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  • Kennedy Crisis (January 1962-October 1962) (Season 1, Episode 6)
  • TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Kennedy

Crisis (January 1962-October 1962) (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

After Nuclear weapons are placed 90 miles from the Florida coast in Cuba, Kennedy faces his ultimate trial, the most dangerous moment in human history.
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Writer
Ashton Gleckman (created by)
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Status
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Updated Nov 19, 2023

Release date
Nov 19, 2023 (United States)

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47 cast members
Name Known for
John F. Kennedy
Self - President of the United States 1961 - 1963 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1961 - 1963 (archive footage)   See fewer
Andrew Cohen
Self - Author, 'Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours That Made History' Self - Author, 'Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours That Made History'   See fewer
Steven Watts
Self - Author, 'JFK and the Masculine Mystique: Sex and Power on the New Frontier' Self - Author, 'JFK and the Masculine Mystique: Sex and Power on the New Frontier'   See fewer
Richard Lipsey
Self - U.S. Army, Assigned to Military District of Washington during Kennedy Administration Self - U.S. Army, Assigned to Military District of Washington during Kennedy Administration   See fewer
J. Randy Taraborrelli
Self - Author, 'Jackie: Public, Private, Secret' Self - Author, 'Jackie: Public, Private, Secret'   See fewer
Conan O'Brien
Self - Long-Time Board Member, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Self - Long-Time Board Member, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation   See fewer
Scott D. Reich
Self - Author, 'The Power of Citizenship: Why John F. Kennedy Matters to a New Generation' Self - Author, 'The Power of Citizenship: Why John F. Kennedy Matters to a New Generation'   See fewer
Kate Andersen Brower
Self - Author, 'The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House' Self - Author, 'The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House'   See fewer
Tim Naftali
Self - CNN Presidential Historian, Co-Author, 'One Hell of a Gamble: Khrushchev, Castro, and Kennedy, 1958-1964' (as Timothy Naftali) Self - CNN Presidential Historian, Co-Author, 'One Hell of a Gamble: Khrushchev, Castro, and Kennedy, 1958-1964' (as Timothy Naftali)   See fewer
Gillian Sorenson
Self - Wife of John F. Kennedy Speechwriter Ted Sorensen Self - Wife of John F. Kennedy Speechwriter Ted Sorensen   See fewer
Jeff Shesol
Self - Author, 'Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War' Self - Author, 'Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War'   See fewer
Julian Zelizer
Self - CNN Political Analyst Self - CNN Political Analyst   See fewer
Jeffrey Engel
Self - Director of the Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University (as Jeffrey A. Engel) Self - Director of the Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University (as Jeffrey A. Engel)   See fewer
Curtis Wilkie
Self - Former Professor, University of Mississippi, Co-Author, 'The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign' Self - Former Professor, University of Mississippi, Co-Author, 'The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign'   See fewer
Charles K. Ross
Self - Chair, African American Studies, University of Mississippi Self - Chair, African American Studies, University of Mississippi   See fewer
Patricia Sullivan
Self - Author, 'Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy's America in Black and White' Self - Author, 'Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy's America in Black and White'   See fewer
Henry Gallagher
Self - Officer, James Meredith's Security Detail During 1962 Riot Self - Officer, James Meredith's Security Detail During 1962 Riot   See fewer
Michael Dobbs
Self - Author, 'One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War' Self - Author, 'One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War'   See fewer
Serhii Plokhy
Self - Author, 'Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis' Self - Author, 'Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis'   See fewer
Brian Latell
Self - Former CIA National Intelligence Officer for Latin America Self - Former CIA National Intelligence Officer for Latin America   See fewer
Martin Sherwin
Self - Co-Author, 'American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer' (as Martin J. Sherwin) Self - Co-Author, 'American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer' (as Martin J. Sherwin)   See fewer
Allen Pietrobon
Self - Author, 'Norman Cousins: Peacemaker in the Atomic Age' Self - Author, 'Norman Cousins: Peacemaker in the Atomic Age'   See fewer
Bruce Greenwood
Self - Actor, John F. Kennedy, Thirteen Days (2000) Self - Actor, John F. Kennedy, Thirteen Days (2000)   See fewer
Lawrence Haas
Self - Author, 'The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America's Empire' (as Lawrence J. Haas) Self - Author, 'The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America's Empire' (as Lawrence J. Haas)   See fewer
Jeff Greenfield
Self - Former Speechwriter, Robert F. Kennedy Self - Former Speechwriter, Robert F. Kennedy   See fewer
Sid Davis
Self - Former White House Correspondent Self - Former White House Correspondent   See fewer
Peter Coyote
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Ross Barnett
Self - Mississippi Governor (archive footage) Self - Mississippi Governor (archive footage)   See fewer
Tony Bennett
Self - Singer (archive footage) Self - Singer (archive footage)   See fewer
McGeorge Bundy
Self - National Security Advisor of the United States (archive footage) Self - National Security Advisor of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Marshall Carter
Self -Deputy Director of the CIA (archive sound) Self -Deputy Director of the CIA (archive sound)   See fewer
Fidel Castro
Self - Leader of Cuba 1959 - 2008 (archive footage) Self - Leader of Cuba 1959 - 2008 (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Frost
Self - Poet (archive footage) Self - Poet (archive footage)   See fewer
John Glenn
Self - First American to Orbit the Earth (archive footage) Self - First American to Orbit the Earth (archive footage)   See fewer
Hubert H. Humphrey
Self - U.S. Senator (archive footage) Self - U.S. Senator (archive footage)   See fewer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self - Vice President of the United States (archive footage) Self - Vice President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
John Kennedy Jr.
Self - John F. Kennedy's Son (archive footage) Self - John F. Kennedy's Son (archive footage)   See fewer
Caroline Kennedy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self - John F. Kennedy's Wife (archive footage) Self - John F. Kennedy's Wife (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert F. Kennedy
Self - John F. Kennedy's Brother (archive footage) Self - John F. Kennedy's Brother (archive footage)   See fewer
Nikita Khrushchev
Self - Leader of the Soviet Union 1953 - 1964 (archive footage) Self - Leader of the Soviet Union 1953 - 1964 (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert McNamara
Self - United States Secretary of Defense (archive footage) Self - United States Secretary of Defense (archive footage)   See fewer
James Meredith
Self - First African-American to Attend the University of Mississippi (archive footage) Self - First African-American to Attend the University of Mississippi (archive footage)   See fewer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self - Theoretical Physicist (archive footage) Self - Theoretical Physicist (archive footage)   See fewer
Theodore Sorensen
Self - Special Counsel to the President and Speechwriter (archive footage) (as Ted Sorensen) Self - Special Counsel to the President and Speechwriter (archive footage) (as Ted Sorensen)   See fewer
Maxwell Taylor
Self - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (archive sound) Self - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (archive sound)   See fewer
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