Talk at the brink deliberation and decision during the Cuban Missile Crisis
In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F. Kennedy and his top advisers. What those advisers did not know was that President Kennedy was secretly tap...
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| Abstract | In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F. Kennedy and his top advisers. What those advisers did not know was that President Kennedy was secretly taping their talks, providing future scholars with a rare inside look at high-level political deliberation in a moment of crisis. Talk at the Brink is the first book to examine these historic audio recordings from a sociological perspective. It reveals how conversational practices and dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of the options available to him, thereby influencing his decisions and ultimately the outcome of the crisis. David Gibson looks not just at the positions taken by Kennedy and his advisers but how those positions were articulated, challenged, revised, and sometimes ignored. He argues that Kennedy's decisions arose from the intersection of distant events unfolding in Cuba, Moscow, and the high seas with the immediate conversational minutia of turn-taking, storytelling, argument, and justification. In particular, Gibson shows how Kennedy's group told and retold particular stories again and again, sometimes settling upon a course of action only after the most frightening consequences were omitted or actively suppressed. Talk at the Brink presents an image of Kennedy's response to the Cuban missile crisis that is sharply at odds with previous scholarship, and has important implications for our understanding of decision making, deliberation, social interaction, and historical contingency. |
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| AbstractList | In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F. Kennedy and his top advisers. What those advisers did not know was that President Kennedy was secretly taping their talks, providing future scholars with a rare inside look at high-level political deliberation in a moment of crisis. Talk at the Brink is the first book to examine these historic audio recordings from a sociological perspective. It reveals how conversational practices and dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of the options available to him, thereby influencing his decisions and ultimately the outcome of the crisis. David Gibson looks not just at the positions taken by Kennedy and his advisers but how those positions were articulated, challenged, revised, and sometimes ignored. He argues that Kennedy's decisions arose from the intersection of distant events unfolding in Cuba, Moscow, and the high seas with the immediate conversational minutia of turn-taking, storytelling, argument, and justification. In particular, Gibson shows how Kennedy's group told and retold particular stories again and again, sometimes settling upon a course of action only after the most frightening consequences were omitted or actively suppressed. Talk at the Brink presents an image of Kennedy's response to the Cuban missile crisis that is sharply at odds with previous scholarship, and has important implications for our understanding of decision making, deliberation, social interaction, and historical contingency. In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F. Kennedy and his advisers. What they didn't know was that Kennedy was taping their talks. This book examines these historic recordings. In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F. Kennedy and his top advisers. What those advisers did not know was that President Kennedy was secretly taping their talks, providing future scholars with a rare inside look at high-level political deliberation in a moment of crisis. Talk at the Brink is the first book to examine these historic audio recordings from a sociological perspective. It reveals how conversational practices and dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of the options available to him, thereby influencing his decisions and ultimately the outcome of the crisis. David Gibson looks not just at the positions taken by Kennedy and his advisers but how those positions were articulated, challenged, revised, and sometimes ignored. He argues that Kennedy's decisions arose from the intersection of distant events unfolding in Cuba, Moscow, and the high seas with the immediate conversational minutia of turn-taking, storytelling, argument, and justification. In particular, Gibson shows how Kennedy's group told and retold particular stories again and again, sometimes settling upon a course of action only after the most frightening consequences were omitted or actively suppressed. Talk at the Brink presents an image of Kennedy's response to the Cuban missile crisis that is sharply at odds with previous scholarship, and has important implications for our understanding of decision making, deliberation, social interaction, and historical contingency. Summary reprinted by permission of Princeton University Press No detailed description available for "Talk at the Brink". In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F. Kennedy and his top advisers. What those advisers did not know was that President Kennedy was secretly taping their talks, providing future scholars with a rare inside look at high-level political