This top-secret report was written by two of Truman's most trusted advisors, Clark Clifford and George Elsey, and is a great text to compare with the TD. Why does it make such a good comparison, yo...

Kennan was an American diplomat in Russia and Truman advisor who believed the U.S. must contain, or stop, the expansion of the Soviet Union. His suggestion became known as "containment." The Truman...

Time for a throwback. GW's Farewell Address is a long goodbye to Congress and the American people with a lot of good stuff. But on the topic of foreign policy, Washington is 100% against Truman. Ba...

In the context of U.S. History, isolationism is a foreign policy stance that says it was/is in our best interest to stay out of other countries' business. Famous isolationists include: Mark Twain,...

It might be worth pointing out that Joseph Stalin wholeheartedly disagreed with Truman's stance on foreign policy…especially the parts where he hates on communism, totalitarian rule, and everythi...