Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2015
Abstract
In October of 1962, the world stood on the brink of war as the United States demanded dismantling of offensive medium-range nuclear missile sites that the Soviet Union was constructing in Cuba, potentially within striking range of American cities. From behind-the-scenes accounts, we know that a new book by historian Barbara W. Tuchman, a private citizen who held no government position, contributed directly to the negotiated outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis as the world watched and waited. After chronicling Tuchman's contribution, this article discusses her later public commentary about what she called the "art of writing,"' commentary that holds valuable lessons for lawyers who write for clients and causes.
Recommended Citation
Douglas E. Abrams,
Art of Persuasion: Lessons from an Author Who Shaped Presidential Policy, 40 Montana Lawyer 26
(2015).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/facpubs/909