Thirteen Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis

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Robert F. Kennedy's account of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was released in 1969, a year after his assassination.

To make room for the compact linespacing, the 'O' of Walter Hattenschweiler'sSchmalfette Grotesk(now known as Haettenschweiler) is placed too high here, but the dense type has a powerful effect on this cover.