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Alonzo L. Hamby

An American historian, distinguished professor of history emeritus at Ohio University, and Miler Center Truman historian.

David McCullogh

1933-2022, Pulitzer Prize Winner, wrote Truman (1992)

George C. Marshall

U.S. Secretary of State (1946-1949) who shaped the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.

Robert Ferrell

1921-2018, Wrote Harry S. Truman: A Life (1994)

Truman Doctrine

A U.S. foreign policy initiated by President Truman to contain communism by providing aid to countries resisting Soviet influence.

Joe Scarborough

American TV host, author, political commentator, and former politician and Congress member. Wrote Saving Freedom: Truman, The Cold War, and the Fight for Western Civilization (2020)

Berlin Airlift

A U.S. operation that supplied West Berlin with food and fuel during the Soviet blockade from 1948 to 1949.

Stanley K. Schultz

1938-2020, University of Wisconsin, Expert on Truman and the Fair Deal

Marshall Plan

A program initiated in 1947 to provide financial aid to European countries to help them recover from World War II.

Walter LaFeber

1933-2021, Cornell, Cold War Expert

McCarthyism

A campaign against alleged communists in the U.S. during the late 1940s and 1950s, named after Senator Joseph McCarthy.

H.W. Brands

UT Austin, Wrote The General vs. The President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War

National Security Act of 1947

Legislation that created the CIA, the Air Force, and the National Security Council.

Allan R. Millett

Specialist in the history of American military policy and twentieth century wars and military institutions

Executive Order 9981

An order signed by President Truman in 1948 mandating the desegregation of the armed forces.

Ellen Schrecker

Wrote multiple books on McCarthyism

Korean War

A conflict from 1950 to 1953 initiated by North Korea's invasion of South Korea, involving U.S. and UN military support for the South.

Dean Acheson

Secretary of State, he shaped the Truman Doctrine as undersecretary, and promoted the creation of NATO as Secretary

Fair Deal

President Harry Truman's domestic program aimed at extending the New Deal by promoting social welfare and civil rights.

Clark Clifford

Special Council to the President, 1946-1950.

Iron Curtain

A term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the division between Communist and non-Communist countries in Europe after WWII.

George M. Elsey

Top assistant to Clark Clifford

Containment Policy

A U.S. strategy to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War.

George F. Kennan

American Diplomat; One of the “Wisemen”; temporary head of the American embassy in Moscow in 1946; “Long Telegram”

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance established in 1949 for mutual defense.

John Steelman

One of Truman’s closest aides, with a focus on domestic policy, economics, and labor

H.W. Brands

Historian known for the book 'The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War'.

Syngman Rhee

The first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960.

Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953.

Alger Hiss Case

A high-profile espionage case in which Alger Hiss was accused of being a Soviet spy and convicted of perjury.

MacArthur and Japan Reconstruction

General MacArthur's efforts post-WWII to rebuild Japan and instill democratic governance.

Korean Military Advisory Group

A U.S. military unit left in Korea after the withdrawal of American forces in 1949 to assist the South Korean military.

Ellen Schrecker

Author of books on McCarthyism, including 'No Ivory Tower' and 'Many Are the Crimes'.

Dean Acheson

U.S. Secretary of State from 1949 to 1953 who helped define the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.