The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #65626   Message #1082452
Posted By: SINSULL
30-Dec-03 - 12:27 PM
Thread Name: BS: JFK may have saved the world?
Subject: RE: BS: JFK may have saved the world?
I remember the Cuban Missile crisis too well. My parents sat us all down and gave us strict instructions on what to do if there was a nuclear attack. There were five of us who were to meet (presumably it would happen during the school day) and walk north. We had a cabin in the Catskills. We were not to try to get home or find our parents, just get out of the city. Apparently Kennedy's good judgement prevented that scenario. Sept. 11 bought back those memories. There must be thousands of parents who have had similar talks with their children.