FDR Library Book Talk of June 16 Can Be Viewed in BookTV’s Archive
The book talk that I gave at the FDR Library’s “Roosevelt Reading Festival” on June 16, 2018, now is available for viewing in the C-Span2 Book TV archive at: https://www.c-span.org/video/?446655-6/advocating overlord In this the talk, I chose to focus on events in the summer of 1943. A key milestone in the Anglo-American strategy negotiations was the August 13-15, 1943, meeting at Hyde Park between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Here is a photo of Churchill talking with Eleanor Roosevelt during the Prime Minister’s visit on the grounds of her Val Kill cottage, the place where FDR and Churchill went off under a tree for a critical discussion. Tropical weight, but a suit nonetheless on a 90 degree day. (National Park Service Collection)
Philip Padgett examines history by applying skills developed during 40 years of national security and preparedness research and analysis in the military, government, and the private sector. As Deputy Intelligence Adviser at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, he supported from Washington teams negotiating five international treaties and agreements. Read more >>