Former senior CIA intelligence officer Gene Poteat and historians Timothy Naftali, Fred Kaplan and John Prados discussed the moment the US had surpassed the USSR in missiles. Mary Elise Sarotte, Professor of International Relations at USC, moderated.

50th Anniversary of Missile Gap Controversy

Kennedy Library Forums are a series of public affairs programs offered by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to foster public discussion on a diverse range of historical, political and cultural topics reflecting the legacy of President and Mrs. Kennedy's White House years. They are conducted as conversations rather than lectures.

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