
least once, including me.

649
00:32:14,482 --> 00:32:17,280
If next Thursday the bases of
missiles are still under construction,

650
00:32:17,385 --> 00:32:19,924
we must notify
our main allies

651
00:32:20,024 --> 00:32:21,651
and attack the bases the next day

652
00:32:21,756 --> 00:32:23,781
while simultaneously
warned Khrushchev

653
00:32:23,892 --> 00:32:27,089
that a counteraction
Soviet means war.

654
00:32:27,195 --> 00:32:31,655
Maybe it's better to fall in
misfortune than in tears.

655
00:32:31,766 --> 00:32:33,324
Drilling a lock is
far from perfect,

656
00:32:33,434 --> 00:32:35,163
but it is certainly preferable to that.

657
00:32:35,270 --> 00:32:38,296
A block is both an act of
war as an air raid.

658
00:32:38,406 --> 00:32:39,737
I disagree, sir.

659
00:32:39,841 --> 00:32:41,502
There is a precedent for a blockade,

660
00:32:41,609 --> 00:32:44,237
which will at least give us the
appearance of a legal framework.

661
00:32:44,345 --> 00:32:47,109
Current legal formalities
they are pure pomp and nonsense.

662
00:32:47,215 --> 00:32:48,807
I'm referring to
Roosevelt quarantine

663
00:32:48,917 --> 00:32:50,680
about Nazi Germany before
we entered the Second World War.

664
00:32:50,785 --> 00:32:51,683
Just before.

665
00:32:51,786 --> 00:32:53,276
The defensive quarantine.

666
00:32:53,388 --> 00:32:55,379
The Charter of the United Nations
recognizes a right

667
00:32:55,490 --> 00:32:57,321
of hemispheric self-defense.

668
00:32:57,425 --> 00:32:59,188
If we get the Organization
of the American States

669
00:32:59,294 --> 00:33:00,761
support a lock,

670
00:33:00,862 --> 00:33:04,389
at least we would have a legal case
solid to present to the United Nations.

671
00:33:04,499 --> 00:33:06,831
Russians respect
legality, sir.

672
00:33:06,935 --> 00:33:09,199
They can distort them and
manipulate them to your own advantage,

673
00:33:09,304 --> 00:33:12,205
but they are always impressed
with a good and solid dialectic.

674
00:33:12,307 --> 00:33:15,435
It is our birthright to protect ourselves.

675
00:33:15,543 --> 00:33:16,601
No one disputes that, sir.

676
00:33:16,711 --> 00:33:19,179
Therefore, a pretext
legal is superfluous.

677
00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:22,147
Gentlemen, an attack on Cuba will not
will necessarily result in a disaster

678
00:33:22,250 --> 00:33:24,912
bring the Soviet Union
to war with us.

679
00:33:25,019 --> 00:33:28,113
On the other hand, a blockage,
sorry, a quarantine,

680
00:33:28,223 --> 00:33:31,852
will not neutralize weapons
already existing in Cuba,

681
00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:34,796
Don't force Khrushchev
to remove such weapons,

682
00:33:34,896 --> 00:33:37,364
and will not eliminate the risk of war.

683
00:33:37,465 --> 00:33:41,731
When we stop to search ships,
we will clash with the Russians

684
00:33:41,836 --> 00:33:43,895
not with the Cubans.

685
00:33:44,005 --> 00:33:46,132
And obviously when
we impose quarantine on Cuba,

686
00:33:46,241 --> 00:33:50,337
the Russians will have an excuse
perfect for blocking Berlin.

687
00:33:50,445 --> 00:33:54,313
Your arguments, like
They are always very persuasive.

688
00:33:54,415 --> 00:33:57,316
And yet I wouldn't like
to be the American Tojo

689
00:33:57,418 --> 00:33:59,852
with a Pearl Harbor on my conscience.

690
00:33:59,954 --> 00:34:01,012
Yes.

691
00:34:01,122 --> 00:34:03,317
I've heard this analogy before.

692
00:34:03,424 --> 00:34:06,393
I know so.

693
00:34:06,494 --> 00:34:11,955
I believe, Mr President, that
You have already made your decision.

694
00:34:12,066 --> 00:34:15,695
Whatever it is, we will have
to inform our allies.

695
00:34:15,803 --> 00:34:18,829
De Gaulle could be a problem.

696
00:34:18,940 --> 00:34:22,501
Maybe you should send
the vice president to Paris.

697
00:34:22,610 --> 00:34:27,638
Perhaps.

698
00:34:27,749 --> 00:34:30,980
Gromyko will come here this afternoon.

699
00:34:31,085 --> 00:34:33,349
At whose request, sir?

700
00:34:33,454 --> 00:34:34,853
From him.

701
00:34:34,956 --> 00:34:36,981
The meeting was scheduled weeks ago.

702
00:34:37,091 --> 00:34:38,279
Apparently,

703
00:34:38,379 --> 00:34:41,790
the illustrious Soviet minister
he will return home tomorrow.

704
00:34:41,896 --> 00:34:44,421
Will you tell him what
Did you find out about the missiles?

705
00:34:44,532 --> 00:34:46,261
I hope not.

706
00:34:46,367 --> 00:34:48,767
So, Mr. President,
the fascinating question

707
00:34:48,870 --> 00:34:54,240
It's if Gromyko tells you.

708
00:34:54,342 --> 00:34:58,142
I think this is the week when
that I must earn my salary.

709
00:34:58,246 --> 00:34:59,736
I was a young diplomat,

710
00:34:59,847 --> 00:35:02,407
I came to the States for the first time
United at the invitation of this party,

711
00:35:02,517 --> 00:35:04,417
a garden party, they said.

712
00:35:04,519 --> 00:35:08,512
I went there, everyone was
in shorts, women -

713
00:35:08,623 --> 00:35:13,617
And there I was, wearing
black and black tie.

714
00:35:13,728 --> 00:35:16,788
Can you imagine
something like that?

715
00:35:16,898 --> 00:35:22,632
I've never been embarrassed
so big in my entire career.

716
00:35:22,737 --> 00:35:25,103
We need to have certain
guarantees and assurances

717
00:35:25,206 --> 00:35:27,470
that could be incorporated
in a statement from you

718
00:35:27,575 --> 00:35:30,601
and Mr. Khrushchev
at the end of the dome.

719
00:35:30,712 --> 00:35:33,078
I'm prepared to talk
with President Khrushchev

720
00:35:33,181 --> 00:35:35,672
but we have our obligations in Berlin

721
00:35:35,783 --> 00:35:38,616
and other nations are
deeply involved.

722
00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:43,248
Mr President, I know that the
Sir, you appreciate frank conversations,

723
00:35:43,358 --> 00:35:46,452
allow me to talk about the
anti-Castro campaign in this country.

724
00:35:46,561 --> 00:35:50,088
We believe that your government
should stop threatening Cuba

725
00:35:50,198 --> 00:35:53,599
and must contain attacks on navigation
Cuban by groups of exiles.

726
00:35:53,701 --> 00:35:55,931
After all, Cuba belongs to the Cuban people

727
00:35:56,037 --> 00:35:57,732
not to the United States.

728
00:35:57,839 --> 00:36:00,603
I really like conversations
Frankly, Mr. Gromyko

729
00:36:00,708 --> 00:36:02,232
but it's not the United States

730
00:36:02,343 --> 00:36:05,039
It is the Soviet Union that
is creating the conflict.

731
00:36:05,146 --> 00:36:06,875
You have provided
information to the Castro government

732
00:36:06,981 --> 00:36:08,642
with sophisticated weapons.

733
00:36:08,750 --> 00:36:11,446
Now, I have received repeated
personal guarantees from your government

734
00:36:11,552 --> 00:36:13,645
that no action is necessary.

735
00:36:13,755 --> 00:36:15,382
I tried to calm down
American public opinion

736
00:36:15,490 --> 00:36:17,788
but their activities are very serious,

737
00:36:17,892 --> 00:36:20,656
and you didn't explain them
satisfactorily.

738
00:36:20,762 --> 00:36:23,322
Cuba has the right to
means to defend yourself.

739
00:36:23,431 --> 00:36:26,730
Sir, we are not paranoid, the
you really tried to invade Cuba.

740
00:36:26,834 --> 00:36:28,529
The Bay of Pigs
it was not a precedent.

741
00:36:28,636 --> 00:36:32,231
This government has no intention
any idea of invading Cuba.

742
00:36:32,340 --> 00:36:33,534
For your part, Mr. Gromyko,

743
00:36:33,641 --> 00:36:35,905
I understood that you meant that
the weapons you send to Cuba

744
00:36:36,010 --> 00:36:38,376
are just anti-aircraft weapons,

745
00:36:38,479 --> 00:36:41,607
unable to hit targets
in the United States, right?

746
00:36:41,716 --> 00:36:43,445
Absolutely, Mr President.

747
00:36:43,551 --> 00:36:48,215
I want to avoid any misunderstandings.

748
00:36:48,322 --> 00:36:52,315
This government does not
tolerate the establishment

749
00:36:52,427 --> 00:36:55,555
from a strategic basis
Soviet Union in Cuba.

750
00:36:55,663 --> 00:36:57,494
Mr President, I assure you

751
00:36:57,598 --> 00:37:00,658
the United States does not
need to worry.

752
00:37:00,768 --> 00:37:04,101
Yes, we send bread to Cuba, and
also some military supplies

753
00:37:04,205 --> 00:37:06,639
all defensive weapons,
defensive weapons that never

754
00:37:06,741 --> 00:37:10,939
constitute a threat
to the United States.

755
00:37:11,045 --> 00:37:13,377
And I personally assured
to the American people

756
00:37:13,481 --> 00:37:16,072
that the programs
Soviet assistance

757
00:37:16,172 --> 00:37:18,111
in Cuba they are purely defensive.

758
00:37:18,219 --> 00:37:22,178
I also said this,
Mr. Gromyko, and I repeat now:

759
00:37:22,290 --> 00:37:25,987
that any change will have
the most serious consequences.

760
00:37:26,094 --> 00:37:28,085
The origin of the War
Cold can be found

761
00:37:28,196 --> 00:37:31,029
in implacable hostility
from the United States

762
00:37:31,132 --> 00:37:33,396
to socialism as we understand it.

