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2 unusual facts about John Gilbert Winant


John Gilbert Winant

The remark, for a country that had come through the Battle of Britain and was in the midst of The Blitz, was dramatically on the front page of most British newspapers the next day.

The new ambassador quickly developed close contacts with King George VI and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, even though the U.S. was only providing provisions but had not yet declared war on the Axis.



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