“I think the most important thing that comes out of the meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt in early 1942 is a commitment on Roosevelt's part to fight Europe first. To struggle first against Germany and put Japan and the Pacific as a secondary theatre in the conflict. And this is what Churchill was after.”

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About Robert Dallek

American historian

Robert A. Dallek is an American historian known for his work on the presidents of the United States. His writing has focused in particular on Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. He is widely associated with political history and the study of modern American presidential leadership. On this site, 128 quotes are attributed to him.

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