JFK: TIME's Best Cover Stories

1962: Cuban Missile Crisis
"Generations to come may well count John Kennedy's resolve as one of the decisive moments of the 20th century. For Kennedy determined to move forward at whatever risk. And when faced by that determination, the bellicose Premier of the Soviet Union first wavered, then weaseled and finally backed down."
From: The Backdown, Nov. 02, 1962

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