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While The British and Soviet Embassies were side by side
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World War II: Race to Victory

While The British and SovietEmbassies were side by side in a walled parkin the centre of...

While The British and Soviet
Embassies were side by side in a walled park
in the centre of the city, the American Embassy was
a mile away. Meeting up would mean
potentially dangerous trips through the narrow city
streets. Stalin, as always,
had a solution. President Roosevelt could stay
at the Soviet Embassy instead. A suite of rooms stood ready. Despite the sudden discovery
of the German threat, it even included
a new disabled bathroom that could accommodate
the ailing President's needs. Churchill quickly offered
the British Embassy as an alternative. But Roosevelt chose to stay
with Stalin. Roosevelt very gladly does so, even though
his security people say, "Don't do that.
They'll have bugs in your room." And Roosevelt says, "Good. I want them to hear
what I have to say." Because he's a pretty
cunning politician

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While The British and Soviet Embassies were side by side
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in a walled park in the centre of the city,
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the American Embassy was a mile away.
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Meeting up would mean potentially dangerous trips
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through the narrow city streets.
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Stalin, as always, had a solution.
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President Roosevelt could stay at the Soviet Embassy instead.
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A suite of rooms stood ready.
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Despite the sudden discovery of the German threat,
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it even included a new disabled bathroom
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that could accommodate the ailing President's needs.
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Churchill quickly offered the British Embassy
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as an alternative.
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But Roosevelt chose to stay with Stalin.
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Roosevelt very gladly does so,
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even though his security people say,
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"Don't do that. They'll have bugs in your room."
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And Roosevelt says,
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"Good. I want them to hear what I have to say."
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Because he's a pretty cunning politician.
Duration
52 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:33
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
history
Production
Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion,Pia Frankenberg Filmproduktion, Hamburg,ZDF

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Movie Summary

The six-part documentary series reveals how and why the central alliance between Great Britain, the United States and The Soviet Union was formed leading into World War II. The series paints an in-depth picture of the race to ulti...
S01 • E01 [narrator] But Stalin continued to ignore the allies' warnings. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:35
[narrator] But Stalin continued to ignore the allies' w...
S01 • E02 Supporters saw it as ground-breaking - World War II: Race to Victory 00:21
Supporters saw it as ground-breaking
S01 • E06 The Soviets had their own nuclear programme - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
The Soviets had their own nuclear programme
S01 • E06 So another reason why Stalin - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
So another reason why Stalin
S01 • E06 They targeted the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
They targeted the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
S01 • E02 [narrator] Getting 12 nations to sign an agreement - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
[narrator] Getting 12 nations to sign an agreement
S01 • E06 Importantly, they managed to seize - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
Importantly, they managed to seize
S01 • E05 And their location was picked up just three days - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
And their location was picked up just three days
S01 • E01 And Churchill at that point had assured Roosevelt - World War II: Race to Victory 00:18
And Churchill at that point had assured Roosevelt
S01 • E05 But the intelligence was not acted upon, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
But the intelligence was not acted upon,
S01 • E06 [narrator] The uranium oxide allowed them to start working - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
[narrator] The uranium oxide allowed them to start working
S01 • E02 He couldn't promise American material aid quite yet, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:31
He couldn't promise American material aid quite yet,
S01 • E05 [narrator] Though Montgomery called the operation - World War II: Race to Victory 00:21
[narrator] Though Montgomery called the operation
S01 • E01 And he too, like Churchill, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
And he too, like Churchill,
S01 • E04 And if it means treading all over Winnie, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
And if it means treading all over Winnie,
S01 • E01 [narrator] Two years earlier, in the summer of 1939, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:42
[narrator] Two years earlier, in the summer of 1939,
S01 • E04 [Iwan] Roosevelt's record was one - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
[Iwan] Roosevelt's record was one
S01 • E04 Two things Roosevelt wanted going into Tehran. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
Two things Roosevelt wanted going into Tehran.
S01 • E05 If they had been able to launch it - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
If they had been able to launch it
S01 • E03 with war raging in the Pacific, North Africa, and Russia, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
with war raging in the Pacific, North Africa, and Russia,