Cuba Quote by Robert McNamara

“This blockade and political action, I see leading into war. I don’t see any other solution,” LeMay said to Kennedy in one meeting at…

— Garrett M. Graff

Kennedy had made a mess in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. He had to do something to look good. The Apollo program of…

— Wally Schirra

“Seriously, did I miss something? Did John F. Kennedy walk into the Oval Office one day, only to find Fidel Castro lighting his Cohiba…

— It Books

“Asked to explain how he became a war hero he (Kennedy) responded, "It was involuntary. They think my boat.”

— Sally Bedell Smith

“The 1930s, Kennedy said, 'taught us a clear lesson; aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged, ultimately leads to war.”

— John F. Kennedy

You know, it's very clear, as one looks back on history again of the Cold War that, following the crisis in Cuba, following the…

— Alexander Haig

“The crisis isn’t over. The prospect of nuclear war has never been greater. The United States is so close to invading Cuba that one…

— Bill O'Reilly

“Until all the files are released, former officials and CIA personnel will continue to say or imply that Fidel killed JFK, thus perpetuating the…

— Lamar Waldron

“Giancana said he was going to fix the election in Illinois so Kennedy would win that state. Jimmy couldn’t believe his ears. Jimmy tried…

— Charles Brandt

“I have changed my mind on a number of things, including almost everything having to do with Cuba, but the idea that we should…

— Christopher Hitchens

“Bissell fingered his napkin. "I do, Mr. Boyd. And I know how generous Mr. Hoffa, Mr. Marcello and a few other Italian gentlemen have…

— James Ellroy

“On November 22, 1963, he said, “One of the worst kept secrets [in the world] is the truth about the President’s murder. It wasn’t…

— Mae Brussell