Plot Synopsis

Using never-before-seen footage, rare images, declassified audio recordings, newly-released presidential documents, and exclusive interviews with those who witnessed history, COMMANDER IN CHIEF: INSIDE THE OVAL OFFICE reveals the untold stories behind the critical military decisions in different presidencies. On Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 10pm ET, Military Channel aired a sneak-peek episode of this series, as part of its "Red Hot & New Week." This sneak-peek episode honored the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, highlighting the tense and contentious debates that took place in the White House in October of 1962 as the U.S. and the Soviet Union teetered on the brink of nuclear war.