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Hot dogs and cocktails, when FDR met King George VI at Hyde Park on Hudson, Peter Conradi

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Hot dogs and cocktails, when FDR met King George VI at Hyde Park on Hudson, Peter Conradi
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-269) and index
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non fiction
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Hot dogs and cocktails
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bibliography
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Peter Conradi
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when FDR met King George VI at Hyde Park on Hudson
Summary
Between June 9th and 12th 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were the guests of Franklin Delano Roosevelt at his country estate in Hyde Park, New York, during what was the first ever visit by a reigning British monarch to the United States. Coming at a time when Britain desperately needed U.S. help in the conflict that now seemed inevitable, the meeting was front page news on both sides of the Atlantic and imbued with huge political significance. This fascinating book recreates the backdrop to the royal visit, analyzing the political background and the media's reaction, and tells the back stories both of the King and of Roosevelt, whose colorful personal life became entwined with the visit
Table Of Contents
Hyde Park on Hudson -- The King -- Planning the trip -- Roosevelt -- Daisy -- Across the Atlantic -- Westwards through Canada -- And back -- An American obsession -- Towards Washington -- Washington -- New York -- Hot dog and cocktails -- Going home -- War
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