Word: khrushchevism
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...election, and his history of health problems, including years of venereal disease. Then there was his real role in the murder of South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem and in CIA attempts to kill Fidel Castro--there's the Mob again--as well as his inflated victory over Nikita Khrushchev in the Cuban missile crisis. Mob leader Giancana was Bobby's first suspect in his brother's assassination, says Hersh. He knew the Mafia felt betrayed because Bobby's Justice Department had targeted them even after they had done favors for the government...
...tell the full story of the Soviet missiles in Cuba, because it was his policies that brought the weapons there." This is an interesting theory, but it's plucked out of thin air. Hersh goes on to argue that amid the "fanaticism" exhibited by both J.F.K. and Castro, only Khrushchev had the level-headedness to end this game of nuclear chicken by offering to pull the missiles from Cuba in exchange for Kennedy's pledge not to invade. In fact, as recently released tapes reveal, Kennedy was very level-headed himself and pushed the strategy of trading in Jupiter missiles...
...wife arrived in Washington from Hollywood and asked what in the world was going on in the White House. "If all of the women who claim to have slept with Kennedy are telling the truth, he would not have strength enough to lift a teacup, let alone deal with Khrushchev." Women or not, Kennedy dealt pretty well with Khrushchev, and that may be the larger reason why Camelot will not fade away...
...wrestling with this crucial decision, but what were the real reasons behind Kennedy's choice? Our book reveals he had an ace in his hand: U.S. technology had provided a way of locating the Soviet ballistic-missile and attack submarines. We believe Kennedy boldly used this knowledge to convince Khrushchev that he should back down. WILLIAM J. REED Puerto Vallarta, Mexico...
...Khrushchev denounces the blockade, and Castro puts his forces on wartime alert...