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S8 Ep1118: Truman's Post-Election Struggles and the Rise of Dean Acheson GUEST: Nick Bunker By Labor Day 1949, President Harry Truman's opti
Truman's Post-Election Struggles and the Rise of Dean Acheson GUEST: Nick Bunker By Labor Day 1949, President Harry Truman's optimistic mood following his 1948 victory had soured as he was "overtaken by events." A post-election recession created a $5 billion budget deficit, stalling his "Fair Deal" liberal reforms. Simultaneously, the communist takeover of China provided a grim backdrop to his administration. Truman relied heavily on his Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, a competent and diligent official who shared Truman's "Wilsonian" internationalist philosophy. However, internal friction…
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