[dragnet2]

While Kennedy is fondly remembered today, it should be noted that during his presidency, America came closer than we have ever come to nuclear war.

Regardless of what anyone thinks of Kennedy, the U.S. and the world came very close to an all out nuclear war. The larger fact remains, no nuclear war occurred. That is a good thing.

[Mjaye]

Regardless of what anyone thinks of Kennedy, the U.S. and the world came very close to an all out nuclear war.<<<<

I well remember was a young teenager all the waiting for the crisis to go one way or the other. My neighbors had brought out guns, which was so strange to me as I had never seen one in the neighborhood or even up close. I wondered what they thought they would use them for if we got bombed.

People were nervous wrecks, and everyone was gathered around radios and TV to see what was going to happen. No ‘net, no cable stations, no cell phones, LOL, just the newspapers, TV and radio.