With Churchill visiting the White House for a fortnight, he passes on some interesting observations there, which follow.
After trouble getting the Russians to agree to the phrase "religious freedom" in the Allies' documents, "the President had a long talk with [the Russian ambassador] alone about his soul and the dangers of hell-fire. The accounts which Mr. Roosevelt gave us on several occasions of what he said to the Russian were impressive. Indeed, on one occasion I promised Mr. Roosevelt to recommend him for the position of Archbishop of Canterbury if he should lose the next Presidential election."
Funny how liberals, who so look up to FDR, so criticize the current President for making his faith too public...
"My movements were kept strictly secret, and a noticfication was given from thje White House to the press that all movments by the President or by me were to be regarded as if they were the movements of American battleships. Consequently no word ever appeared."
Can you imagine THIS going over with the modern mainstream press? These days they have a hard enough time even knowing what side they are on...
"Numbers of people greeted me in Florida, and many pressmen and photographers, with whom I had pleasant interchanges, waited outside the entrance to our retreat; but not a trickle ever leaked into print."
More amazing behavior by the press of yesteryear.
Of course, 2nd-tier gov't officials are no better, these days. Today, anyone in the White House who happened to hear that Sir Winston was vacationing in Palm Beach would leak it to the press immediately...
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