Eisenhower Meets Churchill and French Premier Laniel 1953

"Jcarr" (jcarr) 07/14/2017 at 12:29 • Filed to: None

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Ash78, voting early and often > Jcarr 07/14/2017 at 12:32

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Connie FTW. “Columbine,” IIRC.

For Sweden > Jcarr 07/14/2017 at 12:37

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Crazy to think Ike only met Churchill for the first time in 1953.

fintail > Jcarr 07/14/2017 at 12:37

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Looks like Humber and Hillman had this one covered.

AuthiCooper1300 > For Sweden 07/14/2017 at 12:42

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What?

Svend > For Sweden 07/14/2017 at 12:51

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1943.

1944

AuthiCooper1300 > For Sweden 07/14/2017 at 12:53

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This should give you something to think about:

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/interactive/_html/wc0248.html

For Sweden > AuthiCooper1300 07/14/2017 at 13:02

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Um the headline clearly states 1953

For Sweden > Svend 07/14/2017 at 13:02

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The above headline says 1953. Your pictures are fake news.

AuthiCooper1300 > For Sweden 07/14/2017 at 13:05

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I am still scratching my head about your statement.

Maybe you meant it was the first time they met on an equal footing - as heads of government?

Eisenhower was the head of the Supreme HQ Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF) and he had to coordinate all military operations with the allies, mostly the Brits. For example, there is the famous picture of Ike in England with the paras of the 101 Division, right before D-Day - surely he should have met at some stage with his host, Winston?

And that is just one of the “obvious” moments in which they had to meet. There were many others, both before and after.

AuthiCooper1300 > For Sweden 07/14/2017 at 13:10

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The headline does not state “for the first time”... right?

OK, you were trying to poke fun at Mr Jcarr, and I did not get the joke. That makes me the idiot.

But to be honest I prefer that. I found thinking you were seriously claiming they had never met before to be extremely disturbing.

Jcarr > Ash78, voting early and often 07/14/2017 at 13:50

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Correct. In the process of being restored now.

Jcarr > For Sweden 07/14/2017 at 13:50

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Meets as in “meets with”, smart ass.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Jcarr 07/14/2017 at 22:25

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odd fact: Eisenhower thought becoming president was a step down from “general of the west”