Churchill In USA (1942)

Titles read: “PATHE GAZETTE SPECIAL - CHURCHILL IN USA - FIRST PICTURES“. Washington DC, United States of America. Various shots of Prime Minister Winston Churchill sitting and talking with US President Franklin D Roosevelt in the Cabinet Room of the White House on the eve of Churchill’s speech to Congress. Roosevelt’s special advisor Harry Hopkins and the President’s personal and naval assistants stand behind them. General view establishing shot of The Capitol. Several shots of Churchill’s arrival at The Capitol. Various shots with natural sound of Churchill addressing the Senate. He talks of the honour of being invited to speak at the House of Representatives and mentions his family link with America, saying if his mother had been British and his father American instead of the other way round, he might have got there on his own (laughs and applause). He goes on to talk of how Britain can offer America the proof that with proper weapons and proper organisation we are able to beat the lif