The third part of our episode on the Cuban Missile Crisis and John F. Kennedy's decisions during that crisis looks at how Kennedy made the choices he made, and why his deep skepticism of the military, drawn from his study of history and his experience in the Navy, influenced his approach.

This podcast reviews the decisions President John F. Kennedy made to respond to the Cuban Missile Crisis--a crisis he inadvertently provoked. It features archival recordings of the Excom committee--the committee that advised Kennedy to the successful resolution of the crisis.