mr. churchill in the white house is also about the lingering influence. churchill over the white house and the american presidents. see if you could just reflect for a moment about how president john f kennedy, elected in 1960, as admired churchill. perhaps unlike his father, and so did lyndon baines johnson after jfk. it's very interesting. certainly john kennedy, whose father was known as a great admirer of winston churchill, was the ambassador to the court. saint james. the somewhat catty remark attributed to randolph churchill never verified was that. he thought daffodils were yellow until he saw the back of joe kennedy. i'll let you all absorb that. but john john f saw a churchill as someone that he he admired for a number of reasons. political? yes. a writer. yes. orator. yes. and shortly after, john was inaugurated, he learned and that churchill was cruising in the in the caribbean on. i can't make this stop. aristotle onassis yacht. fill in the rest of that sentence and. he he learns that the the ship has docked in new york and gets on the phone an

mrs. churchill agrees. and they go up the stairs and at the top of the front stairs. you can look into the guest bedroom. and there, abby is dead in a pool of blood. all right, well, people, where were you, lizzie? what? all these people are being killed in the house. and she says, well, i went out to the i was looking for some fishing tackle for a fishing trip. i was about to go on and i paused there to eat some peaches. and then i heard a loud groan. and i in. and my dad's dead. crowd now starts to gather at the the first policeman arrive first policeman. he runs back to the station and says, i need help. this a problem. he has a civilian there. he says, hey, can you guard the door? don't let anybody in. and then uncle morse, john morse comes back and he does behave oddly. he will later say, i didn't see the crowd forming. i didn't see the guy stationed at the door. instead, i went back to the back borne to have some. and then i went into the house about 20 minutes later and found a double homicide. all right. fall river police. last slide for today. we're going to

mr. churchill in the white house, the author shares churchill was more than a houseguest during his visits to the white house during the presidency of fdr and white eisenhower. he draws on letters, diaries, government documents and memoirs to tell the story of winston churchill and the president's. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span 2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch any time on c-span.org/history. >> c-span now is a free mobile app featuring your unfiltered view of what is happening in washington, live and on-demand, keep up with the biggest events with live streams of floor proceedings and hearings from the congress, white house, courts, campaigns and more from the world of politics, all at your fingertips. stay current with the latest episodes of washington journal and find scheduling information for c-span tv network and radio, plus a variety of podcasts. at c-span now is available at the apple store and google play. scan the qr code to download for free or visit c-span.org stash -- c-span.org/c-span now, your guide to was

mr. churchill and the white house" shares that the reddish prime minister was more than a houseguest during his lengthy visits to the white house during presidencies of raichlen roosevelt and eisenhower. the article draws on letters, government documents, and memoirs to tell the story of winston churchill and the two presidents. exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2. and find a full schedule on your program guide, or watch online anytime at c-span.org /history. >>> witness democracy unfiltered with c-span. experience history as it unfolds with c-span's live coverage this month. as republicans take control of both chambers of congress and a new chapter begins with the swearing in of the 47th president of the united states on monday, live from the house chamber, witness vice president kamala harris reside over the certification of the electoral college vote, where this historic session will officially confirm donald trump as the winner of the 2024 presidential election. on january 20th, tune in for a live, all-day coverage of the presidential inauguratio

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mrs. roosevelt came here to christchurch with prime minister winston churchill. lord halifax, the british ambassador and lady halifax and others in their party to commemorate what roosevelt had called for the national day of prayer. and they prayed for three things. they prayed for strength in the coming conflict. they prayed for a just peace and above all, they prayed for forgiveness of our national of our national sins so that we would be worthy of the victory. they were asking god to grant us and that combination of of the willingness to commit military power in the name of freedom and also the humility to know that we can't prevail with military strength alone is really the trait of these two great leaders that i think has lessons for us today. churchill had crossed the atlantic for the second time. the this was a very dangerous crossing. the the atlantic was infested with u-boats that were taking a tremendous toll on allied shipping. he came here in the previous august in 1941. he met roosevelt secretly off the coast of newfoundland. and even though america

vernon, and churchill later reads at the tomb of george and mrs. washington. that itself was a symbol of reconciliation from the revolutionary war, but it was remarkable that, during the service, the rector wells had asked the congregation to sing the battle hymn of the republic. so because the need for unification during that -- from that war, it was time for us to all come together. so they left in the cold rain. they came back to washington. they stopped at the lincoln memorial and went back to the white house where churchill was staying. and that evening, they were joined by the ambassadors of the soviet union and china to sign the first declaration of the united nations. and churchill was amazed that his friend, franklin roosevelt, had purr ersuaded the soviet ambassador to sign a document that called for freedom of religion. he jokingly said to roosevelt if you lose re-election of 1994, i'll ask the king to make you archbishop of cantebury. of course, that never happened. so the relationship of the two men was famous, they met many times. but i feel this

mr. churchill in the white house," shares that the british prime minister was more than a houseguest duringis lengthy visits to the white house during the presidencies of franklin roosevelt and dwight eisenhower. the author draws on letters, diaries, documents and memoirs to tell the story of winston churchill and the two presidents. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2. find a full schedule on your program guide, or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> democracy unfiltered with c-span. experience history as it unfolds with c-span's live coverage as republicans take control of both changes of -- chambers of congress and the swearing end of the 47th president of the united states. on monday, vice president harris presides over the certification of the electoral college vote with a historic session confirming donald trump as the winner of the 2024 presidential election. on january 20, tune in for our live all day coverage of the presidential inauguration as donald trump takes the oath of office, becoming the 47th president of the united states

president up until the fdr presidency and your name was winston churchill, you would stay geup in the residence leve where the president and mrsosevelt stayed, but the prime minister was known ato take a beverage with breakfast and a beverage with lunch and a beverage with dinner, and so he would enjoy their hospitality and he was known to parade around and the wherewithal a little bit to the point where mrs. roosevelt said no more. franklin, this man has to go. so across the street to the guest house which still today is the president's guest house where if you're a guest of the esident of the president of the united states, you are invited to visit him here in washington, he will allow you to stay at the blair house which is run by the department of state. now, many visiting l gags would prefer to stay at their amssador's residence here or in a hotel if their delegation is large, but traditionally, the blair house is where they stay. you'll always know that there is it is used by incoming presidents on inauguration weekend. and the families when they have funerals, the families are well in to stay at blair house, as well. to