Churchill died when I was a senior in high school.
The American media was already turning Communist even back then but to their credit, just about all the news outlets credited Churchill as being the greatest man of the 20th Century.
Seeing that he was so famous made me want to study about him. I ended up reading his entire “History of WWII”, and that is quite an accomplishment.
Yes it is. Churchill's writing is definitely an acquired taste, but once you get a feel for it, it yields up some good stuff.
I read the 6-volume WW2 series twice and intend to get around to his "History of the English Speaking Peoples" epic. I started it a few years ago but got sidetracked - I'll have to add this to my short list.
I’m currently reading W. Manchester’s vol 1 of “The Last Lion.” It’s an excellent read.
Henry Luce was still alive then, and had a big influence on the MSM at the time. I date the inflection point of the MSM’s rapid decline to when Luce retired.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Luce