763
00:37:33,501 --> 00:37:35,298
We believe, sir, that the Cold War

764
00:37:35,403 --> 00:37:38,770
was caused by aggression
communist against the free world.

765
00:37:38,873 --> 00:37:41,137
I think we've already heard
this story before.

766
00:37:41,242 --> 00:37:43,472
You see, we attribute your
hostility to the various divisions

767
00:37:43,578 --> 00:37:46,308
of Americans who fought against
us on Russian soil immediately

768
00:37:46,414 --> 00:37:48,541
after our revolution of 1918.

769
00:37:48,649 --> 00:37:51,209
I know many Americans don't
like to remember the illegal

770
00:37:51,319 --> 00:37:54,345
attempt to invade our
country and change our government,

771
00:37:54,455 --> 00:37:57,583
but this is a historical fact,
and you have to accept it.

772
00:37:57,692 --> 00:38:00,889
Can I have a moment,
sir secretary?

773
00:38:00,995 --> 00:38:02,257
Yes.

774
00:38:02,363 --> 00:38:04,092
Mr Secretary, I know
that something is happening

775
00:38:04,198 --> 00:38:05,631
that you don't want to discuss,

776
00:38:05,733 --> 00:38:07,633
but the press is getting
extremely suspicious

777
00:38:07,735 --> 00:38:09,635
with half the government doing
the route between the White House

778
00:38:09,737 --> 00:38:11,637
and the State Department
two or three times a day.

779
00:38:11,739 --> 00:38:13,400
I think you better tell
for all the bigwigs

780
00:38:13,508 --> 00:38:14,975
to get their limousines off the streets.

781
00:38:15,076 --> 00:38:16,805
I don't know what you're talking about

782
00:38:16,911 --> 00:38:18,105
but thank you very much.

783
00:38:18,212 --> 00:38:19,975
is American imperialism
who stood between

784
00:38:20,081 --> 00:38:22,174
the natural friendship between the
common people of our nations.

785
00:38:22,283 --> 00:38:23,750
But we, Mr Minister
of Foreign Affairs,

786
00:38:23,851 --> 00:38:25,284
we remember Stalin's excesses,

787
00:38:25,386 --> 00:38:27,047
the subjugation of Eastern Europe,

788
00:38:27,155 --> 00:38:29,385
and are reminded of the provocations
of President Khrushchev

789
00:38:29,490 --> 00:38:32,186
prophesies that you
will try to bury us.

790
00:38:32,293 --> 00:38:34,488
Mr Secretary, the
you misunderstood.

791
00:38:34,595 --> 00:38:39,191
Capitalism will collapse
due to his own violation.

792
00:38:39,300 --> 00:38:41,268
You see, to say
with all precision,

793
00:38:41,369 --> 00:38:45,253
we believe that you
they will bury themselves.

794
00:38:48,109 --> 00:38:50,839
Gentlemen, a blockade
It's the first step.

795
00:38:50,945 --> 00:38:53,914
If we are successful,
we will have avoided war.

796
00:38:54,015 --> 00:38:57,348
If it fails, the other options
are still available.

797
00:38:57,451 --> 00:39:02,047
If we attack by air,
we will kill Russian technicians.

798
00:39:02,156 --> 00:39:05,023
Alright, I'll go by
humanitarian reasons

799
00:39:05,126 --> 00:39:10,223
notifying Castro with 24 hours of
in advance and then bombarding him.

800
00:39:10,331 --> 00:39:14,358
Gentlemen, this country
should represent something

801
00:39:14,468 --> 00:39:18,802
supposedly, it is a symbol of
morals, values and fair play.

802
00:39:18,906 --> 00:39:21,875
Now, how the hell can you bomb a country?
tiny will subjugate you to surrender

803
00:39:21,976 --> 00:39:25,036
help consolidate us
as leaders in the free world,

804
00:39:25,146 --> 00:39:27,137
What kind of victory would that be?

805
00:39:27,248 --> 00:39:29,045
Better than a defeat, I would say.

806
00:39:29,150 --> 00:39:30,640
Yes.

807
00:39:30,751 --> 00:39:32,343
And when the smoke clears,

808
00:39:32,453 --> 00:39:34,478
and the corpses are
removed from the rubble,

809
00:39:34,589 --> 00:39:38,423
What do we respond when the world
ask why? Where is the evidence?

810
00:39:38,526 --> 00:39:42,018
What gives you this right?

811
00:39:42,129 --> 00:39:45,997
I think we can attack Cuba
by air and get away with it.

812
00:39:46,100 --> 00:39:49,536
The Russians are not prepared to
go to nuclear war with us.

813
00:39:49,637 --> 00:39:53,437
But I must say that
your moral arguments

814
00:39:53,541 --> 00:39:56,908
It never occurred to me, Bobby,
but you're right.

815
00:39:57,011 --> 00:40:01,345
We have to remember who we are.

816
00:40:01,449 --> 00:40:03,508
We have to take the risk.

817
00:40:03,618 --> 00:40:07,554
And we have to let go
the air attack option

818
00:40:07,655 --> 00:40:09,282
at least for now.

819
00:40:09,390 --> 00:40:13,053
I'm prepared for
join the blockade.

820
00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:15,287
Gentlemen, the President
is waiting.

821
00:40:15,396 --> 00:40:17,990
Dean Rusk called saying that
we should all go there

822
00:40:18,099 --> 00:40:19,760
to the White House in the same limousine

823
00:40:19,867 --> 00:40:22,062
to avoid alerting the press.

824
00:40:22,169 --> 00:40:23,397
A car for all of us?

825
00:40:23,504 --> 00:40:24,436
Yes.

826
00:40:24,538 --> 00:40:26,369
What a shame for the government
if we have an accident.

827
00:40:26,474 --> 00:40:28,601
I think we'll be safe,
none of us will drive.

828
00:40:28,709 --> 00:40:31,735
Your idea of ​​blocking appeals to me.

829
00:40:31,846 --> 00:40:36,215
This should give Khrushchev time
to respond thoughtfully.

830
00:40:36,317 --> 00:40:40,651
And it certainly avoids the shock
of a surprise attack.

831
00:40:40,755 --> 00:40:44,657
If it works, the Russians
they will be able to retreat with dignity.

832
00:40:44,759 --> 00:40:49,594
And if it doesn't work out, we'll have
preserved our flexibility.

833
00:40:49,697 --> 00:40:52,257
Ted, I want a preliminary version of
my speech to the country ready for me

834
00:40:52,366 --> 00:40:54,960
when I get back from the campaign.

835
00:40:55,069 --> 00:40:57,663
Gentlemen, by Sunday at the latest

836
00:40:57,772 --> 00:41:03,301
Let's share this with the world.

837
00:41:03,411 --> 00:41:04,810
Chinese armored columns advanced.

838
00:41:04,912 --> 00:41:08,848
today in large-scale combat against
ill-prepared Indian troops.

839
00:41:08,949 --> 00:41:11,975
Indian military spokespeople
reported a large number of casualties.

840
00:41:12,086 --> 00:41:14,577
but expressed their
determination to resist.

841
00:41:14,689 --> 00:41:17,920
The Chinese advanced along
of the entire disputed border.

842
00:41:18,659 --> 00:41:22,060
Fourth day of the October Missiles.

843
00:41:22,163 --> 00:41:27,100
Gentlemen, I ask permission to
remove me from this meeting.

844
00:41:27,201 --> 00:41:30,364
This is not the place for
an ordinary citizen like me.

845
00:41:30,471 --> 00:41:33,372
Well, Mr. Acheson, the
President has the biggest

846
00:41:33,474 --> 00:41:35,533
respect and the highest
personal respect for you.

847
00:41:35,643 --> 00:41:37,076
In his absence, I -

848
00:41:37,178 --> 00:41:39,373
It's one thing for an outsider like me

849
00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:41,539
be asked to give
advice and guidance,

850
00:41:41,649 --> 00:41:44,117
but for me, participate
It's another story

851
00:41:44,218 --> 00:41:46,812
in planning tactical operations.

852
00:41:46,921 --> 00:41:52,086
I wish you all the best of luck.

853
00:41:52,193 --> 00:41:57,290
Woodrow Wilson once said:
"What is a political party for"

854
00:41:57,398 --> 00:42:02,335
unless it is being used
for the nation on a grand occasion.

855
00:42:02,436 --> 00:42:05,371
What is the big occasion
for which this nation will not use

856
00:42:05,473 --> 00:42:09,341
the Democratic Party in 1962.

857
00:42:09,443 --> 00:42:12,105
Why should they
choose and not the Republicans?

858
00:42:12,213 --> 00:42:14,238
Republicans are
equally patriotic.

859
00:42:14,348 --> 00:42:16,714
equally eager to
see the project move forward.

860
00:42:16,817 --> 00:42:19,479
What makes this election
important in 1962

861
00:42:19,587 --> 00:42:24,354
is that both parties have
clear and distinct differences

862
00:42:24,458 --> 00:42:29,589
in its approach to how
they must move this country forward.

863
00:42:34,502 --> 00:42:36,094
The audience has been good to excellent

864
00:42:36,203 --> 00:42:37,534
and it looks fantastic.

865
00:42:37,638 --> 00:42:39,105
Of course he is
under enormous pressure.

866
00:42:39,206 --> 00:42:41,265
Yes, well, things are
falling apart here, Ken.

867
00:42:41,375 --> 00:42:42,933
Dean Acheson just left.

868
00:42:43,043 --> 00:42:45,238
And the military opposes
vehemently to the blockade.

869
00:42:45,346 --> 00:42:46,813
Furthermore, security
is deteriorating.

870
00:42:46,914 --> 00:42:48,745
I think the press knows
that something is happening.

871
00:42:48,849 --> 00:42:50,476
I don't see any advantage in this

872
00:42:50,584 --> 00:42:52,609
by hastening the return of the
President to Washington now

873
00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:54,483
that would definitely give it away.

874
00:42:54,588 --> 00:42:56,180
Now listen, we're going to have
to round off.

875
00:42:56,290 --> 00:42:58,724
Congressional leaders must be
informed as soon as possible.

876
00:42:58,826 --> 00:42:59,918
I'll clear this up with him.

877
00:43:00,027 --> 00:43:01,995
You can ask the president to
call me as soon as he's free?

878
00:43:02,096 --> 00:43:03,859
In your opinion, he needs
Return by plane tomorrow morning?

