1 00:00:01,131 --> 00:00:02,664 Previously on The Kennedys... 2 00:00:03,239 --> 00:00:05,340 They don't want me anymore-- Jack and Bobby. 3 00:00:05,370 --> 00:00:07,132 When I went to Washington the other day, 4 00:00:07,138 --> 00:00:08,948 that was what it was about. Did I miss an appointment? 5 00:00:08,951 --> 00:00:11,119 Oh, no, sir. I was upstairs with Mrs. Kennedy. Why? 6 00:00:11,153 --> 00:00:13,955 I've been treating her for some time now, sir. 7 00:00:13,989 --> 00:00:16,891 I'm trying to do my job, and sometimes there just-- 8 00:00:16,925 --> 00:00:19,680 there aren't enough hours in the day, Jack. 9 00:00:19,705 --> 00:00:22,688 Mr. President, your father has suffered a massive stroke. 10 00:00:22,981 --> 00:00:24,078 Will he fully recover? 11 00:00:24,103 --> 00:00:26,035 There may be some marginal improvement. 12 00:00:26,038 --> 00:00:28,030 I would appreciate a direct answer. 13 00:00:28,034 --> 00:00:47,185 I don't think so. 14 00:00:47,210 --> 00:00:51,210 ♪ The Kennedys ♪ Episode 6 Original Air Date on April 8, 2011 15 00:00:51,211 --> 00:00:55,011 == sync, corrected by elderman == 16 00:02:05,331 --> 00:02:08,333 ♪ 17 00:02:11,738 --> 00:02:14,873 This government, as promised, has maintained 18 00:02:14,941 --> 00:02:18,877 the closest surveillance of the Soviet military buildup 19 00:02:18,911 --> 00:02:21,313 on the island of Cuba. 20 00:02:21,347 --> 00:02:24,650 Unmistakable evidence has established the fact 21 00:02:24,721 --> 00:02:27,189 that a series of offensive missile sites 22 00:02:27,755 --> 00:02:31,591 is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. 23 00:02:31,626 --> 00:02:34,061 The purpose of these bases can be none other 24 00:02:34,095 --> 00:02:37,330 than to provide a nuclear strike capability 25 00:02:37,365 --> 00:02:39,800 against the Western Hemisphere. 26 00:02:39,834 --> 00:02:42,669 It shall be the policy of this nation 27 00:02:42,703 --> 00:02:45,739 to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba 28 00:02:45,773 --> 00:02:48,241 against any nation in the Western Hemisphere 29 00:02:48,276 --> 00:02:49,743 as an attack 30 00:02:49,777 --> 00:02:52,245 by the Soviet Union on the United States, 31 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:56,149 requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union. 32 00:03:00,098 --> 00:03:02,065 Little better. Still uneasy. 33 00:03:02,100 --> 00:03:04,067 I changed the dose slightly, Mr. President, 34 00:03:04,102 --> 00:03:06,570 so if you experience discomfort, please contact me. 35 00:03:06,604 --> 00:03:07,804 Jack. 36 00:03:07,839 --> 00:03:09,974 Ah, Mrs. Kennedy. I haven't seen you in some time. 37 00:03:10,014 --> 00:03:11,240 I hope you're feeling well. 38 00:03:11,243 --> 00:03:12,576 Very well, thank you. 39 00:03:12,611 --> 00:03:14,845 No problems weaning yourself off the medication? 40 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,715 Just a few restless nights, but that's about all. 41 00:03:17,749 --> 00:03:19,717 Yeah, she's doing great. Thank you. 42 00:03:19,751 --> 00:03:23,087 Enjoy your evening, Mr. President. 43 00:03:23,121 --> 00:03:25,089 Can you zip me up? 44 00:03:25,123 --> 00:03:27,158 Sure. 45 00:03:27,192 --> 00:03:28,659 I'm feeling so much better 46 00:03:28,694 --> 00:03:30,661 now that I'm not doing those shots. 47 00:03:30,696 --> 00:03:32,349 Well, I'm glad. 48 00:03:32,350 --> 00:03:33,850 Maybe you should think about stopping. 49 00:03:35,531 --> 00:03:36,899 It's the only thing that keeps me going. 50 00:03:36,919 --> 00:03:38,987 But what else are they doing to you? 51 00:03:39,053 --> 00:03:41,752 I don't care if it's horse piss. It works. 52 00:03:41,753 --> 00:03:42,970 You know he's not a doctor? 53 00:03:42,979 --> 00:03:44,717 He's not even a member of the A.M.A. 54 00:03:44,742 --> 00:03:46,285 Maybe that's why he's so effective. 55 00:03:47,502 --> 00:03:50,070 Yes? Yeah, we're on our way. 56 00:03:51,454 --> 00:03:52,622 Come on, we got to... 57 00:03:52,660 --> 00:03:55,159 You look beautiful. I love the dress. 58 00:03:55,162 --> 00:03:57,664 I'm serious. 59 00:03:59,734 --> 00:04:01,935 Okay. 60 00:04:06,674 --> 00:04:08,642 Ladies and gentlemen, 61 00:04:08,676 --> 00:04:10,644 the President of the United States 62 00:04:10,678 --> 00:04:12,746 and the First lady. 63 00:04:14,282 --> 00:04:15,749 Ready? 64 00:04:15,783 --> 00:04:18,251 I think you're gonna like it. 65 00:04:18,286 --> 00:04:19,586 Mm. 66 00:04:19,620 --> 00:04:21,288 It's art. 67 00:04:21,322 --> 00:04:24,124 Well, I am prepared to, uh, suffer for it. 68 00:04:24,158 --> 00:04:25,292 Jack. 69 00:04:25,326 --> 00:04:26,426 Hello. 70 00:04:26,460 --> 00:04:27,761 Hi. 71 00:04:27,795 --> 00:04:30,664 Mrs. Kennedy. 72 00:05:07,925 --> 00:05:09,589 That's the end of the first movement. 73 00:05:09,591 --> 00:05:10,791 Oh. 74 00:05:40,167 --> 00:05:42,268 Mr. President, 75 00:05:42,303 --> 00:05:45,305 there's an emergency phone call for you in the oval office. 76 00:05:52,313 --> 00:05:55,181 They need me downstairs. 77 00:06:17,271 --> 00:06:19,973 ♪ 78 00:06:23,044 --> 00:06:26,012 ♪ 79 00:06:46,593 --> 00:06:48,828 I said I'd go to the Girl Scouts Jamboree, 80 00:06:48,888 --> 00:06:51,856 and he agreed to go to two concerts and a ballet. 81 00:06:51,891 --> 00:06:55,460 But skipping out in the middle renders this one null and void. 82 00:06:55,494 --> 00:06:58,964 I'm hoping for an increase in government spending on the arts. 83 00:06:58,998 --> 00:07:01,533 Jackie, a President's work is never done. 84 00:07:01,567 --> 00:07:04,269 Sure, Ben. Stick up for your friend. 85 00:07:04,303 --> 00:07:05,408 That is what men do, isn't it? 86 00:07:05,409 --> 00:07:07,304 Jackie, you know my sister, Mary Meyer. 87 00:07:07,306 --> 00:07:10,775 I sent you the catalog from her showing at the Findlay Gallery. 88 00:07:10,810 --> 00:07:13,478 I just came by to say good night. 89 00:07:13,512 --> 00:07:16,147 You know the Eisenhowers kept this place like a barracks? 90 00:07:16,182 --> 00:07:18,950 You have turned it into a palace. 91 00:07:18,985 --> 00:07:20,919 Thank you. 92 00:07:24,156 --> 00:07:26,725 A wonderful party. 93 00:07:26,759 --> 00:07:29,728 I want to know where the wind comes from. 94 00:07:37,536 --> 00:07:41,006 The wind begins in a cave. 95 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,009 Far to the north, a young God sleeps in that cave... 96 00:07:44,043 --> 00:07:47,012 I didn't think you would be at this thing tonight. 