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Address in Chicago on Army Day
… our army has written many glorious chapters in the nation's history, but none so brilliant as the last. its story in this war has been written in every corner of the globe--on the continent of europe; in the wastes of the arctic; over the vast … is a civilian army, not a professional one--either in leadership or in manpower. of the 850,000 officers who led it in war, only 16,000 were professional soldiers. of the ten million men and women who at some time served in it, only 300,000 … growth and spread of democracy and civil liberties. in korea we are even now working with our soviet allies and with the korean leaders to create a provisional democratic government. our aim is to speed the day when korea will again take her …
Major General Kenner F. Hertford Oral History Interview
… u.s. army, 1923-55. military advisor, conference chapultepec, mexico and u.n. conference, san francisco, 1945; national war college, 1946-47; military staff committee, united nations staff, 1947; deputy commander, armed forces special weapons … that we should go on with the development at los alamos and the sandia laboratory. mckinzie: was this at the time of the korean war? hertford: well, we got a little bit of a nudge in 1949. in '48 i came out to sandia base in albuquerque and the … [61] least they have gotten started on it. and suppose we hadn't done anything about it. mckinzie: do you think that the korean war changed the thinking of a lot of the scientists regarding what could be developed or what ought to be developed? …
Annual Message to the Congress: The President's Economic Report
… have been severely tested. since 1929, the nation has suffered its most disastrous depression, fought its most costly war, and moved through a difficult postwar readjustment. most recently, it has devoted a large portion of its output in the … aid since world war ii, and an additional 600,000 have received vocational rehabilitation training. increasing numbers of korean war veterans will be receiving similar help. unemployment insurance has been paid to about 9 million veterans. farm … legislation of the congress within the last few years. outstanding in this respect has been the tax legislation since the korean outbreak, which has evidenced an unprecedented sense of fiscal responsibility on the part of the congress. and this …
Alison, John R. Papers
… 31, 1949) 1949 (1 april) president, transit van corporation c. 1950 re-enlisted in united states air force to fight in korean war 1955 retired as major general, air force reserve c.1965-1984 senior vice president, northrop corporation 1992 … the army air force when it was established in 1941, and would remain in that branch of the army through the end of world war ii, during which time he served in both theaters of war in both diplomatic and military roles. as such, a majority of the …
Address at Colorado Springs
… of this, or done anything about it. but as a general he knows that we have trained large numbers of koreans; that the korean battle casualties outnumber our own; and that we are training new south korean armies as fast as the limitation of korean officers permits. he knows that, far from being a novel idea, or a bright … that man is gen. george catlett marshall. it was general marshall who promoted him to a position of responsibility in the war department general staff. it was general marshall who made him our commander in the european theater. it was general …
Address in San Francisco at the War Memorial Opera House
… address in san francisco at the war memorial opera house october 17, 1950 mayor robinson, fellow citizens: i have just returned from wake island, where i had … i made the first speech to that organization that was made to it after the charter was signed. today as a result of the korean struggle the united nations is stronger than it has ever been. we know now that the united nations can create a system … the united nations forces in korea are making spectacular progress. but the fighting there is not yet over. the north korean communists still refuse to acknowledge the authority of the united nations. they continue to put up stubborn, but …
Charles E. Saltzman Oral History Interview
… d. mckinzie [1] mckinzie: mr. saltzman, would you explain how you happened to deal with occupied areas during world war ii? saltzman: i got into occupied area work in the american occupation headquarters in austria at the end of the war … back from germany where he had been general clay's political adviser to head that office of german affairs. the japanese-korean occupied area matters were put under the far eastern office of the state department, austria under the corresponding … hilldring, john h., 5 , 6 hull, cordell, 16 israel, 15 italy, 18 japan, u.s. occupation of, 6 , 7 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 19 , 22 korean, u.s.-soviet occupation of, 19 linz, austria, 4 macarthur, douglas, 7 marshall, george c., 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 11 , 20 , …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, August 13, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder was a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with … a hundred and seventy billion dollars by the close of 1952, only a part of which was a [ 1778] result of the new korean defense program. while these developments were going on, the treasury found it possible to keep substantial amounts of … the financing of the government's requirements, including its requirements for new money during the period of the korean emergency, was successfully conducted with a minimum strain on the financial structure of the nation. at this point, …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, March 26, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder has been a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning … mr. snyder, one thing that will be of interest to historians would be your recollections of mr. truman's reactions to the korean invasion. and on that subject, how long was it after he received the news, that you saw him? snyder: president truman … north and south korea had been set up by agreement. governments had been established and had been in operation. the south korean government had become a republic that was relying a great deal on the united states for assistance, and we had quite a …
Dr. Guido Preglau Oral History Interview
… in the coalition government. economically, a large part of austria's industries had been destroyed or heavily damaged by war action or dismantling. the surviving industries were suffering from lack of raw materials and manpower; many prisoners of war had not been released. in addition, a large number of industrial enterprises situated in the russian occupation zone were … capable of generating in those needing help. although the reestablishment of the organization wilson: what effects did the korean war have upon the u.s. aid programs, particularly in austria? preglau: well, that is difficult to answer. [16] wilson: …
Stuart Symington Oral History Interview
… interview oral history interview with stuart symington surplus property administrator, 1945; assistant secretary of war for air, 1946-47; secretary of the u.s. air force, 1947-50; chairman, national security resources board, 1950-51; … i think in '49. i don't remember the exact figures; all this was a long time ago. hardly had i left when we ran into the korean war, doubled what i had asked for and doubled it again. i had told him i would stay in government, be honored to, but … in the past he had fought for his team, always a good thing to do around this town. [79] fuchs: now, at the time of the korean war, you were still on the nsc when that started, weren't you? symington: sure. as chairman of the nsrb i was a …
Pace, Frank, Jr. Papers
… officers association convention, june 30, 1950 camp general electric number 10, august 4, 1950 annual encampment jewish war veterans, october 7, 1950 fourth annual arkansas congressional forum, november 3, 1950 economic club of new york, … chamber of commerce, january 3, 1952 subject file, 1946-1967 commemorative postage stamps correspondence photographs korean campaign: chinese language leaflets korean campaign: korean language leaflets printed materials scrapbook, 1940, november-1950, april scrapbook, 1942, june-1951, …
Oral Histories
