Churchillian advice for President Obama

The World

Not long after Barack Obama became President of the United States, a bust of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was removed from the Oval Office and replaced with a bust of Abraham Lincoln. During his campaign, President Obama was often compared to Lincoln by pundits. But is it possible Churchill has more to teach the President?

Barbara Leaming, author of a new book, “Churchill Defiant: Fighting On: 1945 – 1955,” says our embattled President might learn important lessons on popularity and leadership from Churchill.

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