97 00:07:47,046 --> 00:07:48,980 Change of plans. 98 00:07:49,015 --> 00:07:50,482 How are you? 99 00:07:50,516 --> 00:07:52,417 I'm good. 100 00:07:52,451 --> 00:07:55,186 Anybody see you leave the party? 101 00:07:55,221 --> 00:07:59,357 Since when do you worry about that? 102 00:07:59,392 --> 00:08:01,860 Do you never get tired of this movie? 103 00:08:01,894 --> 00:08:04,095 No. No. It's Kirk, for God sakes. 104 00:08:04,130 --> 00:08:07,766 I'm gonna have to run back upstairs. 105 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,502 Do you want me to leave? 106 00:08:10,536 --> 00:08:11,970 Every line... 107 00:08:12,004 --> 00:08:14,739 Every curve... 108 00:08:16,742 --> 00:08:20,712 I want to know every part of you. 109 00:08:20,746 --> 00:08:23,214 If my husband were sleeping with Mary, 110 00:08:23,249 --> 00:08:26,217 she wouldn't be on my guest list. Jackie puts up with it. 111 00:08:26,252 --> 00:08:28,219 She must figure if it's inevitable, 112 00:08:28,254 --> 00:08:30,855 she might as well make it convenient. 113 00:08:30,890 --> 00:08:33,158 Mrs. Kennedy, 114 00:08:33,192 --> 00:08:36,027 will the President be returning? 115 00:08:38,097 --> 00:08:39,564 No, he won't. 116 00:08:39,598 --> 00:08:43,501 These people have each donated $1,000 to the foundation. 117 00:08:43,536 --> 00:08:45,570 They expect a picture with him. 118 00:08:48,274 --> 00:08:50,742 Then they'll have to settle for me. 119 00:08:50,776 --> 00:08:52,310 Thank you, ma'am. 120 00:08:52,345 --> 00:08:54,813 And I'll send his regrets in the morning. 121 00:08:54,847 --> 00:08:56,681 I'll set it up. 122 00:09:35,488 --> 00:09:37,956 I'm taking the kids to Virginia in the morning. 123 00:09:37,990 --> 00:09:41,159 I'll stay a while and do my work from there. 124 00:09:43,763 --> 00:09:45,263 What for? 125 00:09:45,297 --> 00:09:47,766 You didn't come back. It was humiliating. 126 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:49,634 Well, I had to go downstairs and-- 127 00:09:49,668 --> 00:09:52,137 It was humiliating. 128 00:09:58,077 --> 00:10:01,012 How's Mary Meyer? 129 00:10:05,885 --> 00:10:10,054 She was specifically not on the guest list. 130 00:10:10,089 --> 00:10:13,291 I didn't know she was gonna be there tonight. 131 00:10:13,325 --> 00:10:17,328 Well, what a great surprise for you. 132 00:10:17,363 --> 00:10:21,433 Do you ever think about what that looks like? 133 00:10:22,621 --> 00:10:26,190 I thought we had an agreement. 134 00:10:35,781 --> 00:10:39,484 I'd, uh... 135 00:10:39,518 --> 00:10:42,787 Rather you, uh, didn't all leave. 136 00:10:44,857 --> 00:10:47,559 Good night. 137 00:11:06,545 --> 00:11:09,547 ♪ 138 00:11:32,471 --> 00:11:34,939 Yeah? Mr. Bundy's on his way up. 139 00:11:36,475 --> 00:11:38,276 Mr. President? 140 00:11:38,310 --> 00:11:39,844 Well, he's already here. 141 00:11:39,879 --> 00:11:43,348 I'm sorry to disturb you, sir. We've got some serious trouble. 142 00:11:43,382 --> 00:11:46,718 Our U-2 flights over Cuba took these yesterday-- 143 00:11:46,752 --> 00:11:48,786 Russian M.R.B.M. missile sites, 144 00:11:48,821 --> 00:11:52,324 SS-4 type, I.R.B.M.S. 145 00:11:52,374 --> 00:11:53,421 Are these operational? 146 00:11:53,425 --> 00:11:56,193 Not yet, but based on the size of those construction crews, 147 00:11:56,274 --> 00:11:58,375 they could be within a week. 148 00:11:58,409 --> 00:12:00,644 At that point, they could deliver nuclear payloads 149 00:12:00,678 --> 00:12:02,946 to every major city on the East Coast. 150 00:12:09,725 --> 00:12:12,359 These are the latest surveillance photos from Cuba. 151 00:12:12,458 --> 00:12:14,627 We don't know how many missiles the Russians have there 152 00:12:14,628 --> 00:12:17,529 or whether they are operational at the present time. 153 00:12:17,623 --> 00:12:18,604 I think you can assume 154 00:12:18,608 --> 00:12:21,410 if they're not operational now, they will be soon, sir. 155 00:12:21,444 --> 00:12:22,912 Well, we can't coexist 156 00:12:22,946 --> 00:12:26,714 with, uh, nuclear missiles 90 miles off our shores. 157 00:12:26,716 --> 00:12:28,828 We got to get rid of those. What are the options, Bob? 158 00:12:29,148 --> 00:12:30,615 Militarily, there are three-- 159 00:12:30,650 --> 00:12:33,451 surgical strike on the missiles, an attack on the missiles 160 00:12:33,486 --> 00:12:36,288 and the control-and-command centers throughout the island, 161 00:12:36,322 --> 00:12:37,856 or an all-out invasion of the island. 162 00:12:37,915 --> 00:12:40,149 Sir, I think that jumping to a military option 163 00:12:40,184 --> 00:12:42,676 without having exhausted all our diplomatic avenues-- 164 00:12:42,677 --> 00:12:43,877 No, no, no. No one's jumping, Dean. 165 00:12:44,388 --> 00:12:46,219 The President's considering all options here. 166 00:12:46,220 --> 00:12:48,195 Khrushchev's a brawler, Mr. Secretary. 167 00:12:48,199 --> 00:12:50,500 He only understands brute force. I'm with Bob. 168 00:12:50,534 --> 00:12:53,036 We can't have the President being pushed around 169 00:12:53,070 --> 00:12:55,572 by Khrushchev or Castro or anybody else. 170 00:12:55,606 --> 00:12:58,074 Air force surveillance just picked up 19 Soviet ships 171 00:12:58,108 --> 00:13:01,177 in the middle of the Atlantic, heading toward Cuba. 172 00:13:01,212 --> 00:13:03,179 Do we know what they're, uh, carrying? 173 00:13:03,214 --> 00:13:06,549 I think we can presume it's more weapons. 174 00:13:12,122 --> 00:13:15,658 Sir, we need to put a military option on the table. 175 00:13:15,693 --> 00:13:18,161 No, I agree with that, Bob. I just, uh... 176 00:13:18,195 --> 00:13:21,164 I-I don't want to make any, uh, decision here 177 00:13:21,198 --> 00:13:22,665 without, uh, understanding 178 00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:25,702 what in God's name, uh, Khrushchev is thinking. 179 00:13:25,736 --> 00:13:29,172 Mr. President, I-I think the man's actions 180 00:13:29,206 --> 00:13:31,674 are a pretty good indicator of what he's thinking. 181 00:13:31,709 --> 00:13:32,876 Castro made a compelling argument 182 00:13:32,877 --> 00:13:34,223 that we're gonna overthrow his regime. 183 00:13:34,224 --> 00:13:35,920 Khrushchev sent in the missiles to keep us from doing it. 184 00:13:35,921 --> 00:13:37,121 It's more than that, Mac. 185 00:13:37,227 --> 00:13:39,151 He wants to bully us into submission, sir. 186 00:13:40,081 --> 00:13:42,132 Thinks I'm weak, 'cause of the Bay of Pigs. 187 00:13:42,558 --> 00:13:44,220 That's right, sir. But the fact remains, 188 00:13:44,221 --> 00:13:45,452 we still don't know what's on these ships. 