The Russians Obtained A Number Of Plants

Poland, Of Course, Was The Key Country. I Remember Stalin Telling Me That The Plains Of Poland Were The Invasion Route Of Europe To Russia And Always Had Been, And Therefore He Had To Control Poland.

No Foreign Policy Will Stick Unless The American People Are Behind It. And Unless Congress Understands It. And Unless Congress Understands It, The American People Aren't Going To Understand It.

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.

This Was The Period When I Used All The Influence I Had To Get The British To Abandon Their Export Trade, And As Much As Possible Convert All Of Their Manufacturing Facilities To The Immediate Needs Of The War, Including Civilian, As Well As Military Requirements.

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