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Michael Dobbs on JFK's Near Disastrous Invasion of Cuba

Description:Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs describes the moment the world came closer than ever before to nuclear destruction. He draws modern-day lessons from those perilous 13 days, including the importance of character in the Oval Office and the myth of crisis management. Dobbs will discuss his research on the untold facets of the October crisis. In this video Dobbs says the US would have faced a much greater resistance were they to invade Cuba. (3:30)

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Tags: American Invasion to Cuba , CIA Misinformed Cuban Missile Crisis , Commonwealth Club , Cuba 1962