title: Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
author:  Robert F. Kennedy 
description: As a principle figure in resolving the crisis Robert Kennedy brings to it extraordinary authority, with his own insights, perspectives and very important revelations of the decision-making process at the highest level, on the brink of nuclear holocaust.<br /> - <strong>David Schoenbrun, <em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong>
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