McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989

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John Jay McCloy (March 31, 1895 – March 11, 1989) was an American lawyer, diplomat, banker, and a presidential advisor. He served as Assistant Secretary of War during World War II under Henry Stimson, helping deal with issues such as German sabotage, political tensions in the North Africa Campaign, and opposing the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, he served as the president of the World Bank, U.S. High Commissioner for Germany, chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Warren Commission, and a prominent United States adviser to all presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan.

Today, he is best remembered as a member of the foreign policy establishment group of elders called "The Wise Men", a group of statesmen marked by nonpartisanship, pragmatic internationalism, and aversion to ideological fervor.

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referencedIn Schwartz, Thomas A. Thomas A. Schwartz writings, 1986. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn Leffingwell, R. C. (Russell Cornell), 1883-1960. Russell Cornell Leffingwell papers, 1883-1979 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989. Reminiscences of John Jay McCloy : oral history, 1972. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Tape recordings of the National Security hearings, introduction to Godkin lecture; and resignation of James Conant, 1953. Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Oval Office tape number 878 Richard Nixon Library
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989. McCloy papers, series 2-6, 1916-1986. Amherst College. Library
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989. McCloy papers, 1897-1989 (bulk 1940-1979). Amherst College. Library
referencedIn Felix Frankfurter Letters to his sister Estelle, 1933-1964 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Cabinet Room tape number 57 Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn Archibald MacLeish Papers, 1907-1981, (bulk 1925-1970) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989. McCloy papers, series 26-29, 1967-1981. Amherst College. Library
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989. Reminiscences of John Jay McCloy : oral history, 1970. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Armstrong, Hamilton Fish, 1893-1973. Hamilton Fish Armstrong papers, 1893-1973 (bulk 1916-1973). Princeton University Library
referencedIn New York Times Company records. Arthur Hays Sulzberger papers, 1823-1999 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Robert E. Sherwood papers, 1917-1968 (inclusive), 1934-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989,. Oral history interview with John Jay McCloy, 1985 Mar.
referencedIn Robert L. Eichelberger Papers, 1728-1998, (bulk 1942-1949) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989. McCloy papers, series 16-20, 1946-1983. Amherst College. Library
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989. McCloy papers, series 12 : Eberstadt Committee, 1945-1949 (bulk 1948). Amherst College. Library
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989. McCloy papers, series 30-32 and 34, 1897-1986 (bulk 1920-1986). Amherst College. Library
referencedIn Lester Hood Woolsey Papers, 1831-1958, (bulk 1909-1929) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989. Reminiscences of John Jay McCloy : oral history, 1971. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Russell Cornell Leffingwell papers, 1883-1979 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Neel, Samuel E. (Samuel Ellison), 1914- . Papers, 1941. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950. Henry Lewis Stimson papers, 1846-1966. Yale University Library
referencedIn Wolff, Perry. Papers, 1945-1989. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Robert Abercrombie Lovett papers, 1919-1986 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Executive Office Building tape number 298 Richard Nixon Library
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989. McCloy papers, series 15 : Jenner-McCarthy, 1952-1955. Amherst College. Library
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989. McCloy papers, series 13-14, 1946-1986. Amherst College. Library
referencedIn Blair Moody Papers, 1928-1954, 1934-1952 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Powell, Lewis F. Lewis F. Powell, Jr. papers [part 4]. 1921-1998. The Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Library
referencedIn Prescott S. Bush Papers., undated, 1952-1962. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Harris, L. mss., 1931-1977 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Lindbergh, Anne Morrow, 1906-2001. Anne Morrow Lindbergh papers, 1906-1997 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Ferry, Elinor. Papers, 1944-1988 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Debevoise, Eli Whitney. Debevoise papers, 1949-1962. Amherst College. Library
referencedIn Scandrett, Richard Brown, 1891-1969. Richard Brown Scandrett papers, 1907-1966, 1907-1951 (bulk). Cornell University Library
referencedIn Scott Millross Buchanan papers, 1911-1972. Houghton Library
creatorOf Frost, Robert, 1874-1963. Letter, [1957] April 25, to John J. McCloy, [Amherst, Mass.]. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Hamilton Fish Armstrong Papers, 1893-1973, 1916-1973 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.
referencedIn Chester Bowles papers, 1924-1982 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Academy of Political Science letters, 1923-1970 Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Danford, Robert M. (Robert Melville), b. 1879. The Robert M. Danford papers, 1918-1967, bulk 1918-1942. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
referencedIn Chester Bowles papers, 1924-1982 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Letters received, 1954-1962. Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Cabinet Room tape number 96 Richard Nixon Library
creatorOf John J. McCloy (AC 1916) Papers Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Academy of Political Science letters, 1923-1970. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn William Ernest Hocking papers Houghton Library
referencedIn General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Records Relating to Israel and Arab - Israel Affairs, 1951 - 1976 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Blair Moody Papers, 1928-1954, 1934-1952 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn John J. McCloy (AC 1916) Papers Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn International Institute of Rural Reconstruction. Records, 1914-1999. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989. McCloy papers, series 21-25, 1944-1982 (bulk 1961-1979). Amherst College. Library
creatorOf Powell, Lewis F. Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Papers [part 7]. 1921-1998. The Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Library
referencedIn Lester Hood Woolsey Papers, 1831-1958, (bulk 1909-1929) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Swift, Kay, 1897-1993. The Kay Swift papers, 1894-1993 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn W. Averell Harriman Papers, 1869-1988, (bulk 1895-1986) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf John J. McCloy (AC 1916) Papers Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Ford Foundation. Oral history collection, 1975-1986.
referencedIn Robert Frost papers concerning the Kennedy inaugural, 1960-1962. Houghton Library
referencedIn The Bruno Walter papers, ca. 1887-ca. 1966 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
referencedIn Leach, Walter Barton. W. Barton Leach Papers. 1920-1971. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Richard Brown Scandrett papers, 1907-1966, 1907-1951 (bulk) Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn John Foster Dulles oral history collection, 1964-1967 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.
referencedIn Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961, Papers, 1822, 1831, 1845, 1903-2007 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Bowie, Robert R. (Robert Richardson), 1909-. Papers of Robert R. Bowie, 1952. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Thomas A. Schwartz writings, 1986 Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn Eli Whitney Debevoise Papers, 1949-1962 Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Chase Manhattan Corporation. Oral history collection, 1960-1987. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn The Kay Swift Papers, 1894-1993 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Lovett, Robert A. (Robert Abercrombie), 1895-. Robert Abercrombie Lovett papers, 1919-1986 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Thomas J. Dodd Papers, undated, 1919-1971. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
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Birth 1895-03-31

Death 1989-03-11

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