Typed statement, signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, dated February 1957. From La Pausa, Roquebrune, Churchill issues a statement. In full: “I send the George Washington Birthday ball all good wishes for success. The cause of the English-Speaking Union’s Educational Trust is a most worthy one, and its work of furthering understanding and friendship between the English-speaking peoples is now more important than ever.” Small separation along one of the horizontal folds, a punch hole to top left and some scattered light creasing and soiling, otherwise fine condition.
For the first time ever, the British celebrated George Washington’s birthday in style in 1957, all for the benefit of the English-Speaking Union, an international educational charity founded in 1918. Although the elderly Churchill was unable to attend the fete, the great statesman respected what he viewed as the organization’s worthy cause of “furthering understanding and friendship between the English-speaking peoples,” something that was “now more important than ever.” Having led his nation through the perils of World War II, Churchill continued to watch as an expansive arms race grew during the Cold War, once again threatening the peace of the world. The former prime minister spoke on the topic just a month earlier, emphasizing his belief that world peace depended on a strong friendship between Britain and the United States, and hoped that his legacy would include having achieved as much for peace as he had gained in war. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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