Churchill: Prime Minister Asks Steel for Re-Arming.
Churchill: Prime Minister Asks Steel for Re-Arming.
Churchill: Prime Minister Asks Steel for Re-Arming. A joint session of Congress hears the visiting Prime Minister of England request American steel for Britain's rearmament program, along with plea for unity in face of Red aggression. Mr. Churchill says he has not come asking for money. Prime Minister Winston Churchill shakes hands with Vice President Alben Barkley and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. Congressmen in audience applaud before speech. Churchill: "I have not come here to ask you for money... [Laughter.] ... to ask you for money to make life more comfortable or easier for us in Britain. [More laughter as they get his joke] ... I have come here to ask not for gold, but for steel; not for favors, but equipment." Cutaways of the listeners. Churchill goes on to talk about how rearmament is altering the balance of the world and the hope of avoiding a third world war. Ovation after speech.