Churchill was stubborn and sure of himself, which could be good, but he was also pig-headed in his own way. Roosevelt and Churchill were both very intelligent and ambitious individuals, but they also had their weaknesses. Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 1 Insights on Jon Meacham's Franklin and Winston They were both men of peace, but they were also courageous and cool under fire. #4 Roosevelt and Churchill were extremely fascinated by each other, and their relationship was very similar to that of Roosevelt and Stalin. Churchill was the quintessential parliamentarian.

Roosevelt was a state senator, assistant secretary of the navy, the 1920 Democratic nominee for vice president, and governor of New York. #3 The cousins were obsessed with politics from a young age. He began to talk about the importance of the personal in politics and war. Roosevelt was unexpectedly asked to speak. #2 The dinner at Gray’s Inn was a glittering occasion, with high British officials paying homage to Roosevelt as the representative of their American ally. #1 Roosevelt and Churchill were both very intelligent and ambitious individuals, but they also had their weaknesses. (Oct.Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Simultaneous release with the Random hardcover (Forecasts, Aug. All in all, he does a wonderful job of capturing not only the friendship between the two men, but also the tensions that build as the world turns to war. His gravelly baritone is transformed into Roosevelt's calm yet commanding voice one minute, and Churchill's more bombastic British accent the next (though occasionally, his enthusiastic Churchill is reminiscent of the sinister aliens Kang and Kodos from The Simpsons Veteran actor and audiobook reader Cariou's authoritative presentation is rock solid and gripping.

FDR and Churchill spent much time together (a total of 113 days), planning, eating, smoking and drinking many a cocktail, and Meacham fleshes out the men behind the public faces, revealing the intricacies and the sometimes raw opportunism of their complicated relationship. Drawing on interviews with surviving staffers and other previously untapped sources, Newsweek managing editor Meacham delves into the deep and complicated relationship between the two men who may very well have been the most powerful men on the planet during the most threatening times of the 20th century.

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