Fdr and british Prime Minister Winston Churchill worshiped together that day in George Washingtons hometown church. American history tv visited christchurch in alexandria, virginia to hear the story. Hi. Im john lawson. Im the former senior warden here at Christ Church in alexandria, virginia. With me is the rector, the reverend noelle york simmons. The story that i will describe today to me is really a lesson in leadership from from perhaps the greatest leaders in the 20th century, president franklin d. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill. These are leaders that were willing to commit their country to a long bloody conflict in the name of freedom, to support the freedom and independence of their own homelands but to support freedom and democracy for other people around the world. They combined that with a deep humility. They believed that our countries had to be worthy spiritually and morally of the victory they were asking god to grant us. So on january 1st, 1942, our pres
Tell you about wednesday night. There will be more American History tv in primetime with a focus on the legacy of the nations 35th president , john f. Kennedy. That begins at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. President franklin d. Roosevelt proclaimed a national day of prayer for january 1st, 1942 following the japanese attack on pearl harbor. Fdr and british Prime Minister Winston Churchill worshiped together that day in George Washingtons hometown church. American history tv visited christchurch in alexandria, virginia to hear the story. Hi. Im john lawson. Im the former senior warden here at Christ Church in alexandria, virginia. With me is the rector, the reverend noelle york simmons. The story that i will describe today to me is really a lesson in leadership from from perhaps the greatest leaders in the 20th century, president franklin d. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill. These are leaders that were willing to commit their country to a long bloody conflict in the name of freedom,
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