879
00:43:03,964 --> 00:43:05,261
At most, yes.

880
00:43:05,366 --> 00:43:06,060
I understand.

881
00:43:06,167 --> 00:43:07,361
Talk to you later, Ken.

882
00:43:08,936 --> 00:43:11,666
This is a great and good country.

883
00:43:11,772 --> 00:43:15,640
It's center stage,
everything we do here

884
00:43:15,743 --> 00:43:18,803
is marked throughout
world in the great struggle

885
00:43:18,913 --> 00:43:22,713
that is reaching
its peak in this decade.

886
00:43:22,817 --> 00:43:26,378
And I believe we can
make this country not just

887
00:43:26,487 --> 00:43:28,580
the leader of the free world,

888
00:43:28,689 --> 00:43:32,216
but a leader in whom
everyone can be proud,

889
00:43:32,326 --> 00:43:37,025
a sense of participation and
a sense of mutual progress.

890
00:43:37,131 --> 00:43:42,933
Now I come to Illinois
and I ask for your help.

891
00:43:54,548 --> 00:43:56,345
I think about President Roosevelt
under the influence of my father

892
00:43:56,450 --> 00:43:58,645
left this suite in 1942.

893
00:43:58,752 --> 00:43:59,980
Better?

894
00:44:00,087 --> 00:44:02,578
Yes, it's very
best, Dave, thanks.

895
00:44:08,963 --> 00:44:10,157
They loved the speech.

896
00:44:10,264 --> 00:44:12,562
That's great to hear!

897
00:44:12,666 --> 00:44:14,634
Yes, but will they
love us on monday

898
00:44:14,735 --> 00:44:18,535
how do they love us today?

899
00:44:18,639 --> 00:44:20,903
This creamy soup is great.

900
00:44:21,008 --> 00:44:24,273
I bought it in Chicago.

901
00:44:24,378 --> 00:44:25,811
Yes.

902
00:44:25,913 --> 00:44:27,437
Pierre wants a minute with you.

903
00:44:27,548 --> 00:44:29,675
You will want to talk
with Bobby first.

904
00:44:29,783 --> 00:44:32,028
He will already be with you, Pierre.

905
00:44:36,223 --> 00:44:39,351
The Attorney General,
Mr President.

906
00:44:39,460 --> 00:44:42,293
What's going on there, Bobby?

907
00:44:42,396 --> 00:44:47,629
Yes, I understand about Acheson

908
00:44:47,735 --> 00:44:50,067
but we have to keep it in the spotlight.

909
00:44:50,170 --> 00:44:54,106
Maybe Paris and the chiefs of staff
have to look at the situation this way.

910
00:44:54,208 --> 00:44:56,369
But they will change their minds
when we are committed.

911
00:44:56,477 --> 00:45:01,437
McNamara has already triggered the alert
to the Atlantic/Caribbean?

912
00:45:01,549 --> 00:45:05,280
No, I will have to inform you personally
the leadership of Congress.

913
00:45:05,386 --> 00:45:08,355
A session with representatives of
foreign affairs and the armed forces.

914
00:45:08,455 --> 00:45:10,514
Now, the consensus
will form around the blockage.

915
00:45:10,624 --> 00:45:12,057
If you're here, I know it.

916
00:45:12,159 --> 00:45:13,854
But without you here to
take responsibility,

917
00:45:13,961 --> 00:45:15,189
seems very risky to them.

918
00:45:15,296 --> 00:45:16,285
Simply too risky.

919
00:45:16,397 --> 00:45:18,058
And I'll be back tomorrow morning.

920
00:45:18,165 --> 00:45:19,723
Tell Sorenson he
is writing a speech

921
00:45:19,833 --> 00:45:22,165
to announce a
lockdown, not Armageddon.

922
00:45:22,269 --> 00:45:24,965
Good evening, Bobby.

923
00:45:25,072 --> 00:45:26,334
First thing that
I'll do it in the morning, Ken.

924
00:45:26,440 --> 00:45:27,930
Yes sir.

925
00:45:34,949 --> 00:45:36,917
Bring me the Admiral
Berkley, please.

926
00:45:37,017 --> 00:45:38,541
Kenny, could you give it to me
my magazine, please?

927
00:45:38,652 --> 00:45:39,584
Yes of course.

928
00:45:39,687 --> 00:45:41,279
We will have to present
a good justification

929
00:45:41,388 --> 00:45:42,980
so that your speech
be brief, Mr. President.

930
00:45:43,090 --> 00:45:44,421
What will it be?

931
00:45:44,525 --> 00:45:45,617
You've caught a cold.

932
00:45:45,726 --> 00:45:48,286
Hello, doctor, Ken O'Donnell.

933
00:45:48,395 --> 00:45:51,330
Please check in to the suite
presidential tomorrow morning

934
00:45:51,432 --> 00:45:54,526
at 09:00.

935
00:45:54,635 --> 00:45:59,937
And, doctor, be flexible.

936
00:46:00,040 --> 00:46:02,873
Okay, let's celebrate Pierre's day.

937
00:46:05,779 --> 00:46:10,876
And if it is not possible to reach
a consensus in Washington tomorrow?

938
00:46:10,985 --> 00:46:13,085
President Lincoln once

939
00:46:13,185 --> 00:46:16,116
presented a proposal
to your office.

940
00:46:16,223 --> 00:46:19,715
The vote ended with nine
votes in favor and one against.

941
00:46:19,827 --> 00:46:23,729
The opposing vote was from Lincoln
and the proposal was defeated.

942
00:46:23,831 --> 00:46:27,062
I will make this decision
alone, if necessary.

943
00:46:27,167 --> 00:46:29,499
I will be infinitely better
if the Executive Department

944
00:46:29,603 --> 00:46:31,571
support me in everything,

945
00:46:31,672 --> 00:46:33,640
because they participated in the decision

946
00:46:33,741 --> 00:46:36,969
they understand it and believe it.

947
00:46:40,280 --> 00:46:42,441
Hello, Pierre.

948
00:46:42,549 --> 00:46:46,041
The speech went very well
well, Mr. President.

949
00:46:46,153 --> 00:46:47,916
Thank you, what is your problem?

950
00:46:48,022 --> 00:46:51,150
I just received one
call from Bob Allen.

951
00:46:51,258 --> 00:46:53,021
He and Paul Scott go
publish a story

952
00:46:53,127 --> 00:46:55,925
that we are about to invade Cuba.

953
00:46:56,030 --> 00:46:58,658
Sun Times' Carlton Kent also
requested verification of a report

954
00:46:58,766 --> 00:47:03,328
that we have paratrooper units
on alert for a Cuban jump.

955
00:47:03,437 --> 00:47:05,064
Now, sir, I'm
completely in the dark.

956
00:47:05,172 --> 00:47:07,640
Call Kent and tell him that
This story is absolutely false.

957
00:47:07,741 --> 00:47:09,504
We don't have any
intention to invade Cuba.

958
00:47:09,610 --> 00:47:11,271
If he publishes this story,
You'll look like a fool.

959
00:47:11,378 --> 00:47:13,505
Kenny, call McNamara and ask
for him to ask Allen and Scott

960
00:47:13,614 --> 00:47:14,979
to end their story.

961
00:47:15,082 --> 00:47:16,606
Mr President, I suppose
what are you going to tell me

962
00:47:16,717 --> 00:47:19,777
what is happening when
Do you think I should know?

963
00:47:19,887 --> 00:47:21,912
I don't want to involve my
press officer

964
00:47:22,022 --> 00:47:24,513
in a position to deceive
deliberately the press.

965
00:47:24,625 --> 00:47:29,392
And you're not the greatest
liar of the world, Pierre.

966
00:47:29,496 --> 00:47:34,490
You don't know how lucky you are
for not knowing what you don't know.

967
00:47:34,601 --> 00:47:38,264
Yes sir.

968
00:47:38,372 --> 00:47:40,169
Good evening, Mr. President.

969
00:47:40,274 --> 00:47:42,640
Good evening, Pierre.

970
00:47:42,743 --> 00:47:45,871
Pierre, we are providing
some travel alternatives

971
00:47:45,979 --> 00:47:47,674
for reporters
of the team in the morning.

972
00:47:47,781 --> 00:47:49,510
You will make the announcement at the last moment.

973
00:47:49,616 --> 00:47:51,880
Wait a minute, are you
Talking about a new schedule?

974
00:47:51,985 --> 00:47:53,384
The president is getting a cold.

975
00:47:53,487 --> 00:47:55,011
Who do you think this is going to fool?

976
00:47:55,122 --> 00:47:59,718
Guys, the way
you will deal with it.

977
00:48:20,547 --> 00:48:22,879
The United States detonated
today a nuclear device

978
00:48:22,983 --> 00:48:25,611
above Junston Island,
in the central Pacific.

979
00:48:25,719 --> 00:48:28,313
The explosion was the second
successful American test

980
00:48:28,422 --> 00:48:32,153
in the upper atmosphere in
six attempts this year.

981
00:48:47,741 --> 00:48:50,369
Fifth day of the October Missiles.

982
00:48:58,719 --> 00:49:02,246
I spoke with Kennedy in
Washington for more than two hours.

983
00:49:02,356 --> 00:49:05,139
I cannot rule out the possibility that

984
00:49:05,239 --> 00:49:07,760
that he knew about the situation in Cuba.

985
00:49:07,861 --> 00:49:10,455
Was that your dominant impression?

986
00:49:10,564 --> 00:49:12,498
It's possible.

987
00:49:12,599 --> 00:49:15,124
So why don't we listen
your American righteous indignation?

988
00:49:15,235 --> 00:49:17,328
Well, maybe because of the element of surprise.

989
00:49:17,437 --> 00:49:19,166
There is another possibility.

990
00:49:19,273 --> 00:49:21,332
He may be
hiding the bad news

991
00:49:21,441 --> 00:49:24,069
until after the American elections,

992
00:49:24,178 --> 00:49:28,376
like a bride who hides her
imperfection until after the ceremony.

993
00:49:28,482 --> 00:49:31,280
In Vienna, I feel sorry for Kennedy.

994
00:49:31,385 --> 00:49:34,218
He wished
desperately a triumph.

995
00:49:34,321 --> 00:49:38,417
All right, let me hear this
talk again in detail.

