so he was not unknown to winston churchill. in fact later on churchill is asked, you know of all the labor prime ministers who is who is in fact your most favorite he cites hadley so they remained cordial of course adding new that churchill was coming to fulton and the united states to make this speech and you know ultimately, winston churchill. is vindicated in large measure because of the rejuvenation he has in his political career again in the iron curtain speech in zurich and in 1951, you know in the general election his party wins, and he's prime minister for a second time in 1951 to 55 and is now again at the helm, you know as the cold war is is waging so he lost in 1940 five. he he in some ways it permits him to say things like he said as a private citizen if you will though, he's still the leader of the opposition in fulton here at westminster college and and rehabilitate his his career as he did so many times during his long life and and when he stood for election, he's party in 1950 one. he's back at be back at the hel

particularly if you are winston churchill and he suffered a great deal. tween the british desire to take a new direction to deal with the internal domestic issues the nation had to face, and churchill's somewhat tired campaign, it was a choice the british made to go in a different direction and that is where adley became prime minister. he had served in the cabinet during the war so he was not unknown to winston churchill. later on churchill is asked of all the labor prime ministers, who is your favorite and he would say adley . ultimately winston churchill is vindicated in large measure because of the rejuvenation he has in his career in the "iron curtain" speech. by 1951, in the general election, his party wins and he is prime minister a second time and is now at the helm as the cold war is waging. he lost in 1945. in some ways it permits him to say things like he said as a private citizen, though he is still the leader of the opposition, here at westminster college and rehabilitate his career as he did so many times during his long life. and when he sto

they served together in the war, so he was not unknown to winston churchill. ter on churchill is asked of all the labor -- labour, who was your favorite, and he said atlee. he knew that churchill was coming to fulton to make the speech. and ultimately winston churchill is vindicated in large measure because of the rejuvenation he has in the iron curtain speech. by 1951, in the general election, his party wins and he is prime minister for a second time and is now again at the helm as the cold war is waging. he lost in 1945. in some ways it permits him to say things like he said as a private citizen, if you will, though still the leader of the opposition in fulton here at westminster college and rehabilitates his career as he did so many times during his long life and when he stood for election of his party in 1951, he is back at the helm. if there is anything about winston churchill is that you can knock him down but he will always get back up. his perseverance and resolve his extraordinary throughout his long life. host: let's talk to anthony who is calling fro

but winston churchill rarely did the easy thing. he could not rest so long as tyranny threatened any part of the globe. so when harry truman invited him to speak at westminster college in the spring of 1946, churchill leapt at the jets. hulu by traveling in the heartland of america, he might reach the heart of america. he would do so in an address whose timeless eloquence would be matched by his indisputable logic. churchill address the nation at the pinnacle of world power. but a nation unaccustomed to wielding such authority and historically reluctant to intrude in the affairs of europe. in the exhausted aftermath of world war ii, few were prepared to listen to warnings of french danger, but churchill was undaunted. once before, his had been a voice crying out in the wilderness against the suicidal dog because of a peace mint. once before, he had sounded an alarm against those diluted souls who thought they could go on feeding the crocodile with bits and pieces of other countries and somehow avoid his jaws themselves. his warnings

winston churchill. westminster college provided this video. >> i have to confess to a certain sense of guilt in receiving this honor. doctor saunders, because a half a century ago, my alma mater presented me with a degree after four years of being a student there and for that half a century since, i've always had a little sense of guilt that that first one was honourary. but thank you charlie price and doctor saunders, thank you all of you very much. i can hardly visit this magnificent setting so rich and memory and symbolism without recalling the comment that sir winston churchill made when he was congratulated on the size of--gathered to hear him speak. any other politician would have been flattered. not churchill. it was no great achievement to draw a crowd, he said, twice as many would have turned out for a public hanging maybe so, but i'm deeply grateful for each of you for your welcome and welcome. what an honor this for me to come to fulton, indefinitely stand with the name of eloquence of church

winston churchill. winston churchill. she she talks about talks about winston her book, and clementine, winston and clementine, she the letters discusses her of the churchill parents marriage and's. she talks about her her father's long career in father's long career in government. government. this this aired in program march 1999, as originally aired in part of c-span 1989,'s book night mary died in 2014. series. mary psalms died in 2014. when you think back on your parents, when you think back on your parents, winston and clementine clementine and winston churchill what comes churchill, what comes to mind? to mind. when you think of when you what do you think of when you think of your mom think of your mom and dad? and that? >> two marvelous, very loving and lovable people. >> how long they've been gone? >> my father died, in 1965, and my mother died in 1977. quick a >> two marvelous, very loving and lovable people. >> how long they've been gone? >> my father died, in 1965, and my mother died in 1977.

