While he clearly regretted the loss of his close friend and counterpart Roosevelt, Churchill was enormously supportive of Truman in his first days in office, calling him, "the type of leader the world needs when it needs him most."
Selv om han tydeligt var ked af at have mistet sin nære ven og modpart Roosevelt, var Churchill en enorm støtte for Truman i dennes første tid som præsident, og kaldte ham: "den slags leder verden har brug for, når den mest har brug for ham."