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bed — A Toby lookalike. Pondering his adored pet, Churchill asked: “…how is each feather clever enough to know that it should grow green, yellow or black so precisely according to its position on Toby’s anatomy?” (Photo by Asivechowdhury, Creative Commons)

Did Churchill Conduct Business in Bed? (Or: “Toby’s Roost”)

31 July 2021 Comments 0 Comments

“Business in Bed” is excerpted from the Hillsdale College Churchill Project. For the original text including endnotes, please click here. Subscriptions to this site are free. You will receive regular notices of new posts as published. Just fill out SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW (at right). Your email address will remain a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

Q: Did Churchill conduct business in bed?

“I am a criminologist currently researching my next book and I need to know something about Churchill briefing colleagues from his bed. Is this true? Did Churchill work from his bed?…