“This photo was taken when the Great White Fleet visited Sydney, Australia in August of 1908. During the visit the ships of the fleet were opened to visitors and the Minnesota's decks are crowded with many curious ‘Aussies’"[7]
With Admirals Ernest King and Harold Stark in the background, FDR sits with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill following church services during the Atlantic Charter meeting. Over the previous year, Roosevelt had greatly expanded the size of the…