Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth

By Frederick Kempe

Categories: History

Berlin 1961 is a 2011 history by journalist Frederick Kempe. Kempe recounts the year of crisis between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev that ended in the building of the Berlin Wall.

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• Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book is a terrific read. Frederick Kempe's "Berlin 1961." The book reminds us of a time much scarier than the present when geopolitical tensions was sky high and people truly feared an all-out nuclear war. In 1961, the epicenter was Berlin. Nikita Khrushchev called it the most dangerous place on earth. The book is a fascinating history of a now forgotten time and place that was a turning point in the Cold War.”