We can't fire the chiefs, Bobby! Our invasion talk would look like a bluff - or even...
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Robert Kennedy:
[the military has gone to DEFCON 2 without the president's approval]
Rescind the order! Can all the chiefs! Put Nitze, Gilpatric, and the undersecretaries in charge. Kenny O'Donnell:
We can't do that, Bobby. Robert Kennedy:
Yes, we can! Kenny O'Donnell:
We can't fire the chiefs, Bobby! Our invasion talk would look like a bluff - or even worse, that there's been an attempted coup
[the military has gone to DEFCON 2 without the president's approval]
Rescind the order! Can all the chiefs! Put Nitze, Gilpatric, and the undersecretaries in charge. Kenny O'Donnell:
We can't do that, Bobby. Robert Kennedy:
Yes, we can! Kenny O'Donnell:
We can't fire the chiefs, Bobby! Our invasion talk would look like a bluff - or even worse, that there's been an attempted coup
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Rescind the order Can all the Chiefs
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Put Nitze Gilpatrick and the Under Secretaries in charge
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Can't do that Bobby Yes we can
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We can't fire the Chiefs Bobby
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Our invasion talk would look like a bluff
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Or even worse that there's been an attempted coup
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Movie Summary
In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.