996
00:49:38,525 --> 00:49:40,356
Mr President, you
I would prefer that each of us...

997
00:49:40,460 --> 00:49:41,950
take note of our recommendation?

998
00:49:42,062 --> 00:49:43,029
No.

999
00:49:43,130 --> 00:49:45,325
There is no answer
definitive here.

1000
00:49:45,432 --> 00:49:46,865
I don't want people to say later

1001
00:49:46,967 --> 00:49:50,596
that their plans would have worked.

1002
00:49:50,704 --> 00:49:52,899
Perhaps those of you whose
proposals were not adopted.

1003
00:49:53,006 --> 00:49:55,304
they may turn out to be the lucky ones.

1004
00:49:55,409 --> 00:49:56,467
Let's get started.

1005
00:49:56,577 --> 00:49:57,703
Secretary Rusk?

1006
00:49:57,811 --> 00:50:00,541
I am in favor of
blockade, Mr. President.

1007
00:50:00,647 --> 00:50:01,807
Secretary McNamara?

1008
00:50:01,915 --> 00:50:04,179
Blockade, Mr President.

1009
00:50:04,284 --> 00:50:05,308
Secretary Dillon?

1010
00:50:05,419 --> 00:50:06,852
The block, sir.

1011
00:50:06,954 --> 00:50:09,047
General Taylor?

1012
00:50:09,156 --> 00:50:11,647
Air attack, Mr President.

1013
00:50:11,758 --> 00:50:13,055
Mr Attorney General?

1014
00:50:13,160 --> 00:50:15,060
Blockade, Mr President.

1015
00:50:15,162 --> 00:50:16,993
Director McCone?

1016
00:50:17,097 --> 00:50:18,758
Air strike, sir.

1017
00:50:18,866 --> 00:50:20,060
Admiral Anderson?

1018
00:50:20,167 --> 00:50:21,759
Air attack, Mr President.

1019
00:50:21,869 --> 00:50:22,858
Ken?

1020
00:50:22,970 --> 00:50:24,403
Blockade, Mr President.

1021
00:50:24,504 --> 00:50:25,732
Ambassador Stevenson?

1022
00:50:25,839 --> 00:50:27,966
Quarantine, Mr President.

1023
00:50:28,075 --> 00:50:29,565
Ambassador Thompson?

1024
00:50:29,676 --> 00:50:31,303
Lockdown, sir.

1025
00:50:31,411 --> 00:50:32,309
George?

1026
00:50:32,412 --> 00:50:33,743
Blockade, Mr President.

1027
00:50:33,847 --> 00:50:34,575
Mac?

1028
00:50:34,681 --> 00:50:35,807
Blockade, Mr President.

1029
00:50:35,916 --> 00:50:36,712
Ted?

1030
00:50:36,817 --> 00:50:38,546
Lockdown, sir.

1031
00:50:38,652 --> 00:50:40,347
So this is the consensus of this committee

1032
00:50:40,454 --> 00:50:43,150
that a naval action is ours
most appropriate response.

1033
00:50:43,257 --> 00:50:45,088
I agree.

1034
00:50:45,192 --> 00:50:47,183
I understand and respect the
concerns of all those

1035
00:50:47,294 --> 00:50:49,489
who voted in favor
of an air attack.

1036
00:50:49,596 --> 00:50:51,621
and I guarantee you
that if the lock fails,

1037
00:50:51,732 --> 00:50:54,064
I will take uncompromising measures.

1038
00:50:54,167 --> 00:50:56,362
My speech is nation
will be on Monday.

1039
00:50:56,470 --> 00:50:58,768
I will announce the quarantine
at the right time.

1040
00:50:58,872 --> 00:51:01,568
Sir, I believe your
speech should incorporate

1041
00:51:01,675 --> 00:51:04,906
a call for a session of
Security Council emergency.

1042
00:51:05,012 --> 00:51:07,537
We need to get to
UN before the Russians.

1043
00:51:07,648 --> 00:51:10,481
This is very useful. The State will work
with you on a resolution project.

1044
00:51:10,584 --> 00:51:13,246
And allow me to add, may it happen
what happens at the United Nations

1045
00:51:13,353 --> 00:51:16,880
largely depends on the
Organization of American States

1046
00:51:16,990 --> 00:51:18,480
support our action.

1047
00:51:18,592 --> 00:51:21,026
We hope that the Legislative Assembly of
Ontario hold a vote by Wednesday

1048
00:51:21,128 --> 00:51:23,688
before we impose the
blocking itself.

1049
00:51:23,797 --> 00:51:28,825
May I ask what we will do
if O AS doesn't support us?

1050
00:51:28,936 --> 00:51:32,269
So let's impose the lockdown
and present our defense

1051
00:51:32,372 --> 00:51:37,366
to the United Nations without even
an appearance of legality,

1052
00:51:37,477 --> 00:51:42,437
without the support of our
own hemisphere?

1053
00:51:42,549 --> 00:51:45,643
I will pay any price to
get these missiles out of Cuba.

1054
00:51:45,752 --> 00:51:47,982
So, sir, I don't see
how can we wait

1055
00:51:48,088 --> 00:51:51,080
the Russians removed them
for no reason at all.

1056
00:51:51,191 --> 00:51:53,159
It will be difficult for the rest of the world

1057
00:51:53,260 --> 00:51:54,554
especially Europe,

1058
00:51:54,654 --> 00:51:57,560
that understands our
fear of the Cuban bases.

1059
00:51:57,664 --> 00:52:02,829
After all, our allies
Europeans were within reach

1060
00:52:02,936 --> 00:52:05,063
of Soviet missiles for years.

1061
00:52:05,172 --> 00:52:08,938
The world will ask why
that Soviet technicians

1062
00:52:09,042 --> 00:52:11,738
and the missiles in Cuba are more
wicked than they really are

1063
00:52:11,845 --> 00:52:17,044
than our own technicians
and missiles in Türkiye and Italy.

1064
00:52:17,150 --> 00:52:20,347
And why a Russian base
in Cuba it would be so bad

1065
00:52:20,454 --> 00:52:23,582
than our own base
American in Guantánamo.

1066
00:52:23,690 --> 00:52:26,557
Stevenson, you are claiming that
we must negotiate our base on Jupiter

1067
00:52:26,660 --> 00:52:29,686
Or will our Guantánamo base
Does it work for Cuban missile bases?

1068
00:52:29,796 --> 00:52:32,560
Are you suggesting that there is
any relationship between the two?

1069
00:52:32,666 --> 00:52:34,930
The world will suggest it, sir,
and we need to have an answer.

1070
00:52:35,035 --> 00:52:37,333
If the situation were reversed,

1071
00:52:37,437 --> 00:52:40,372
the Russians would not hesitate to
use nuclear weapons against us.

1072
00:52:40,474 --> 00:52:43,409
And they certainly wouldn't agree to
give up your strategic base.

1073
00:52:43,510 --> 00:52:47,726
If the lockdown fails, we will be
forced into war or negotiations.

1074
00:52:50,083 --> 00:52:53,951
I believe we could avoid the
war starting with negotiations.

1075
00:52:54,054 --> 00:52:56,648
I should have thought that Hitler
taught us at least one lesson

1076
00:52:56,757 --> 00:52:58,486
and its name is appeasement.

1077
00:52:58,592 --> 00:53:00,651
Trading now will weaken
our strategic position

1078
00:53:00,761 --> 00:53:01,921
all over the world.

1079
00:53:02,029 --> 00:53:04,827
The Guantánamo base does not
has strategic importance.

1080
00:53:04,931 --> 00:53:06,228
I disagree with that, sir.

1081
00:53:06,333 --> 00:53:08,665
The Turkish and
Italians are obsolete

1082
00:53:08,769 --> 00:53:11,431
but our obligations arising
of the treaty are binding

1083
00:53:11,538 --> 00:53:13,199
unless you want to undermine NATO.

1084
00:53:13,306 --> 00:53:14,864
However, we can trade without

1085
00:53:14,975 --> 00:53:16,670
lose something significant.

1086
00:53:16,777 --> 00:53:22,773
So, sir, what do you
Do you suggest we offer it next time?

1087
00:53:22,883 --> 00:53:26,944
I have hope that we will live
to see next time.

1088
00:53:27,054 --> 00:53:33,050
Gentlemen, I agree that the measures
diplomatic skills are essential

1089
00:53:33,660 --> 00:53:38,825
but we will not negotiate under pressure.

1090
00:53:38,932 --> 00:53:42,368
De Gaulle would not hesitate to
say we were selling out

1091
00:53:42,469 --> 00:53:45,734
Europeans to protect ourselves.

1092
00:53:45,839 --> 00:53:48,467
And the Russians would be tempted

1093
00:53:48,575 --> 00:53:53,205
trying to blackmail
again, elsewhere.

1094
00:53:53,313 --> 00:53:58,307
The issue isn't just Guantánamo
or obsolete bases on Jupiter,

1095
00:53:58,418 --> 00:54:02,650
the issue is the missiles,
Russian missiles in Cuba

1096
00:54:02,756 --> 00:54:05,919
and they must be removed, and
must be removed quickly.

1097
00:54:06,026 --> 00:54:08,051
We work day and night
to reach a consensus

1098
00:54:08,161 --> 00:54:10,220
and Stevenson almost screws it up.

1099
00:54:10,330 --> 00:54:12,059
Is he really strong?
enough or strong enough

1100
00:54:12,165 --> 00:54:13,564
to represent us at the UN?

1101
00:54:13,667 --> 00:54:15,430
Sometimes I think Stevenson is the UN.

1102
00:54:15,535 --> 00:54:17,560
Maybe you should replace it
by someone like John McCloy

1103
00:54:17,671 --> 00:54:18,729
a hard-line Republican.

1104
00:54:18,839 --> 00:54:21,239
I don't think that would be
Be careful now, Bobby.

1105
00:54:21,341 --> 00:54:22,569
If we demonstrate
any weakness now,

1106
00:54:22,676 --> 00:54:24,803
Khrushchev will pass by
We are like someone opening a door.

1107
00:54:24,911 --> 00:54:26,310
Adlai demonstrated courage.

1108
00:54:26,413 --> 00:54:28,176
He presented an argument
that needed to be presented.

1109
00:54:28,281 --> 00:54:30,078
and ran the risk of being
called a reliever.

