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History That Doesn't Suck
This book chronicled the pivotal role played by three Americans in London--Edward R. Murrow, Averell Harriman, and John Gilbert Winant--who influenced the decisions of President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
It is my distinct pleasure today to be talking about this terrific book, Citizens of London, The Americans Who Stood with Britain in its Darkest, Finest Hour. And the author of this book, Lynn Olsen.
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This book chronicled the pivotal role played by three Americans in London--Edward R. Murrow, Averell Harriman, and John Gilbert Winant--who influenced the decisions of President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
It is my distinct pleasure today to be talking about this terrific book, Citizens of London, The Americans Who Stood with Britain in its Darkest, Finest Hour. And the author of this book, Lynn Olsen.
And, you know, the best part about it is I kind of brought my back to history because he was really forgotten. And so that's the thing I'm proud of stuff.
The moment that I can think of is more of a symbol of how important they were, the three of them, and how much of an impact they had and how influential they were with the two leading characters in this drama.