it's a striking contrast because fdr and winston churchill to some degree are cut from the same cloth. they both came from a similar kind of world view perspective. i think fdr was a man churchill could relate to through some commonalities. harry truman -- i don't think churchill was expecting much of him. i think he looked down his nose a little bit at truman and even said so later. i think it took him some time. but as he got to know truman, especially there in pots dam, they said this guy is up to the task. everybody would say can he swing the job and i think churchill had that same question and i think it was answered pretty readily force her winston -- four sir winston. tim: then there is the election and churchill has to go home. the big three, which had originally been fdr, stalin, and churchill, the only one left is stalin. the new cast with atlee, truman and stalin. it's remarkable to reflect on that leadership change, the leaders who brought us through the victory in world war ii -- it was a different cast of characters entirely. going forward and getting closer to fulton, t

and as you all know, it was truman's invitation that winston churchill accepted and came to deliver the seventh green foundation lecture in march, 1946. one reason that churchill accepted the invitation was that truman had promised to introduce him at the speech. it was an unusual gesture by a sitting american president towards a former british prime minister. but perhaps even more unusual, was the fact that truman give churchill a ride from washington to missouri aboard the presidential train, the ferdinand magellan. the two of them were joined on the long journey by a number of trumans associates from back home. one historian like in the scene to a political rally and party plus rolled up into one. with alcoholic beverages flowing freely, except when people paused to it. you might think, this atmosphere appealed to winston churchill, but he actually told one of truman's aides and i quote, i deplore some of your customs. you stop drinking with your meals. my flight yesterday was less eventful but i was excited nonetheless to make this trip to poland. i was also thrilled a little earlie

this magnificent setting so rich in memory and symbolism without recalling the comment that sir winston churchill made when he was congratulated on the size of an audience gathered to hear him speak. any other politician would have been flattered. not churchill. it was no greater achievement to draw a crowd, he said, twice as many would have turned out for a public hanging. well, maybe so, but i'm deeply grateful to each of you for your warm welcome. what an honor it is for me to come to fulton indelibly stamped with the name and eloquence of churchill. what a privilege to be on hand to help dedicate the sculpture celebrating the triumph of her grandfather's principles. what a source of pride to receive an honorary degree from this distinguished college whose illustrious past is equalled only by its future promise. today, we rejoice in the demise of the berlin wall that was permanently breached one year ago just today. we remember brave men and women on both sides of the iron curtain who devoted their lives and sometimes sacrificed them so we might inhabit a world without barriers and we recall w

he's traveling with a churchill troop and andation marks and winston churchill and jack churchill his brother with their sons randolph on the left and johnny, which ones johnny the one that johnny is and johnny is the one sitting on the steps at the back my uncle jack. my father's only brother with the mustaches in the panama hat and that's randolph in the white shirt sleeves. now you're related to just randolph on there. i mean as your brother, he's my brother, but my i was a benjamin by a long long way the most diana said around the gap seven years and me. how well did you know randolph? um, well not very well. i wasn't i got to know him better when i was quite sort of grown up as a child. he was rather sort of noisy frightening. personality to ramp to rage raw and occasionally in the house, but i equally he and diana were quite far from me as a child. it was i grew into them knowing them any of your brothers and sisters alive. the last no sarah died in 1982 and randolph married. no no matter first of all permanent dig beer and was married to her for six years and she later married

