Roosevelt’s negative view of de Gaulle was reinforced by the numerous French exiles in the United States, many of whom were well connected in elite American circles. These included Jean Monnet and Alexis Leger who had both while in London tried to warn Churchill against making an agreement with de Gaulle in June 1940. Other prominent French exiles suspicious of de Gaulle included writers like André Maurois and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (author of The Little Prince), the filmmaker Jean Renoir and former Third Republic politicians like Camille Chautemps. Many of the brightest talents of pre-war
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