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captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2008 there was in those days great optimism, not least in the united states, about a world without conflict presided over benevolently by bodies like the united nations, the imf, the world bank and the gat. the high hopes reposed in them were increasingly disappointed as stalin lowered the iron curtain over eastern europe. made no secret of his global ambitions, and became antagonist rather than ally.,. made no secret of his global ambitions, and became antagonist made no secret of his global ambitions, and became antagonist rather than ally. churchill s speech here was the first serious warning of what was afoot, and it helped to wake up the entire west. in due course, that speech bore rich fruit and the new institutions forged to strengthen the west against stalin s assault. the marshall plan laid the foundations for europe s post war economic recovery. the truman doctrine made plain that america would resist communist
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note series. what comes to mind when you think back? what do you think of when you think of your mom and dad? two lovely, lovable people. how long have they been gone? my father died in 1965, and my mother in 1977, so quite a long time. where did they meet? they met in london at a ball. and their first meeting was not a particularly successful one. my father saw this beautiful girl standing in a door way and asked his mother to introhim to her, which my grandmother did. and my mother resounds how this young man was introduced and then just today there staring at her and my mother became extremely em bartsdsed, and made a sign to a bo of hers. he said what are you doing talking to such a frightful cab. but four years later, they met at a dinner party and he didn t miss his chances. they had just become a member with rad kal reforming liberal government and he was in his first post as secretary president of the board of trade, his first cab nid post. was he an
officials, students and faculty, alumni of the college, since the beginning of the john greenly lectures in 1946, westminster college has been privileged to host some of the greatest men and women of 20th century thought. nowhere else in this nation could serve as a more flitting forum for world leaders than america s heartland where the lifeblood of liberty flows purity and passionately. these great leaders travel here secure in the knowledge that no matter how our different cultures and our backgrounds we have the capability to reach a common understanding of the problems of our day. today, we gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of sir winston churchill s immortal lecture traditionally known as his iron curtain speech. we re deeply honored that sir winston s grandchildren edwina, celia, julian sands done with us for this commemoration but i prefer sir winston s title for his title, the sinues of peace and at first phrase it might appear to be a contradiction in terms.