Papers, 1941-1995.

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Papers, 1941-1995.

Personal and professional correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, speech, reference, legislative, and historical files, newspaper clippings, and publications, relating to Elsey's service as duty officer, White House Map Room (1941-46), assistant to the special counsel to the president (1947-49), administrative assistant to the president (1949-51), and assistant to the director for mutual security (1951-1953).

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SNAC Resource ID: 8047470

Harry S. Truman Library

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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

United States. Mutual Security Agency

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United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman)

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Elsey, George M., 1918-

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George McKee Elsey (b. 1918) was a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve and a staff member in the White House Map Room from 1941 to 1946. He was Assistant to the Special Counsel to the President from 1947 to 1949, and Administrative Assistant to President Truman form 1949 to 1951. Elsey was the Director of the Mutual Security Agency from 1951 to 1953. From the description of Elsey, George M. (George McKee), 1918- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10572973 ...

United States. White House Office. Map Room

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