As Far As The Russians Were Concerned,

Americans Wanted To Settle All Our Difficulties With Russia And Then Go To The Movies And Drink Coke.

It Never Occurred To Me That We Would Have As Grandiose A Program As The Marshall Plan, But I Felt That We Had To Do Something To Save Europe From Economic Disaster Which Would Encourage The Communist Takeover.

Yet The Whole Preamble Of The Second Authorization Act For The Marshall Plan Showed The Direction Congress Was Ready To Take About Breaking Down Barriers Within Europe.

The War Changed Everybody's Attitude. We Became International Almost Overnight.

I Think Stalin Was Afraid Of Roosevelt. Whenever Roosevelt Spoke, He Sort Of Watched Him With A Certain Awe. He Was Afraid Of Roosevelt's Influence In The World.