… u.s. embassy in rome, italy, 1945-48, and u.s. embassy in madrid, spain, 1949-53. 102 pages. jones, marvin . u.s. war food administrator, 1943-45; chief judge, u.s. court of claims, 1947-64. 397 pages. jones, roger w. assistant director, … 1947-49, and general counsel, 1950-51, office of the secretary of defense. 110 pages. larson, jess. administrator, war assets administration, 1947-49; administrator, general services administration, 1949-53. 110 pages. laukhuff, perry. … commission war production board, 1942-1943; deputy director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945; un korean reconstruction agency, 1952-1953. 105 pages. neustadt, richard. special assistant in the white house office, 1950-53. …
Edwin W. Martin Oral History Interview
… was a small place and i learned all the consular ropes there, including some rather exotic things, because britain was at war. we got into the war while i was there, and it was a big rendezvous point for convoys going over to europe, to england … as march of '50 might launch an invasion of formosa. now, where history really would have changed, is if there had been no korean war, and the communists had taken over formosa, if they had been successful--and they probably would have been because … the hands off policy changed. i wasn't in washington, i don't know what the atmosphere was, but certainly up until the korean war i was not [68] aware of any great pressures to change our china policy. it changed then. i was in washington in …
The President's News Conference
… of the papers in the last 2 or 3 days. [7.] q. mr. president, do you know whether the $4 1/2 billion budgeted for the korean war will be enough this year? the president. i can't answer that question. [8.] q. mr. president, we got the impression … service. q. thank you, sir. [laughter] [22.] q. mr. president, do you share with secretary johnson the feeling that the korean war will be over in 6 to 8 months? the president. there is nothing certain on prophecies for military maneuvers. i …
Bruce C. Clarke Oral History Interview
… of staff of an armored division, commander of an armored combat command in the battle of france. and at the end of the war, was a brigadier general and commander of the fourth armored division. when i returned to the united states in 1945 i … stayed until the end of the truman administration in '53. [60] clarke: well, mr. lovett was the man that had to handle the korean war and that's perhaps why i know of him more than i did johnson. when johnson was in i was a brigade commander in germany so i didn't know much about him. hess: johnson was in when the korean war started. why do you think that we were taken so much by surprise by the north koreans? clarke: well, our history …
Sir Edmund Hall-Patch Oral History Interview
… sir edmund said he thought there was one point that ought to be added to the discussion. that was the effect of the korean war on the marshall plan organization. he emphasized that up until that time all the activities and policy decisions of the … the international organization, and putting its interests ahead of [3] individual nations. sir edmund said that when the korean crisis arose, the united states and the united kingdom were going to have to carry the burden and had to have raw …
Hillman, William Papers
… xvii, "no monuments to the living" drafts-chapter xviii, "spot decisions" box 6 drafts-chapter xix, "the atom and war" [with correspondence from fletcher knebel on his book, no high ground ] drafts-"i write what i think" miscellaneous … [undated memo regarding pay tv] background material on the atomic bomb background materials on the soviet union and the korean war [1 of 4] background materials on the soviet union and the korean war [2 of 4; printed material, newspaper clippings] background materials on the soviet union and the korean war [3 of …
Harding F. Bancroft Oral History Interview
… how did you happen to get involved in lend-lease? bancroft: i joined the office of price administration in 1941 before the war began. i went there in february, 1941 as a member of the legal staff. when the landings in north africa took place and … to have a peaceful solution. mckinzie: do you remember how your work changed or what happened when, in june of 1950, the korean war broke out? bancroft: well, the korean war was, of course, the great example. i was on vacation in canada at the moment the war broke out. i think that the …
Edwin N. Plowden and Douglas Allen Oral History Interview
… the economic planning board and chief planning officer in charge of the planning staff in the spring of 1947. before the war i was in business, but i had gone back to business in 1946. after the coal crisis of the winter of '46-'47, the … in knowing how this image developed. and i take it, mr. allen, you would say primarily the '48 campaign and then the korean decision, right? allen: i would think so. plowden: yes, i think i would agree with douglas allen on that. for me, it's the korean decision that stands out way above everything else. brooks: earlier you mentioned the sudden cessation of lend-lease …
The President's News Conference
… 2see items 240-242, [11.] q. mr. president, is there any kind of a secret plan--any kind of plan--for ending the korean war? the president. there is not. all the cards are on the table, and published in the newspapers every day in toto. [12.] q. … the president. it was just a comment, there wasn't any question. [laughter[ [ 15.] q. mr. president, getting back to the korean question, can you give some indication-- the president. there will be no more comment on korea. you needn't ask me any …
Message to the Congress Transmitting Sixth Annual Report on U.S. Participation in the United Nations
… the history of mankind. the need for a world organization of nations should have been made clear to us by the first world war. but president wilson's pioneering efforts to organize world peace through the league of nations were thwarted by some … could turn back the clock of history. we had to pay a terrible price for that kind of narrow thinking in the second world war. our victory over the axis gave us another chance to work with the other nations in a united effort to prevent war. this … as a means of fulfilling the united nations purpose of maintaining world peace. the progress we have made since the korean aggression started has now begun to tip the scales toward real security for ourselves and all other peace-loving …
H. Graham Morison Oral History Interviews
… morison oral history interviews oral history interviews with h. graham morison assistant to the general counsel of the war production board, 1941-43; captain, united states marine corps, 1943-45; special assistant to the attorney general of the … rose, 264 dewey, thomas e., 437 , 445 dewitt, john l., 28 , 113-114 disalle, michael v., 278-279 displaced persons, world war ii refugees, 17 , 18 , 19 dixon, paul r., 174 dollar steamship case, 178-179 donohue, f. joseph, 118 douglas, paul h., … john f., 164 , 378 , 391-392 kennedy, joseph, 177-180 , 182-188 kennedy, robert f., 322-323 , 325 king, martin luther, 121 korean war, 14 , 19 , 101 , 261 , 263 , 267 , 439 , 441 kramer, victor, 25 kronheim, milton s., jr., 118 labor unions, wage …
Commencement Address at the University of California
… only by what happens in this country, but also by events abroad. most american families bear the scars and memories of a war which began thousands of miles from this nation. every american wants to be sure that this country is doing everything in … the united states has consistently done its part in meeting the requirements for a peaceful world. we fought through world war ii with only one purpose: to destroy the tyrants who tried to impose their rule on the world and enslave the people. we … nations temporary commission on korea. this commission was created last fall by the general assembly to help set up a korean national government based on free and democratic elections. the soviet boycott has prevented the residents of the …
Green, Raphael W. Papers
… journeys through japan, china and korea. one letter posted from washington, d.c. notes his urgent work in completing the korean and manchurian reports, which were to go to president truman. a small number of professional letters are included, … for the show “headline editions” (july 23, 1946). among the printed materials are an article entitled “stripped by war and the soviets manchuria faces huge rebuilding job,” a foreign language booklet (probably about calligraphy), a booklet …
Address in Springfield at the 32d Reunion of the 35th Division Association
… now had the secret of the atomic bomb. i directed our officials to try to find out whether the soviet union was headed for war, and what we should do to deter and prevent such a conflict. these officials worked together through the new national … being built anywhere in the world. and we are turning them out--now listen to this-at better than four times the pre-korean rate. some of you may not realize what a great accomplishment this really is. we all remember how rapidly our … opposition. we owe a greater debt than we can ever pay to all the gallant airmen who have fought so valiantly to hold the korean air for the united nations. it is our duty to make sure they receive the finest and most efficient modern weapons to …
