Truman Administrations - Truman's Advisers
Truman's Advisers
Truman chose some of the most talented people in Washington as his political advisers, and they lent their prestige to his administration. By contrast he stayed with people he had known throughout his life to work on his domestic staff, of whom some were unsuitable while others found the temptations of high office more than they could resist.
Among his political advisers Secretary of State George Marshall was outstanding. He joined the administration after two legacies from Roosevelt, Edward Stettinius and James Byrnes, left the office in quick succession. Marshall, who had been chief of staff of the army throughout World War II (1939–45), despised electoral politics, and had a reputation for absolute integrity. This quality helped him assemble the congressional votes to assure support for the Truman Doctrine, which structured U.S. policy in the early Cold War years, and the Marshall Plan, to aid the...
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