Mr. Churchill in the White House - The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents

Scores of biographies have been written about Winston Churchill, yet none examine his frequent, sometimes furtive, trips to the White House, where he resided for weeks on end-the (often unclothed) visitor who "dropped out of the sky." These extended visits during his two terms as prime minister were spirited, even entertaining, occasions. Yet, in retrospect, they take on a new level of diplomatic significance, demonstrating just how influential a foreign leader can become in shaping American foreign policy. Drawing on years of research, Robert Schmuhl not only contextualises the days Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower spent together, but also vividly portrays the individual characters, from Churchill himself-a devoted fisherman who never stopped "angling"-to a resentful Eleanor Roosevelt. Evoking an era far different from today, Mr. Churchill in the White House becomes an insightful work for our own fractious times.

About the author

Robert Schmuhl is the Walter H. Annenberg–Edmund P. Joyce Chair Emeritus in American Studies and Journalism at the University of Notre Dame. He’s the author or editor of fifteen books, including The Glory and the Burden about the US presidency.

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• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781324093428
• ISBN: 978-1-324-09342-8
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 236 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 661 g
• Illustrations: 25 black-and-white illustrations throughout
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Diplomacy, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General