Journalist John Freeman dies at 99 The diplomat and journalist John Freeman has died at the age of 99. In a varied career, Mr Freeman was perhaps best known for his interviews for BBC television series Face to Face. He was also a decorated soldier, editor of the New Statesman magazine, Labour MP, UK high commissioner to India, Britains ambassador in Washington and chairman of London Weekend Television. His interviewees for Face to Face included Martin Luther King, Bertrand Russell and Stirling Moss. Mr Freeman was MP for Watford from 1945-55, and made his first speech in the House of Commons on August 16, 1945. He had served in World War Two, and Parliamentary records show Major Freeman wore his military uniform. The war was effectively over – Germany had surrendered and the two atomic bombs had been dropped on Japan – and he spoke about the aftermath of the conflict. Ending his speech, he said: We have before us a battle for the peace, no less arduous and no less momentous than the battle we have lived through in the last six years. Today the strategy begins to unfold itself. Today, we go into action. Today may rightly be regarded as D-Day in the Battle [...] newsinlondon/journalist-john-freeman-dies-at-99/
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