"This book is based on the exhibition "To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis," presented in the Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery at the National Archives Building, Washington, DC, from October 12, ...

In this video, we examine the Cuban Missile Crisis through the eyes of Cuba itself. We explore how Fidel Castro and the Cuban leadership viewed the confrontation, their role in the Soviet missile ...

The ultimate source of action -- The fourteenth day -- Eyes in the sky -- The postmortem season -- Mockingbird don't sing -- The bomber problem -- Standing in judgment -- A tub of butter -- The ...

For decades, the threat of nuclear conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union hung over humanity — and occasionally the superpowers edged toward the brink, as with the Cuban missile crisis. But ...