Special Message to the Congress: The President's Midyear Economic Report
… as usual. we are not now living under peaceful world conditions. but neither are we engaged in a general or widespread war. we are in a situation between these opposite extremes, and economic policy should be guided accordingly. it is urgent to … achieved. the outlook in mid-june was for stability and new growth on a sound basis. toward the end of june, however, the korean outbreak brought rapid changes. the necessity for large new public outlays began to have both economic and … some others in strategic areas, have been reflected in the price structure. during the first half of this year, before the korean situation, wholesale price increases were generally moderate. but there were sharp increases in the prices of lumber, …
Per Haekkerup Oral History Interview
… indicate the pagination in the original, hardcopy version of the oral history interview. philip brooks note: during the war mr. haekkerup was a unit leader in the social democratic resistance organization. during his time in the folketing, he … needed for the european countries. we would hardly have been able to pull ourselves out of the mess we were in after the war, as fast as it did happen if we did not get capital, equipment, and assistance from outside. and we were surprised, … 21] brooks: he says that's the most difficult decision he had to make. haekkerup: i believe that. and, i remember when the korean war broke out, the morning we got the news, the editorials in some of our papers were to the effect that now you see, …
Annual Message to the Congress: The President's Economic Report
… greater economic problems, as i transmit this fifth annual economic report, than at any time since the end of world war ii. although our economic strength is now greater than ever before, very large new burdens of long duration are now being … than 140 billion dollars. actual expenditures on these programs in the fiscal year 1950, the last full year before the korean outbreak, totaled about 18 billion dollars. at the present time, they are running at an annual rate of somewhat more … be wrong for us to shrink from bearing a larger part of the burden now. we are able to bear it. we must bear it. since the korean outbreak we have sharply shifted the emphasis in our economic assistance programs toward supporting the defense …
H. Freeman Matthews Oral History Interview
… roosevelt had been influenced by his dislike of [charles] de gaulle and his activities in the earlier stages of the war; and i think admiral leahy didn't have any great admiration for de gaulle either; and i think that had something to do … washington. i was deputy under secretary of state (that was in june of 1950), and two days after i took up my duties, the korean war broke out. but during the period that i was in stockholm, i was largely an observer and read the papers and that … haven't a very vivid memory of that. mckinzie: could you tell me something about your dealings with the british during the korean war? i understand that in a number of cases you dealt with oliver franks and other british delegates at particular …
The Man from Missouri: Harry Truman
… atomic bomb, the railroad strike, the truman doctrine, marshall plan, berlin airlift, the 1948 democratic convention, the korean war and firing of macarthur. date(s) sd-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are available for $20, and …
Charles J. Greene Oral History Interview
… i believe, was the first national attention that was ever given to harry truman, and he picked up a head of steam with his war investigation operations very promptly after [3] that report came out. hess: did you, or did you not, feel that walter … or both, the almost total dissolution of the country's military strength in a period between 1945 and the start of the korean war. i don't know whether he could have stopped it. certainly the people were sick of war, and sick of the money it had cost and all that, but the pendulum was so far that when the korean thing broke it was disaster. we had nothing, the military, the world's greatest military machines turned into a …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, April 16, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder was a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with … active trying to stir up trouble in every fashion possible between the american troops and the japanese people and the korean people. okinawa, of course, was quite an area of conflict. the akahata was the newspaper that was the leading … they needed more troops if they didn't think that they were threatened? snyder: because they had to build up the south korean rok troops there, train them and equip them so that they could meet the threat if it ever came. but that was their …
The President's News Conference
… to the border? there have been several reports that we might not go that far. the president. my understanding is that the korean divisions will occupy the korean border on the korean side. q. not the american troops? the president. no. that is my understanding. q. does that apply … the soviet union, see the 1949 volume, this series, item 216. [14.] q. mr. president, the people of holland are afraid for war. would you know if this question is right--could you give an idea if they are in danger for this winter? is it expected …
Frank Holeman Oral History Interview
… while you were out there? holeman: well, not then, no. we were in a little town of san jose, neuva eicja on luzon when the war ended. we went from there, and on about september 14 we landed in sendai, northern japan. it's on the island of honshu, … there's got to be some corroboration somewhere. johnson: okay. in 1950, of course, you're covering the white house and the korean war breaks out. holeman: yes, that's right. johnson: they flew back on a sunday afternoon from independence. holeman: … their parties. they dress for dinner." so believe it or not, i am the only sonofabitch you know that took a tuxedo to the korean war. johnson: you had your tuxedo in korea when you were there retreating? holeman: yes, in my suitcase, yes. johnson: …
Spyros Markezinis Oral History Interview
… i am willing to supply any further information required. during 1946 -- barely one year after the termination of world war ii -- it became clear in western europe that if the war had been won the same could not be said of peace. both the … short-term credits to meet current foreign exchange obligations, which have been settled entirely. question: how did the korean war affect u.s. aid programs in greece? markezinis: apart from the significant fact that the korean war reduced, as expected, the amounts of aid granted to the european countries, greece was not particularly affected …
Address in Detroit at the Celebration of the City's 250th Anniversary
… detroit symbolizes for free men everywhere the productive power which is a foundation stone in world peace. in the last war, detroit proved itself as one of the great production centers of the arsenal of democracy. its tanks and trucks rumbled … normandy to okinawa. from detroit and other great american cities came such an outpouring of the weapons and equipment of war as had never been seen before in all history. that miracle of production was made possible by american industry in … we will never quit in the fight for world peace. the communists have asked for talks looking toward a settlement of the korean conflict. those talks are in progress. we do not yet know whether the communists really desire peace in korea or …
Gunther Harkort Oral History Interview
… which united states aid was introduced? harkort: when in 1947 secretary of state marshall announced the marshall plan, the war in europe had been over for two years. the potsdam conference had divided the german "reich" into four zones. contrary to … without including an economic recovery in germany. question: at the beginning of the war in korea? harkort: when the korean war broke out, the american relief measures were in full swing. we did not assume that the demands [14] of the war … the iron curtain, if for instance czechoslovakia, poland, hungary had participated. it is true, however, that with the korean war defense against communism shifted decidedly to the foreground; instead of recovery, it was now mutual security. …
Philleo Nash Oral History Interview, August 17, 1966
