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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 2017

    JFK reveals Soviet missiles in Cuba and announces blockade to compel Soviets to remove them, 55 years ago tonight: #JFKLibrarypic.twitter.com/JKxVKcP65I

    1:01 AM - 22 Oct 2017
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      2. patty stewart‏ @pattystewartcan 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Is the release of the records a diversion? Is there anything new to learn from them?

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      3. Joel C Richmond‏ @jcrsaltman 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @pattystewartcan @BeschlossDC

        This was scheduled long before Trump got in the picture

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      1. Blue Tsunami‏ @JibbJabberish 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Remember mom telling me, people thought world would end Churches..24 hrs a day doing Confession Guess we going back down that rabbit hole

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      1. Your crazy aunt Liz aka Elizabeth Potter Graham JD‏ @Ms_Liz2 22 Oct 2017
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        High tech equipment of the day. I think that screen is a teleprompter.

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      1. Caron Craig‏ @CaronCraig 22 Oct 2017
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        I remember our parents stocking up on canned food, putting it in our hall closet & telling us to go into that closet if anything happened.

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      2. PattyCakes_26‏ @PattyCakes_26 22 Oct 2017
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        Will never forget that news conf and how scared I was at the age of 11. I am almost as scared at 66 that our world may end bc of crazy Trump

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      3. HLMA‏ @harryartinian 26 Oct 2017
        Replying to @PattyCakes_26 @BeschlossDC

        You s/b scared of crazy Rocketman. 50 years of diplomacy has allowed them to be on verge of acquiring nuclear warheads that can reach you.

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      1. Ban Torture‏ @BanTorture 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @deCespedes

        Except, of course, he didn't use the word "blockade," which is an act of war, but "quarantine."

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      1. Ann DT  🌊‏ @AnnDelTredici 22 Oct 2017
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        ...& love seeing the details of the press and equipment behind the scenes...and that taped cloth on desk--probably for sound quality + glare

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      1. Tony R.Cox‏ @TonyRCox 22 Oct 2017
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        Strange that during the whole Cold War, USSR had no intention of invading anywhere. Paranoia reigned supreme.

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      1. Joel C Richmond‏ @jcrsaltman 22 Oct 2017
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        I believe it was a Sunday..too.

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      1. JacksonSugarNovels‏ @crazyrednovels 22 Oct 2017
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        I was 6/Dad in Korea Mom shielded us. I've no memory (unlike JFK death) Had @realDonaldTrump been POTUS, tens of millions would have died.

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      1. Don Burkarth‏ @BurkarthDon 22 Oct 2017
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        Remember

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      1. Blue Tsunami‏ @JibbJabberish 22 Oct 2017
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        13 days in October

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