Winston Churchill was feeling blue. It was Dec. 7, 1941. The war was not going too well. Mrs. Churchill was in bed with a bad cold. The Prime Minister's mood communicated itself to his guests in the panelled dining hall at Chequers, country residence of Britain's Prime Ministers. They ate quietly, spoke softly and seldom. U.S. Lend-Lease Coordinator W. Averell Harriman was there, as was Commander C. R. Thompson, Mr. Churchill's personal aide, and U.S. Ambassador John Gilbert Winant.
A servant switched on the radio, tuned in the 9 o'clock news. "Here is...
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