This is confirmed in Richard Langworth's book, Churchill by Himself, under "Personal Matters" on page 528 (US edition):
Retirement [The editor of The Times sent Churchill the draft of an editorial suggesting that Churchill campaign in the 1945 general election as a non-partisan world leader.] Mr. Editor, I fight for my corner. [The editor added that Churchill should then retire gracefully soon after the election.] Mr. Editor, I leave when the pub closes. 1945, MAY. (THE ECONOMIST, 1965.) Daniel N. Myers The Churchill Centre Downers Grove, IL Twitter: @ChurchillCentre _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Derek Greenwell Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 10:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ChurchillChat] During a recent visit to London I had lunch in a pub called The Gunmakers just behind Marylebone High St. The pub contained to my surprise and delight a number of WSC items , all well known . However one item caught my eye. It was a large framed print of WSC with the following inscription underneath. Can anyone tell me whether or not it is authentic? It reads " At the end of the war, before the election he lost in 1945 The Times of London prepared an editorial suggesting that he campaign as a nonpartisan world leader and retire gracefully rather soon afterward. The Editor first informed Churchill that he was going to make these two points. "Mr Editor, Churchill said to the first point "I fight my corner" and to the second "Mr Editor I leave when the pub closes" If not genuine then it certainly has a Churchillian ring to it! Has anyone come across it before? Regards Derek J Greenwell Group Company Secretary / Director Walter Thompson (Contractors) Ltd Construction House Northallerton North Yorkshire DL7 8ED Switchboard: 01609 780700 Direct Line: 01609 785035 Direct Fax: 01609 774380 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ftcg.co.uk <http://www.ftcg.co.uk/> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail P ***********************Company Registration Details********************** This message is private and confidential. If you have received this message in error, please notify us and remove it from your system, This message has been sent by a member of the FT Construction Group comprising: Walter Thompson ( Contractors) Ltd - 402706 Tom Willoughby Ltd - 703979 Wares Teesside Ltd - 3463946 Langtons (Northallerton) Ltd - 702006 George Fordy Properties Ltd - 4310402 The registered office for all Group Companies is Construction House, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England, DL7 8ED Please note that neither FT Construction Group nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan the email and attachments (if any). ************************************************************************ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
