Messersmith, G.S.
Date
2011-06-15
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Abstract
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Compares Franklin D. Roosevelt with Winston Churchill; has boundless admiration for both; thinks them two of greatest statesmen the world has produced; never met Churchill personally, but has followed closely what he has done, and has read everything he has written; of the two, thinks Roosevelt had greater flexibility of thought, while at the same time adhering to principle; both men had the belief that they could settle things by direct contact with heads of state, and Roosevelt wanted to meet with Hitler and Mussolini, thinking that thereby war might be averted; advised Roosevelt that with all due respect to his persuasiveness, such a meeting would be doomed to failure, for Hitler was not a reasonable man and could not be reasoned with.
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Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.