To most of the world, life inside the Oval Office is a mystery.

Military Channel’s new series Commander in Chief: Inside the Oval Office, however, invites viewers to take a seat in the West Wing and, with never-before-seen footage, newly released presidential documents and exclusive interviews, experience how the Commander in Chief makes a life or death decision.

The first two installments visited the White House’s of President Obama and George H.W. Bush and this Sunday, May 12, at 10pm ET/PT, Military Channel explores Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis — looking fifty years back to show how John F. Kennedy resisted war and ultimately saved America from nuclear war.

Ready to slip on your spy glasses and step into the Oval Office? Watch a clip from Sunday’s premiere below: