Abstract
Regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis, compare the story (i.e., one or more interesting aspects of it) as told by the declassified documents of the CIA with the version presented to the public in: a) The New York Times or The Washington Post; b) presidential of official foreign policy statements. The paper should discuss what the comparison suggests or implies about how US foreign policy is made at top levels and how it is presented to the general public. What reasons might explain any discrepancies between secret discussions or decisions and public statements? How well informed was the public (i.e., attentive newspaper readers) on what actually was going on?
