5 Mar 1946 - Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech
Earlier photo of Winston Churchill:
Winston Churchill visits Southampton docks
shortly before D-Day
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The Churchill Centre
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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The Cold War started in 1921 during the first Genocide Famine when Lenin and Trotsky starved over 1 million of their Ukrainian enemies.
It continued with the 1932 Genocide of 10 million - more than all soldiers killed in WWI.
how was this received by the Times?
Did Churchill really think at Yalta there could have been any other possible outcome?
I found an online video clip of the famous segment in the speech Winston Churchill gave sixty years ago, his Sinews of Peace (Iron Curtain) Speech on eFootage.com.
" Winston Churchill makes his famous Iron Curtain warning speech at Westminster College, in Fulton, Missouri.Click the photo of Winston Churchill after clicking the link here:
He states, 'From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.' "
March 5, 1946 - Black/White Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
A great post. Thank you very much for reminding us of the man who was, in my opinion, the greatest orator of all time.
By Jeff Small
created: 3/4/2006 7:00:06 PM
updated: 3/4/2006 7:11:40 PM
(KSDK) - Relatives of two U.S. presidents were in Fulton, Missouri, on Saturday for a very special celebration. Westminster College is paying tribute to the 60th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's visit to the campus.
Lady Mary Soames had the honor of officially unveiling the new and improved mueseum that honors her father, Sir Winston Churchill. Bells rang across the Westminster campus as a special ceremony began inside the church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury.
Those who attended reflected on the importance of keeping Churchill's legacy alive. Outside the church the former prime minister was honored by residents of Fulton who lined the streets of downtown for a motorcade. It was a recreation of one held 60 years ago that included Churchill and President Truman.
Several dignitaries attended the motorcade Saturday including the great grandnephew of president Truman and Mary Eisenhower, the granddaughter of president Dwight Eisenhower.
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and these days China is trying to build up a Chinese version of Iron Curtain around Central Asian countries.
Chris Matthews mentioned this on his show yesterday morning
