Summary of Jon Meacham's Franklin and Winston

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

#1 Roosevelt and Churchill were both very intelligent and ambitious individuals, but they also had their weaknesses. Churchill was stubborn and sure of himself, which could be good, but he was also pig-headed in his own way.

#2 The dinner at Gray’s Inn was a glittering occasion, with high British officials paying homage to Roosevelt as the representative of their American ally. Roosevelt was unexpectedly asked to speak. He began to talk about the importance of the personal in politics and war.

#3 The cousins were obsessed with politics from a young age. Roosevelt was a state senator, assistant secretary of the navy, the 1920 Democratic nominee for vice president, and governor of New York. Churchill was the quintessential parliamentarian.

#4 Roosevelt and Churchill were extremely fascinated by each other, and their relationship was very similar to that of Roosevelt and Stalin. They were both men of peace, but they were also courageous and cool under fire.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669384502

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#1

Roosevelt and Churchill were both very intelligent and ambitious individuals, but they also had their weaknesses. Churchill was stubborn and sure of himself, which could be good, but he was also pig-headed in his own way.

#2

The dinner at Gray’s Inn was a glittering occasion, with high British officials paying homage to Roosevelt as the representative of their American ally. Roosevelt was unexpectedly asked to speak. He began to talk about the importance of the personal in politics and war.

#3

The cousins were obsessed with politics from a young age. Roosevelt was a state senator, assistant secretary of the navy, the 1920 Democratic nominee for vice president, and governor of New York. Churchill was the quintessential parliamentarian.

#4

Roosevelt and Churchill were extremely fascinated by each other, and their relationship was very similar to that of Roosevelt and Stalin. They were both men of peace, but they were also courageous and cool under fire.

#5

The young Roosevelt was openly ambitious and secretly anxious, and the war between these two impulses came to the surface when he slept. He would do strange things to relieve his stress.

#6

Churchill and Roosevelt were often unpopular with their contemporaries. They had a gift for boosting those around them. They could inspire and encourage those who had to do tough, confused, and practically impossible jobs.

#7

Churchill was mostly exterior, while Roosevelt was more elusive. Churchill grew up with a need to win approval and affection, while Roosevelt became an emotionally distant figure with a tendency to secrecy and camouflage.

#8

Churchill’s parents, Lord and Lady Randolph, were very cold and unfriendly towards him. He tried to get close to them, but they immediately offended him.

#9

Churchill’s relationship with his father was difficult, and he often had to work to please him. But he loved him, and his capacity to move forward past almost any emotional setback would be an asset in his friendship with Roosevelt.

#10

Churchill was a big, boisterous, and occasionally overbearing man who loved action and spectacle. Roosevelt was more subtle and fortified, and always dealt with people with tactics and indirection.

#11

Roosevelt was always confident, and he never overtly doubted the foundations on which his life was built. He had a loving and somewhat intrusive mother, who always watched over him, offering security in a tumultuous world.

#12

At their prep schools, Churchill and Roosevelt learned the canonical stories of British glory. They were taught English, and Churchill learned the birth of the empire was linked to the stories of British glory.

#13

Churchill and Roosevelt each had complicated marriages, and both were dependent on their wives in the midst of the competing currents of married and political life. Clementine Hozier, Churchill’s wife, was an astute adviser.

#14

Clementine was a pillar of support and hope for Winston, and he loved her for it. She was a worrier, but she was also