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Invitation

Alexander Grelier
5/12/19

Invitation

Time and date: Kennedy's announcement of the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Theme: Cuban Missile Crisis was a "spook" and ended near Halloween

John F. Kennedy - I feel that President Kennedy is needed at the dinner to be a centerpiece and leader of conversation. Kennedy was portrayed as courageous and charismatic in the movie, according to critics he was played very accurately, and I think that he might try to either defend or accuse the movie's writer for his mistakes.

David Self - I would invite David Self to the dinner because I feel that many of the important figures in the movie would love to speak to him. For example, Kenny O'Donnell was very prevalent and influential in decision making in the movie, and many people believe that his importance was extremely exaggerated, such as Michael Nelson, a political science professor at Rhodes College.

Kevin Costner - Kevin Costner is the actor that played President Kennedy's assistant, Kenny O'Donnell, and I would like to see how he and the real Kenny get along since he was portrayed in a very positive and courageous manner.

Curtis LeMay - I would invite LeMay, Air Force chief of staff, to the dinner because of the way the writer portrays him and his Air Force in Thirteen Days. The writer shows that the Air Force wanted to attack Cuba to remove the missiles, but on top of that, says Professor Nelson, the writer portrays many of the Air Force generals and admirals as "wild-eyed", profane, and conspiratorial. This would most definitely spark up some controversy with the writer, David Self.

Fidel Castro - I would invite Fidel Castro because he was not included on the agreement regarding removing the missiles, and I feel that he would bring a necessary tension to the party. 

Michael Nelson - A professor at Rhodes College, Nelson is very knowledgeable about the Cuban Missile Crisis and even wrote about the accuracy of Thirteen Days (above), so I think he would help bring another aspect to the party, and I would also like to see if the people there believe Nelson is right and in what aspects.

Jackie Kennedy - The First Lady at the time and one of the most famous women of all time according to Rolling Stone's Pete Travers, would bring an interesting aspect to the party since she is known to be very soft-spoken and well-mannered.

Bruce Greenwood - Greenwood played the president in Thirteen Days, and many critics say he played him flawlessly, so it would be very interesting to see him and the president interact. 


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