189 00:13:45,453 --> 00:13:46,248 Absolutely. 190 00:13:46,249 --> 00:13:48,026 I want to know what pressures he's under, 191 00:13:48,151 --> 00:13:51,341 what he's being advised by his, uh, people in the Kremlin. 192 00:13:51,424 --> 00:13:53,225 Well, I think we can assume, sir, 193 00:13:53,259 --> 00:13:55,227 they're advising him to take the aggressive course. 194 00:13:55,261 --> 00:13:56,728 I think it's very dangerous 195 00:13:56,763 --> 00:13:59,298 to start making assumptions right now, General. 196 00:13:59,332 --> 00:14:02,301 I just, uh, want to try and put myself in his shoes. 197 00:14:02,335 --> 00:14:04,870 Fine, sir. But if you do choose 198 00:14:04,904 --> 00:14:08,573 a military option, we're gonna have to move fast. 199 00:14:08,608 --> 00:14:11,076 We're, uh, getting more specifics now, sir. 200 00:14:14,623 --> 00:14:15,891 Well, I would say we have to get 201 00:14:15,898 --> 00:14:18,366 a, uh, direct line of communication to Moscow. 202 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,402 We could get Secretary Rusk to talk to Ambassador Dobrynin. 203 00:14:21,437 --> 00:14:22,870 You do it. 204 00:14:22,905 --> 00:14:24,172 No, no, no, no. Protocol dictates that-- 205 00:14:24,173 --> 00:14:25,640 forget about protocol. 206 00:14:25,667 --> 00:14:28,135 Dobrynin knows Bobby, knows Bobby speaks for me. 207 00:14:28,170 --> 00:14:29,637 I'll set it up. 208 00:14:29,671 --> 00:14:31,138 Thank you. 209 00:14:34,910 --> 00:14:37,411 Your back hurting? 210 00:14:37,446 --> 00:14:40,715 Jackie took the kids, went up to Virginia. 211 00:14:40,749 --> 00:14:43,184 Well, that's probably best, considering. 212 00:14:43,218 --> 00:14:45,620 Wasn't about this. 213 00:14:45,654 --> 00:14:48,256 I think she's finished with me. 214 00:14:48,290 --> 00:14:52,026 Why? What happened? 215 00:14:53,595 --> 00:14:55,997 Well, I'm not a kid anymore, but... 216 00:14:56,031 --> 00:14:58,032 but I keep acting like one. 217 00:15:04,053 --> 00:15:06,355 The kids are fine, Jack. 218 00:15:06,408 --> 00:15:08,809 Good. 219 00:15:08,844 --> 00:15:10,311 How long, uh, 220 00:15:10,345 --> 00:15:13,814 how long do you think you're gonna stay up there? 221 00:15:13,849 --> 00:15:17,285 I don't know. 222 00:15:18,820 --> 00:15:21,289 Well, I just wanted to say that I, uh... 223 00:15:21,323 --> 00:15:24,058 I miss you. 224 00:15:26,128 --> 00:15:29,297 I have to go. 225 00:15:51,891 --> 00:15:53,559 Yes? 226 00:15:53,562 --> 00:15:55,030 Send him in. 227 00:15:56,866 --> 00:15:58,333 What did Dobrynin say? 228 00:15:58,367 --> 00:16:00,802 Well, he claims there are no missiles in Cuba. 229 00:16:00,836 --> 00:16:03,571 I showed him the, uh, surveillance photos. 230 00:16:03,606 --> 00:16:05,640 He said they're fabricated. 231 00:16:05,675 --> 00:16:08,176 He claims, uh, Khrushchev only wants peace. 232 00:16:08,210 --> 00:16:10,645 That's what Hitler said right before the blitz. 233 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:13,581 McNamara sent that over. 234 00:16:13,616 --> 00:16:16,484 It's the, uh, contingency plans for military operations. 235 00:16:16,519 --> 00:16:19,321 That's been the consensus over there? 236 00:16:19,355 --> 00:16:22,290 Surgical strike, followed by invasion. 237 00:16:22,325 --> 00:16:24,859 What do you think? 238 00:16:24,894 --> 00:16:27,495 Well, given what we know at the moment, uh, 239 00:16:27,530 --> 00:16:30,799 it certainly is our best chance at success, 240 00:16:30,833 --> 00:16:33,435 including getting rid of Castro. 241 00:16:35,137 --> 00:16:36,604 But, uh... 242 00:16:36,639 --> 00:16:38,907 frankly, at this stage, I don't think the, uh, 243 00:16:38,941 --> 00:16:40,209 diplomatic process is gonna pay off. 244 00:16:40,254 --> 00:16:41,322 I just--I just don't know 245 00:16:41,385 --> 00:16:44,053 what, uh, Khrushchev stands to gain in all this. 246 00:16:44,362 --> 00:16:47,964 I mean, Christ, he knows what our, uh, nuclear arsenal is. 247 00:16:47,999 --> 00:16:50,033 It's not a secret. 248 00:16:50,067 --> 00:16:52,068 Well, I get the impression 249 00:16:52,103 --> 00:16:54,704 that he, uh, thinks we're afraid to use it. 250 00:16:54,739 --> 00:16:58,475 But you looked him in the eye. What do you think? 251 00:17:07,585 --> 00:17:09,552 In southeast Asia and Latin America, 252 00:17:09,587 --> 00:17:11,621 people's revolutions are lighting the lamp 253 00:17:11,656 --> 00:17:13,290 of freedom and human dignity. 254 00:17:13,324 --> 00:17:15,792 We have a difference of opinion over what constitutes 255 00:17:15,826 --> 00:17:17,794 freedom and human dignity, Mr. Chairman, 256 00:17:17,828 --> 00:17:20,797 but I... I reject the historic belief that our differences 257 00:17:20,831 --> 00:17:22,799 can only be resolved through armed conflict. 258 00:17:32,276 --> 00:17:34,344 Then you miscalculate the history, 259 00:17:34,378 --> 00:17:35,812 Mr. President. 260 00:17:35,846 --> 00:17:39,582 You lost, uh, 20 million people in the war, Mr. Chairman. 261 00:17:44,021 --> 00:17:46,489 With our arsenals and our delivery systems today, 262 00:17:46,524 --> 00:17:49,759 twice that many Russians would die in the first hour. 263 00:17:58,369 --> 00:18:01,738 Then it's a good thing we have so many. 264 00:18:08,412 --> 00:18:11,414 ♪ 265 00:18:26,497 --> 00:18:30,200 You should have enough clothes to get you through the week. 266 00:18:30,234 --> 00:18:33,603 Bobby, how bad's it gonna be? 267 00:18:33,637 --> 00:18:35,638 I was talking with Marg McNamara. 268 00:18:35,673 --> 00:18:38,441 She said Bob said it could be the end of everything. 269 00:18:38,476 --> 00:18:40,443 What did he mean? 270 00:18:40,478 --> 00:18:44,114 I think he's just, uh, being melodramatic, really. 271 00:18:46,684 --> 00:18:48,885 Is he? 272 00:18:57,762 --> 00:19:01,264 I want you to have this. 273 00:19:04,101 --> 00:19:06,669 It was your mother's. 274 00:19:06,704 --> 00:19:09,606 I've used it every day since she died. 275 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:14,043 Help Jack. Keep us safe. 276 00:19:19,762 --> 00:19:21,729 Heya, kid. 277 00:19:22,753 --> 00:19:23,973 What are you doing here? 278 00:19:23,979 --> 00:19:25,947 Oh, I was in the neighborhood. 279 00:19:25,981 --> 00:19:27,248 Liar. 280 00:19:27,283 --> 00:19:30,885 Did Bobby send you here to fix my marriage? 281 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:34,789 He doesn't know I'm here. That's the truth. 