:14:01
you could contract it closer
to the island
:14:04
so that all 25 ships
don't encounter it tomorrow.
:14:06
I've considered contracting the arch,
:14:08
I've thought about that.
:14:09
Give the Kremlin time to
digest whas happening,
:14:11
and perhaps disengage gracefully.
:14:15
Puts our ships on the quarantine line
:14:17
within range of Soviet MIGs in Cuba,
:14:19
makes our men vulnerable to air attack.
:14:21
We can make it clear if
the MIGs attack we'll shoot them down.
:14:23
Sure, and every step I take
forward to prevent a war
:14:26
becomes a step back into one.
:14:40
This is the President,
locate Secretary McNamara for me.
:14:50
I'll contract the arch to 500 miles,
:14:52
the next move is Khrushchev's.
:15:15
The ninth day of the Missiles of October.
:15:18
I wonder what Kennedy is thinking.
:15:21
He sends his brother to
threaten Dobrynin,
:15:24
and at almost the same moment,
he contracts the blockade.
:15:27
Does he think the old man
will be frightened
:15:30
by the American show of force,
:15:32
and also grateful for
a little more time to make a decision?
:15:36
He's moving cautiously to avoid
confrontation at sea.
:15:39
Certainly.
:15:41
He'd like nothing better than to
resolve the crisis on his terms,
:15:45
without a war, without negotiating
away anything of value.
:15:47
Perhaps we can take a cue
from the Kennedy initiative
:15:50
and meet informally with
the new American ambassador.
:15:53
No, not a diplomat,
:15:56
I wanna meet somebody of real importance,
:15:58
somebody rooted in the American system,
a capitalist,