Truman and the Marshall Plan

This collection focuses on the Marshall Plan. The collection includes 52 documents totaling 441 pages covering the years 1946 through 1953. Supporting materials include photographs, oral history transcripts and online museum exhibits.

Documents

Displaying 1 - 51 of 51 documents

1946

Charles Kindleberger to Benjamin Cohen

Charles Kindleberger to John C. de Wilde

Charles Kindleberger to John K. Galbraith

Correspondence between Charles Kindleberger and John K. Galbraith

1947

"Certain Aspects of the European Recovery Problem"

"European Recovery Program Basic Document No. 1"

"Summary of State Department's Position of European Recovery Plan"

"The Immediate Need for Emergency Aid to Europe"

Acheson's Harvard speech of June 5, 1947

Charles Kindleberger to John C. de Wilde

Clark Clifford to Harry S. Truman, with attached report from Robert Lovett

Clinton Anderson to D. A. FitzGerald, with attached report, "The United States Grain Export Program"

Clinton Anderson to Harry S. Truman, with attached Summary Report of Famine Emergency Committee

Correspondence between Harry S. Truman and Herbert Hoover

Correspondence between Maurice Frere and John Snyder, with attached report, "The Marshall Proposal of Assistance to Europe"

Correspondence between Ray Moseley and Harry S. Truman

Development of Foreign Reconstruction Policy, March-July 1947

Draft Report, "The Necessary Steps for the Promotion of German Exports..."

Edward Mason to Willard Thorpe

Elbridge Durbrow to George Marshall

Harry S. Truman to Herbert Hoover

Joseph M. Jones to Dean Acheson

Joseph M. Jones to Dean Acheson, with attached draft outline notes for speech

Joseph M. Jones to Hubert Havlick, et al., with attached speech draft

Joseph M. Jones to Mr. Russell

Joseph M. Jones to Walter Lippmann

Letter, Herbert Hoover to Harry S. Truman

Memorandum from Mike Mansfield

Notes for Acheson speech, "The Economics of Peace"

Report on Radio Reaction to Acheson's Speech

Report, "German Agricultural and Food Requirements"

Speech by Dean Acheson, "The Requirements of Reconstruction"

Speech by George C. Marshall, "European Initiative Essential to Economic Recovery"

World Cereals Position For 1947/48

1948

Clinton Anderson to Harry S. Truman

John H. Williams to Paul Hoffman with attached report

Memorandum of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation

Robert Garner to Paul Hoffman, with attachment

1949

Paul Hoffman to Arthur H. Vandenberg

Review of European Press Reaction to Mr. Hoffman's Paris Visit and OEEC Negotiations, 25 October through 10 November 1949

Text of Statement by Paul G. Hoffman on European Economy

1950

CBS Report of Paul Hoffman Resignation

Oliver Franks to Paul G. Hoffman

1951

Correspondence between Donald C. Stone and Paul Hoffman, with attached report, "Implications of Mutual Security Act and Requirements for Action"

1952

Interview with Averell Harriman

Interview with George C. Marshall

Interview with Harold Stein

Note on Interview with Glenn Craig

Note on Interview with Harlan Cleveland

Note on Interview with Richard M. Bissell Jr

1953

Interview with Paul G. Hoffman

Background

External Links

For European Recovery: The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Marshall Plan, Library of Congress Marshall Plan Exhibit

Teacher Lesson Plans