winston churchill and jack churchill, his brother, with their sons randolph on the left and johnny. which one is johnny? >> johnny is the one sitting on the steps at the back. my uncle jack, my father's only brother was with the panama and that's randolph and the white shirt. >> now, we are related to just randolph on their? he's your brother? >> he's my brother. there was randolph, and then -- how well did you know randolph? >> well, not very well. i got to know him better when i was quite grown-up. as a child, he was sort of noisy, frightening personnel to round to rage on broad occasion in laos. equally he and i had a fondness as a child, and i grew into know him. >> any of your brothers and sisters alive? >> alas no sara died in 1982. >> randolph married first, and he was married to her for six years, and he married again, and yes that's right. >> we have a photo of him next to william randolph hearst. >> do you. >> that is his feign, it's citadel at sense it mean in california. that's when churchill went to los angeles. that's the 18th of september 1929, at that metro gold win

more than 46 years ago, winston churchill spoke in fulton and in my country, this speech was singled out as the formal declaration of the cold war. this was indeed the first time that the words iron curtain were pronounced and the whole western world was challenged to close ranks against the threat of tyranny in the form of the soviet union and communist expansion. everything else in this speech, including churchill's analysis of the post war situation in the world, his thoughts about the possibility of preventing a third world war, the prospects for progress and methods of reconstructing the post war world remain unknown to the soviet people i. but today, but, in paying tribute to this evidence statesman, we can evaluate more quietly and objectively, both in merits of his speech but and the limitations of the analysis which it included, his ideas and predictions and his strategic principles. since that time, the world in which we live in tremendous changes, even so however,, however part rig oxen colin may sound, there is a certain similarity between the situation then today. then,

shop today at c-span shop.org. >> fulton missouri's westminster college invited winston churchill to speak in march of 1940 six, not long after the british prime minister, who guided england through world war ii, was voted out of office. townspeople welcomed churchill and president harry truman with a parade. when he 700 of them gathered in the gym and her churchill declare an iron curtain has descended across the continent. next, we look back 75 years at one of the cold war's most iconic speeches period with timothy riley of america's national churchill museum. he joined us from fulton, missouri.

winston churchill is the reason why americans know that stetson is on the baltic and trieste is on the adriatic. second churchill speech announced the onset of the cold war which would continue for 43 years. as he did in the 1930s. in the 1940s churchill saw things early and he said things clearly i have an amiable long-distance disagreement with my friend andrew roberts the most recent and in my judgment the best biography of churchill. as a child of central, illinois. i insist that lincoln is the greatest figure in the history of world politics andrew insist that it is churchill. this much is indisputable. the only remaining argument concerns which historical figure gets the bronze medal for third place. when churchill spoke at westminster college, he did something that's great orders can do. he implanted in the vocabulary of his era. a phrase that caught the eras imagination anxieties puzzlements ; a phrase that riveted attention. and distilled into two two syllable words the high stakes of the era's politics the phrase was of course iron curtain. the word iron suggested the danger

particularly if you are winston churchill and he suffered a great deal. een the british desire to take a new direction to deal with the internal domestic issues the nation had to face, and churchill's somewhat tired campaign, it was a choice the british made to go in a different direction and that is where adley became prime minister. he had served in the cabinet during the war so he was not unknown to winston churchill. later on churchill is asked of all the labor prime ministers, who is your favorite and he would say adley . ultimately winston churchill is vindicated in large measure because of the rejuvenation he has in his career in the "iron curtain" speech. by 1951, in the general election, his party wins and he is prime minister a second time and is now at the helm as the cold war is waging. he lost in 1945. in some ways it permits him to say things like he said as a private citizen, though he is still the leader of the opposition, here at westminster college and rehabilitate his career as he did so many times during his long life. and when he stood

i have always felt a connection to winston churchill. my family and i were in england because churchill's government was playing host to many governments in exile among them the czechoslovak won my father worked for them. so we saw first-hand churchill how he rallied his countrymen to unite against the nazi darkness endured the blitz and find space for the continents refugee children. and i will vividly recall listening to winston churchill. stirring wartime oratory on bbc i remember especially the impact it had on my parents. who drew strength from his pledge to the people of czechoslovakia in the dark days of 1940 that there are of deliverance will come? it would be six grueling years before my family would return home and when we did we found the czechoslovakia's democracy was still under threat only this time it was from the communist east. it was not clear whether anyone in the west understood the nature of the challenge posed by the soviet union until winston churchill delivered his speech here in fulton. the sinners of peace as chu

