Q&A with Philip White, author of Our Supreme Task: How Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech Defined the Cold War Alliance discussion

Hello all. In this discussion thread, I'll answer questions on my latest book. Curious how I came up with the idea? Wondering how Churchill and Truman's relationship influenced the 'Iron Curtain' speech? Then fire away!

So, I can't claim any credit for the idea to write Our Supreme Task. In late 2008, my good friend, Henry Worcester, took me, his daughter and our mutual friend, Mr. Matt Feeney to the National Churchill Museum in Fulton, MO. Housed in the basement of a splendid Christopher Wren church that was shipped stone by stone from London, the museum is a treasure. A few days later, Henry told me that while there was a collection of essays on the speech Winston Churchill gave in Fulton and it was included in some Cold War history books, the full narrative had not been told. "Why don't you write it?" he said. So I did.