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409. JFK: The Cuban Missile Crisis (Part 3)
After facing Nixon in America’s first televised electoral debate, JFK charms the nation. As president, he soon faces what could be the end of the world – the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Anita Anand is joined by historian Frederik Logevall to discuss the presidency of John F. Kennedy.
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