Roosevelt's Envoy to the Vatican
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Myron Taylor visits the Vatican to persuade Pope Pius XII to speak against Nazi Germany.
In 1940, President Roosevelt sent industrialist Myron Taylor to the Vatican in an effort to persuade Pope Pius XII to speak out against Nazi Germany and in favor of the Allies.
Roosevelt's Envoy to the Vatican
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1940, President Roosevelt sent industrialist Myron Taylor to the Vatican in an effort to persuade Pope Pius XII to speak out against Nazi Germany and in favor of the Allies.
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