:23:00
Is there a fourth possibility?
:23:03
Yes, sir, there is.
:23:05
A fourth possibility would be
to by-pass the Russians completely,
:23:09
and to take the entire issue
to the UN at a strategic moment
:23:13
of our own choosing.
:23:14
The difficulty, Ambassador,
as you well know,
:23:16
is that the Soviet Union can veto us
in the Security Council.
:23:20
And to make matters worse,
Zorin's chairman there this month.
:23:23
I see.
:23:25
So, it doesn't appear that any
of the diplomatic channels
:23:28
will do the job.
:23:29
Well, we'll have to use diplomatic
channels to explain and to justify
:23:32
our actions to the rest of the world.
:23:35
And, ultimately,
we'll have to find an accommodation
:23:37
with the Soviets.
:23:38
But diplomacy in and of itself
will not remove the missiles.
:23:42
It appears that we've boiled down
to two options, and only two.
:23:48
We bomb them or we blockade.
:23:51
Whas the consensus?
:23:53
There isn't one yet,
but I think if we took a vote today,
:23:55
we'd be bombing tomorrow.
:23:57
What about you?
:23:58
How, from the love of God,
can President Kennedy
:24:01
of the United States order a sneak attack
:24:03
on a tiny, Latin American country.
:24:07
By pressing a button.
:24:09
Kenny, come in here.
:24:18
Mr. President.
:24:19
Kenny, how late am I?
:24:20
You're lunching with
the Crown Prince of Libya in 10 minutes.
:24:22
The Connecticut flight is scheduled
to take off at 2:30,
:24:25
and Pierre wants to know
if the pool reporters
:24:26
could fly with you for some background.
:24:28
Tell Pierre the President craves privacy.
:24:30
Do you believe that over a month ago
:24:32
I designated this week as
National Prayer Week?
:24:41
Connecticut was the first state
to endorse
:24:43
this candidate for the presidency,
:24:47
the state that placed my name
in nomination,
:24:49
and the first state to report
a Kennedy majority
:24:52
on election night nearly two years ago.