He said, if you want to keep peace, you better understand the world from your adversary's point of view. So he did something. He did something that the CIA hated him for, which he is. He [John F. Kennedy] created a hotline directly to the Kremlin so that he could communicate directly with Khrushchev 24 hours a day. And he put that hotline at his White House office and at our home in Capitol Hill. The wires for that are still protruding from my brother's house, who owns the summer White House in Cape Cod. (05:49–39:04)
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Asserts that John F. Kennedy established a direct communication line with the Kremlin during his presidency.
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