Photograph: Associated Press. Churchills with a British Symbol, 1943, Churchill and the Great Republic (A Library of Congress Interactive Exhibition, Text Version)

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INTRODUCTION

TIMELINE

THEMES

	Forebears and Family

	Warrior for Empire

	Visits to America

	American Presidents

	The Communicator

	The Politician

	World War II

	Cold Warrior

	The Long Sunset

OBJECTS

Image: Associated Press. Churchills with a British Symbol, 1943

Associated Press. Churchills with a British Symbol, 1943
Amid the burdens of the war Churchill occasionally found time for diversions and outings. In July 1943, he and Clementine visited the London Zoo, where with one finger he tentatively petted a lion cub.

Object Details:
Photograph. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (199)

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