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“Truman is now seen as a near-great president because he put in place the containment doctrine boosted by the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan and NATO, which historians now see as having been at the center of American success in the cold war.”

Quote by Robert Dallek

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Robert Dallek
Robert Dallek

Robert Dallek is a renowned American historian known for his in-depth research into 20th-century American politics and history. His works cover the lives and governance periods of U.S. Presidents such as Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. more

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