Speech to the Joint Session of Congress, 26 Dec 1941
Scope and Contents
Notes for WSC's speech (Washington) on his American ancestry; his democratic convictions ("I am a child of the House of Commons"); the resources available to the United States and Britain and the production of munitions; relations between the Unites States and Britain; his observations of morale and "Olympian fortitude" in the United States; the north African campaign, and the war with Japan in the Far East.Typescript speaking notes with manuscript annotations by WSC.
Dates
- Creation: 26 Dec 1941
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright: WSC or Crown
Extent
17 folio(s)
Language of Materials
English
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Repository Details
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