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Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in 1882 in New York. He came from a wealthy family, and attended boarding schools and Harvard College. He came down with polio, which wound up essentially paralyzing him. He married his 5th cousin, and also engaged in a series of affairs. He served as the 32nd President of the United States of America from 1933 to 1945. He was a very capable politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and implemented a lot of programs that made up the New Deal in the era of the Great Depression. He was also president for the majority of World War II.
Winston Churchill was born in 1874 in England. He was a member of the British aristocracy, and attended several boarding schools. He joined the Royal Military Academy, eventually serving in Sudan, Cuba, and India. He began working in the House of Commons in 1901. He did a lot of other things in his political career as well. Eventually, he served as Prime Minister during World War II.
These men had a lot of similarities. Both were leaders of powerful nations during World War II. Both had been born into wealthy elite families. Both had attended boarding schools and prestigious colleges. Both had strong political careers. The first time the two met was prior to World War II, at Gray's in 1918. Roosevelt was working for the United States Naval Department and Churchill was the First Lord of the Admiralty. They met again in 1939 when Roosevelt initiated conversation about working together in Naval matters and war issues. The book goes over their communications and strategies, but also makes the comment that Roosevelt was a better politician than Churchill. I'm not sure that is as nice of a compliment as it sounds. It also makes the statement that Churchill was a better man morally than Roosevelt, which may be the case. I knew of their working relationship in passing, because they obviously communicated a great deal and spent a decent amount of time together while the war was ongoing. If you have two leaders on the same side of a global conflict, they will obviously have to communicate to work together. I didn't realize that they had a more intimate friendship than coworkers, and thought this book was really informative about that. I like this author and the way he communicates his facts and his story together.
Winston Churchill was born in 1874 in England. He was a member of the British aristocracy, and attended several boarding schools. He joined the Royal Military Academy, eventually serving in Sudan, Cuba, and India. He began working in the House of Commons in 1901. He did a lot of other things in his political career as well. Eventually, he served as Prime Minister during World War II.
These men had a lot of similarities. Both were leaders of powerful nations during World War II. Both had been born into wealthy elite families. Both had attended boarding schools and prestigious colleges. Both had strong political careers. The first time the two met was prior to World War II, at Gray's in 1918. Roosevelt was working for the United States Naval Department and Churchill was the First Lord of the Admiralty. They met again in 1939 when Roosevelt initiated conversation about working together in Naval matters and war issues. The book goes over their communications and strategies, but also makes the comment that Roosevelt was a better politician than Churchill. I'm not sure that is as nice of a compliment as it sounds. It also makes the statement that Churchill was a better man morally than Roosevelt, which may be the case. I knew of their working relationship in passing, because they obviously communicated a great deal and spent a decent amount of time together while the war was ongoing. If you have two leaders on the same side of a global conflict, they will obviously have to communicate to work together. I didn't realize that they had a more intimate friendship than coworkers, and thought this book was really informative about that. I like this author and the way he communicates his facts and his story together.