Thirteen days analysis history bibliographies cite. Kennedys one hundred page memoir on the thirteen days in october that pitted the united states against. On tuesday morning, october 16, 1962, shortly after 9. That at least is the impression you get from days, a widely praised but controversial hollywood thriller which revisits camelots greatest triumph and recasts the kennedys as the unsullied. This book is worth reading for any student of politics or history, or anyone who lived. David a welch the authors distill the best current scholarship on the cuban missile crisis into a brief narrative history. Kennedy and his brother bobby, through the eyes of a trusted presidential aide and confidante, kenneth p. A memoir of the cuban missile crisis kennedy, robert f. Fortunatly, kennedy and khrouchtchev kept cool heads and. They will also understand how they can be purposeful in their lives. This even tis precipitated when soviet offensive weapons are found in cuba, contrary to public and private promises by premier nikita s. Yet the whole film revolves around the drama of the real possibility that war might break out during those days in 1962. Kennedy discovered the soviet union had installed nuclear missiles inside cuba.
As the attorney general of the united states and presidents kennedys brother and most trusted confidant, robert kennedy played a significant role in that critical period. In 2000, the theatrical film thirteen days was produced using the same title, but based on an entirely different book, the kennedy tapes. Like the very best comic books and the finest of science fiction, thirteen days to midnight uses superpowers as a vehicle to look at love, sacrifice, life and death. Thirteen days unfolds from the perspective of kenneth odonnell, who is played by costner. Thirteen days is a dramatization inspired by some of the events of the cuban missile crisis, benefiting from over a generation of scholarship, memoir writing, and journalism. Many events are portrayed exactly as they occurred. Thirteen days tells this dramatic story from the perspective of kennedy political advisor kenny odonnell. Thirteen days summary and study guide supersummary. Used in the book when talking about the fact that krushchev wanted the us missiles removed from turkey, but the turks absolutely did not want them removed and would not make any deal to do so. Kennedy, the cuban missile crisis, and purpose in this lesson, students will learn how president john f. Thirteen days can be a valuable supplement the study of the cold war, but only if these misimpressions are brought out and discussed. This study guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of thirteen days. Thirteen days by roger donaldson kevin costner, bruce. On june 30, 2015, paramount announced that the new title would be hours.
This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on friday, september 11, 2015. From the book, the thirteen days in october 1962 when the united states confronted the soviet union in the caribbean are now a matter of history. The film focuses on kennedy, his brother robert kennedy, and white house aide kenneth odonnell. A concise history, second edition, don munton and david a.
The movie captures the tension that the crisis provoked and provides an example of how foreign policy was made in the last half of the 20th century. From the moment the presidential special left the station, a new lincoln was on display, speaking constantly, from a moving train, to save the republic. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The movie implemented kenny odonnellkevin costner as the special assistant to president kennedy. Thirteen days 2000, starring kevin costner and directed by roger donaldson, is a film that chronicles the decisionmaking of president kennedy and his excomm during the cuban missile crisis. Kennedy is a concise and gripping first person narrative about a significant period in or countries history. The secret soldiers of benghazi, and set the film to be released on january 15, 2016, on the mlk holiday weekend. If you want to know more about the cold war and the cuba missile crisis in particular this is a perfect medium for you to start with. This certainly functions to broaden the experience of watching a film such as thirteen days, though not every movie would seem to call for this approach. From the moment the presidential special left the station, a new lincoln was on display, speaking constantly, from a. The theme of thirteen days in my point of view was that russia was not going to scare the usa even though they had put missile in cuba and could kill millions of people. A memoir of the cuban missile crisis published in 1969, is robert kennedys account of the major symbol the cuban missile crisis of cold war.
