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The important element in the situation was the boldness of the President, who would lead opinion and not follow it, who was convinced that if England lost, America, too, would be encircled and beaten. He would use his powers if necessary; he would not scruple to interpret existing laws for the furtherance of his aim; he would make people gape with surprise, as the British Foreign Office must have gaped when it saw the terms of the Lease and Lend Bill. -
Harry Hopkins, Roosevelt’s closest personal aide, was in Britain to discover the war situation and report back. A late night conversation with Winston Churchill ranged far and wide around the international situation but also covered the domestic outlook of the United States.
Harry Hopkins on his way to visit Britain, January 1941, where he became even more convinced of the need for support for Britain. He was highly influential in developing the Lend Lease policy which enabled Britain to keep fighting. -
Harry Hopkins, Roosevelt’s closest personal aide, was in Britain to discover the war situation and report back. A late night conversation with Winston Churchill ranged far and wide around the international situation but also covered the domestic outlook of the United States.
Harry Hopkins on his way to visit Britain, January 1941, where he became even more convinced of the need for support for Britain. He was highly influential in developing the Lend Lease policy which enabled Britain to keep fighting. -