This collection focuses on the ideas that formed the basis of American policy toward the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War. The collection includes documents covering the years 1945 through 1952. Supporting materials include photographs, oral history transcripts, a background essay, and a chronology of events.
Ideological Foundations of the Cold War
Documents
1945
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Memorandum from Secretary of State Edward Stettinius to President Harry S. Truman, April 22, 1945 (NAID: 294549610)
Part of:
- Collection: President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1960 (NAID: 1205)
- Series: Subject Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 602191)
- File Unit: Foreign Affairs File, 1940-1953: Russia: Molotov (NAID: 750369)
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Memorandum from Secretary of State Edward Stettinius to President Harry S. Truman, April 23, 1945 (NAID: 213875108)
Part of:
- Collection: President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1960 (NAID: 1205)
- Series: Subject Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 602191)
- File Unit: Foreign Affairs File, 1940-1953: Russia: General: 1945 - 1948 (NAID: 750363)
1946
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Memorandum from Admiral William D. Leahy to President Harry S. Truman, July 26, 1946 (NAID: 333234562)
Part of:
- Collection: Clark M. Clifford Papers, 1945 - 1980 (NAID: 1194)
- Series: Subject Files, 1946 - 1953 (NAID: 200613)
- File Unit: Russia [3 of 8] (NAID: 1701236)
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Memorandum, Outline of Report on American Relations with the Soviet Union (NAID: 333234558)
Part of:
- Collection: Clark M. Clifford Papers, 1945 - 1980 (NAID: 1194)
- Series: Subject Files, 1946 - 1953 (NAID: 200613)
- File Unit: Russia [3 of 8]