Churchill in the Age of AI

In a speech-writing contest between Winston Churchill and ChatGPT, who (or what) would win?

Join us at ANCM on Wednesday, March 5 at 3 pm – the 79th anniversary of the "Iron Curtain" Speech – for a discussion on the promise and perils of large language models, artificial intelligence, and their impacts on higher education, museums, and society.

Featuring Mark Boulton, Professor of History and Chair of History Department at Westminster College, and Timothy Riley, Sandra L. and Monroe E. Trout Director and Chief Curator at America’s National Churchill Museum.

Free with Museum Admission (Admission is always free for ANCM and ICS Members, Westminster College faculty, staff, and students)

Current and Upcoming Events

March 5, 3 pm (Anniversary of "Iron Curtain" Speech): "Winston Churchill in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" Panel Discussion (ANCM)

April 15, 4 pm: Brauer Lecture by Rob Henderson, best-selling author of Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class (ANCM/St. Mary Aldermanbury)

April 25-26: 2025 Churchill Fellows Weekend, including Enid and R. Crosby Kemper Lecture by Sir Conor Burns (ANCM)

Sir Conor Burns announced as Kemper Lecture Speaker for 2025 Churchill Fellows Weekend

The Rt. Hon. Sir Conor Burns will deliver the 38th Annual Enid and R. Crosby Kemper Lecture on Saturday, April 26, at 10 am.

A former Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West, Sir Conor served as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to the United States for Trade and Investment. He served under UK Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch, who asked him to lead the state-level MOU program to bolster UK-US trade.

He was appointed to the Privy Council by Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth in 2019. In 2023 Conor was appointed Knight Batchelor and knighted at an investiture by Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle.

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Shorthand Secrets and

"The Sinews of Peace"

Although widely referred to as the "Iron Curtain" Speech, Winston Churchill originally titled his address at Westminster College on March 5, 1946, something else.

Churchill's message from Missouri to the world centered on his goal of preventing future conflict by creating strong alliances against what he described as "two gaunt marauders—war and tyranny."

The near-final draft of the speech, written in verse style and preserved by ANCM, shows last-minute revisions, including the addition of Churchill’s chosen title, which was captured in shorthand by his secretary, Jo Sturdee:

"There is the solution which I respectfully offer to you in this address to which I have given the title The Sinews of Peace."

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"Iron Curtain" Quote Tee

Honor the legacy of Churchill's "Sinews of Peace" Speech with this classic black t-shirt featuring the iconic quote "an iron curtain has descended across the Continent" and Winston Churchill's signature.

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