The Sources
| Source no | Document reference | Date | Caption |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAR 8/13/1-13 | 1897 | An unpublished pamphlet by Churchill called ‘The Scaffolding of Rhetoric’ |
| 2 | CHAR 2/21/1 | July 1897 | A newspaper report of Churchill’s first speech made to a meeting of the Primrose League in Bath |
| 3 | CHAR 1/29/6 | February 1901 | Letter to Churchill from George Buckle, Editor of The Times, regarding problems with the reporting of Churchill’s maiden speech |
| 4 | CHAR 21/12 | January 1909 | A newspaper report from The Times reporting Churchill’s speech to Liberal Party members in Birmingham |
| 5 | CHAR 2/253/59-61 | April 1936 | Letter from Lord Cranborne to Churchill relating to a speech by Churchill on the Abyssinia crisis |
| 6 | CHAR 9/150/A-B | January 1941 | Two newspaper reports on an impromptu speech made by Churchill to the workers of Clydeside, Glasgow |
| 7 | CHUR 2/226 | March 1946 | Telegrams from members of the American public to Churchill about his ‘Iron Curtain’ speech at Fulton Missouri |
| 8 | CHUR 5/51A-C | June 1953 | Speech notes for Churchill’s radio broadcast made immediately before the coronation broadcast of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 |