282 00:19:34,824 --> 00:19:38,326 Well, you knew where to find me, so I assume you know... 283 00:19:38,360 --> 00:19:41,429 Why I'm here. 284 00:19:41,464 --> 00:19:44,265 Yeah. 285 00:19:47,269 --> 00:19:52,140 I know we haven't always been sorority pals. 286 00:19:52,174 --> 00:19:56,644 I never fit in with the family the way you have. 287 00:19:56,679 --> 00:20:00,248 I always figured it was because you didn't want to. 288 00:20:00,282 --> 00:20:03,151 You're--you're your own person, Jackie. 289 00:20:03,185 --> 00:20:06,121 I-I admire that. 290 00:20:06,155 --> 00:20:09,624 Tell you the truth, I, uh... 291 00:20:09,658 --> 00:20:13,027 Always been a little bit intimidated by it. 292 00:20:15,097 --> 00:20:18,032 You're intimidated by me? 293 00:20:19,602 --> 00:20:22,737 Every woman in America wants to be like you. 294 00:20:22,771 --> 00:20:25,740 They want to look like you, they want to dress like you... 295 00:20:25,774 --> 00:20:27,242 Come on. 296 00:20:27,276 --> 00:20:28,643 Oh, now... 297 00:20:28,677 --> 00:20:31,146 You start getting all humble on me, 298 00:20:31,180 --> 00:20:33,148 that's really gonna piss me off. 299 00:20:33,182 --> 00:20:35,650 You know what intimidates me? 300 00:20:35,684 --> 00:20:39,654 Someone who can raise a family and have a marriage that works, 301 00:20:39,688 --> 00:20:43,391 and who makes it all look so easy. 302 00:20:43,425 --> 00:20:46,761 If I had your secret, I'd trade it all in 303 00:20:46,795 --> 00:20:49,230 for every magazine cover I've been on. 304 00:20:52,768 --> 00:20:55,336 Wow. 305 00:20:55,371 --> 00:20:58,106 So how do you do it? 306 00:21:01,343 --> 00:21:04,279 It's no secret, Jackie. I... 307 00:21:04,313 --> 00:21:07,048 I just... 308 00:21:07,082 --> 00:21:09,884 Love him. 309 00:21:14,323 --> 00:21:16,958 Look, I... 310 00:21:16,992 --> 00:21:20,161 I don't know what goes on between you and Jack. 311 00:21:20,196 --> 00:21:23,865 Frankly, it's none of my business. I... 312 00:21:23,899 --> 00:21:25,867 I came here because I'm worried 313 00:21:25,901 --> 00:21:27,869 about what's going on at the White House. 314 00:21:27,903 --> 00:21:30,638 What do you mean? 315 00:21:32,708 --> 00:21:36,778 I don't know the specifics, but I do know that it's serious. 316 00:21:36,812 --> 00:21:38,479 It's always serious. 317 00:21:38,514 --> 00:21:43,551 It's different this time, Jackie. It's dangerous. 318 00:21:43,586 --> 00:21:45,220 Bobby, McNamara, Bundy-- 319 00:21:45,254 --> 00:21:48,189 they've all been working around the clock. 320 00:21:50,326 --> 00:21:53,928 I can only imagine what Jack must be going through. 321 00:21:55,998 --> 00:21:58,299 We just received photos from the CIA, 322 00:21:58,334 --> 00:22:00,735 revealing five additional missile sites on the island. 323 00:22:00,769 --> 00:22:02,737 They report that the Soviets could have 324 00:22:02,771 --> 00:22:05,740 between 16 and 32 missiles ready to fire within several days. 325 00:22:05,774 --> 00:22:08,176 Mac, what is the, uh, timeline on those ships? 326 00:22:08,210 --> 00:22:10,178 About 3,800 miles away from Cuba. 327 00:22:10,212 --> 00:22:13,314 At the current rate of speed, they should be there in about a week. 328 00:22:13,349 --> 00:22:16,050 Mr. President, a week is a-- is a lifetime. 329 00:22:16,085 --> 00:22:18,853 The real threat is the missiles already on the island. 330 00:22:18,887 --> 00:22:20,855 I mean, millions of American citizens 331 00:22:20,889 --> 00:22:23,091 will die if they're launched, 332 00:22:23,125 --> 00:22:24,316 and Khrushchev is just crazy enough to do it. 333 00:22:24,317 --> 00:22:25,800 I don't know if you're right about that, General. 334 00:22:25,801 --> 00:22:27,768 I mean, he's a--he's a bully, 335 00:22:27,803 --> 00:22:30,104 but, uh, I don't think he's hostile. 336 00:22:30,138 --> 00:22:33,131 Don't think he's, uh, insane enough to want to start a war. 337 00:22:33,132 --> 00:22:34,224 What if you're wrong, sir? 338 00:22:34,235 --> 00:22:36,911 I could be, and we should sustain the military option. 339 00:22:36,912 --> 00:22:38,112 We're running out of time, sir. 340 00:22:38,206 --> 00:22:39,893 They're arming these missiles as we speak. 341 00:22:39,894 --> 00:22:41,094 I understand that, General, 342 00:22:41,209 --> 00:22:42,860 but if I am right, I want to give Khrushchev 343 00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:45,377 as much time as possible to convince the people around him 344 00:22:45,378 --> 00:22:47,546 that a goddamn war is not the option. 345 00:22:47,580 --> 00:22:51,275 Sir, we need to strike and we need to strike now. 346 00:22:51,599 --> 00:22:53,633 But what you're suggesting is a first strike, 347 00:22:53,667 --> 00:22:57,170 and a strike without warning will be viewed internationally 348 00:22:57,204 --> 00:23:00,340 as an unprovoked assault. So if we do this, 349 00:23:00,374 --> 00:23:02,508 against a small country like Cuba, 350 00:23:02,543 --> 00:23:05,578 well, it's Pearl Harbor all over again, 351 00:23:05,613 --> 00:23:07,580 only this time, it's in reverse. 352 00:23:07,615 --> 00:23:09,370 And my brother will not go down in history 353 00:23:09,499 --> 00:23:11,633 as the American Tojo. 354 00:23:12,838 --> 00:23:15,373 So let's rethink this. 355 00:23:15,407 --> 00:23:18,676 The difficulty we face is, we can't guarantee 356 00:23:18,710 --> 00:23:21,879 getting rid of the missiles that are already there. 357 00:23:21,914 --> 00:23:25,249 Well, that's exactly, uh, why, in my opinion, uh, 358 00:23:25,284 --> 00:23:27,251 we should focus on stopping these ships. 359 00:23:27,286 --> 00:23:29,387 That's a more manageable situation. 360 00:23:29,421 --> 00:23:33,858 We could, uh, revisit the blockade idea, sir. 361 00:23:33,892 --> 00:23:35,993 Establishing a-a demarcation line 362 00:23:36,028 --> 00:23:38,496 of, say, 500 miles from the Cuban mainland. 363 00:23:38,530 --> 00:23:40,831 A blockade is an interesting idea. 364 00:23:40,866 --> 00:23:43,501 But the issue still remains-- a blockade is illegal 365 00:23:43,535 --> 00:23:45,169 under International law. 366 00:23:45,204 --> 00:23:47,505 Then we call it a quarantine. 367 00:23:47,539 --> 00:23:49,807 Nothing illegal about that. 368 00:23:50,612 --> 00:23:52,746 There has been a virtual news blackout 369 00:23:52,780 --> 00:23:55,949 throughout Washington regarding the Cuban situation. 