That the Cuban Missile Crisis took place is no surprise. ... Kennedy's decision-making early in his presidency certainly gave Khrushchev no reason to think that the U.S. would take action to stop the Soviets. ... Although we held strategic and tactical superiority in the Caribbean, the Bay of Pigs was a disaster. ... On Tuesday October 23rd, the day after President Kennedy made his speech to the American people explaining the crisis, CIA Director John McCone reported that the Russians were beginning to camouflage the missile sites [p.36]. ... RFK admits that once the quarantine started Pr...

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