William Bullitt's guest appearances

William Bullitt

The John Batchelor Show

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Woodrow Wilson

Bill Gates

Charles Ortel

Kamala Harris

Bill Barr

Donald Trump

Mitt Romney

Nancy Pelosi

Victor Davis Hanson

Christopher Columbus

Al Gore

John Adams

Peter Rabbit

Benjamin Franklin

Jane Eyre

OwlTail

Cordell Hull

Photo: No known restrictions on publication.1949 Chinese communists celebrate Joseph Stalin's seventieth birthday.CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @BatchelorshowEx-Im Bank for Stalin, William Bullitt, Cordell Hull, FDR: April, 1934 HFNUnion Guy Gets a Seat on Ex-Im Board | National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/belated-happy-labor-day-union-guy-gets-a-seat-on-ex-im-board/ 

Photo: No known restrictions on publication.1949 Chinese communists celebrate Joseph Stalin's seventieth birthday. CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow Ex-Im Bank for Stalin, William Bullitt, Cordell Hull, FDR: April, 1934 HFN <blockquote><blockquote><blockquote>Union Guy Gets a Seat on Ex-Im Board | National Review <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/belated-happy-labor-day-union-guy-gets-a-seat-on-ex-im-board/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/belated-happy-labor-day-union-guy-gets-a-seat-on-ex-im-board/</a> </blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>

1689: Ex-Im Bank for Stalin, William Bullitt, Cordell Hull, FDR: April, 1934 HFN

In episode 45 of the Versailles Anniversary Project, we examine the lesser known mission of William C. Bullitt, Philadelphia aristocrat and Ivy League prodigy – at least according to his mother – who was selected to lead a top secret American delegation to Soviet Russia. Bullitt’s aims were multi-layered, and he didn’t quite understand the limits of this mission or of his own capabilities, but that won’t stop us analysing the fortunes of this very interesting statesman. Bullitt would find a Russia starving and demoralised, yet he couldn’t help but be impressed by Lenin or by the potential of this regime.  Return the food and withdraw the soldiers, Bullitt believed, and the Russian people would eject the more extreme Bolsheviks, and the West wouldn’t have to lift a finger. When Bullitt returned to Paris with these incredibly optimistic ideas, he found that everything had changed in the two and a half weeks since he had been gone. Compromise and Bolshevism were now impossible partners, and Bullitt himself had become persona non-grata in the allied consciousness. Bullitt, predictably enough, did not take this change in circumstances well…****The Versailles Anniversary Project is possible because of your support and interest - make sure to spread the word, engage with the debate, and look at the different ways you can help this project succeed!-&gt;Visit the homeland for this new project!-&gt;Become a delegate and play the Delegation Game for just $6 a month!-&gt;Support the podcast financially and access ad free episodes with transcripts from just $2 a month! -&gt;Follow WDF on Twitter! -&gt;Join the Facebook group!-&gt;Subscribe on iTunes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 45 of the Versailles Anniversary Project, we examine the lesser known mission of William C. Bullitt, Philadelphia aristocrat and Ivy League prodigy – at least according to his mother – who was selected to lead a top secret American delegation to Soviet Russia. Bullitt’s aims were multi-layered, and he didn’t quite understand the limits of this mission or of his own capabilities, but that won’t stop us analysing the fortunes of this very interesting statesman. Bullitt would find a Russia starving and demoralised, yet he couldn’t help but be impressed by Lenin or by the potential of this regime.  Return the food and withdraw the soldiers, Bullitt believed, and the Russian people would eject the more extreme Bolsheviks, and the West wouldn’t have to lift a finger. When Bullitt returned to Paris with these incredibly optimistic ideas, he found that everything had changed in the two and a half weeks since he had been gone. Compromise and Bolshevism were now impossible partners, and Bullitt himself had become persona non-grata in the allied consciousness. Bullitt, predictably enough, did not take this change in circumstances well…****The Versailles Anniversary Project is possible because of your support and interest - make sure to spread the word, engage with the debate, and look at the different ways you can help this project succeed!-&gt;<a href="http://www.wdfpodcast.com/vap/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit the homeland for this new project!</a>-&gt;<a href="http://www.wdfpodcast.com/delegationgame/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Become a delegate and play the Delegation Game for just $6 a month!</a>-&gt;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/WhenDiplomacyFails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support the podcast financially and access ad free episodes with transcripts from just $2 a month! </a>-&gt;<a href="https://twitter.com/wdfpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow WDF on Twitter! </a>-&gt;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/wdfpodcast/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join the Facebook group!</a>-&gt;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/when-diplomacy-fails-podcast/id528826104?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on iTunes!</a> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/754459" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Versailles #45: William Bullitt's Mission