370 00:23:55,984 --> 00:23:58,828 Whether or not this crisis can be resolved peaceably or not 371 00:23:58,829 --> 00:24:01,231 is the burning question, the question to which 372 00:24:01,265 --> 00:24:02,932 sources in the White House, the Pentagon, 373 00:24:02,967 --> 00:24:04,934 and the State Department have refused to comment, 374 00:24:04,969 --> 00:24:06,769 leaving the American people to wait 375 00:24:06,804 --> 00:24:09,339 and wonder what President Kennedy will say 376 00:24:09,373 --> 00:24:11,441 when he takes to the air tonight. 377 00:24:14,645 --> 00:24:16,512 Hello? Mother, it's Bobby. 378 00:24:16,547 --> 00:24:19,515 Hello, dear. We're just getting ready to watch Jack. 379 00:24:19,550 --> 00:24:22,318 Well, that's actually why I'm-- why I'm calling. 380 00:24:22,353 --> 00:24:24,821 I just wanted to let you know that, uh, 381 00:24:24,855 --> 00:24:26,823 there may be some things in his speech 382 00:24:26,857 --> 00:24:28,825 that, uh, sound a little frightening to you. 383 00:24:28,859 --> 00:24:30,827 Uh, I didn't want you and dad to worry. 384 00:24:30,861 --> 00:24:33,529 Well, with everything we're hearing, we are concerned. 385 00:24:33,564 --> 00:24:37,166 Move him, will you? I-I can't see the set. 386 00:24:37,201 --> 00:24:40,169 Has Jack been to mass? No, I-I don't think so. 387 00:24:40,204 --> 00:24:43,172 We've been, uh, kind of busy with things here. 388 00:24:43,207 --> 00:24:45,074 Well, wish him luck. 389 00:24:45,109 --> 00:24:48,486 Let him know we're very proud of him. 390 00:24:48,511 --> 00:24:49,708 I will. 391 00:24:49,709 --> 00:24:53,144 Love you. Bye. 392 00:24:53,179 --> 00:24:56,014 Their status might be changed to that of active duty 393 00:24:56,048 --> 00:24:59,451 at a moment's notice. We switch you now to the Oval Office. 394 00:24:59,485 --> 00:25:00,919 Ladies and gentlemen, 395 00:25:00,953 --> 00:25:02,921 the President of the United States. 396 00:25:04,290 --> 00:25:06,591 Good evening, my fellow citizens. 397 00:25:06,626 --> 00:25:09,494 This government, as promised, 398 00:25:09,528 --> 00:25:12,163 has maintained the closest surveillance 399 00:25:12,198 --> 00:25:15,934 of the Soviet military buildup on the island of Cuba. 400 00:25:15,968 --> 00:25:19,337 Within the past week, unmistakable evidence 401 00:25:19,372 --> 00:25:20,906 has established the fact 402 00:25:20,940 --> 00:25:23,642 that a series of offensive missile sites 403 00:25:23,676 --> 00:25:26,811 is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. 404 00:25:26,846 --> 00:25:30,282 The purpose of these bases can be none other 405 00:25:30,316 --> 00:25:33,318 than to provide a nuclear first-strike capability 406 00:25:33,352 --> 00:25:35,620 against the Western Hemisphere. 407 00:25:35,655 --> 00:25:38,823 I call upon Chairman Khrushchev to halt and eliminate 408 00:25:38,858 --> 00:25:42,127 this clandestine, reckless, and provocative threat 409 00:25:42,161 --> 00:25:43,862 to world peace. 410 00:25:43,896 --> 00:25:45,964 The cost of freedom is always high, 411 00:25:45,998 --> 00:25:47,966 and Americans have always paid it. 412 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,669 And one path we shall never choose-- 413 00:25:50,703 --> 00:25:54,239 and that is the path of surrender or submission. 414 00:25:54,273 --> 00:25:56,541 Our goal is not the victory of might, 415 00:25:56,575 --> 00:25:59,377 but the vindication of right, 416 00:25:59,412 --> 00:26:02,013 not peace at the expense of freedom, 417 00:26:02,048 --> 00:26:04,215 but both peace and freedom. 418 00:26:04,250 --> 00:26:07,819 God willing, that goal will be achieved. 419 00:26:07,853 --> 00:26:11,489 Thank you and good night. 420 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,063 Mac, how far are those Russian ships from the blockade? 421 00:26:15,088 --> 00:26:16,388 They've just moved to the 100-mile mark. 422 00:26:16,430 --> 00:26:17,979 Okay. In terms of time, are they-- 423 00:26:17,980 --> 00:26:19,377 Mr. President, our sonar's just picked up 424 00:26:19,378 --> 00:26:23,646 two Russian subs with S.L.B.N. capability escorting the ships. 425 00:26:23,668 --> 00:26:26,637 Okay, so if we, uh, if we stop their ships, they can retaliate. 426 00:26:26,691 --> 00:26:28,387 Retaliate with their subs, yes, sir. 427 00:26:28,393 --> 00:26:30,428 Khrushchev has just upped the ante, 428 00:26:30,435 --> 00:26:32,570 risking a confrontation 7,000 miles from Moscow. 429 00:26:32,604 --> 00:26:35,673 Gentlemen, could I, uh, have your attention, please? 430 00:26:35,707 --> 00:26:37,441 Jack, State Department just received this from Khrushchev. 431 00:26:37,476 --> 00:26:38,984 Go ahead. 432 00:26:38,985 --> 00:26:40,185 Uh, "you have not declared a quarantine, 433 00:26:40,445 --> 00:26:42,913 "but rather have set forth an ultimatum and threatened that 434 00:26:42,948 --> 00:26:45,816 "if we do not give in to your demands, you will use force. 435 00:26:45,851 --> 00:26:47,885 "Naturally, we will not be bystanders 436 00:26:47,919 --> 00:26:49,387 "with regards to piratical acts 437 00:26:49,421 --> 00:26:51,389 "by American ships on the high seas. 438 00:26:51,423 --> 00:26:53,391 "We will be forced to take measures we consider necessary 439 00:26:53,425 --> 00:26:55,659 "and adequate in order to protect our rights, 440 00:26:55,694 --> 00:26:59,463 and we have everything necessary to do so." 441 00:27:00,899 --> 00:27:03,434 Christ, he's calling us out. 442 00:27:03,468 --> 00:27:06,137 Yes, sir. And we cannot capitulate. 443 00:27:06,171 --> 00:27:08,139 If we don't stop those ships, 444 00:27:08,173 --> 00:27:10,141 our entire deterrent system loses all credibility. 445 00:27:10,175 --> 00:27:12,241 What are the, uh... What are the steps? 446 00:27:12,266 --> 00:27:13,410 We signal our intent to board. 447 00:27:13,455 --> 00:27:15,857 They don't acknowledge, we fire a warning shot across their bow. 448 00:27:15,891 --> 00:27:17,905 And, uh, if they keep coming? 449 00:27:17,906 --> 00:27:19,942 Then we take out their rudders and leave them dead in the water. 450 00:27:19,943 --> 00:27:21,411 Which runs the risk of killing Russian sailors. 451 00:27:21,418 --> 00:27:22,892 And a retaliation from Khrushchev. 452 00:27:22,917 --> 00:27:24,152 It's the nature of conflict, sir. 453 00:27:24,172 --> 00:27:26,707 I know the nature of conflict, General. I've been in it. 454 00:27:26,742 --> 00:27:29,710 Mac? You have no choice but to stop those ships. 455 00:27:29,745 --> 00:27:31,846 Sir, I still believe a diplomatic solution is possible. 