Some of his notes, scratched on the back of an envelope, still exist, here in New York, at the Morgan Library.

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That could quite easily have been the Morgan Library in New York which already owns an eight-page element of the manuscript.

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The Morgan Library's elegant exhibition chronicles Churchill's lifelong belief that the power of the word is as potent as that of swords.

WSJ: Churchill: The Power of Words | Morgan Library & Museum | The Origins of His Oratory | by Alexander Heffner

While the broadcasts of his speeches are widely available, the Morgan Library's presentation is especially powerful because of the surrounding historical prints and spoken words.

WSJ: Churchill: The Power of Words | Morgan Library & Museum | The Origins of His Oratory | by Alexander Heffner