May 16, 2010

Sunday, 16 May 2010 – 4:00 until 6:30 p.m.

Location: Loudoun County Government Center in downtown Leesburg, Virginia

The George C. Marshall International Center in association with The Washington Society of Churchil is pleased to announce an exhibition opening:

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“With Affection and Admiration” The Letters of George C. Marshall and Winston S. Churchill

The program will begin at the Loudoun County Government Center in downtown Leesburg, Virginia. Following the introduction of distinguished guests, and a presentation by exhibition curator, Rachel Thompson, attendees will walk the short distance to Dodona Manor (217 Edwards Ferry Road) for a reception and a viewing of the exhibition. For directions, please visit our website at www.georgecmarshall.org

Please RSVP at 703-777-1301 by May 14th

This exhibition examines the correspondence of two great twentieth-century leaders, George C. Marshall and Winston Churchill, whose relationship was forged in the crucible of world war. Letters, photographs, and other documents, loaned by the Churchill Archives Centre in Cambridge, England, and the George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, reveal a relationship of deep mutual respect, despite personalities that seemed polar opposites. From 1939 to 1945, General Marshall served as U.S. Army Chief of Staff, and at wartime conferences was President Franklin Roosevelt’s prime military advisor. Churchill headed a coalition government as prime minister, and also acted as minister of defense, regularly disagreeing with Marshall on the best means for achieving victory in Europe. Yet, during frequent strategy sessions, both patriots found common ground, determined to build an alliance capable of dismantling Hitler’s ignominious gains. At war’s end, Marshall and Churchill in their respective arenas tackled the arduous work of building peace. Letters exchanged during those years, and featured in the exhibition, reflect a deepening friendship, stoked by a remarkable wartime partnership.