456 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:33,182 That's just about the most meaningless thing 457 00:27:33,185 --> 00:27:34,652 I've ever heard, Dean. 458 00:27:34,687 --> 00:27:36,422 We're well beyond diplomacy at this point. 459 00:27:36,463 --> 00:27:38,200 Khrushchev is gonna run the damned blockade. 460 00:27:38,201 --> 00:27:39,275 Sir, I agree with the Attorney General. 461 00:27:39,300 --> 00:27:41,935 We have to stop those ships, and I recommend that we deploy 462 00:27:41,969 --> 00:27:46,168 Helos and Sub Seekers from Key West to stop the subs. 463 00:27:46,169 --> 00:27:47,883 Do you wanna start world war III? 464 00:27:48,255 --> 00:27:49,513 It'll be the end of all life on the planet. 465 00:27:49,514 --> 00:27:51,414 Decisive action would surgically remove the missiles, 466 00:27:51,469 --> 00:27:53,437 confronting the world with a fait accompli. 467 00:27:53,472 --> 00:27:55,166 Let's not forget about the political advantage... 468 00:27:55,167 --> 00:27:56,367 Militarily, there's no options here. 469 00:27:56,475 --> 00:27:58,443 Punishment... There's no other alternative... 470 00:28:05,627 --> 00:28:07,595 Strategic Air Command B-52 Bombers, 471 00:28:07,629 --> 00:28:11,131 already on a massive worldwide airborne alert, 472 00:28:11,166 --> 00:28:13,834 are now flying 24-hour missions. 473 00:28:16,137 --> 00:28:19,006 Before one B-52 leaves its airborne station, 474 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:21,376 another is airborne to take its place. 475 00:28:24,179 --> 00:28:26,714 Mr. President? 476 00:28:26,748 --> 00:28:30,217 If we fire on their ships, and they--they do retaliate, 477 00:28:30,252 --> 00:28:32,086 that initiates a full-scale engagement. 478 00:28:32,120 --> 00:28:34,088 We already know from the CIA 479 00:28:34,122 --> 00:28:36,090 that the Soviets have brought their military forces 480 00:28:36,124 --> 00:28:36,914 into a complete state of readiness. 481 00:28:37,639 --> 00:28:38,839 Are we ready? 482 00:28:38,881 --> 00:28:40,599 Yes, sir. We're at Defcon 2, sir. 483 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:41,800 We're ready. 484 00:28:56,864 --> 00:28:59,200 Their ships will, uh, 485 00:28:59,201 --> 00:29:01,502 not be permitted to cross that line. 486 00:29:01,526 --> 00:29:05,228 Use whatever means necessary to stop them. 487 00:29:05,263 --> 00:29:08,832 Bobby, talk to Dobrynin. He needs to get word to Khrushchev. 488 00:29:08,866 --> 00:29:11,501 Those ships will be stopped. 489 00:29:13,371 --> 00:29:15,072 Russian Embassy, please. 490 00:29:15,106 --> 00:29:18,108 ♪ 491 00:29:21,087 --> 00:29:24,957 It seems to, uh, the observer, uh, of the scene 492 00:29:24,991 --> 00:29:28,894 that, uh, that Cuba has to be the point of the crisis. 493 00:29:28,929 --> 00:29:30,896 This is the point at which, uh, 494 00:29:30,931 --> 00:29:34,900 we are concerned that, uh, there might be shooting, 495 00:29:34,935 --> 00:29:37,403 uh, among the ships at sea. 496 00:29:37,437 --> 00:29:40,039 That, uh, in the story that we heard a great deal of today, 497 00:29:40,064 --> 00:29:41,264 the possibility that invasion might have to be undertaken 498 00:29:43,176 --> 00:29:45,744 to assure that those bases are eliminated. 499 00:29:45,779 --> 00:29:48,047 Uh, if invasion is undertaken, 500 00:29:48,081 --> 00:29:50,416 uh, the Russians have said that they would retaliate 501 00:29:50,450 --> 00:29:52,251 with, uh, rocket fire. 502 00:30:02,028 --> 00:30:04,496 Well, we've given this man every chance to avoid war. 503 00:30:04,531 --> 00:30:07,499 If it happens now, it's because he wanted it in the first place. 504 00:30:07,534 --> 00:30:09,668 Civil Defense becomes a major problem now. 505 00:30:09,703 --> 00:30:11,670 There's no contingency to evacuate 100 million people 506 00:30:11,705 --> 00:30:13,672 from the East Coast. Sir... 507 00:30:13,707 --> 00:30:16,875 We just received word from Admiral Ward on the "Essex." 508 00:30:16,910 --> 00:30:19,111 Did we fire, uh, fire on those ships? 509 00:30:19,145 --> 00:30:20,779 No, sir. 510 00:30:20,814 --> 00:30:25,284 The Soviet ships have stopped their advance toward the line. 511 00:30:25,318 --> 00:30:27,720 They're turning around. 512 00:30:27,754 --> 00:30:28,723 And what-- what about the subs? 513 00:30:28,724 --> 00:30:29,924 They've stopped also. 514 00:30:30,156 --> 00:30:32,458 But, sir, we still have those operational missile sites on the island. 515 00:30:33,327 --> 00:30:35,512 I find Khrushchev's actions very encouraging, sir. 516 00:30:35,513 --> 00:30:37,681 Well, I do, too. I think he just showed us he wants this over 517 00:30:37,687 --> 00:30:38,793 as much as we do. 518 00:30:38,794 --> 00:30:39,994 May I suggest we stay at Defcon 2, sir? 519 00:30:40,357 --> 00:30:42,324 Okay, fine. But no provocative action. 520 00:30:42,359 --> 00:30:44,960 Khrushchev just stood up to the hawks in the Kremlin. 521 00:30:44,995 --> 00:30:46,962 I don't wanna give him a reason to regret it. 522 00:30:46,997 --> 00:30:48,631 Very good, sir. 523 00:30:55,639 --> 00:30:58,240 Yes. Well, thank you, Mr. Prime Minister. 524 00:30:58,275 --> 00:31:01,243 Thank you. The, uh, State Department 525 00:31:01,278 --> 00:31:03,245 just translated this letter from Khrushchev. 526 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:05,648 It was written before the ships had turned around. 527 00:31:05,682 --> 00:31:08,450 "Mr. President, only lunatics and suicides, 528 00:31:08,485 --> 00:31:10,186 "who themselves want to perish, 529 00:31:10,220 --> 00:31:12,821 "would think of waging nuclear war. 530 00:31:12,856 --> 00:31:15,124 "We in the Soviet Union want to live 531 00:31:15,158 --> 00:31:17,059 "and do not at all want to destroy your country. 532 00:31:17,093 --> 00:31:20,930 "I propose we will declare that our ships, bound for Cuba, 533 00:31:20,964 --> 00:31:23,332 "will not carry any kind of armaments. 534 00:31:23,366 --> 00:31:24,833 "You will declare 535 00:31:24,868 --> 00:31:28,604 that the United States will not invade Cuba." 536 00:31:28,638 --> 00:31:30,400 No mention about missiles in Turkey? 537 00:31:30,425 --> 00:31:31,625 Nothing. 538 00:31:31,641 --> 00:31:34,109 Does Mac know about this? I wanted to speak to you. 539 00:31:34,144 --> 00:31:35,844 Mrs. Lincoln, could you get me Mr. Bundy? 540 00:31:35,879 --> 00:31:37,031 Yes, sir. 541 00:31:37,056 --> 00:31:38,256 So how would you like to proceed? 