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Churchill & Iron Curtain Speech 200554 -2 | Footage Farm

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Channel: footagefarm · 2014 · Film & Animation

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{Post-WWII - 1946, Excerpt.  05Mar46]
Winston Churchill off train w/ President Truman, into open top car.  Car down street lined w/ schoolgirls.  Motorcade, Churchill & Truman ride on back of car.  Truman & Churchill enter university.  Truman wearing cap & gown introduces Churchill.  Talks re danger of atomic bomb; how glad he is that the knowledge is not yet in the hands of “some Communist or neo-fascist”.
01:11:01  Speaks of “Special Relationship” between Great Britain & America.  (some sound breakup) Crowds in audience.  Talks of goodwill towards Stalin.  Welcomes Russian contact.... however, talks of Fifth Columnists & calls them a threat to Christian Civilization. 
01:14:29  Truman awarded Honorary Degree.  Truman makes speech.  Churchill gets degree & makes speech (very short)
Diplomacy; Anglo-American Special Relationship; Anti-Communism;
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