W hen I learned that Thirteen Days, the new movie dramatizing the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, would follow events through the eyes of Kenneth O’Donnell, John F. Kennedy’s appointments secretary–who would be played by the movie’s headliner, Kevin Costner–I had strong misgivings. In 1997 I had transcribed and edited (with Philip Zelikow of the […]
Ernest May
Ernest R. May is the Charles Warren Professor of American History at Harvard University and a former consultant to the joint chiefs of staff. His books include American Cold War Strategy and Strange Victory: Hitler's Conquest of France.