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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 22 Oct 2016

    JFK's undelivered Missile Crisis speech announcing that US has just bombed Cuba, this week 1962pic.twitter.com/Bp5FVcUtgp

    5:34 AM - 22 Oct 2016
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      1. Lippy LaPoo‏ @The_Real_Lippy 22 Oct 2016
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I want to thank you for the great work youve been doing on @MSNBC,Putting all this insanity in historcal perspective. Its great

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      1. Ben Warner‏ @IQ_KC 22 Oct 2016
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        This is a fantastic "what-if". Thankfully never had to give it. Might have been the last televised speech, ever.

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      1. Nancy King‏ @NancyKing6 22 Oct 2016
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Thank you for your tiny tweets of history lessons. Saw you in the wee hours on MSNBC after debate 3. You were excellent.

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      1. Ellie‏ @KindaSweetnSour 22 Oct 2016
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        Frightening how close to World War III we came...

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      1. Malcolm MacGregor‏ @attymal 22 Oct 2016
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        Wow! Thanks for sharing!

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      2. The Amazing One‏ @FumbleOffense4U 22 Oct 2016
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        Thank God , Gen Curtis Lemay didn't get his way

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      1. Stuart O'Neill‏ @stuart_oneill 24 Oct 2016
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        @PaulRieckhoff Amazing document Thanks to both of you.

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      1. RESIST 🙋‏ @MickNY212 22 Oct 2016
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        Wow! So glad JFK did not need to make that speech. Thanks for posting this important piece of history!

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      1. Beth‏ @BethPMeier 22 Oct 2016
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        Thank heavens this speech was never delivered. Thank you for sharing this.

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      1. Chris  🦁‏ @_chrisUK 22 Oct 2016
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        @maggieNYT this wikileaks stuff is getting juicier by the day!

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      1. James M. Stinger‏ @jimsting10 22 Oct 2016
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        not that "13 Days" is spot on accurate, after televised speech, Sorensen says he couldn't write the other version of speech

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      1. voize_of_reazon‏ @Voize_of_Reazon 22 Oct 2016
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        @dennisdoddcbs reading that gave me chills

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      1. Steve Hellem‏ @Navista7 22 Oct 2016
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        Thanks.

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      1. Sean O'Hara‏ @noculottes 23 Oct 2016
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        What JFK doesn't mention -- US had nuclear missiles in Turkey, as close to Soviet territory as Cuba is to Florida.

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      1. gamernorcal‏ @gamernorcal 22 Oct 2016
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        JFK saved the world.

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      1. Never, Never Give Up‏ @FranticAntics 22 Oct 2016
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        @joshtpm And weren't we fortunate Kennedy listened and sought opinions from his advisors cooler heads prevailed

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      1. meg sulzman‏ @megzilla49 22 Oct 2016
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        Another what might've been.

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      1. Dave Dittrich‏ @davedittrich 22 Oct 2016
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        .@BeschlossDC How ironic that declassification of formerly Top Secret document related to nuclear weapons was signed off by M.A.D.

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