. >>> 75 years ago in march 1946, winston churchill delivered his iron curtain speech at westminster college in fulton, missouri. next, former soviet union leader mikhail gorbachev's lecture at the college from may 1992. he talked about how the world could emerge from the cold war and shape the future. [ applause ] -- in which the sculpture's imagination and remarkable expression and reconnaissancism conveyed the drama of the cold war. the irrepressible human striving to penetrate the barriers of alienation and confrontation. it is symbolic that this was the grabbed daughter of winston churchill and that this sculpture should be in fulton. more than 46 years ago, winston churchill spoke in fulton and in my country this speech was singled out as the formal declaration of the cold war. this was indeed the first time the words iron curtain were pronounced and the whole western world was challenged to close ranks against the threat of tyranny in the form of the soviet union and communist expansion. everything else in this speech including churchill's analysis of the post-war situation in

they welcomed harry truman and winston churchill with a parade. 2200 gathered to harry winston churchilleclare an iron curtain has descended across the continent. watch tonight starting at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> next on the presidency, frank donatelli sits down with craig shirley to go behind the scenes with the 40th president's campaigns for the white house. this picks up with the 1976 republican contest with incumbent gerald ford took place as part of mr. shirley's universityof virginia course called "reagan on leadership." >> thank you for being with us. this is the first-ever reagan on le

winston churchill is the reason why americans know that trieste is on the adriatic. cond, churchill's speech announced the onset of the cold war, which would continue for 43 years. as he did in the 1930's, in the 1940's, churchill saw things early, and he said things clearly. i have an amiable long-distance disagreement with my friend, andrew roberts, the best biographer of churchill, as a child of central illinois, i insist lincoln is the greatest figure in the history of world politics. andrew insists it is churchill. this much is indisputable, the only remaining argument concerned of which historical figure gets the bronze medal for third place. when churchill spoke at westminster college, he did something that great orders can do. he implanted in the vocabulary of his era a phrase that caught the era's imagination, anxieties, puzzlement's. a phrase that riveted attention and distilled into two two syllable words, the high stakes of the era's politics, the phrase was of course "iron curtain." the word iron suggested the danger of permanence, as it did beginning in

with 75 years ago in march 1946 that former british prime minister, winston churchill developed his iron curtain speech at westminster college in fulton, missouri. next, former british prime minister, margaret thatcher mark the 50th anniversary of the speech and outlined true at the college in 1996. she discussed how the world changed in 50 years and about the collapse of the soviet union in 1991 but. >> cleveland, distinguished officials, students, faculty, alumni and friends of westminster college and ladies and gentlemen. since the beginning of the john family green foundation lectures in 1936, westminster college has been privileged to host some of the greatest men and women of 20th century talks. nowhere else in this nation could serve as a more fitting forum for world leaders that america's heartland. for the lifeblood of liberty flows purely and president lee. these great leaders travel here, securing the knowledge that no matter how different our cultures and our backgrounds, we have the capability to reach a common understanding of the problems of our day. today, we gather to ce

she witnessed the inspired words of winston churchill. educated at oxford she worked as a chemist for an industrial firm, but devoted her free time to studying for the bar. and in 1951 she married sir dennis thatcher. twins mark and carol were born to the couple in 1953, and the next year she became a barister specializing in taxation law. as a member of the party of church hill, the conservative party, she came to the house of commons in 1959. following a series of ministerial positions, she assumed leadership of the conservative party in 1975. when conservatives came to power in 1979, lady thatcher became the first woman prime minister in the history of great britain. her administration was marked with many successes, but there was a strong emphasis always throughout on strong economic policies and government efficiency. after the conservative victory in 1987, she became the first british prime minister in this century to win three consecutive terms. on november 29th, 1990, she resigned as prime minister to return to private life. as a

