Thursday, February 4, 1915

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Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #289Afternoon
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. . . I was presiding over a particularly dismal Committee about Food Prices . . . I did not know until your letter to-day that you liked Winston quite so much as all that . . . He never gets fairly alongside the person he is talking to, because he is always so much more interested in himself . . .

Asquith discusses Winston Churchill's character and conversability, and mentions a Food Prices Committee meeting.

Mentioned:Winston Churchill • Jack Pease • Sir John Simon • Lord Shuttleworth

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration6/10
Political Unburdening5/10
Emotional Desolation1/10

Thematic Tags

Food Prices CommitteeWinston Churchill's characterPortrait of a Lady
H.H. Asquith
House of Commonsⓘ
HIS DAYPresiding over Food Prices Committee. House of Commons (Supplementary Estimates).. London. Attended meeting at Mansion House (100 years peace with USA)
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ

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