Words of encouragement from FDR

18th March 1942: Personal words of support from the President to the Prime Minister help sustain Churchill after criticism in the Press and Parliament

The President of the United States, Franklin D Roosevelt, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill are seated on chairs on the Quarterdeck of HMS PRINCE OF WALES. They are chatting following a Sunday service, during the Atlantic Conference, 10 August 1941. Immediately behind them are Admiral E J King, USN and Admiral Stark USN.

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