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Closing February 3!  To The Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis:

A look back at one of the most dangerous two weeks in modern history, this exhibit closes this weekend at the National Archives before moving on to the JFK Library in Boston.

Can’t make it to DC in time?  Check out the “To the Brink” iPad App!

Source: archives.gov

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