80 years later, Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech in Missouri still offers lessons

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 2,047

Last Updated: 4 days, 9 hours ago

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FULTON — What is leadership?

That was the question Fulton Middle School eighth grader Kendall Acton posed Thursday to Winston Churchill — or at least to actor Randy Otto, who has spent more than 50 years portraying the former British prime minister on stage.

The answer, Otto told an audience of about 400 students, could be found in advice Churchill once gave a new member of Parliament preparing to make his first speech:

“Be clear. …

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