

In JFK and the Cuban Myth, historian Lucy Worsley learns the truth about the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The official belief was that JFK stood up to the Russians and ordered a blockade of Cuba, resulting in the withdrawal of Russian troops. The truth is, he made a deal to withdraw U.S. nuclear weapons from Turkey. This video is excerpted from BBC's American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley, in which Worsley reveals the myths and manipulations behind American history.


In JFK and the Cuban Myth, historian Lucy Worsley learns the truth about the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The official belief was that JFK stood up to the Russians and ordered a blockade of Cuba, resulting in the withdrawal of Russian troops. The truth is, he made a deal to withdraw U.S. nuclear weapons from Turkey. This video is excerpted from BBC's American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley, in which Worsley reveals the myths and manipulations behind American history.