HISTORY: During his stay at the White House, December 1941, Churchill drove the President, the first lady, and the White House staff out of their minds.

Churchill insisted on staying up every night until 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning, guzzling brandy, whiskey, and wine the entire time, and blathering on-and-on-and-on.

Roosevelt had no capacity compared to the heroically alcoholic Churchill and regularly passed out cold. This, of course, had no effect on Churchill, who would mutter bon mots, sing, and, in high dudgeon, make thunderous pronouncements about the outcome of the war.

Eventually the adrenaline would run out and the booze would kick in, and Churchill would flop to the floor and loudly snore, until a maid or butler would come in and roll Roosevelt out of the room and then return to kick Churchill until he made it to a sofa.