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Tables of Contents for Thirteen Days
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
7
12
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
``Tuesday morning, October 16, 1962...''
19
7
``The President...knew he would have to act.''
26
8
``A majority opinion...for a blockade...''
34
3
``It was now up to one single man.''
37
8
``The important meeting of the OAS...''
45
5
``I met with Dobrynin...''
50
6
``The danger was anything but over.''
56
5
``There were almost daily communications with Khrushchev.''
61
4
``Expect very heavy casualties in an invasion.''
65
5
``This would mean war.''
70
6
``Those hours in the Cabinet Room...''
76
4
``The President ordered the Ex Comm...''
80
5
``Some of the things we learned...''
85
10
``The importance of placing ourselves in the other country's shoes.''
95
4
Afterword
99
48
Richard E. Neustadt
Graham T. Allison
Documents
147
28
A Short Bibliography
175
2
Index
177