High Noon in the Cold War: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis
by Max Frankel
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An examination of the Cuban Missile Crisis analyzes the roles, objectives, and actions of John Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev during the October 1962 showdown between the U.S. and Soviet Union.Tags
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Max Frankel worked for The New York Times for fifty years, rising from college correspondent to reporter, Washington bureau chief, editorial page editor, and ultimately executive editor from 1986 to 1994. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of President Nixon's trip to China in 1972
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- Canonical title
- High Noon in the Cold War: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Original publication date
- 2004
- People/Characters
- John F. Kennedy; Nikita Khrushchev; Fidel Castro
- Important places
- Cuba
- Important events
- Cold War; Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Dedication
- For Joyce
With the hope that saner times will prevail in the lives of Jen & David, Margot & Joel, Erin & Jon, Julia, Asher, Phoebe & Jake
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Politics and Government, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 327.47073 — Society, Government, and Culture Political science International Relations: Spies Europe Russia and Eastern Europe
- LCC
- E841 .F68 — History of the United States United States Later twentieth century, 1961-2000 Kennedy's administration, 1961-November 22, 1963
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- English, Japanese
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