. >>> it was 75 years ago in march 1946 that former british prime minister winston churchill delivered his iron curtain speech at westminster college in fulton, missouri. next, former british prime minister margaret thatcher marked the 50th anniversary of the speech in a lecture at the college in 1996. she discussed how the world changed in 50 years and about the collapse of the soviet union in 1991. >> lady thatcher, distinguished officials, students and faculty, alumni of the college, since the beginning of the john greenly lectures in 1946, westminster college has been privileged to host some of the greatest men and women of 20th century thought. nowhere else in this nation could serve as a more flitting forum for world leaders than america's heartland where the lifeblood of liberty flows purity and passionately. these great leaders travel here secure in the knowledge that no matter how our different cultures and our backgrounds we have the capability to reach a common understanding of the problems of our day. today, we gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of sir winston churchi

reel america features an audio recording of winston churchill's entire march 5th, 1946 iron curtain speech accompanied by images and brief motion picture segments. exploring the american story, watch american history tv. this weekend, on c-span3. >>> up next author and historian gary gallagher discusses the wartime experience of edward porter alexander who served on the staff of robert e. lee before becoming the south's most noted artillery office, hosted by the virginia historical society in richmond. >> confederate general edward porter alexander participated in all of the great battles of the western theater as well as fighting at tennessee in late 1863. alexander wrote two books which are still regarded by many scholars as the most influential of the personal accounts to come out of the civil war. in today's lecture our renowned speaker will assess alexander's books and how they continue to influence historians and other writers. dr. gary w. gallagher is the john now professor in history of the american civil war at the university of virginia and of course a very great friend to the vi

today we gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of sir winston churchill's immortal lecture traditionally known as his iron curtain speech. we are deeply honored that sir, winston's grandchildren edwina celia. julian sands could be with us for this commemoration. but i prefer sir winston's title for his lecture the sinews of peace. and at first glance the phrase might appear to be a contradiction in terms after all peace denotes tranquility calm and rest while sinus represent power action and strength. yet world leaders such as our distinguished speaker will tell you that only through power can peace be found. peace is preserved with strength not weakness and the struggle to maintain peace is constant demanding our finest minds and our greatest leaders. today i'm privileged to introduce to you a woman who is both. one of the century's finest minds and at the same time one of our greatest leaders. born the daughter of a grocer margaret hilda thatcher lives through the finest hour britain's commonwealth world war ii. during this time. she witnessed the inspired words indeeds the prime minis

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. >>> mary soomes youngest daughter of winston churchill. she discusses her parent's marriage and this program originally aired that march 1999 as part of the book notes series. mary died in 2014. >> when you think back on your parents, winston and clementine churchill, what comes to mind? what do you think of when you think on your mom and dad? >> two marvelous, very loving and very loveable people. >> how long have they been gone? >> my father died in '65. 1965. and my mother died in 1977. so quite a long time. >> where did they meet? >> they met in london at a ball. and their first meeting was not particularly a successful one. my fair saw this beautiful gal standing in a doorway and asked his mother to introduce him to her, which my grandmother did. and whereupon my mother recounted how this young man was introduced and then just stood there staring at her. so my mother became extremely embarrassed and made a sign to a beau of hers standing nearby who whisked her off to dance. as they were dancing he said to her, whatever you're doing tal

an artist and an author reflect on their grandparents winston churchill and harry truman. and an audio recording of winston churchill's entire march 5, 1946 iron curtain speech. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> up next on american history tv, virginia commonwealth university professor discusses jubal early's experiences. she also analyzes his memoirs. >> our third speaker is one of our own who's now an associate professor at history at virginia commonwealth university richmond where she teaches courses on the american civil war and environmental history. her research interests involve the revolution of america's armed forces with a particular focus on the interactions of soldiers with their natural environments and soldiers mental and physical health. her first book won the silver prize for best book on the silver war. let's welcome kathryn. >> thank you for having me. i'm delighted to be here. i think you'll see some connections between my talk on jobal early and the earlier talk we heard on richard taylor. known for a

