Winston Churchill's First Address to the Nation as Prime Minister
5/19/1940
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This is a sound recording of Winston Churchill's first speech to the nation as Prime Minister of Great Britain. The address was broadcast from London, and in it Churchill said: "Behind us, behind the armies and fleets of Britain and France, gather a group of shattered states and bludgeoned races ... upon all of whom the long night of barbarism will descend, unbroken even by a star of hope, unless we conquer, as conquer we must, as conquer we shall." Elmer Davis of Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) analyzed the speech following the broadcast.
You can also listen to this in our main National Archives online catalog.
You can also listen to this in our main National Archives online catalog.
This primary source comes from the Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., Collection.
National Archives Identifier: 2173222
Full Citation: Winston Churchill's First Address to the Nation as Prime Minister; 5/19/1940; Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., Collection; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/churchills-address-pm, April 29, 2024]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.