Quote:
Originally Posted by Hammock Parties
Wow. I learned so much last night. I had a basic understanding of the Cuban Missile Crisis but not how complicated it became and how truly dangerous it was.
We really came incredibly close to nuclear war. The Kennedys and especially Adlai Stevenson are American heroes for being the coolest heads in the White House. The scene with Stevenson in the Security Council is almost verbatim what happened IRL.
The Costner character is complete bullshit unfortunately but a fine enough analogy for White House Counsel Ted Sorensen.
|
Learning alot about history....from movies.