The Cuban Missile Crisis: Dangerous days
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What Effect Did Kennedy's Television Address Have on the West?
Following Kennedy's declaration, the crisis suddenly exploded out of secret pacts and clandestine meetings. What effect did this have in the West? York takes us further into the social fallout of the president's television address. There are stories of families buying huge amounts of food and cleaning detergent to prepare themselves for a major crisis.
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