While Russia made decisions, Washington dawdled. There was no real leadership in the U.S. capital.
Excuses were made. The Paris reply to the Marshall Plan could not be studied in haste. Not everyone would agree on the extent of aid necessary. Election-minded politicians on both sides of the fence suspected that a truly realistic program might be too harsh for U.S. stomachs.
But whatever the excuses, there was no real effort to bring the U.S. people face to face with the crisis—a duty normally assumed by their President.
"We'd Like to Know." Early...
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