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President John F. Kennedy confers with General LeMay and Air Force officers during the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. (Bettmann/Getty Images)
President John F. Kennedy confers with General LeMay and Air Force officers during the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. (Bettmann/Getty Images)