deliberation in a moment of crisis.Talk at the Brinkis the first book to examine these historic audio recordings from a sociological perspective. It reveals how conversational practices and dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of the options available to him, thereby influencing his decisions and ultimately the outcome of the crisis. David Gibson looks not just at the positions taken by Kennedy and his advisers but how those positions were articulated, challenged, revised, and sometimes ignored. He argues that Kennedy's decisions arose from the intersection of distant events unfolding in Cuba, Moscow, and the high seas with the immediate conversational minutia of turn-taking, storytelling, argument, and justification. In particular, Gibson shows how Kennedy's group told and retold particular stories again and again, sometimes settling upon a course of action only after the most frightening consequences were omitted or actively suppressed. Talk at the Brinkpresents an image of Kennedy's response to the Cuban missile crisis that is sharply at odds with previous scholarship, and has important implications for our understanding of decision making, deliberation, social interaction, and historical contingency. <![CDATA[ In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F. Kennedy and his top advisers. What those advisers did not know was that President Kennedy was secretly taping their talks, providing future scholars with a rare inside look at high-level political deliberation in a moment of crisis. Talk at the Brink is the first book to examine these historic audio recordings from a sociological perspective. It reveals how conversational practices and dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of the options available to him, thereby influencing his decisions and ultimately the outcome of the crisis. David Gibson looks not just at the positions taken by Kennedy and his advisers but how those positions were articulated, challenged, revised, and sometimes ignored. He argues that Kennedy's decisions arose from the intersection of distant events unfolding in Cuba, Moscow, and the high seas with the immediate conversational minutia of turn-taking, storytelling, argument, and justification. In particular, Gibson shows how Kennedy's group told and retold particular stories again and again, sometimes settling upon a course of action only after the most frightening consequences were omitted or actively suppressed. Talk at the Brink presents an image of Kennedy's response to the Cuban missile crisis that is sharply at odds with previous scholarship, and has important implications for our understanding of decision making, deliberation, social interaction, and historical contingency. ]]> |
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| TableOfContents | Talk at the brink: deliberation and decision during the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Contents -- Illustrations and Excerpts -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Talk in Time of Crisis -- Chapter 2: The Future in Thought and Talk -- Chapter 3: The ExComm -- Chapter 4: The Response -- Chapter 5: The Blockade -- Chapter 6: The Deal -- Chapter 7: Conclusion -- Appendix A: Timeline of Events and ExComm Meetings -- Appendix B: Dramatis Personae -- Appendix C: Conversation-Analytic Transcribing Conventions -- Appendix D: The Audio Recordings -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Front Matter Table of Contents List of Illustrations and Excerpts Preface CHAPTER 1: Introduction: CHAPTER 2: The Future in Thought and Talk CHAPTER 3: The ExComm CHAPTER 4: The Response CHAPTER 5: The Blockade CHAPTER 6: The Deal CHAPTER 7: Conclusion APPENDIX A APPENDIX B APPENDIX C APPENDIX D Notes Bibliography Index Appendix B: Dramatis Personae Appendix A: Timeline of Events and ExComm Meetings CHAPTER 7 Conclusion CHAPTER 6 The Deal CHAPTER 5 The Blockade CHAPTER 4 The Response CHAPTER 3 The ExComm CHAPTER 2 The Future in Thought and Talk CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Talk in Time of Crisis Preface List of Illustrations and Excerpts Contents Title Page, Copyright, Dedication Cover Appendix D: The Audio Recordings Notes Bibliography Index Appendix C: Conversation-Analytic Transcribing Conventions Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Excerpts -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Talk in Time of Crisis -- Chapter 2 The Future in Thought and Talk -- Chapter 3 The ExComm -- Chapter 4 The Response -- Chapter 5 The Blockade -- Chapter 6 The Deal -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- Appendix A Timeline of Events and ExComm Meetings -- Appendix B Dramatis Personae -- Appendix C Conversation-Analytic Transcribing Conventions -- Appendix D The Audio Recordings -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Contents -- Preface -- Appendix B. Dramatis Personae -- Appendix D. The Audio Recordings -- Chapter 3. The ExComm -- Chapter 6. The Deal -- Index Chapter 1. Introduction: Talk in Time of Crisis -- Appendix C. Conversation-Analytic Transcribing Conventions -- Frontmatter -- Chapter 5. The Blockade -- Chapter 4. The Response -- List of Illustrations and Excerpts -- Notes -- Chapter 7. Conclusion -- Chapter 2. The Future in Thought and Talk -- Bibliography -- Appendix A. Timeline of Events and ExComm Meetings -- |
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