Harry and Arthur: Truman, Vandenberg, and the Partnership That Created the Free World

American Foreign Policy Council

Tuesday, October 18, 2016  |  12:15-1:30 PM  |  SRH 3.122

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Mr. Haas is Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the American Foreign Policy Council. He writes widely on foreign affairs, is quoted often in newspapers and magazines, and appears frequently on TV and radio. At the White House, he was Communications Director for Vice President Al Gore and, before that, for the Office of Management and Budget.

In his latest book, Mr. Haas details how, through the close collaboration of Truman and Vandenberg, the United States created the United Nations to replace the League of Nations, pursued the Truman Doctrine to defend freedom from Communist threat, launched the Marshall Plan to rescue Western Europe’s economy from the devastation of war, and established NATO to defend Western Europe.