542 00:31:40,121 --> 00:31:42,992 Well, I wanna prepare a, uh, private response 543 00:31:43,034 --> 00:31:45,469 to Mr. Khrushchev's letter. Sure. 544 00:31:45,503 --> 00:31:47,971 No public statement. I don't wanna rub his nose in it. 545 00:31:48,006 --> 00:31:49,607 Christ knows he's gonna have a hard enough time 546 00:31:49,635 --> 00:31:50,901 keeping his job after all this. 547 00:31:50,926 --> 00:31:52,221 All right. I'll put something together. 548 00:31:52,554 --> 00:31:53,889 Bobby? Yeah? 549 00:31:53,913 --> 00:31:55,881 You tell McNamara and that General-- 550 00:31:55,915 --> 00:31:57,883 alert the entire chain of command, nobody moves 551 00:31:57,917 --> 00:32:00,385 against the Russians without my expressed order. 552 00:32:00,420 --> 00:32:03,088 I don't want this whole goddamned thing to unravel 553 00:32:03,122 --> 00:32:04,688 because some second Lieutenant didn't get the word. 554 00:32:04,713 --> 00:32:05,913 Absolutely. 555 00:32:07,943 --> 00:32:11,212 Mr. Bundy is on his way up, Mr. President. 556 00:32:13,115 --> 00:32:15,683 Could you try, uh, Mrs. Kennedy in Virginia? 557 00:32:15,717 --> 00:32:17,184 Yes, sir. 558 00:32:26,795 --> 00:32:29,530 Line one is ringing, sir. 559 00:33:05,133 --> 00:33:08,135 ♪ 560 00:33:28,156 --> 00:33:29,924 How's it all going? 561 00:33:29,958 --> 00:33:31,759 Good. 562 00:33:31,793 --> 00:33:34,161 Good. It looks, uh... 563 00:33:34,196 --> 00:33:36,163 Like Khrushchev's gonna back down. 564 00:33:36,198 --> 00:33:38,632 Good. 565 00:33:43,004 --> 00:33:44,805 When did you... 566 00:33:58,987 --> 00:34:01,889 I'm glad you're here. 567 00:34:15,637 --> 00:34:17,605 How are the kids? 568 00:34:17,639 --> 00:34:20,007 Good. 569 00:34:21,710 --> 00:34:24,424 Jack? You, uh, you better come down here. 570 00:34:24,449 --> 00:34:25,613 What's the matter? 571 00:34:25,614 --> 00:34:28,382 The Russians shot down one of our U-2s over Cuba, 572 00:34:28,416 --> 00:34:29,884 killed the pilot. 573 00:34:29,918 --> 00:34:32,219 It appears to be an act of war. 574 00:34:39,583 --> 00:34:41,284 All right, thank you. 575 00:34:45,059 --> 00:34:47,662 Well, Dobrynin swears that, uh, Khrushchev insisted 576 00:34:47,665 --> 00:34:49,633 none of our planes be shot at, 577 00:34:49,667 --> 00:34:51,868 that one of the antiaircraft batteries never got the word. 578 00:34:51,903 --> 00:34:54,917 You don't believe that crap, do you, sir? 579 00:34:54,918 --> 00:34:56,315 I know this man. 580 00:34:56,324 --> 00:34:57,925 I've never known him to be emotional before, 581 00:34:57,954 --> 00:34:59,704 and he was damned near in tears just now, General. 582 00:34:59,729 --> 00:35:00,929 We based our whole approach on this campaign 583 00:35:00,957 --> 00:35:02,925 on not pushing Khrushchev into a corner. 584 00:35:02,959 --> 00:35:04,994 By shooting down that plane, 585 00:35:05,028 --> 00:35:06,175 that's exactly what he's done to me. 586 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:08,252 Well, Mr. President, we can speculate all day, 587 00:35:08,265 --> 00:35:10,833 but the fact of the matter is that we have a plane down 588 00:35:10,867 --> 00:35:14,103 and a U.S. airman dead. What are we gonna do about it? 589 00:35:14,137 --> 00:35:16,939 Excuse me. This was just received from Khrushchev. 590 00:35:18,233 --> 00:35:19,701 "You, President Kennedy, 591 00:35:19,735 --> 00:35:21,696 "have surrounded the Soviet Union 592 00:35:21,709 --> 00:35:23,044 "with military bases, 593 00:35:23,079 --> 00:35:26,181 "surrounded our allies with military bases, 594 00:35:26,216 --> 00:35:28,884 "literally dispersed military bases around the country 595 00:35:28,918 --> 00:35:31,320 "and stationed your rocket armaments there. 596 00:35:31,354 --> 00:35:34,022 "You are worried about Cuba because it is a distance 597 00:35:34,057 --> 00:35:36,024 "of 90 miles from the American coast. 598 00:35:36,059 --> 00:35:38,927 "However, Turkey is next to us-- 599 00:35:38,962 --> 00:35:40,929 "literally at our elbow. 600 00:35:40,964 --> 00:35:43,031 "We agree to remove from Cuba 601 00:35:43,066 --> 00:35:46,235 "those means which you regard as offensive means. 602 00:35:46,269 --> 00:35:50,839 You will remove your analogous means from Turkey." 603 00:35:50,874 --> 00:35:52,841 You can't allow Khrushchev to dictate 604 00:35:52,876 --> 00:35:55,444 how we defend our allies. Aren't we doing that to him? 605 00:35:55,478 --> 00:35:57,746 That's not the same thing, Dean. We've had missiles in Turkey for years. 606 00:35:57,780 --> 00:35:59,982 Those Jupiter missiles are relatively obsolete. 607 00:36:00,016 --> 00:36:01,984 It wouldn't be the worst thing if we took them out. 608 00:36:02,022 --> 00:36:04,157 No, the General's right. I can't agree to a quid pro quo 609 00:36:04,220 --> 00:36:06,088 when Khrushchev's got his foot on my neck. 610 00:36:06,141 --> 00:36:08,776 It's a perception issue. This seems odd to me, Jack. 611 00:36:09,972 --> 00:36:11,711 I find it hard to believe that these two letters 612 00:36:11,718 --> 00:36:14,186 came from the same source. Well, I don't think they did. 613 00:36:14,221 --> 00:36:17,423 I mean, this--this first letter is all emotion. 614 00:36:18,162 --> 00:36:20,130 You can hear Khrushchev's voice in this. 615 00:36:20,164 --> 00:36:23,633 That letter, Mac, is cold. It's dry and bureaucratic. 616 00:36:23,668 --> 00:36:26,202 I think, uh, Khrushchev's getting, uh, push back 617 00:36:26,237 --> 00:36:27,704 from his foreign ministry 618 00:36:27,738 --> 00:36:28,916 because he didn't run the blockade. 619 00:36:28,941 --> 00:36:30,141 It doesn't matter. 620 00:36:30,708 --> 00:36:33,576 We have to respond to this communication. 621 00:36:33,611 --> 00:36:34,911 Why? 622 00:36:34,945 --> 00:36:38,214 I'm sorry, Bobby. I don't understand the question. 623 00:36:38,249 --> 00:36:40,717 Well, who cares if we got two letters? 624 00:36:40,751 --> 00:36:43,353 I say we respond to the first one. 625 00:36:43,387 --> 00:36:44,921 And ignore the second altogether? 626 00:36:44,955 --> 00:36:46,656 Sure. 627 00:36:46,691 --> 00:36:49,025 I like that very much. 628 00:36:49,060 --> 00:36:51,361 Sir, I've never heard of simply ignoring a letter 629 00:36:51,395 --> 00:36:53,063 from the Russian Foreign Ministry. 630 00:36:53,097 --> 00:36:56,066 Well, Dean, we are the, uh, party of progress. 631 00:36:56,100 --> 00:36:58,068 No, Mac, I think you, uh, 632 00:36:58,102 --> 00:37:00,070 draft a response to the first letter. 633 00:37:00,104 --> 00:37:02,505 Tell Khrushchev we're very, uh, encouraged by his attitude. 