First Quebec Conference
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The First Quebec Conference, codenamed Quadrant, was a highly secret military conference held during World War II by the governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. It took place
Mackenzie King, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and the Earl of Athlone at La Citadelle in Quebec City
President Roosevelt, seated next to Princess Alice and Prime Minister King of Canada, greeting British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
Women's Royal Naval Service officers sightseeing after the conference
William Lyon Mackenzie King
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William Lyon Mackenzie King was the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948. A Liberal, he was the dominant politician in Canad
First Quebec Conference
…Citadelle and the Château Frontenac. The chief representatives were Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, hosted by the Canadian prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. Although Churchill suggested that Mackenzie King be involved in all discussions, Roosevelt vetoed the idea owing to concern that future conferences…
King in 1942
King in 1899
Wearing court uniform as minister of labour in 1910
King standing behind former prime minister Wilfrid Laurier, 1912