I stayed with Chauncey Depew in Washington and he was very civil; showed me the Capitol, introduced me to a great many Senators of note and also presented me to the President, with whom I was considerably impressed.
1900, 21 December, Boston. (OB, CV 1/2, 1223.)
WSC to his mother. William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901), 25th President of the United States, assassinated in 1901. Chauncey Depew was Senator from New York 1899-1911; a railroader, he was much involved with the creation of Grand Central Station - when he was known jokingly as "Chauncey Depot of Grand Central Depew”.
Menzies, Sir Robert Mr. Menzies brings with him the strong assurance of the Australian Commonwealth that
They will, with us, go through this long, fierce, dire struggle to the victorious end. It is, indeed, a marvellous fact that Australia and New Zealand, who are separated from us and from Europe, with all its passions and quarrels, by the great ocean spaces, should send their manhood and scatter their wealth upon this world cause. No law, no constitution, no bond or treaty pledges them to spend a shilling or send a man. We welcome Mr. Menzies here. He has sat with us in Cabinet. He has seen every aspect of our life at home. And he is going back presently by the United States to Australia. Much will have happened by the time he returns there. Australian and New Zealand troops may well be in contact with the enemy today. There, to the classic scenes of the ancient lands of Greece, they will bring the valour of the sons of the Southern Cross.
1941, 12 April, Bristol University. (CS, 6377.)
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978), Australian politician, Prime Minister of Australia 1939-41, 1949-66. A frequent critic of the wartime Churchill, after the war Menzies showered him with praises.
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