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Tables of Contents for Thirteeen Days
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
7
18
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
``Tuesday morning, October 16, 1962...''
18
9
``The President...knew he would have to act.''
27
9
``A majority opinion...for a blockade...''
36
4
``It was now up to one single man.''
40
9
``The important meeting of the OAS...''
49
6
``I met with Dobrynin...''
55
7
``The danger was anything but over.''
62
5
``There were almost daily communications with Khrushchev.''
67
5
``Expect very heavy casualties in an invasion.''
72
6
``This would mean war.''
78
6
``Those hours in the Cabinet Room...''
84
4
``The President ordered the Ex Comm...''
88
6
``Some of the things we learned...''
94
12
``The importance of placing ourselves in the other country's shoes.''
106
5
Afterword
111
57
Richard E. Neustadt
Graham T. Allison
Documents
168
38
A Short Bibliography
206