#16 The men behind the myth - ep 7 Why did Kennedy cause the Cuba Missile Crisis?

Within days of 28 October 1962 two journalists publish the official but untruthful White House account, as instructed and edited by the President. They also call-out a political enemy for daring to consider a humiliating missile swap with the Soviets. But we show how the Kennedys had already suggested this very missile swap to Khrushchev via private backchannels, on condition he kept it secret. Which he did. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.