1110
00:54:30,183 --> 00:54:31,980
He almost took us out
track, that's what he did.

1111
00:54:32,085 --> 00:54:33,017
He wasn't wrong.

1112
00:54:33,120 --> 00:54:34,178
That's not the point.

1113
00:54:34,287 --> 00:54:36,346
You said it yourself no
We can give in to Russian blackmail.

1114
00:54:36,456 --> 00:54:38,549
However, foreign observers
They will ask why we have this right

1115
00:54:38,658 --> 00:54:41,422
to bases in Türkiye pointing
missiles into the belly of Russia.

1116
00:54:41,528 --> 00:54:43,052
Now, I admire what Stevenson did.

1117
00:54:43,163 --> 00:54:45,461
He told the truth and presented
the diplomatic point of view.

1118
00:54:45,565 --> 00:54:46,998
And that's his job.

1119
00:54:47,100 --> 00:54:49,125
His work is
implement your decisions.

1120
00:54:49,236 --> 00:54:51,363
It doesn't matter if we respect
Adlai or if we admire him,

1121
00:54:51,471 --> 00:54:53,439
or if he is even
telling the truth.

1122
00:54:53,540 --> 00:54:55,132
Right now, we need support

1123
00:54:55,242 --> 00:54:57,369
from both Republicans and
of conservative Democrats,

1124
00:54:57,477 --> 00:55:00,344
who simply don't trust their
ability to face the Russians.

1125
00:55:00,447 --> 00:55:01,641
Half of the American people

1126
00:55:01,748 --> 00:55:03,648
think Stevenson should
have been president.

1127
00:55:03,750 --> 00:55:05,775
Yes, and the other half thinks that
Nixon should have been president.

1128
00:55:05,886 --> 00:55:08,946
You are not a Republican
not conservative,

1129
00:55:09,055 --> 00:55:14,049
at least not the last one
time I checked.

1130
00:55:14,161 --> 00:55:17,653
Yes, well, McCloy is available

1131
00:55:17,764 --> 00:55:22,463
and I think we could
use all the help you can.

1132
00:55:25,569 --> 00:55:27,974
I would appreciate the support
of McCloy and his friends.

1133
00:55:29,976 --> 00:55:32,774
I will invite you to join
Stevenson's delegation to the UN.

1134
00:55:32,879 --> 00:55:35,109
Thanks.

1135
00:55:35,215 --> 00:55:38,514
So I said: join
Stevenson's delegation.

1136
00:55:38,618 --> 00:55:43,055
Yes, Mr President.

1137
00:55:45,659 --> 00:55:48,150
The blockage will form an arc
which will extend for 800 miles

1138
00:55:48,261 --> 00:55:50,195
to the sea from Cape Mysai,

1139
00:55:50,297 --> 00:55:52,993
this is far beyond reach
of the big fighters in Cuba.

1140
00:55:53,099 --> 00:55:54,964
Its designation is Task Force 136

1141
00:55:55,068 --> 00:55:57,366
consisting of 13 destroyers
on the front line,

1142
00:55:57,470 --> 00:55:59,870
supported by two cruisers,

1143
00:55:59,973 --> 00:56:01,736
flanked by four
additional destroyers,

1144
00:56:01,841 --> 00:56:04,867
and the cruiser
Kembara guided missiles.

1145
00:56:04,978 --> 00:56:08,072
In support will be the Fleet
of Filabreflex Invasion.

1146
00:56:08,181 --> 00:56:09,876
By the way, Corky,
three of your destroyers

1147
00:56:09,983 --> 00:56:12,508
just got out of
service in the Sixth Fleet.

1148
00:56:12,619 --> 00:56:14,553
Men are at liberty and
spent more than half the time outside,

1149
00:56:14,654 --> 00:56:15,916
on the east coast.

1150
00:56:16,022 --> 00:56:19,116
You will have 24 hours to
gather them and browse.

1151
00:56:19,226 --> 00:56:23,788
This way, you will be in position and
will close all navigable channels

1152
00:56:23,897 --> 00:56:29,895
to Cuba from 10 am
this Wednesday, October 24th.

1153
00:56:42,115 --> 00:56:43,377
Let's write this down, Skally

1154
00:56:43,483 --> 00:56:44,780
as per my prediction.

1155
00:56:44,884 --> 00:56:47,148
Now we Republicans are going
win four seats in the Senate

1156
00:56:47,254 --> 00:56:49,950
and at least, at
least 14 people in the house.

1157
00:56:50,056 --> 00:56:52,404
At ABC News, we continue to receive

1158
00:56:52,504 --> 00:56:55,289
reports of great
troop movements.

1159
00:56:55,395 --> 00:56:57,022
Now, Senator, no
I would say something very

1160
00:56:57,130 --> 00:57:00,031
big thing would happen in
Cuba, or maybe Berlin?

1161
00:57:00,133 --> 00:57:01,464
I think it's all smoke.

1162
00:57:01,568 --> 00:57:04,128
The president will not take action
concrete events so close to the elections.

1163
00:57:04,237 --> 00:57:08,936
Excuse me, please.

1164
00:57:09,042 --> 00:57:12,443
I was surprised that you
managed to escape, Ken.

1165
00:57:12,545 --> 00:57:15,480
I had to do this, Governor,
I can't think straight anymore.

1166
00:57:15,582 --> 00:57:19,678
Finally, if the administration
miss another clambake,

1167
00:57:19,786 --> 00:57:22,016
Khrushchev will know
We're keeping an eye on him.

1168
00:57:22,122 --> 00:57:24,955
Health.

1169
00:57:25,058 --> 00:57:26,821
Would you mind me
say what the President

1170
00:57:26,926 --> 00:57:29,656
Did you think of my performance today?

1171
00:57:29,763 --> 00:57:32,493
He admired her courage.

1172
00:57:32,599 --> 00:57:34,897
I hope it's true.

1173
00:57:35,001 --> 00:57:37,367
Most of these men
probably consider me a coward

1174
00:57:37,470 --> 00:57:39,301
from what I said today.

1175
00:57:39,406 --> 00:57:42,204
Maybe there should be
a coward nearby

1176
00:57:42,309 --> 00:57:45,005
when we talk about nuclear war,

1177
00:57:45,111 --> 00:57:47,341
That's what everyone is talking about.

1178
00:57:47,447 --> 00:57:48,539
All?

1179
00:57:48,648 --> 00:57:51,412
Al Friendly from Washington
Post, and Scotty Weston of the Times

1180
00:57:51,518 --> 00:57:52,815
discovered the story.

1181
00:57:52,919 --> 00:57:55,786
Don't ask me how.

1182
00:57:55,889 --> 00:57:58,858
They know what our
bearded friend he has in Cuba.

1183
00:57:58,958 --> 00:58:00,983
He is sure?

1184
00:58:01,094 --> 00:58:02,670
Their questions were

1185
00:58:02,770 --> 00:58:05,827
more accurate than
my answers.

1186
00:58:05,932 --> 00:58:08,093
Drug.

1187
00:58:08,201 --> 00:58:10,726
I'll have to call the President.

1188
00:58:10,837 --> 00:58:13,965
Excuse me.

1189
00:58:19,079 --> 00:58:20,910
This government is like a sieve,

1190
00:58:21,014 --> 00:58:22,777
It's a miracle that we managed
keep the story out of the press

1191
00:58:22,882 --> 00:58:27,251
as long as we have.

1192
00:58:27,354 --> 00:58:30,346
No, no, no, I don't
I can, delegate this task.

1193
00:58:30,457 --> 00:58:35,918
I will have to myself
call the editors.

1194
00:58:36,029 --> 00:58:39,749
Kenny, who's at the party?

1195
00:58:43,036 --> 00:58:47,200
Paris, did you say Paris?

1196
00:58:47,307 --> 00:58:49,434
The president has made his decision, Dean.

1197
00:58:49,542 --> 00:58:51,840
He prefers the sea route.

1198
00:58:51,945 --> 00:58:53,242
Yes I understand.

1199
00:58:53,346 --> 00:58:55,940
He wants you to deliver
the message to De Gaulle.

1200
00:58:56,049 --> 00:58:58,017
He thinks you are the
Only man with prestige

1201
00:58:58,118 --> 00:59:00,245
and experience for
confront the General.

1202
00:59:00,353 --> 00:59:02,685
This is gratifying, but
I don't see how I can.

1203
00:59:02,789 --> 00:59:05,383
Dean, I don't need to tell you that
we all belong here

1204
00:59:05,492 --> 00:59:07,460
to the least exclusive club in the world

1205
00:59:07,560 --> 00:59:10,120
which by chance also
has the highest rates,

1206
00:59:10,230 --> 00:59:11,925
the United States of America.

1207
00:59:12,031 --> 00:59:14,625
The President wants you
travel to Europe tomorrow.

1208
00:59:16,234 --> 00:59:21,902
Well, I guess I'm a lawyer
enough to represent someone

1209
00:59:22,008 --> 00:59:25,273
with a point of view with the
which I personally disagree with.

1210
00:59:25,378 --> 00:59:27,744
I have a problem.

1211
00:59:27,847 --> 00:59:29,337
What is it?

1212
00:59:29,449 --> 00:59:34,477
My passport has expired.

1213
01:00:23,837 --> 01:00:26,237
The sixth day of the October Missiles.

1214
01:00:26,339 --> 01:00:28,739
The question is whether attacks
aerials will be more effective

1215
01:00:28,842 --> 01:00:30,503
than a blockage.

1216
01:00:30,610 --> 01:00:32,407
There's no doubt about that, sir.

1217
01:00:32,512 --> 01:00:34,639
That's exactly why
that I asked the General

1218
01:00:34,747 --> 01:00:36,738
to participate in this
specific moment.

1219
01:00:36,850 --> 01:00:40,013
General, I'm making you
this question directly;

1220
01:00:40,119 --> 01:00:42,019
If you have everything you need,

1221
01:00:42,121 --> 01:00:44,282
can guarantee that the
air strikes will eliminate...

1222
01:00:44,390 --> 01:00:46,358
all Soviet bases?

1223
01:00:46,459 --> 01:00:49,223
Mr President, you
Are you asking me for 100% of the missiles?

1224
01:00:49,329 --> 01:00:53,265
Yes, Tactical Air Command
can destroy all missiles.

