The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis
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"The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical work presenting transcriptions and analysis of secretly recorded White House meetings that reveal the inner deliberations of President John F. Kennedy and his advisers during the 1962 nuclear standoff with the Soviet Union.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis Context triple: [Executive Committee of the National Security Council, documentedIn, The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis]
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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis is Robert F. Kennedy’s firsthand account of the tense 1962 standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union, offering an inside view of the Kennedy administration’s decision-making during the nuclear crisis.
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B.
On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis
"On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical study that revisits the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through newly available evidence and perspectives from both American and Soviet participants.
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C.
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical account that chronicles John F. Kennedy’s presidency through the perspective of a close adviser and historian.
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D.
The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader
*The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader* is a documentary collection that compiles and analyzes declassified U.S., Soviet, and Cuban records to illuminate the decision-making and diplomacy behind the 1962 nuclear standoff.
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E.
Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse
"Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse" is a historical and political analysis book examining Fidel Castro’s role in the Cuban Missile Crisis and its long-term implications for Cuba and the Soviet Union’s downfall.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis Target entity description: "The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical work presenting transcriptions and analysis of secretly recorded White House meetings that reveal the inner deliberations of President John F. Kennedy and his advisers during the 1962 nuclear standoff with the Soviet Union.
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A.
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis is Robert F. Kennedy’s firsthand account of the tense 1962 standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union, offering an inside view of the Kennedy administration’s decision-making during the nuclear crisis.
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B.
On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis
"On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical study that revisits the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through newly available evidence and perspectives from both American and Soviet participants.
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C.
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical account that chronicles John F. Kennedy’s presidency through the perspective of a close adviser and historian.
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D.
The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader
*The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader* is a documentary collection that compiles and analyzes declassified U.S., Soviet, and Cuban records to illuminate the decision-making and diplomacy behind the 1962 nuclear standoff.
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E.
Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse
"Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse" is a historical and political analysis book examining Fidel Castro’s role in the Cuban Missile Crisis and its long-term implications for Cuba and the Soviet Union’s downfall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ oral history ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reveal internal U.S. government deliberations during the Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| documents |
White House strategy discussions about Soviet missiles in Cuba
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meetings between John F. Kennedy and his advisers ⓘ |
| features |
editorial analysis of presidential deliberations
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transcriptions of secretly recorded White House meetings ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ExComm (Executive Committee of the National Security Council)
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linked to:
ExComm
inner deliberations of U.S. leadership ⓘ |
| genre |
diplomatic history
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military history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
offers insight into John F. Kennedy’s leadership style
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provides direct evidence of high-level U.S. crisis management ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in Cold War history
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historians ⓘ students of international relations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| portrays | crisis decision-making under nuclear threat ⓘ |
| primarySourceType | secret White House audio recordings ⓘ |
| provides | verbatim dialogue among top U.S. officials ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
Soviet Union government
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linked to:
Soviet government
United States government ⓘ White House ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
John F. Kennedy
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Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ⓘ
linked to:
Nikita Khrushchev
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| setting |
Executive Committee of the National Security Council meetings
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White House ⓘ |
| sourceMaterial | secret recordings made in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room ⓘ |
| subject |
Cuban Missile Crisis
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John F. Kennedy ⓘ United States–Soviet relations ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Soviet Union relations
White House decision-making ⓘ nuclear crisis management ⓘ |
| theme |
civil-military relations
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crisis diplomacy ⓘ nuclear deterrence ⓘ presidential leadership ⓘ secrecy and surveillance in government ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1962
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Cold War ⓘ |
| title | The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
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Thirteen Days
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