Governor Kehoe, former U.S. ambassador to speak at ‘Iron Curtain’ anniversary speech
Alison Patton
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ)
Governor Mike Kehoe is scheduled to make opening remarks at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on Friday for the 80th anniversary of the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s speech “The Sinews of Peace.”
Kehoe will kick off the event at 10 a.m. in the St. Mary Aldermanbury Sanctuary, and former U.S. Ambassador Ken Adelman will speak at 1:30 p.m.
The school said in a news release that this visit coincides with efforts to make America’s National Churchill Museum a National Historical Landmark.
On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Bob Onder on Tuesday. A similar bill passed the U.S. Senate in December. A similar bill sponsored by Sen. Josh Hawley was passed in December.
Churchill visited the college campus in March 1946, following the end of World War II, according to America’s National Churchill Museum. The speech was centered around the U.S. coming out of the war as a world power and tackling communism in Europe.
Churchill famously said an “iron curtain” was drawn across Europe, referencing the Soviet Union’s influence.
Adelman was arms control director for President Ronald Reagan during the Cold War, and attended the superpower summit with Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev, according to America’s National Churchill Museum. Adelman was also a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and an assistant director of defense.
A full list of events for the 80th anniversary of the ‘Iron Curtain’ speech can be found on the America’s National Churchill Museum website.
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