1225
01:00:53,366 --> 01:00:56,563
Sir, I can assure you that
we will be able to eliminate 90%,

1226
01:00:56,669 --> 01:00:58,330
Not 100%.

1227
01:00:58,438 --> 01:01:01,202
A totally surgical airstrike
It's simply not possible.

1228
01:01:01,307 --> 01:01:04,538
We are not sure that we will achieve all
the platforms, all the launch vehicles.

1229
01:01:04,644 --> 01:01:06,839
Some may survive,
others may not survive.

1230
01:01:06,946 --> 01:01:10,541
And if we get it wrong by 10%, what would be left?

1231
01:01:10,650 --> 01:01:14,245
Six or seven guns
operational nuclear

1232
01:01:14,354 --> 01:01:16,788
capable of eliminating
New York, Washington,

1233
01:01:16,890 --> 01:01:19,358
and some other cities, correct?

1234
01:01:19,459 --> 01:01:20,483
Yes sir.

1235
01:01:20,593 --> 01:01:24,654
And that's why we would have to
proceed with an invasion.

1236
01:01:24,764 --> 01:01:27,130
Thank you very much, General.

1237
01:01:27,233 --> 01:01:29,758
I appreciate your sincerity.

1238
01:01:29,869 --> 01:01:32,394
Let's proceed with
the consensus decision.

1239
01:01:32,505 --> 01:01:34,063
I will announce the blockade

1240
01:01:34,173 --> 01:01:38,337
in my speech
no tomorrow night.

1241
01:01:38,444 --> 01:01:41,174
Admiral Anderson,
it all depends on the Navy.

1242
01:01:41,281 --> 01:01:43,943
The Navy does not
disappoint, Mr. President.

1243
01:01:44,050 --> 01:01:46,484
Thank you very much, gentlemen.

1244
01:01:50,990 --> 01:01:52,855
Hello, Pierre, did you receive the briefing?

1245
01:01:52,959 --> 01:01:54,392
Yes, Mr President.

1246
01:01:54,494 --> 01:01:56,052
I had no idea that
things were so bad.

1247
01:01:56,162 --> 01:01:57,493
Aren't you glad you don't know?

1248
01:01:57,597 --> 01:01:59,155
Sir, security is failing.

1249
01:01:59,265 --> 01:02:00,892
The reporters are watching
the wrong authorities

1250
01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:02,797
in the wrong places
and at the wrong times.

1251
01:02:02,902 --> 01:02:05,632
I hope you keep
lid closed for another 24 hours.

1252
01:02:05,738 --> 01:02:08,036
I want to participate in this
training exercise.

1253
01:02:08,141 --> 01:02:10,200
Mr Skally, do you have
experience at the Pentagon,

1254
01:02:10,310 --> 01:02:12,471
the Fillabriglegs 62 is a
training exercise.

1255
01:02:12,579 --> 01:02:14,274
This had already been
announced a long time ago.

1256
01:02:14,380 --> 01:02:15,711
Can you tell me why
thousands of marines

1257
01:02:15,815 --> 01:02:18,545
were suddenly transported by
area from California to North Carolina?

1258
01:02:18,651 --> 01:02:19,913
This is part of the exercise.

1259
01:02:20,019 --> 01:02:22,317
I have information that you destroyed
from Norfolk arrived this morning

1260
01:02:22,422 --> 01:02:24,515
and Jacksonville suddenly on the high seas

1261
01:02:24,624 --> 01:02:26,922
with crews who were
practically all power outlets.

1262
01:02:27,026 --> 01:02:28,926
As far as I know, the seas
off Puerto Rico

1263
01:02:29,028 --> 01:02:30,586
are unexpectedly heavy.

1264
01:02:30,697 --> 01:02:32,858
The Navy had to do some
destroyer relocations.

1265
01:02:32,966 --> 01:02:34,729
Pierre, speaking unofficially,
It's not true that...

1266
01:02:34,834 --> 01:02:37,234
No.

1267
01:02:37,337 --> 01:02:39,066
Thank you, gentlemen.

1268
01:02:39,172 --> 01:02:40,104
Mister Salinger, Mister Salinger -

1269
01:02:40,206 --> 01:02:42,902
The language of speech
It's very generic.

1270
01:02:43,009 --> 01:02:44,738
The president needs
be more explicit.

1271
01:02:44,844 --> 01:02:46,937
He should demand that
Russians to dismantle the missiles.

1272
01:02:47,046 --> 01:02:48,843
The president is arrested
with Sorensen right now.

1273
01:02:48,948 --> 01:02:50,438
I will send a message
to him as soon as possible.

1274
01:02:50,550 --> 01:02:52,313
Doug, when do you intend
leave for Mexico City?

1275
01:02:52,418 --> 01:02:55,046
15 minutes.

1276
01:02:55,154 --> 01:02:56,348
The president can
need your support

1277
01:02:56,456 --> 01:02:57,821
for the Council meeting
of National Security.

1278
01:02:57,924 --> 01:02:58,891
I'm postponing my flight.

1279
01:02:58,992 --> 01:03:00,425
Great, that would be the best, thank you.

1280
01:03:00,526 --> 01:03:01,993
Now let's get into
contact with Salinger.

1281
01:03:02,095 --> 01:03:03,858
We must listen to what he has prepared for
broadcast in a foreign language.

1282
01:03:03,963 --> 01:03:05,453
And Dean, I want to touch the machines

1283
01:03:05,565 --> 01:03:07,089
to inform governments
allies and neutrals.

1284
01:03:07,200 --> 01:03:09,327
I can guarantee that all capitals
of the world are being informed.

1285
01:03:09,435 --> 01:03:10,732
What did we hear from London?

1286
01:03:10,837 --> 01:03:12,805
Bruce has an appointment
with McMillon within the hour.

1287
01:03:12,905 --> 01:03:14,930
The president is also
looking forward to de Gaulle's reaction.

1288
01:03:15,041 --> 01:03:16,770
Acheson should be with him now.

1289
01:03:16,876 --> 01:03:18,969
Your president does me a great honor

1290
01:03:19,078 --> 01:03:22,013
sending me a
such a distinguished emissary.

1291
01:03:22,115 --> 01:03:24,049
Thank you, General De Gaulle.

1292
01:03:24,150 --> 01:03:29,918
Mr. Acheson, are you
consulting or informing me?

1293
01:03:30,023 --> 01:03:32,583
Informing you.

1294
01:03:32,692 --> 01:03:37,322
You can tell your
president that France will support him.

1295
01:03:37,430 --> 01:03:39,557
I think that, in these circumstances,

1296
01:03:39,666 --> 01:03:44,694
President Kennedy
has no other choice.

1297
01:03:50,376 --> 01:03:52,844
From what altitude are these
were photos taken?

1298
01:03:52,945 --> 01:03:55,914
Fourteen miles.

1299
01:03:56,015 --> 01:03:58,449
Why, in your opinion,

1300
01:03:58,551 --> 01:04:01,884
It was the Soviets who
did they take this action?

1301
01:04:01,988 --> 01:04:03,979
They bet, sir.

1302
01:04:04,090 --> 01:04:06,786
No reason?

1303
01:04:06,893 --> 01:04:10,852
Maybe that's not flattering
for my own government

1304
01:04:10,963 --> 01:04:12,828
for me, say that
the Soviets were

1305
01:04:12,932 --> 01:04:14,757
led to believe that
could get away with it.

1306
01:04:19,405 --> 01:04:24,104
Fourteen miles, impressive.

1307
01:04:25,278 --> 01:04:27,178
Mr President, the Department of
State wants the speech to be revised.

1308
01:04:27,280 --> 01:04:29,942
to substantiate our legal right
It is quarantine in hemispheric law

1309
01:04:30,049 --> 01:04:32,415
self-defense through
Organization of American States,

1310
01:04:32,518 --> 01:04:34,645
and not based on Article
50 of the UN Charter.

1311
01:04:34,754 --> 01:04:36,415
The surveillance flights of the
U-2 were intensified

1312
01:04:36,522 --> 01:04:37,750
up to seven a day.

1313
01:04:37,857 --> 01:04:39,882
This allows teams in San
Crist�bal are now operational.

1314
01:04:39,992 --> 01:04:42,290
Mr President, will you meet with
the National Security Council at 3 p.m.

1315
01:04:42,395 --> 01:04:44,363
It would be unwise to cancel
the courtesy call

1316
01:04:44,464 --> 01:04:46,591
of the Prime Minister
from Uganda at 3:30 am.

1317
01:04:46,699 --> 01:04:48,428
The cabinet meeting
is scheduled for 4pm.

1318
01:04:48,534 --> 01:04:50,024
Mr President,
your speech is nation

1319
01:04:50,136 --> 01:04:53,697
is scheduled to be broadcast on
three networks at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

1320
01:04:53,806 --> 01:04:54,898
In compliance with your directive-

1321
01:04:55,007 --> 01:04:56,031
as per your orders-

1322
01:04:56,142 --> 01:04:57,131
As per your request-

1323
01:04:57,243 --> 01:04:58,938
As per your instructions-

1324
01:05:01,514 --> 01:05:03,072
I understand you had a problem

1325
01:05:03,182 --> 01:05:04,774
bringing together Congressional leaders?

1326
01:05:04,884 --> 01:05:08,012
Yes, most of them had to
be transported by air.

1327
01:05:08,121 --> 01:05:10,055
Did they receive
Any background information?

1328
01:05:10,156 --> 01:05:11,987
I hope not.

1329
01:05:15,762 --> 01:05:20,222
Mr President, I support what
the lord is saying tonight

1330
01:05:20,333 --> 01:05:23,666
but I want it to be known
records that I was informed

1331
01:05:23,770 --> 01:05:26,898
but they were never consulted
about this important decision.

1332
01:05:27,006 --> 01:05:31,136
Deputy, thank you for your support.

1333
01:05:31,244 --> 01:05:34,304
I don't want to criticize this
Such a serious time, Mr. President

1334
01:05:34,413 --> 01:05:38,042
but some of us
we have already been warning

1335
01:05:38,151 --> 01:05:40,847
about military preparations
Soviets in Cuba for months,

1336
01:05:40,953 --> 01:05:44,411
and you have consistently denied our
accusations and refused to take action.

1337
01:05:44,524 --> 01:05:48,187
So far, you present us with this -

1338
01:05:48,294 --> 01:05:49,784
this calamity.

