The Day After - Reflections on a Past Crisis
Helen Oakes: [[Cuban Missile Crisis; [John F. Kennedy|Kennedy; [Nikita Khrushchev|Khrushchev]
My God. It's 1962 all over again. The ]. Do you remember ] on television, telling ] to turn his boats around?
Dr. Russell Oakes:
Full retaliatory response." He didn't bat an eye.
Helen Oakes:
We were in New York, in bed... just like this, remember? 118th street.
Dr. Russell Oakes:
Meatball sandwiches from Sharky's.
Helen Oakes:
Your last year's residency. I swear we made Marilyn that night.
Dr. Russell Oakes:
We got up, and went to the window to look for the bombs.
Helen Oakes:
It didn't happen. It's not going to happen now.
Dr. Russell Oakes:
Nah. People are crazy, but not that crazy.
Helen Oakes: [[w:Guadalajara|Guadalajara]
Well... do you want to know from crazy? The Donnelly's left today for ].
Dr. Russell Oakes:
Guadalajara?
Helen Oakes:
I swear it. I spoke to Herb as they were pulling out. He said they were dovetailing their vacation with the rising international tensions.
Dr. Russell Oakes:
Aw, cut it out!
Helen Oakes:
I'm not kidding. Well, they took their Vietnamese maid with them. And that rotten little barking dog with the pushed-in face.
Dr. Russell Oakes: [chuckles]
Oh, what about their little combination tractor/lawnmower/golfcart with the silver hubcaps?
Helen Oakes: [laughs; sighs]
Probably... What if it does happen? What'll we do?
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