:11:01
at a range of 6,000 miles,
but they can't miss from Cuba.
:11:06
Mr. President, we have to move quickly
:11:09
before the missiles become operational.
:11:11
Now, we have the capability to
deploy and hit with quick,
:11:13
accurate air strike.
:11:15
Hit them in Russia, or hit them in Cuba?
:11:16
Hit Cuba, with surgical air strikes.
:11:20
This communist move
is directly threatening
:11:23
the security of the
United States of America.
:11:29
I don't see that there's any alternative.
:11:32
Mac?
:11:33
Is difficult to construct a scenario
:11:35
in which you compromise with
nuclear warheads.
:11:41
Mr. President, I don't know that I can
:11:43
contribute anything except my feeling
:11:47
that there must be an alternative
to bombing,
:11:50
an alternative to war.
:11:53
Mr. Attorney General.
:11:55
Khrushchev promised we had nothing
to fear in Cuba.
:11:57
Gromyko echoed him,
and Dobrynin told me privately
:11:59
he reiterated, we need not be concerned.
:12:02
In my judgment the implications
of Soviet deceit
:12:05
go even far beyond this damn situation.
:12:07
We cannot and we will not accept
Soviet missiles in Cuba.
:12:12
We will not repeal the Monroe Doctrine
or the REO Pact.
:12:16
The Soviets can't lie to us,
ship missiles to our front door,
:12:18
and then come up winners,
smelling like roses,
:12:22
not if we ever hope to deal
with them again,
:12:25
not if we hope to survive.
:12:30
I'm going to campaign in Chicago
and in Connecticut.
:12:34
I'm going to fulfill my appointments
for as long as possible,
:12:37
and so are all of you.
:12:39
Our one advantage now
is that the Russians
:12:42
think we believe their lies.
:12:46
You people will formulate recommendations
:12:48
on the best course of action.
:12:51
We're not going to reveal the facts
to the American people,
:12:54
or to our allies, or to our enemies
till we have determined
:12:58
how we intend to deal with this crisis.