… interview, august 17, 1966 oral history interview with philleo nash special assistant for domestic operations, office of war information, 1942-45, and special consultant to the secretary of war, 1943. special assistant to president for minority problems, 1946-52, and an administrative assistant to the president, … existing policy of division segregation and was the beginning of the major changes which were completed by the end of the korean war, and was really quite a significant event, and one which has not been written about very completely or fully in my …
Clayton Fritchey Oral History Interviews
… into government was through mr. truman appointing general marshall secretary of defense at a bad moment during the korean war. he asked me to take a leave of absence from the new orleans item and to become his assistant secretary of public … communist world. there was a limited objective of restoring the status quo ante. the moment that we cut off the north korean troops and had a very sizeable victory in our hands, there were those who wanted to go on and capture all of north …
Harry S. Truman Papers Staff Member and Office Files: Psychological Strategy Board Files
… from its founding on april 4, 1951 until the end of the truman administration. the documents are filed according to the war department decimal file system. the two most important series are class 000--general, and class 300--administration. … for the psb's staff and board meetings, 381 national defense, and 387.4 armistice, which includes material about the korean war. about 85% of the volume of the psb files, apart from the indexing and suspense form series, is contained in these … october 15, 1952 676.9 alarm system [at psb offices, map plan of] class 700--medicine, hygiene and sanitation, 1952 710 korean plague epidemic, march 3, 1952 729.2 file #1--psb staff study, "preliminary analysis of the communist bw [brain …
Remarks to Members of the National Guard Association
… them better citizens, to make them able to defend their country when it is necessary. i don't believe we would have had a korean incident if some people had not thought that we were too proud to fight. we are not too proud to fight. we will fight … think it is anything disgraceful to be called "brass"--"high brass." you know, we coined that term in the first world war, and it was not intended as an epithet of respect. but it has turned out that it has a respectful connotation. when you …
Annual Message to the Congress: The President's Economic Report
… the communist imperialists. the first and equally important evidence came earlier, when the american economy after world war ii, instead of slipping into a depression, moved forward to greater strength. comparing the year 1947 with the year 1950, … prices, rose from about 270 billion dollars to about 300 billion. this growth in our economy accelerated rapidly after the korean outbreak. in the year and a half since then, our annual rate of total output, in terms of 1951 prices, has risen by … effort thus far has been based upon this rounded concept of total national strength for the long pull. since the korean outbreak, the size of our armed forces has more than doubled. deliveries of military goods, including military …
Raphael Green Oral History Interview
… | list of subjects discussed ] appendix a – biographical material on raphael green appendix b – itinerary may 1946 – korean trip notice this is a transcript of a tape-recorded interview conducted for the harry s. truman library. a draft of … did you teach? green: four years. johnson: just four years. then what did you do? green: i went into the service. world war ii had started while i was still teaching. johnson: this would be about what year? green: i went into the service in … or the top people, the technical assistants, the secretariat, and apparently there were six russian interpreters and five korean interpreters. i think they weren’t necessarily russian, but they were interpreters of russian, and there were five …
Special Message to the Congress Recommending Extension and Broadening of the Defense Production Act
… the hump" in our defense mobilization program. we hope that will be about two years from now--always assuming that world war is avoided. all our plans must recognize, of course, that while we hope we can influence the actions of aggressors, we … stopping inflation. fortunately, we are now in a relatively good position to prepare for the tough period ahead. after the korean invasion, and again after the chinese intervention, there were speculative buying rushes by businessmen and consumers … help meet the inflationary pressures which will confront us in the coming months. the present law was enacted before the korean outbreak as a last step in the liquidation of the rent controls left over from the war. about 6.7 million housing …
Harry S. Truman Papers Staff Member and Office Files David E. Bell Files
… pomona college, claremont, california 1940 1940 m.a., (economics) harvard university 1941 1941 administrative analyst, war organization section, administrative management division, bureau of the budget 1942-1945 u.s. marine corps reserve 1943 … box 1 arkansas - white - red river basins columbia valley administration farewell radio address: january 15, 1953 korean armistice st. lawrence seaway and power project [ top of the page | administrative information | biographical sketch | …
Sir Roger Makins (Lord Sherfield) Oral History Interview, August 10, 1970
… the planning fox the occupation, given your experience. how did these relate to what happened in the immediate post- [2] war period? did they make any difference at all, the occupations in north africa, and... makins: you mean the civil affairs … of the persons whom i've interviewed in europe have said that perhaps the death of the oeec came at the time of the korean war, when the united states and great britain revived this arrangement which had been a wartime arrangement, on the … it was what seemed, from what i gathered, a necessary operation without consideration of the effects. makins: i think the korean war was a crisis, and certain measures were taken to deal with it, and one of them was that the british government …
Richard M. Bissell Jr. Oral History Interview
… interview with richard m. bissell jr. during the truman administration served as economic adviser to the director of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46, dep. director, 1946; exec. secretary of the president's committee on foreign aid … some two years later when i actually did go back to mit and teach a seminar in the summer of 1950; but at that moment the korean war broke out and no one knew where it was going to lead. you remember, price controls were re-imposed, a whole series … that first of all we were too busy at the start to try to do much of anything about it but that with the outbreak of the korean war, chilling and sharpening of the cold war, a recognition that there was a serious split in europe that was going to …
Harry S. Truman Papers Staff Member and Office Files: Naval Aide to the President Files
… headquarters during the potsdam conference; state department briefing papers for the president; messages concerning the korean war received from the joint chiefs of staff and the commander in chief of the far east; and correspondence concerning the … the council of foreign ministers; the surrenders of germany and japan; the japanese peace treaty conference of 1951; the korean war; and the united nations. the war department intelligence review file, which is arranged chronologically, contains …
Radio and Television Report to the American People on the National Emergency
… the free nations. by this act they have shown that they are now willing to push the world to the brink of a general war to get what they want. this is the real meaning of the events that have been taking place in korea. that is why we are in … we shall strive for a settlement that will make korea a united, independent, and democratic country. that is what the korean people want, and that is what the united nations has decided they are entitled to have. meanwhile, our troops in korea … efforts, with other free nations, to build up defenses against aggression in other parts of the world. in dealing with the korean crisis, we are not going to ignore the danger of aggression elsewhere. there is actual warfare in the far east, but …
Special Message to the Congress on the Mutual Security Program
