Kennedy and Khrushchev: 7. Eyeball to eyeball
Podcast: The BombPublished On: Mon Jan 12 2026
Description: President Kennedy sends shockwaves around the world with a televised speech to the nation. He imposes a blockade on all ships bound for Cuba - Premier Khrushchev brands it “an act of piracy”. But he knows that hidden in a tiny Cuban port, there’s a Soviet ship laden with unimaginable destructive power. Hosts Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of the superpower leaders, tell the personal and political history of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The note was deleted
The note was saved
Your message was sent