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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Main Author	Gibson, David R
Format	eBook Book
Language	English
Published	Princeton Princeton University Press 2012
Edition	1
Subjects	1KBB 20Th Century Arms Control Bay of Pigs blockade Case studies choice collaborative narration Conversation Conversation analysis crisis talks Cuba Cuban Missile Crisis Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 Decision making Decision making > United States > Case studies decision-making process deliberation ExComm Executive Committee of the National Security Council future History International Relations JHB John F. Kennedy JPS JPSF Kennedy, John F Khrushchev linguistic expression narrative relevance nuclear missiles Political crises POLITICAL SCIENCE POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General Public administration Russian Federation secret recordings Social interaction Social interaction > United States > Case studies Social Science Sociology Soviet missiles Story telling suppression telephone conversation U.S.A United States White House meetings United States Executive Committee of the National Security Council Cuban missile crisis secret recordings ExComm White House meetings linguistic expression collaborative narration deliberation John F. Kennedy Cuba crisis talks narrative relevance telephone conversation nuclear missiles blockade future decision making decision-making process suppression social interaction Bay of Pigs choice Khrushchev Soviet missiles
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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 --