Marshall Center Lecture

Eminent British historian delivers lecture on Churchill

November 5, 2009

Apr. 2, 2009

As part of a series of lectures sponsored by the John Marshall International Center for the Study of Statesmanship, renowned British historian Sir David Cannadine discussed the complex relationship between the U.S. and Britain, focusing on Winston Churchill's relationship with the U.S. during World War II. Cannadine's lecture was titled, "A Special Relationship? Winston Churchill and Anglo-America Revisited."

Cannadine discussed how Churchill's attitude toward the U.S. changed during Churchill's lifetime, his relationship with several U.S. presidents, the politics and balance of power during World War II between the two countries, and how that relationship changed after the war. He also briefly discussed more recent relationships between the heads of the two countries and touched on President Barack Obama's recent visit to Britain.

Cannadine has been called "one of the most thoughtful, original, incisive and readable historians of our time." He is a frequent commentator and broadcaster on British public life, especially on the monarchy. His most recent book, Making History Now and Then: Discoveries, Controversies and Explorations, was published in 2008 by Palgrave Macmillan.

The John Marshall Center at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies examines the business of government and the shaping of public policy by hosting fellows and speakers, and developing curriculum and programs primarily focused on the constitution, political economy, politics and ethical reasoning. The center approaches the study and practice of statesmanship through a program that combines scholarly and practical attention to constitutionalism, political economy, politics and ethical reasoning.

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