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UK ambassador: Why Winston Churchill belongs in the Oval Office


Story highlights Theresa May will lend a bust of Winston Churchill to President Trump on her visit to the White House. Churchill has been a source of inspiration to many American presidents, including Kennedy and Reagan. (CNN) On Friday, UK Prime Minister Theresa May will lend a bust of Winston Churchill to President Donald Trump, which will stand in the Oval Office as a symbol of the strength of the relationship between the UK and the US. In fact, there are two Churchill busts, both by British modernist sculptor, Sir Jacob Epstein, that have spent time in the White House. One was a gift from the Wartime Friends of Winston Churchill and accepted by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965.


Source: CNN January 26, 2017 14:15 UTC



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