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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech, March 5, 1946.
2021-03-01
[Churchhill] Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri
Listen to the full speech from the BBC Archives

This speech may be regarded as the most important Churchill delivered as Leader of the Opposition (1945-1951). It contains certain phrases- "the special relationship," "the sinews of peace " — which at once entered into general use, and which have survived. But it is the passage on "the iron curtain" which attracted immediate international attention, and had incalculable impact upon public opinion in the United States and in Western Europe. Russian historians date the beginning of the Cold War from this speech. In its phraseology, in its intricate drawing together of several themes to an electrifying climax- this speech may be regarded as a technical classic. —Robert Rhodes James

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Posted by:Besoeker

#5  Almost a bit of foreshadowing as 5 March is when Uncle Joe Stalin bought it.
Posted by: Clem   2021-03-01 15:46  

#4  When the Wall came down, there should have been a reckoning for all those on the Left who aided and abetted. Maybe we wouldn't be so f'ing up today if we had.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-03-01 15:12  

#3  Part of Churchill's underground command center.


https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/blog/british-military/10-reasons-visit-winston-churchills-cabinet-war-rooms/
Posted by: jpal   2021-03-01 12:08  

#2  Great, indeed, Jack. But also quite odd. And flawed. Currently finishing up volume 7 of 8 in the biography by his son Randolph, and Martin Gilbert. And what a great example for smoking cigars, drinking, and eating. And shooting cannons.
Posted by: Glenmore   2021-03-01 10:40  

#1  Great man, indeed.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2021-03-01 09:49  

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