Trump could use an advisor like Barbara Tuchman whose ‘Guns of August’ was crucial to JFK during the Cuban missile crisis JFK signs the order of a naval blockade of Cuba, on Oct. 23, 1962.

Sept. 13, 2011 -- President Kennedy, a student of history and President Lincoln, joked darkly after his triumph in the Cuban Missile Crisis that it might be a good night to go to the theater.

Trump needs creativity to resolve the Iran crisis. The two-week pause is a start. The Iran situation reminds me of JFK’s decision to pull back from hawkish advisers during the Cuban missile crisis.