The Untold Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Please join the Warner Free Lecture Trust as we welcome New York Times bestselling author Michael J. Tougias*, best-known for his seven award-winning books on extraordinary survivors and rescuers. In a multimedia presentation, Mr. Tougias will chronicle the thirteen harrowing days of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 with special emphasis on his interviews with the pilots of the U-2 spy program who secured photographic proof of Soviet nuclear missiles on the island. This proof was essential in helping President Kennedy reach a course of action to negotiate with the Soviet Union.
After his presentation, Mr. Tougias will answer questions and his books will be available for purchase.
* New York Times Bestselling author and co-author of ABOVE & BEYOND: JFK’S MOST DANGEROUS SPY MISSION (new in 2018), SO CLOSE TO HOME, THE FINEST HOURS (a Disney movie), TEN HOURS UNTIL DAWN, FATAL FORECAST, and A STORM TOO SOON.
Volunteers Hall, Harvard Public Library
Warner Free Lectures are always free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.