you can see more on winston churchill and the iron curtain speech asked on american history tv. former british prime minister margaret thatcher marks the anniversary of the speech with an address at westminster college in 1996. that against right now on c-span-3. >> >> students, faculty's and friends of westminster college and ladies and gentlemen, this is the beginning of these lectures, westminster college has been privileged to host some of the greatest men and women of 20th century thought. nowhere else in this nation can serve as a more fitting forum for world leaders then the heartland for the lifeblood --where the lifeblood of liberty flows passionately. these leaders travel here secure in the knowledge that no matter how different our backgrounds, you are capable to reach a common understanding of the problems of our day. today we gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of sir winston churchill and his iron curtain speech. we are deeply honored that his grandchildren could be with us for this commemoration. i prefer sir winston's title for his lecture, the sinews of pea

i've enjoyed it. >> on march 5th, 1946, former british prime minister winston churchill delivered what came to be known as his iron curtain speech at westminster college in fulton, missouri. mr. churchill spoke about the relationship between the soviet union and its former world war ii allies in the west. up next on american history tv, we'll hear from former soviet union leader mikhail gorbachev speaking at westminster college in may 1992 just months after the collapse of the soviet union. after that, former british prime minister margaret thatcher and then former secretary of state mad line albright talk about democracy and the cold war. later, remarks from former president ronald reagan at a dedication ceremony for a sculpture made from pieces of the berlin wall created by winston churchill's granddaughter. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3 created by america's cable television companies, and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as

and an audio recording of winston churchill's entire march 5, 1946 iron curtain speech. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> up next on american history tv, virginia commonwealth university professor discusses jubal early's experiences. she also analyzes

on sunday at 2:00 p.m., artist sands and clifford truman daniel reflect on their grandparents winston churchill and harry truman. at 4:00 p.m. reel america features an audio hearing of churchill's iron curtain speech accompanied by images and brief motion picture segments. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> up next, author and historian gary gallagher early in the civil war served on the staff of robert e. lee before becoming the south's artillery officer.

winston churchill and harry truman. and at 4 pm, real america features an audio recording of winston churchill's entire march 5th of 1946 iron curtain speech accompanied by images and brief motion picture segments. exploring the american story. watch american history tv. this weekend on c-span 3. up next, author and historian -- discues

on march 5th, 1946 former british prime minister winston churchill performed his iron curtain speech. his stark assessment of where relations stood between the soviet union and its former world war ii allies in the west is one of the most iconic speeches. to mark the anniversary we begin with soviet leader my kale gorbachev, speaking at the college in may -- watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >>> american history tv on c-span 3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend we're marking the 75th anniversary of winston churchill's iron curtain speech regarded as one of the cold war's most iconic speeches, starting saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv and washington journal. a live discussion with timothy riley, director of america's national churchill museum and chief curator. he'll join us from fulton, missouri, the location of the 1946 tweet and take your calls and tweets live on the air. >>> at 10:00 a.m. the late margaret thatcher's 1996 lecture at wes

on their grandparents, winston churchill and harry truman. and at 4 pm, real america futures an audio recording of winston churchill's entire march 5th 1946 iron curtain speech, accompanied by images and brief a motion picture segments. exploring the american story. watch american history tv. this weekend on c-span 3. author craig simon talked about the life of confederate general joseph johnston, highlighting his difficult relationship with the confederate president, jefferson davis. this top was part of the symposium called generals we love to hate, looking at some of the more controversial military leaders of the civil war. >> welcome back to our next speaker, our next session. we will go right into the introduction. our next speaker is craig simons. craig was the retired professor and chairman of the history department at the united states naval academy. but he told me that his retirement failed. [laughs] [laughs] he was no good at it at all. so he is now the earnest jay king distinguished professor of maritime history at the united state

winston churchill and harry truman. and at 4 pm, real america features in the audio recording of winston churchill's entire march 5th in 1946 iron curtain speech. accompanied by images and brief motion picture segments. exploring the american story. watch american history tv. this weekend on c-span 3. listen to c-span's podcast, the weekly. this week, u.s. china relations with china editor for the economist, gowdy epstein. he offers a warning about call possible conflict between china and taiwan in the future. >> if china decides in the next five years or even further out that it wants to reincorporate taiwan into the people's republic by force, that is the kind of challenge that is going to be transformative, to say the least, of geopolitics a day could lead to a military conflict between millet china and the u.s.. it's probably the most likely scenario. >> find c-span's the weekly where you get your podcasts. up next on american history tv, virginia commonwealth university -- discusses double early exri