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The great secret was the Kennedy administration

The great secret wasthe Kennedy administration said that it hadcompelled the Soviets to...

Mafia Spies • S01E05 • 2024

The great secret was
the Kennedy administration said that it had
compelled the Soviets to unilaterally withdraw
its nuclear weapons from Cuba. But in fact,
it had cut a deal, whereby the Kennedy administration would withdraw
American nuclear weapons from Turkey, which had been
kept secret from the public as a tradeoff or quid pro quo. President and Bobby Kennedy
felt that to reveal this would be a suggestion
of weakness. And they wanted to portray
an image of great strength. So the removal
of the missiles in Turkey was kept secret
for more than 25 years. ♪ ♪ The course of action
that we finally adopted was the right one

Full Transcript

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The great secret was the Kennedy administration

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said that it had compelled the Soviets

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to unilaterally withdraw its nuclear weapons from Cuba.

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But in fact, it had cut a deal,

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whereby the Kennedy administration

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would withdraw American nuclear weapons

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from Turkey, which had been kept secret from the public

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as a tradeoff or quid pro quo.

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President and Bobby Kennedy felt that to reveal this

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would be a suggestion of weakness.

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And they wanted to portray an image of great strength.

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So the removal of the missiles in Turkey

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was kept secret for more than 25 years.

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♪ ♪

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The course of action that we finally adopted

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was the right one.

Duration

49 seconds

Views

49

Timestamp in Movie

00:13:58

Uploaded

Apr 08, 2025

Season

1

Episode

5

Genres

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Movie Summary

Reveals the startling tale of the CIA's, the mob's, and Sinatra's Rat Pack's connections from Vegas to Miami to Havana, exploring America's most amazing espionage operations ever.