1339
01:05:49,896 --> 01:05:52,592
The accusations were not
documented or proven.

1340
01:05:52,698 --> 01:05:54,962
Well, now that they are
documented and proven,

1341
01:05:55,067 --> 01:05:59,663
I would like to know if your action is
adequate to respond to provocation.

1342
01:05:59,772 --> 01:06:02,263
Mr President.

1343
01:06:02,375 --> 01:06:03,808
Senator Russell.

1344
01:06:03,910 --> 01:06:05,741
I must say no
I could live with myself

1345
01:06:05,845 --> 01:06:08,814
if I didn't speak out in the
in the most emphatic terms possible.

1346
01:06:08,915 --> 01:06:11,213
It is vitally important that
let us act more firmly

1347
01:06:11,317 --> 01:06:13,217
than you are considering.

1348
01:06:13,319 --> 01:06:16,186
Let me repeat: I intend
do whatever is necessary

1349
01:06:16,289 --> 01:06:17,813
to protect our country.

1350
01:06:17,924 --> 01:06:19,892
With all due respect, one
lockdown is a palliative measure.

1351
01:06:19,992 --> 01:06:21,289
This will alienate our allies

1352
01:06:21,394 --> 01:06:24,090
without causing any harm
tangible to communists.

1353
01:06:24,197 --> 01:06:28,293
Mr President, we have
to destroy these bases.

1354
01:06:28,401 --> 01:06:32,599
Senator, it is still possible that
we can resolve this issue

1355
01:06:32,705 --> 01:06:35,469
without a devastating war.

1356
01:06:35,575 --> 01:06:38,874
And I won't start a war
of these lightly, I assure you.

1357
01:06:38,978 --> 01:06:41,674
As soon as there is an attack,

1358
01:06:41,781 --> 01:06:44,750
our enemies could respond
with a barrage of missiles.

1359
01:06:44,851 --> 01:06:50,517
From Cuba alone, that would kill 80
millions of people in our country.

1360
01:06:50,623 --> 01:06:54,650
80 million.

1361
01:06:54,760 --> 01:06:55,988
Mr President.

1362
01:06:56,095 --> 01:06:57,585
Senator Fulbright.

1363
01:06:57,697 --> 01:06:59,494
Your entire electoral base
could be decimated

1364
01:06:59,599 --> 01:07:02,159
in the first 30 seconds.

1365
01:07:02,268 --> 01:07:03,462
I will not associate with anyone

1366
01:07:03,569 --> 01:07:05,400
based on what has been said here.

1367
01:07:05,504 --> 01:07:08,530
Since it will be necessary
attack Cuba and invade it,

1368
01:07:08,641 --> 01:07:10,370
I think we should do
this now, quickly

1369
01:07:10,476 --> 01:07:15,436
with overwhelming power
that still belongs to us.

1370
01:07:15,548 --> 01:07:18,483
Let me get this straight: you
Are you in favor of an invasion of Cuba, Bill?

1371
01:07:18,584 --> 01:07:22,145
You and Senator Russell
are here, correct?

1372
01:07:22,255 --> 01:07:24,450
I'm sorry, Mr. President,
but I think your plan

1373
01:07:24,557 --> 01:07:27,185
of an embargo will ultimately fail.

1374
01:07:34,066 --> 01:07:36,728
Do you know what they
they said inside,

1375
01:07:36,836 --> 01:07:38,963
Oh, of course, we
we support, Mr. President.

1376
01:07:39,071 --> 01:07:40,698
But it's your decision, not ours.

1377
01:07:40,806 --> 01:07:43,274
And if things go wrong,
we're going to beat you up.

1378
01:07:43,376 --> 01:07:45,844
Maybe I should let them
stay with this bad job.

1379
01:07:45,945 --> 01:07:49,005
Now it's too late for that.

1380
01:07:49,115 --> 01:07:51,481
Have you ever noticed how when
There's a big group of them,

1381
01:07:51,584 --> 01:07:55,645
they always follow the leader
Who has the biggest bomb?

1382
01:07:55,755 --> 01:07:57,279
Good evening, gentlemen.

1383
01:07:57,390 --> 01:08:00,689
Good evening, Mr. President.

1384
01:08:00,793 --> 01:08:02,283
Replace "elimination" with "attack"

1385
01:08:02,395 --> 01:08:04,556
and deleted the reference
It's mega tonnage.

1386
01:08:04,664 --> 01:08:08,191
Thanks, Ted.

1387
01:08:11,001 --> 01:08:13,162
Thank you, Mrs. Lincoln, thank you.

1388
01:08:15,474 --> 01:08:17,738
Thirty seconds, Mr President.

1389
01:08:17,843 --> 01:08:19,333
Will I listen to the introduction?

1390
01:08:19,445 --> 01:08:22,676
Yes sir.

1391
01:08:22,782 --> 01:08:25,046
Speaking of the White House,

1392
01:08:25,151 --> 01:08:27,449
the President of the United States.

1393
01:08:27,553 --> 01:08:29,851
Good evening, my fellow citizens:

1394
01:08:29,956 --> 01:08:31,821
This government, as promised,

1395
01:08:31,924 --> 01:08:34,449
maintained the strictest surveillance

1396
01:08:34,560 --> 01:08:38,553
of military reinforcement
Soviet Union on the island of Cuba.

1397
01:08:38,664 --> 01:08:40,529
In the last week,

1398
01:08:40,633 --> 01:08:43,227
unequivocal evidence
proved the fact

1399
01:08:43,336 --> 01:08:45,896
that a number of locations
of offensive missiles

1400
01:08:46,005 --> 01:08:49,600
is now in the preparation phase
on that imprisoned island.

1401
01:08:49,709 --> 01:08:52,143
The purpose of these bases
It cannot be other than

1402
01:08:52,244 --> 01:08:55,145
that provide a
nuclear strike capability

1403
01:08:55,247 --> 01:08:57,681
against the Western Hemisphere.

1404
01:08:57,783 --> 01:09:01,150
Therefore, acting in defense
of our own safety,

1405
01:09:01,253 --> 01:09:04,416
and under the authority given to me
conferred by the Constitution,

1406
01:09:04,523 --> 01:09:08,721
I determined that the following
Initial measures are taken:

1407
01:09:08,828 --> 01:09:11,888
First: To interrupt
this offensive accumulation,

1408
01:09:11,998 --> 01:09:15,195
a strict quarantine will be imposed.

1409
01:09:15,301 --> 01:09:17,114
All ships of any type

1410
01:09:17,214 --> 01:09:19,704
bound for Cuba
will be prevented from entering

1411
01:09:19,805 --> 01:09:23,400
if found to contain
offensive weapons loads.

1412
01:09:23,509 --> 01:09:26,205
Second: I ordered the increase

1413
01:09:26,312 --> 01:09:28,644
of Cuba's rigorous surveillance.

1414
01:09:28,748 --> 01:09:32,149
Third: It will be the policy of this Nation

1415
01:09:32,251 --> 01:09:36,654
consider any attack
nuclear bomb launched from Cuba

1416
01:09:36,756 --> 01:09:40,920
like a Union attack
Soviet to the United States,

1417
01:09:41,027 --> 01:09:44,986
demanding an answer
complete retaliatory.

1418
01:09:45,097 --> 01:09:49,591
Fourth: I reinforced our
base in Guantánamo.

1419
01:09:49,702 --> 01:09:53,001
Fifth: We are calling
an immediate meeting.

1420
01:09:53,105 --> 01:09:55,903
of the Organization of American States.

1421
01:09:56,008 --> 01:10:00,104
Sixth: We request a meeting
emergency tonight

1422
01:10:00,212 --> 01:10:04,740
of the Security Council
of the United Nations.

1423
01:10:04,850 --> 01:10:06,511
President Kennedy went crazy.

1424
01:10:06,619 --> 01:10:09,645
Seventh and last: appeal
to President Khrushchev

1425
01:10:09,755 --> 01:10:13,282
to stop and eliminate
this clandestine activity,

1426
01:10:13,392 --> 01:10:16,156
reckless threat and
provocative to world peace

1427
01:10:16,262 --> 01:10:19,493
and stable relationships
between our two countries.

1428
01:10:19,598 --> 01:10:21,998
The price of freedom is high.

1429
01:10:22,101 --> 01:10:24,934
But the Americans
they always paid the price.

1430
01:10:25,037 --> 01:10:27,471
And a path we will never choose

1431
01:10:27,573 --> 01:10:31,065
It is one of surrender, of submission.

1432
01:10:31,177 --> 01:10:33,737
Our objective is not
victory by force,

1433
01:10:33,846 --> 01:10:36,280
but the claim of right,

1434
01:10:36,382 --> 01:10:38,407
Not peace at the expense of freedom,

1435
01:10:38,517 --> 01:10:42,180
but both peace and
freedom, here in this hemisphere,

1436
01:10:42,288 --> 01:10:44,756
and, we hope, all over the world

1437
01:10:44,857 --> 01:10:48,588
God willing, this
objective will be achieved.

1438
01:11:04,710 --> 01:11:08,009
The eighth day of the October Missiles.

1439
01:11:08,114 --> 01:11:10,139
Force command
US Tactical Area

1440
01:11:10,249 --> 01:11:12,979
of the commander of the 47th
Attack Squad,

1441
01:11:13,085 --> 01:11:15,814
all aircraft fully ready,

1442
01:11:15,914 --> 01:11:18,387
fully armed and on air alert.

1443
01:11:18,491 --> 01:11:23,982
Gentlemen, consequently
from yesterday's U-2 flight,

1444
01:11:24,630 --> 01:11:29,397
we count 42 nuclear missiles
unpackaged mid-range

1445
01:11:29,502 --> 01:11:33,869
positioned on the erectors and
prepared for launch.

1446
01:11:37,276 --> 01:11:39,863
Furthermore, there is evidence

1447
01:11:39,963 --> 01:11:42,737
which surface elements

1448
01:11:42,848 --> 01:11:48,650
missile systems
air-to-air are operational.

1449
01:11:48,754 --> 01:11:51,985
Yes.

1450
01:11:52,091 --> 01:11:55,026
Yes, thank you.

1451
01:11:55,127 --> 01:11:56,822
George, what do you have there?

1452
01:11:56,929 --> 01:11:59,056
Still no Khrushchev.