… and the possibility that they may carry on their aggressive tactics for many years by measures short of all-out war. that is why the task of the free world now is not only to build defenses urgently in the immediate future, but also to … expect to increase their production of military equipment. in the coming fiscal year, it will be more than double the pre-korean rate. but the most they can do will not be enough to equip their armed forces on the time schedule necessary for the … philippines. finally, the economic aid funds i am requesting for asia include 112.5 million dollars for the united nations korean reconstruction agency. together with 50 million dollars which are likely to remain unexpended from funds available for …
George C. McGhee Oral History Interview
… [william c.] clayton? mcghee: no, not at that time. i first met mr. clayton when i came to washington as a member of the war production board before we were in the war. i worked closely with him at that time when he was head of the reconstruction … it mean anything to you? mcghee: no. defense support came when we shifted impetus to the military effort following the korean invasion, and we determined that we had to strengthen europe militarily or europe would suffer the same fate as korea. … to move directly to whatever i'm supposed to do. mckinzie: you went to ottawa to the nato council meeting just after the korean war started. they were considering the admission of greece and turkey into nato. that, in itself, created a problem …
Robert A. Lovett Oral History Interview
… robert a. lovett oral history interview oral history interview with robert a. lovett special assistant to secretary of war, 1940-41; assistant secretary of war for air, 1941-45; under secretary of state, 1947-49; private law practice with brown … years and talk about your experiences in the department of defense. we're particularly concerned about the effects of the korean war on [27] american aid programs, because obviously the aid became more in the nature of military assistance than in economic development. of course, nobody could have forecast the korean war, but there must have been some discussion in the department about the effect of the switch from economic …
Robert G. Nixon Oral History Interview, November 5, 1970
… came to washington, d.c., in 1938 where he served as their state department and foreign relations correspondent. he was a war correspondent, attached to the british army in france and belgium, 1940, during invasion of the low countries; evacuated … wars, which he had requested. it was to be read at their national convention in chicago. at the outset [818] of the korean conflict, the president laid down a very firm policy concerning the nationalist chinese government of chiang kai-shek on the island of formosa and concerning red china. in one of his first statements about the korean conflict, a few days after the blair house meeting took place, on that sunday evening when south korea was attacked, …
Address at the Dedication of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
… our maternal death rate was very high--more than six mothers died in childbirth for every thousand babies born. in world war i, 141 american soldiers out of every 10,000 were cut down by disease--more than were killed by the enemy bullets. today, … bethesda developed a vaccine against typhus. their vaccine has kept our forces in korea free from typhus, while the north korean and chinese communists have suffered seriously from that disease. the fine record of the public health service … aggravated by the needs of our armed forces. our military medical men are doing a magnificent job in saving lives on the korean front, but we have had to dip deeply into our medical strength over here to accomplish this. in order to supply more …
Robert W. Barnett Oral History Interview
… our time. my studies at oxford served that purpose; my graduate work at yale, where i studied chinese, served it too. when war between china and japan became violent and pervasive through the countryside, i was very much tempted to get in the war on the chinese side against the japanese, but nobody was urging me to volunteer. working for the united china relief was … and there was a kind of political-military sensitivity about japan's relations with china, both before and after the korean war. you may think i'm jumping ahead, but as we thought of japan in a world economy we thought that we could hardly do …
Michael J. Dux Oral History Interview
… ussr. but on the whole i thought that something like that was necessary. mckinzie: did anything happen to you during the war to affect your view of the postwar period? [4] did you have a vision of what reconstruction would be like? did you … on the german side by that time than the japanese, and so i went into the german bureau. mckinzie: what happened when the korean war then broke out? in the interim nato had been founded, and then the korean war came and there was a great push to make nato a physical reality. [33] were you involved at all in any of those …
O. Edmund Clubb Oral History Interview
… time in china, and a little time in indochina, where however, i operated the office at hanoi only one half day before the war broke out and i was interned by the japanese. and then i served in vladivostok in the soviet far east. it was actually … and, being promised a degree of autonomy by the communists, began to side with the communists. there were also some korean elements that had come in, presumably either from korea or they might have served in earlier days in the russian … . one doesn't know, of course, what might have been, but on june the 23 rd , 1950, you'll recall, there was the north korean aggression. i simply suggest that, in the event that from the time of stilwell on we had carried on a different …
Eben A. Ayers Oral History Interview, August 6, 1968
… in our last interview, you stated that you were in the independence-kansas city area with the president at the time of the korean invasion in june of 1950. what do you recall of the events of that time? ayers: well, that trip started out as simply … meant there were none to be broken. it was a fortunate thing in that respect. acheson came in to see the president and the korean ambassador was in to renew requests for aid and i think admiral [roscoe h.] hillenkoetter, who was then head of the … to carry them out were sent out immediately after that. now that, i think, pretty well covers the start of the korean war. [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional ayers oral history transcripts | list of subjects …
Lincoln Gordon Oral History Interview
… gordon oral history interview oral history interview with lincoln gordon program vice chairman, requirements committee, war production board, 1945; director, bureau of reconversion priorities, civilian production administration, 1945-46; … countries in proportion to the snoy-marjolin formula which had been applied in 1949. that worked for one year. then the korean war came and nato became a major operating enterprise and the rest of the marshall plan got merged into defense … recipients. a lot changed in late '49 and '50, as the cold war got hotter and particularly with the beginning of the korean war. that transformed everything, but then harriman didn't stay in paris; he came back to washington, mckinzie: would …
George M. Elsey Oral History Interview, July 7, 1970
… recognition of the state of israel. he was a longtime friend of the president's. the president had known him since world war i and, as we all know, the two had briefly been business partners. the president liked jacobson, he respected him, and he … it's pertinent to show why the u.s. government went one route in '47 and went another route in 1950. hess: also on the korean matter, is there any significance to the fact that mr. truman did not try to get legislative approval for the action from congress on the korean matter, such as a senate resolution? was this discussed? elsey: it was discussed from time to time in the first few …
Leon H. Keyserling Oral History Interview, May 10, 1971
… when clifford became secretary of defense--and here i am not saying whether i agree with him about the vietnam war, that's not the point. i can say a lot about that, but it has nothing to do with the subject. but when he became … these two articles in the new york times on it, but i became more vitally interested in it when we came to the time of the korean war, because there was a furious battle within the truman administration as to how to handle that war, partly under … because he was the greatest publicist that ever lived. but be that as it may, mr. baruch, as of the time of the korean war, wanted to freeze everything. this was his first idea, "freeze everything. we haven't got enough to go around. …
General Jess Larson Oral History Interview
