Write and submit an essay that addresses the following topic: According to Robert Kennedy, why did the missile crisis end peacefully?
Essays should address the following questions:
• Once the crisis began, what options did JFK’s advisors present to him, and why did the president choose the one he did?
• What factors outside the U.S. contributed to the outcome of the crisis?
• What did Robert Kennedy see as the key turning points in the crisis?
• How did Robert Kennedy assess his brother’s handling of the missile crisis? Do you think
he was unbiased in that assessment?
Keep the phrase “according to Robert Kennedy” firmly in mind. There are countless sources
and perspectives on the Cuban Missile Crisis, but this paper is about Thirteen Days. General