How accurate is days hollywoods take on the kennedys. For thirteen days, the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war. For days in october 1962, the world appeared to stand on the brink of nuclear war. During the thirteen days in october 1962 when the united states conf. While the book provides a concise, uptodate look at. Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the kindle edition of this book. A background of the author and origins of the book are provided. The film thirteen days, a hollywood account of the cuban missile crisis, purports to take audiences behind the scenes at the white house during the tense and critical period when nuclear war between the united states and the soviet union seemed not only possible but likely. In real life, odonnell was a political consigliere to the kennedy brothers.
A minor classic in its laconic, spare, compelling evocation by a participant of the shifting moods and maneuvers of the most dangerous moment in human history. The helpful background section of this learning guide provides the information necessary to make these corrections. The threat of nuclear war looms throughout the book, from the discovery of the. Foreign relations, soviet military bases, cuban missile crisis, 1962, history, bases militares rusas, relaciones. The cuban missile crisis ccea gcse history revision. These are the sources and citations used to research thirteen days analysis.
Thirteen days is a look from within about the cuban missile crisis. Thirteen days the cuban missile crisis, which in bringing the east and west to the brink of nuclear conflict represented the tensest moment of the cold war, has been turned into a solid historical. Thirteen days the unique, gripping account of the perilous showdown between the united states and the soviet union. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis by ernest r. Helpful background thirteen days is the story of mankinds closest brush with nuclear armageddon. Reading thirteen days, one asks oneself repeatedly how the current the memoirhistory is wellwritten, though i wouldnt call it a comprehensive document of the entire episode. Thirteen days in 145 minutes commentary by ernest r. Robert kennedy vaguely hinted at this deal in his 1968 book thirteen days.
Thirteen days is lavishly prokennedy, and correspondingly hard on some supporting characters. The 1962 cuban missile crisis was the closest weve come to a nuclear world war. The joint chiefs of staff are thoroughly dr strangelovedup. It is claimed that the facts of the story are carefully researched and documented in this film. The cuban missile crisis was probably one of the most dangerous periods of the cold war. Step by step, robert kennedy gets us through those perilous days when a misunderstanding, a misstep could certainly have cause the end of mankind. Nikita khrushchev installed soviet missiles in cuba, 90 miles from florida and within striking distance of 80 million. It was not until 1989 that the existence of the secret deal was officially confirmed by ted sorensen. The actor kevin costner 1955 starred in a movie about the cuban missile crisis titled thirteen days. They draw on newly available documents to provide a comprehensive treatment of its causes. At one point, secretary of state robert mcnamara dylan baker, getting a head start on. Thirteen days reenacted the cuban missile crisis that occurred in 1962 while john f. Fortunatly, kennedy and khrouchtchev kept cool heads and did not listen to war hawks on both sides.
He had a lot of input that kennedy recognized as being important, so. If we take thirteen days as an example, we know that the cuban missile crisis was resolved and that nuclear war did not break out. Released in 2000, the movies tagline was youll never believe how close we came. Stub icon, this article about a book on united states military history is a stub. Its mcgeorge bundy unjustly resembles, in look and temperament, dick cheney, though seeing as the film was released in 2000 this must be a coincidence. Not content with offering this aspect, new line has provided both a. In thirteen days, we see all of these people, and, above all president john f. Thirteen days chronicles the 1962 cuban missile crisis, when american planes took photos that confirmed the existence of a secret soviet missile base under construction in cuba for nuclear missiles capable of striking the united states, provoking a day confrontation between the soviet union and cuba on one side and the u. Thirteen days is robert kennedy s personal account of the cuban missile crisis. Lincoln on the verge tells the story of a leader discovering his own strength, improvising brilliantly, and seeing his country up close during these pivotal thirteen days. Kennedys memoir of the cuban missile crisis that occurs from october 16 to october 28,1962.
808 127 1445 1358 562 1170 763 518 340 580 693 88 806 382 1423 830 1446 762 1169 773 615 1107 630 1194 1274 357 511 97 163 888 1452 162 1390 595 876 1234 684 279 827 1153 1436