… general jess larson oral history interview oral history interview with general jess larson general counsel to war assets administration, 1946-47; administrator, war assets administration, 1947-49; administrator, general services … asked me, i'm sure scholars looking at the operation of the government in this period, particularly the period of the korean war, will be curious to know why the administrator of the general services administration was also the administrator … procurement [34] agency -- dmpa. there's an interesting story about how that came about. we had gotten into the korean war, as you know, in the summer of 1950. we went into a semi-mobilization basis and later a fuller mobilization basis, …
Address at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh
… both confidence and patience. this is not a simple fight, like crushing an enemy in battle. to bring on an outright, total war would involve us in disaster. and to give in, or go soft, would mean appeasement of communism. in this struggle, we have … of this country for the aggression of the communists. he has blamed the leaders of this country not only for the korean conflict but for world war ii and for world war i. he has listed our action to save greece and turkey, and the berlin … out of the casualty lists. and, finally, he has let the people think that he knows some undisclosed way to bring the korean fighting to an end. but he does not tell you how. now i challenged him to let us know what this proposal is. i made …
Dr. R. Burr Smith Oral History Interview
… dr. r. burr smith oral history interview oral history interview with dr. r. burr smith served on the planning committee, war production board, 1942-43; coordinator of economic research and statistics, supreme commander allied powers, tokyo, 1946; … one or two people from washington, and i had some engineers from korea representing korea as a claimant, who knew what the korean capacities were, their needs for machine tools and such. this was essentially my staff. it was a very small staff. we … the thai were momentarily fearful that the chinese would come across from the north, that they would be involved, the korean war broke out. and when that took place there was temporary panic in bangkok. would the united states react to it? the …
Edward W. Barrett Oral History Interview
… section, coordinator of information office, march-june, 1942; chief, overseas news and feature bureau, office of war information, june 1942-september 1943; member and later acting deputy chief, psychological warfare branch, allied forces … areas short-wave can really do a good job. mckinzie: how were you brought into the councils with the outbreak of the korean war? barrett: i was not in the councils with the outbreak of the korean war, because i was out on the pacific coast making three speeches. i was making a speech to, i believe, the motion …
E. Allan Lightner, Jr. Oral History Interview
… our being part of the league and working with other nations to try to avoid the international anarchy that preceded world war i. well, on that european trip i visited an uncle of mine who was on a sabbatical in lausanne from stanford. he'd been a … john muccio, our ambassador in korea, they purposely looked for someone without experience in the far east. in 1951 the korean war had been going on for a year and was still going on; the embassy counselor [everette f.] drumright had been … missions could not operate in the capital of seoul, which had been overrun and changed hands about four times during the korean war and was badly devastated. however, the un command headquarters under general van fleet, head of the eighth army …
Rear Platform Remarks in Indiana and Illinois
… that. it is necessary that you understand just exactly the situation with which we are faced. we have been fighting a cold war. we wanted peace after the second world war was over. we did everything we possibly could to get it. we signed agreements … others do the dirty work.'" i want you to understand that these men did not mean any slur against the valor of our south korean allies who are fighting side by side with them. this article goes on to say that all our men, and i quote--expressed "great admiration for the fighting capabilities of their korean allies .... nevertheless, all of the americans questioned felt that the koreans were not yet ready to assume full …
John H. Tolan, Jr. Oral History Interview
… senate committee to investigate the national defense program), 1943-45; and special assistant to the director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. san francisco, california march 5, 10, and 17, 1970, and february 8, 1974 by … reservoir of power and prestige came such laws as "renegotiation of war contracts,(65 stat. 7 (this citation is from the korean war version. the original war contract renegotiation law was enacted as part of the national defense appropriation act … there after? tolan: yes, due to run away inflation, the congress created the office of price stabilization during the korean war. john abbott and i remained partners in business until that national emergency arose. i felt positive we would be …
Nathan M. Becker Oral History Interview
… when i got my degree. it's hard to realize it, it's the 35th anniversary of that coming up in june. but, well, with the war starting to roll forward, the summer before pearl harbor i had been called to washington on two or three occasions in a … some kind of comment? becker: oh, yes, i would think so. i have facetiously told a couple of classes that as far as this korean experience is concerned, i was fully convinced of the relationship of military to economic policy, but very … united states go? could it go beyond the realm of friendly advice in bringing about some kind of economic reform in the korean government itself? becker: well, i have some mixed feelings about this. i have worked in and lived in a number of …
G. Frederick Reinhardt Oral History Interview
… another way of getting at this would be -- when did you as an individual say, if you ever said, "here's where the cold war began." [3] reinhardt: of course, i never thought it had stopped. from my point of view a cold war is inherent in the soviet approach to foreign relations, and it just gets dampened off at one time, and then heated up at … interests in the oeec, as a vehicle for integration, had waned, and that the united states, perhaps because of the korean war, perhaps because of another phenomenon, had shifted its thrust from the oeec to nato as a means of achieving …
John D. Hickerson Oral History Interview
… (u.s.- canada) was quite effective. it was quite helpful to the administration and to the canadians. we weren't in the war at that time, and didn't come in for about 15 months after that. incidentally, it has always seemed a little bit curious … itself would be enough to restrain any aggression. indeed, the nato machinery wasn't really set up until after the korean attack, you know. we had the council provided for, but a supreme commander and all that sort of thing that came only … that time a lot of information was in. there was one very interesting thing that i don't think has ever been made public. korean president syngman rhee was absolutely terrified. now, i don't think that it was cowardice or anything like that, he …
Washington Times-Herald Clippings Collection
… harry s.-inauguration, 1949 truman, harry s.-income tax truman, harry s.-interviews with arthur krock truman, harry s.-korean war truman, harry s.-letters truman, harry s.-lewis, john l. truman, harry s.-loyalty program truman, harry s.-marine corps …
Address in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
… to try to blame us for high prices. i am not going to let them get away with it. let me tell you the facts. during world war ii people saved a lot of money, because they couldn't buy such things as automobiles and refrigerators and they were rationed on a lot of other things. so when the war ended, we had a huge volume of pent-up purchasing power. people had war bonds, and savings accounts, and they were making … was the third month after korea before a price control law could be written. then, if you remember, we had a lull in the korean fighting. the north koreans were whipped, and the war seemed about to end. people stopped buying, and the inflationary …
Address in Hartford, Connecticut
… in the republican days could go down to zero without anybody in washington caring a hoot about it. then came world war ii, and they said we couldn't possibly fight the japanese and the germans without going bankrupt. but we won the war and came out with a stronger economy than ever before. for the first time in history, my friends, a major war was not … we could to end the fighting? now i want to say to you that he has also stated that he knows a panacea that will cure the korean situation. he and one of his snollygoster foreign state advisers has said that he knows how to do that job. now he has …
Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Situation in Korea
… the world. this is an inspiring fact. if the rule of law is not upheld we can look forward only to the horror of another war and ultimate chaos. for our part, we do not intend to let that happen. two months ago communist imperialism turned from … if the history of the 1930's teaches us anything, it is that appeasement of dictators is the sure road to world war. if aggression were allowed to succeed in korea, it would be an open invitation to new acts of aggression elsewhere. the … the flag of the united nations and under the united nations commander, general macarthur. our own men, with their gallant korean comrades, have held the breach. in less than 8 weeks, five divisions of united states troops have moved into combat, …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, February 20, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder has been a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with their service in the u.s. army reserves after world war i. washington, d.c., february 20, 1969 by jerry n. hess [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional … [1133] when he wanted to extend a loan. congress again increased the bank's lending authority in 1951 in the midst of the korean war, this time to four and a half billion dollars, and directed the bank to place importance on the development of …
Jones, Owen T. Papers
… york city 1938-1941 worked for commodity credit corporation, chicago 1941-1946 served in the u.s. navy during world war ii, rising to the rank of captain 1946-1948 associate chief, korean economic mission 1947 member, joint u.s.-u.s.s.r. korean commission 1948 appointed foreign service officer, u.s. department of state 1948-1949 foreign service officer, …
Edward T. Folliard Oral History Interview
… roosevelt steadily from 1941 until [2] the autumn of 1944 when the washington post sent me to europe to cover the war. then i came back to washington after the victory in europe. i came back right after v-e day. after a vacation down at … a historian; i would, one of the greatest. he wasn't willing to wait fifty years. i've forgotten, sometime after the korean war, it was during the eisenhower administration, churchill wrote an article and said he thought that mr. truman's handling of the korean war, what he called his celerity, his swiftness, in moving in, his courage throughout that, entitled him to be …
Williams, Francis W. Papers
… of the flights, including the flight to wake island in october 1950 to meet with general douglas macarthur to discuss the korean war. the primary passengers for the remainder of the trips included cabinet members and other administration officials, …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, August 25, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder was a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with … of additional revenue be provided by revising and improving the corporation, income, estate, and gift taxes. when the korean crisis occurred, the fiscal year 1950 was drawing to a close with a deficit of more than three billion dollars. the korean situation evolved rapidly and the treasury advised the congressional tax committees that it would not be prudent to …
Nash, Philleo Papers
… nash, philleo papers dates: 1925-1998 special assistant, office of war information, 1942-1945; special assistant in the white house office, 1946-1952; administrative assistant to the … mexicans, 1943 nash, jean—correspondence regarding james a. farley and paul reynolds controversy over state of nation and korean war, 1952 box 61 nash, philleo—biographical news articles, may 1947 and 1948 nash, philleo—personal memorabilia … order—fepc in government, july 26, 1948 releases (white house office)—freedom releases (white house office)—korean chronology, 1950-1951 [1 of 2] releases (white house office)—korean chronology, 1950-1951 [2 of 2] releases (white …
Clifford C. Matlock Oral History Interview
… the foreign economic administration i participated in the administration of lend-lease during the last two years of world war ii. i was especially involved in lend-lease transfers to the united kingdom and british commonwealth, and to the soviet … aid and defense support. this same thing became an issue in europe after 1949-1950, particularly with the advent of the korean war. since you did deal with the pentagon aspect, i am wondering if you were aware at your level of this dispute about … saying at the time) was simply a figure they thought they could get through [42] congress and it wasn't until after the korean war started that it was escalated to five billion. then it was for real and it was new production. mckinzie: but there …
W. John Kenney Oral History Interview
… 1941. wilson: so many of the people we've interviewed have had this kind of experience with government service during the war. do you look back on it as being extremely important in shaping your views about the role the united states could play? … kenney: yes, i went through that period. mckinzie: the formation of nato and the tenseness that built up prior to the korean conflict. kenney: yes, that's right. mckinzie: was there any concern in britain that some of the plans that had been … wilson: right. was anything different. it was almost -- well, i shouldn't say almost all military -- but certainly the korean war had wrought some changes, and there was tremendous emphasis on military assistance at that time. did you find a …
Robert G. Nixon Oral History Interview, October 28, 1970
… came to washington, d.c., in 1938 where he served as their state department and foreign relations correspondent. he was a war correspondent, attached to the british army in france and belgium, 1940, during invasion of the low countries; evacuated … he conducted an open feud with acheson, and this was particularly bad for the president because the climax came during the korean war. acheson had made a speech, with the president's approval, in which he drew a line. this line was in the far east. … smart thing for acheson to have done, or for truman to have approved because it was in a sense a green light to the north korean army, trained and equipped by the chinese communist military people as well as by soviet russia. all of its armored …
George M. Elsey Oral History Interview, February 10, 1964
… the map room but i'll be happy to explain what it was since the map room did exist for, not only all of the roosevelt war years, but through the early months of the truman administration till the end of the war with japan. the white house map … clifford as special counsel to the president in about february 1950. just to wind it all up, you'll recall that the korean war broke out in june of 1950 and w. averell harriman was [8] summoned home by president truman from paris where … mr. harriman and i maintained the exact same offices in the same white house space that we had from the outbreak of the korean war and continued to work closely with all of the presidential staff just as we had before. morrissey: the white house …
Dr. John Parke Young Oral History Interview
… investigation of the united [2] states senate. i spent about two years, part of it in europe, studying the post-world war i currency problems, the hyper-inflation in europe and the effect upon the united states. i visited 15 european countries … a trade basis. but the aim should be to end the need for aid. that is what dean had in mind. fuchs: yes. the advent of the korean war, how did that affect your position in the division of international finance? young: well, i don't recall any major changes. our work went on pretty much as before. nor did the korean war have any great effect on the operation of the imf. several years after the war i went out to [53] korea and …
W. Walton Butterworth Oral History Interview
… the department of state to mr. [jesse h.] jones, who was secretary of commerce and head of the rfc. after we got into the war i was asked to go to spain to be in charge of our economic warfare. there was organized a corporation [2] called united … when you came back to europe, it was in the full flowering of the aid programs -- well, they had been modified by the korean war -- but what did you find? [64] butterworth: i found the aid program also, and it was going in sweden. shortly … in part participate in this enormous program of aid to western europe, particularly military aid, after the start of the korean war. butterworth: i don't know. these listening posts, i think, are pretty much the bunk. wilson: yes? butterworth: …