634 00:37:02,540 --> 00:37:04,507 Be vague. Yes, sir. 635 00:37:05,774 --> 00:37:07,208 Mr. President, 636 00:37:07,221 --> 00:37:09,956 even if we ignore this second letter, 637 00:37:09,990 --> 00:37:12,959 that doesn't mean that the issue about Turkey 638 00:37:12,993 --> 00:37:15,628 is, uh, is gonna go away. 639 00:37:15,662 --> 00:37:18,130 I think Khrushchev is gonna want something in return 640 00:37:18,165 --> 00:37:20,466 for taking his missiles out of Cuba. 641 00:37:20,500 --> 00:37:22,201 Bobby, are you sure 642 00:37:22,236 --> 00:37:24,537 Dobrynin has a direct line with Khrushchev? 643 00:37:24,571 --> 00:37:26,038 Absolutely. 644 00:37:26,073 --> 00:37:27,707 Then you talk to him. 645 00:37:27,741 --> 00:37:30,710 Tell him they've got to get those missiles out of Cuba now. 646 00:37:30,744 --> 00:37:34,213 If they don't, we will. 647 00:37:34,248 --> 00:37:37,183 Six months from now... 648 00:37:37,217 --> 00:37:39,185 When, uh... 649 00:37:39,219 --> 00:37:42,021 When all this is forgotten, 650 00:37:42,055 --> 00:37:45,424 we'll, uh, we'll agree to go into, uh, 651 00:37:45,459 --> 00:37:47,426 Turkey in the middle of the night, 652 00:37:47,461 --> 00:37:48,828 and we'll take the damn things out ourselves. 653 00:37:48,862 --> 00:37:51,998 Both sides agree not to go public with this, 654 00:37:52,032 --> 00:37:58,537 but their, uh, their deadline for this... 655 00:37:58,572 --> 00:38:01,007 Is now. 656 00:38:01,041 --> 00:38:02,975 So what if he doesn't agree? 657 00:38:03,010 --> 00:38:07,613 Well, they're shooting down our planes. 658 00:38:07,648 --> 00:38:11,417 We're gonna start shooting back. 659 00:39:00,801 --> 00:39:03,636 Well... if this continues to go badly, 660 00:39:03,670 --> 00:39:05,971 I, uh, I want you and the kids 661 00:39:06,006 --> 00:39:08,908 to move to the shelter in Maryland. 662 00:39:08,942 --> 00:39:10,643 What about you? 663 00:39:10,677 --> 00:39:13,446 There's a secure area downstairs. 664 00:39:19,686 --> 00:39:23,622 I'm not leaving you, Jack. 665 00:39:23,657 --> 00:39:27,626 I want to be here no matter what happens. 666 00:39:41,308 --> 00:39:44,276 ♪ 667 00:39:48,019 --> 00:39:48,939 Now hear me on this-- 668 00:39:48,942 --> 00:39:50,910 I want the attack wing prepared for wheels up 669 00:39:50,916 --> 00:39:52,884 the second the President gives his directive. 670 00:39:52,918 --> 00:39:54,385 Yeah, that's right. 671 00:39:54,420 --> 00:39:56,454 Kick the tires and light the fires. 672 00:39:56,488 --> 00:39:58,456 We've informed members of the O.E.S. that we're prepared 673 00:39:58,490 --> 00:40:00,124 to commence military intervention 674 00:40:00,159 --> 00:40:03,127 if we don't hear from Khrushchev by 2:00 p.m. Washington time. 675 00:40:04,758 --> 00:40:06,810 We're down to 90 minutes. Let's extend the deadline. 676 00:40:06,957 --> 00:40:08,226 Give Khrushchev a couple more hours. 677 00:40:08,227 --> 00:40:09,427 Time's up. We can't let this thing drag on forever, 678 00:40:09,793 --> 00:40:10,797 it only helps him. 679 00:40:10,798 --> 00:40:11,998 That's why I think we should go in early, sir. 680 00:40:12,369 --> 00:40:13,411 Get a jump on him. 681 00:40:13,412 --> 00:40:14,612 You can't jump the deadline, Tom! 682 00:40:14,738 --> 00:40:15,706 What the hell are you talking about? 683 00:40:15,707 --> 00:40:16,407 It's preemptive. 684 00:40:16,408 --> 00:40:18,166 General, we're not going until we say-- 685 00:40:18,167 --> 00:40:20,387 Quiet. Could you all be quiet, please? 686 00:40:20,389 --> 00:40:20,941 Quiet. 687 00:40:20,946 --> 00:40:23,346 Jack, Khrushchev, uh, is on the radio in Moscow. 688 00:40:24,688 --> 00:40:27,357 Can you, uh, repeat that, please? 689 00:40:27,391 --> 00:40:29,693 No, no, I--you--you stay on the line with me. 690 00:40:29,754 --> 00:40:33,524 I want to know precisely what he said, word for word. 691 00:40:33,558 --> 00:40:35,125 Uh-huh. 692 00:40:37,062 --> 00:40:39,063 He--he said what? 693 00:40:41,032 --> 00:40:43,467 Did he, uh, did he give a timeline? 694 00:40:47,405 --> 00:40:49,340 All right. 695 00:40:49,374 --> 00:40:51,542 Thank you. 696 00:40:53,745 --> 00:40:57,214 Jack, he just went on the air to make sure that we heard, 697 00:40:57,249 --> 00:40:59,283 without any delay, 698 00:40:59,317 --> 00:41:01,552 that he's, uh, accepting our terms. 699 00:41:01,586 --> 00:41:03,754 He's gonna remove the missiles from Cuba. 700 00:41:03,788 --> 00:41:05,756 Son of a bitch. 701 00:41:09,794 --> 00:41:13,063 Speech! Speech! Speech! 702 00:41:13,098 --> 00:41:15,099 Speech! Speech! Speech! 703 00:41:15,133 --> 00:41:16,934 Congratulations. Beautiful job. 704 00:41:16,968 --> 00:41:19,637 Well, I, uh... 705 00:41:19,671 --> 00:41:20,971 Oh. 706 00:41:21,006 --> 00:41:24,241 I suppose you've, uh, all earned your pay this week. 707 00:41:24,276 --> 00:41:26,977 Finally. 708 00:41:27,012 --> 00:41:29,380 It was a tremendous effort. Thank you all. 709 00:41:29,414 --> 00:41:30,881 Yes. Yes! 710 00:41:30,915 --> 00:41:32,383 Mr. President. 711 00:41:41,026 --> 00:41:42,493 Congratulations. 712 00:41:42,527 --> 00:41:43,827 Yeah. 713 00:41:43,862 --> 00:41:45,329 How does it feel? 714 00:41:45,363 --> 00:41:48,565 Puts you right up there with Lincoln. 715 00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:51,268 Well, maybe tonight I'll go to the theater. 716 00:41:51,303 --> 00:41:54,138 Well, you go, I go with you. 717 00:41:54,172 --> 00:41:56,674 Castro's finest. 718 00:41:56,708 --> 00:41:58,842 Thank you, General. 719 00:42:06,051 --> 00:42:09,019 Goodness gracious. I haven't been home in a week. 720 00:42:09,054 --> 00:42:11,388 Ethel may have had another baby. 721 00:42:13,558 --> 00:42:16,026 While the quarantine remains in effect, 722 00:42:16,061 --> 00:42:18,896 we are hopeful that adequate procedures 723 00:42:18,930 --> 00:42:20,564 can be developed 724 00:42:20,598 --> 00:42:24,501 for international inspection of Cuba-bound cargos. 725 00:42:24,536 --> 00:42:26,503 Progress is now being made 726 00:42:26,538 --> 00:42:29,707 for the restoration of peace in the Caribbean. 727 00:42:29,741 --> 00:42:32,343 And it is our firm hope and purpose 728 00:42:32,377 --> 00:42:35,279 that this progress shall go forward, 729 00:42:35,313 --> 00:42:37,414 not only for this time 730 00:42:37,449 --> 00:42:39,516 but for all time. 731 00:42:39,551 --> 00:42:41,485 What's he talking about? 732 00:42:41,519 --> 00:42:45,656 Your daddy just saved the world. 733 00:42:45,681 --> 00:42:49,181 == sync, corrected by elderman ==