1453
01:11:59,165 --> 01:12:02,134
No declaration or movement
military anywhere in the world.

1454
01:12:02,234 --> 01:12:04,134
Why didn't Khrushchev move?

1455
01:12:04,236 --> 01:12:06,636
Russia was caught
with its missiles on display.

1456
01:12:06,739 --> 01:12:08,934
They are stalling
to appear honest

1457
01:12:09,041 --> 01:12:10,508
peace-loving citizens,

1458
01:12:10,609 --> 01:12:13,976
Meanwhile, we transform
into extravagant militarists.

1459
01:12:14,079 --> 01:12:19,244
General, what happens if a
of our U-2 planes is shot down?

1460
01:12:19,351 --> 01:12:22,013
We deactivate all
its surface-to-air missiles.

1461
01:12:22,121 --> 01:12:24,487
Massive air attack.

1462
01:12:24,590 --> 01:12:28,219
We are sending our men,
we have an obligation to protect them.

1463
01:12:28,327 --> 01:12:31,888
Yes, just like the Cubans
they feel obliged to slaughter them.

1464
01:12:31,997 --> 01:12:35,194
Bob, how long will it take to
launch a retaliatory attack?

1465
01:12:35,301 --> 01:12:38,236
Two hours.

1466
01:12:38,337 --> 01:12:42,671
Very well, let's not
overreact.

1467
01:12:42,775 --> 01:12:44,800
If one of our U-2s is hit,

1468
01:12:44,910 --> 01:12:47,845
we will provide
proper SAM installation.

1469
01:12:47,947 --> 01:12:49,471
But no such attack will occur.

1470
01:12:49,582 --> 01:12:51,379
until all the facts
are checked,

1471
01:12:51,483 --> 01:12:54,179
then, only through my
specific orders, is it clear?

1472
01:12:54,286 --> 01:12:55,810
Yes, Mr President.

1473
01:12:55,921 --> 01:12:56,853
George?

1474
01:12:56,956 --> 01:12:57,854
Yes sir.

1475
01:12:57,957 --> 01:13:00,289
The State Department will have to
arrange regular consultations

1476
01:13:00,392 --> 01:13:02,519
with all the ambassadors
of NATO countries.

1477
01:13:02,628 --> 01:13:04,687
Yes sir.

1478
01:13:04,797 --> 01:13:07,391
We will have to prepare
starting from this premise

1479
01:13:07,499 --> 01:13:09,592
that Khrushchev will
move to Berlin

1480
01:13:09,702 --> 01:13:11,897
before this goes much further.

1481
01:13:19,144 --> 01:13:21,169
Mr President,

1482
01:13:21,280 --> 01:13:23,612
Khrushchev's response
is coming now.

1483
01:13:23,716 --> 01:13:26,014
President Kennedy of the United States

1484
01:13:26,118 --> 01:13:30,020
announced that he had instructed
the United States Navy

1485
01:13:30,122 --> 01:13:36,083
to intercept all
ships heading to Cuba.

1486
01:13:36,195 --> 01:13:38,823
By taking such a risk,

1487
01:13:38,931 --> 01:13:41,764
the United States is
taking a step towards

1488
01:13:41,867 --> 01:13:45,826
to trigger a war
thermonuclear world.

1489
01:13:45,938 --> 01:13:50,739
The United States usurped
the right to attack ships.

1490
01:13:50,843 --> 01:13:55,371
from other states on the high seas,
that is, practicing piracy.

1491
01:13:55,481 --> 01:13:58,780
We hope that President Khrushchev
have not made a calculation error

1492
01:13:58,884 --> 01:14:02,081
that he did not confuse
patience with weakness.

1493
01:14:02,187 --> 01:14:03,711
We can't believe
let him assume that

1494
01:14:03,822 --> 01:14:06,552
although we have power,
we lack courage.

1495
01:14:06,659 --> 01:14:08,854
Although we have the
weapons, we will not use them.

1496
01:14:08,961 --> 01:14:11,225
The imperialist forces
from the United States

1497
01:14:11,330 --> 01:14:15,926
seek to dictate to Cuba which
policies it must implement,

1498
01:14:16,035 --> 01:14:18,162
what should be the
her domestic order,

1499
01:14:18,270 --> 01:14:21,137
and what weapons should she
use for your defense.

1500
01:14:21,240 --> 01:14:24,903
But who gave the United States
the right to assume this role

1501
01:14:25,010 --> 01:14:29,208
of the lord of destiny upon
other nations and other peoples.

1502
01:14:29,315 --> 01:14:31,840
Why Cuba should resolve
its internal affairs

1503
01:14:31,950 --> 01:14:34,282
not at your own discretion,

1504
01:14:34,386 --> 01:14:36,650
but to please the United States?

1505
01:14:36,755 --> 01:14:39,485
We hope and pray for
May the worst be avoided

1506
01:14:39,591 --> 01:14:41,525
that the Soviet leadership will put an end to

1507
01:14:41,627 --> 01:14:43,652
for this sinister adventure.

1508
01:14:43,762 --> 01:14:46,856
Cuba belongs to the Cuban people.

1509
01:14:46,965 --> 01:14:50,457
Only they can be the
Masters of your own destiny.

1510
01:14:50,569 --> 01:14:54,061
President Kennedy takes over
a serious responsibility

1511
01:14:54,173 --> 01:14:56,368
for the destiny of peace.

1512
01:14:56,475 --> 01:14:59,638
He's playing way
reckless with nuclear fire.

1513
01:14:59,745 --> 01:15:01,372
When will we hear news?

1514
01:15:01,480 --> 01:15:03,345
of the Organization of American States,

1515
01:15:03,449 --> 01:15:05,178
how long Adlai
Can you improvise?

1516
01:15:05,284 --> 01:15:06,512
They are voting now.

1517
01:15:06,618 --> 01:15:08,176
Ted, I've been listening to this for hours.

1518
01:15:08,287 --> 01:15:10,152
Mr President, each of the
Latin American ambassadors

1519
01:15:10,255 --> 01:15:11,813
need to call back
the capital to receive instructions.

1520
01:15:11,924 --> 01:15:13,755
But I thought you had
arranged special lines, Pierre?

1521
01:15:13,859 --> 01:15:15,656
Yes sir, I did, but
some of the ambassadors

1522
01:15:15,761 --> 01:15:17,422
haven't managed it yet
get in touch.

1523
01:15:17,529 --> 01:15:19,087
My father should have bought
the telephone company

1524
01:15:19,198 --> 01:15:20,529
when he had the opportunity.

1525
01:15:20,632 --> 01:15:21,656
Mr President.

1526
01:15:21,767 --> 01:15:22,893
Come on, George.

1527
01:15:23,001 --> 01:15:24,093
The OAS vote has concluded.

1528
01:15:24,203 --> 01:15:26,228
Latin America voted 19 to
zero in favor of our resolution.

1529
01:15:26,338 --> 01:15:27,635
Congratulations, George.

1530
01:15:27,740 --> 01:15:29,071
This is wonderful.

1531
01:15:29,174 --> 01:15:30,766
Congratulations to Ed
Martin and Rusk for me.

1532
01:15:30,876 --> 01:15:32,639
Even Bolivia joined, and
only Uruguay abstained

1533
01:15:32,745 --> 01:15:34,713
because the ambassador doesn't
managed to get in touch with Montevideo.

1534
01:15:34,813 --> 01:15:36,041
Pierre, turn up the volume on the subway.

1535
01:15:36,148 --> 01:15:37,206
Yes sir.

1536
01:15:37,316 --> 01:15:40,080
Stevenson appears not to have
knowledge of the OAS vote,

1537
01:15:40,185 --> 01:15:42,449
It's not that it's revolutionary,

1538
01:15:42,554 --> 01:15:44,181
not that he is a socialist,

1539
01:15:44,289 --> 01:15:46,849
and not even because Dr. Castro
perverted a noble revolution.

1540
01:15:46,959 --> 01:15:50,725
We oppose it because it helped
and encouraged an invasion

1541
01:15:50,829 --> 01:15:52,763
of this hemisphere.

1542
01:15:52,865 --> 01:15:54,059
What's going on up there?

1543
01:15:54,166 --> 01:15:56,157
Stevenson appears not to have
knowledge of the OAS vote.

1544
01:15:56,268 --> 01:15:58,327
Dr. Castro gave the Soviet Union

1545
01:15:58,437 --> 01:16:00,132
a bridgehead
and preparation area,

1546
01:16:00,239 --> 01:16:02,002
and invited an extra continental,

1547
01:16:02,107 --> 01:16:08,069
antidemocratic expansionist power
- excuse me.

1548
01:16:08,680 --> 01:16:11,080
All right, Harlon, he
you just received the ticket.

1549
01:16:11,183 --> 01:16:13,174
Thanks.

1550
01:16:13,285 --> 01:16:15,913
I have just been informed that the
Organization of American States

1551
01:16:16,021 --> 01:16:20,287
approved a resolution
by 19 votes in favor

1552
01:16:20,392 --> 01:16:23,088
demanding the dismantling
and immediate withdrawal

1553
01:16:23,195 --> 01:16:25,322
of Cuba all
missiles and other weapons

1554
01:16:25,431 --> 01:16:28,298
with any offensive capabilities.

1555
01:16:28,400 --> 01:16:30,630
This is a solemn and significant day

1556
01:16:30,736 --> 01:16:32,931
for the life of the United Nations,

1557
01:16:33,038 --> 01:16:35,666
and for the hope of
world community.

1558
01:16:35,774 --> 01:16:37,742
May this day not be remembered
like the day the world

1559
01:16:37,843 --> 01:16:39,811
came to the brink of nuclear war,

1560
01:16:39,912 --> 01:16:42,938
but like the day men resolved
that nothing else would happen after that

1561
01:16:43,048 --> 01:16:46,609
would impede their search for peace.

1562
01:16:46,718 --> 01:16:49,050
Dear Adlai, I watched the
your speech this afternoon

1563
01:16:49,154 --> 01:16:51,816
with great satisfaction.

1564
01:16:51,924 --> 01:16:54,950
This gave a great
impetus to our cause.

1565
01:16:55,060 --> 01:17:00,886
The United States has the
Lucky to have your support.

1566
01:17:02,601 --> 01:17:05,331
My sincere and
deep thanks.