Evan M. Wilson Oral History Interview
… second secretary and vice consul, later first secretary and consul, tehran, iran, march 1947-june 1949; student, national war college, august 1949-50; consul general, 1953-57; assigned to department of state, washington, 1957-61; counselor of … american banks were represented there, and i was in close touch with their people. mckinzie: on a political subject, the korean war broke out in june of 1950 and led to a solidifying [76] of camps, a further division of the world into communist … is well aware of the attitude of the soviet union and of the communist world. he was ambassador in india at the time the korean war broke out. i'm sure that he worked hard to bring the indians around to a sympathetic point of view. indeed, it is …
Dr. Isador Lubin Oral History Interview
… to name him was the importance of the job to be done and walker had cabinet rank. so i said, "mr. president, [5] there's a war still on, you are commander in chief and i obey your orders." he was very, very grateful; thanked me and asked me to get … list of concerns the work in the economic and social council of the u.n.? of course, this came at a very tense time; the korean war was underway, the united states had its own economic and social programs, the marshall plan was already being … robert e., 7 harriman, w. averell, 3 , 34 hitler, adolf, 32 hopkins, harry l., 2-3 international labor organization, 39 korean war, 22 labor department, 15 , 39 labor statistics, commissioner of, 15 london, england, 23 lubin, dr. isador: …
Address at the Ceremonies Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
… time we are creating a new kind of international organization. we have joined in setting up the united nations to prevent war and to safeguard peace and freedom. we believe in the united nations. we believe it is based on the right ideas, as our … be that they have decided to give up their aggression in korea. if that is true, the road to a peaceful settlement of the korean conflict is open. but we cannot yet be sure that the communist rulers have any such intention. it is still too early … world. the greatest threat to world peace, the tremendous armed power of the soviet union, will still remain, even if the korean fighting stops. the threat of soviet aggression still hangs heavy over many a country--including our own. we must …
Philleo Nash Oral History Interview, November 29, 1966
… interview, november 29, 1966 oral history interview with philleo nash special assistant for domestic operations, office of war information, 1942-45, and special consultant to the secretary of war, 1943. special assistant to president for minority … civil service commission in washington; one covered equal treatment and opportunity [591] in the armed services, and the korean war, plus that order, the effect was to integrate the united states army and all the defense forces. hess: and then … alone, if you start monkeying with it at this point, it will get worse. moreover, by this time we had moved into the korean war. there was quite a bit on everybody's mind. the armed forces were in the process of getting integrated. the …
The President's News Conference
… gen. douglas macarthur to representative joseph w. martin, jr., of massachusetts. it stated, in part, that "if we lose the war to communism in asia the fall of europe is inevitable, win it and europe most probably would avoid war and yet preserve freedom. as you point out, we must win. there is no substitute for victory." the full text of the letter … collapse. "these basic facts being established, there should be no insuperable difficulty arriving at decisions on the korean problem if the issues are resolved on their own merits without being burdened by extraneous matters not directly …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, April 30, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder was a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with … the foodstuffs and cloth and things of that sort, while the russians furnished the hardware for the equipping of the north korean army. so, dropping back to your question. (i set a background to answer your question.) it was felt that the united … and his group of advisers, the chiefs of staff, drew up a policy plan for our future action and future plans for the korean operation, and sent it over to general macarthur for his study and comments and suggestions. he did not act on that …
Karl R. Bendetsen Oral History, November 9, 1972
… st. james square, london, england, in april of 1943. approximately four months later, i received orders to proceed to the war department, washington, d.c., on temporary duty with instructions to report first to the chief of staff of the army, … were effective despite the stultifying inadequacies of the national security act of 1947. but then, it was wartime--the korean war. [177] hess: all right, and during this time, as i have mentioned previously, was the 1948 election. mr. truman s … as it was then called.) frank pace then became army secretary. i had asked that he release me as soon as convenient. the korean conflict overtook. when the honorable gordon gray became secretary of the army, he asked me to become his assistant …
Address in the Oakland Auditorium
… of 1952, the greatest issue is undoubtedly the foreign policy of the united states. for that may determine whether we have war or peace. the democrats did not place foreign policy in the campaign. the top snollygoster of the republican party did … to explain that i am not referring to the general. i was never in my life more serious about what foreign policy means to war or peace than i am now. i believe this country is facing a great danger--and that the best hope of meeting it is to have … is the conflict in korea. all americans are deeply involved in this matter. the republican candidate is saying that the korean conflict is a blunder and a bungle, and implies that it is something that he could fix up overnight. these statements …
Remarks to the President's Committee on National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week
… on a way of life that will enable him to play his part in society like a normal human being. in the years since world war ii, we have seen some wonderful services provided for our disabled war veterans. this has been one of the greatest accomplishments of all. at the same time, we have seen a substantial growth … have taken training since the war, and most of them have found useful work to do. the program for disabled veterans of the korean conflict is now getting underway and i have no doubt it will be equally successful. on the civilian side, just in the …
Oral History Interviews
… of the ministry of national economy, greece. 23 pages. bernhardt, lois . stenographer to james f. byrnes during world war ii and from july to november, 1945. 112 pages. bernstein, bernard. director, finance division and division of … staff of the far east command, and supreme commander for the allied powers, 1948-50; staff officer and combat officer, korean war, 1950-51. 58 pages. christidis, theodore . general counselor, 1950-53, and deputy head, 1953-55, greek permanent … consultant to the u.s. president to review organization of the government's military-scientific activities incident to the korean war, consultant to director of the budget, 1950-51; member of military procurement task force of the commission on …
George M. Elsey Oral History Interview, July 17, 1969
… administrative assistant to fdr prior to going over to the navy department. most of the administrative assistants in the war years, and this held true into the truman administration, were there for fairly brief periods. there might have been a … council in particular, and the many, many questions pertaining to defense matters that arose with the outbreak of the korean war in january 1950. it was, as a matter of fact, my involvement, my concentration on foreign matters, after the outbreak of the korean war, that led to my transferring from the immediate white house staff to that of averell [216] harriman in december …
Halvard M. Lange Oral History Interview
… had never been [2] seen earlier, and which has set a pattern for international cooperation of a new kind in the after-war period. we, of course, had our doubts at the time. you must remember that norway immediately after the war had the idea that we were well placed to play the part of mediator between the soviet union on the one hand, and the … look upon him as one of the great presidents of the united states. brooks: he says himself, and has many times, that the korean decision was the most difficult decision he had to make. mr. minister, in september of 1947, ambassador morgenstierne …