The secretary and CNO on 23-24 October 1962: setting the historical record straight

The Cuban missile crisis was a defining moment in the career of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) at the time, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. Yet his relationship during the crisis with the Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, has been cited as the factor that brought to a premature end his...

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Published in:Naval War College review 2013-01, Vol.66 (1), p.21-40
Main Author: Manthorpe, William H.J., Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed forces
Careers
Cuban Missile Crisis
History
Intelligence
Narratives
Navy
Presidents
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Summary:The Cuban missile crisis was a defining moment in the career of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) at the time, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. Yet his relationship during the crisis with the Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, has been cited as the factor that brought to a premature end his tour as CNO and his naval career. Among the events that affected the admiral's relationship with the secretary during the crisis were those that took place on Oct 23-24, 1962 in CNO's Intelligence Plot -- part of the Office of Naval Intelligence, located adjacent to but separate from CNO's operational Flag Plot and charged with providing all-source intelligence to the CNO, cleared Navy staff, and others. With regard to the evening of the 23rd, the earliest book on the Cuban missile crisis, Elie Abel's The Missile Crisis, described an event that, in the context of his narrative, took place on October 24.
ISSN:0028-1484
2475-7047