Joel Nelson

Book on Kennedy and Churchill coming in Autumn 2026 for @public_affairs; ex @ForeignAffairs, and @KennedyScholars.

[Florian Louis @flr_louis]

Joel Nelson - Kennedy’s Only Hero

How JFK’s Obsession with Winston Churchill Defined His Presidency

À paraître en novembre chez public Affairs

[Joel Nelson @JoelNNelson]

https://t.co/x3Qpw6IiEp

[Alabama Booksmith @ALBooksmith]

Join us at 4 pm on Wednesday, November 11 to meet @JoelNNelson as he signs KENNEDY'S ONLY HERO: his mesmerizing exploration of John F. Kennedy's fascination with Winston Churchill!

Event details and signed first editions available here: https://t.co/O0SLIVdtCk

[Joel Nelson @JoelNNelson]

@EthanCroft98 The Prime Minister ran for (and won) the Oxford Chancellorship in 1960, & a train filled with Cabinet ministers was dispatched to the Sheldonian...

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Only haters will say it's AI

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Rave reviews from four early endorsers

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@defossardf Despicable

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@calmcalicollec1 Thank you so much!!!!

[Joel Nelson @JoelNNelson]

@calmcalicollec1 Ah thank you so much--do you happen to have the link to it? Trying to include this in a book I've written, and have looked everywhere

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[Law & Liberty @LawLiberty]

As Joel Nelson observes, the Anglo-American partnership succeeded not because it moved in perfect harmony but because both nations gradually learned to manage their disagreements, accommodate one another’s strategic anxieties, and recognize that the burdens of global conflict. https://t.co/p75bKoZjHt

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@katemond Ah - yes - new email! [email protected]

[History Today @HistoryToday]

Having lost the general election in 1945, Churchill looked for innovative ways of making money.

Volumes of his speeches had been sold before. Why not an audio version?

Our May cover story. ✍🏻 @JoelNNelson

https://t.co/7VVoMQyheu

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@siddshrikanth Very nice

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“We will fight on the beaches”
“Blood, toil, tears and sweat”

Did you know that the only recordings of these speeches were made in 1949, as a potentially tax free "asset" for Churchill's wife? My article on this story is in @HistoryToday this month: https://t.co/byF3hnL7tk

[Joel Nelson @JoelNNelson]

@woodlock_james @HistoryToday Not originally and never entirely

[History Today @HistoryToday]

John F. Kennedy idolised Winston Churchill. He delighted in discussing the former prime minister; he loved to quote him and, after his entry into politics in 1947, the fascination evolved into imitation.

Yet, his efforts to host his hero proved abortive:
https://t.co/LKrI3VbDUH