2min chapter

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World cover image

The Edge of Armageddon (Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy, Khrushchev)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

CHAPTER

We're Going to Get Ours Out of Cuba, but We've Got a Tough One Here.

Under secretary of state george ball declared that approaching the turks on withdrawing the jupiters would be an extremely unsettling business. Secretary of state dean rusk explained this meant kennedy's aids had been deliberately dragging their feet on something he wanted explored. Defense secretary robert macnamar exploded with somebody who changes his deal before we even get a chance to reply, and announces publicly the deal before we receive it. So my point is, macna marastressed we ought to really keep the pressure on them in this type of situation. And after a bunch more squabbling, with k holding firm against everyone else, that's what they sort of did.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode