Short films about the creation of the Post WWII Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe. An interim food aid plan preceded the Marshall Plan of 1948. Secretary of State George Marshall speaks. See the video on YouTube.
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Marshall’s Speech and Winning the Peace
On June 5, 1947 America’s greatest peace adventure got started with a speech by Secretary of State George C. Marshall. It was a commencement address at Harvard University. It set in motion a masterful plan to rebuild Europe from the ashes of World War II.
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Video: George Marshall on Fighting Hunger After World War II – October 5th, 1947
October 5th, 1947- Secretary of State George C. Marshall talks about hunger in Europe after World War II and food conservation. This was part of a special broadcast which included the first presidential address ever televised from the White House. See the video on YouTube.
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Video of the Marshall Plan: Me and Mr. Marshall
A film about the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe after World War II. See the video on YouTube.
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Video: The Marshall Plan
This short video has footage of George Marshall testifying before Congress in January, 1948 about the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe after World War II. See the video on YouTube.
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Video: George Marshall and Interim Aid Program of 1947
Secretary of State George Marshall speaking before Congress on November 10, 1947 about the Interim Aid program. Food for the hungry was a critical aspect of this program which preceded the Marshall Plan. See the video on YouTube.
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Today in history: Marshall’s speech to stop hunger winter
It was on November 10, 1947 when Secretary of State George Marshall appealed to Congress about feeding the hungry in Europe. With winter approaching Italy, Austria and France were in a desperate situation.
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You can influence world affairs by feeding the hungry
This week is the anniversary of President Harry Truman’s historic first TV address from the White House. His speech was about America’s most urgent foreign policy issue: hunger. Europe was suffering with food shortages as it struggled to rebuild from World War II.
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Marshall’s speech still calls us to fight world hunger
On June 5, 1947, at Harvard University’s graduation, George Marshall delivered a speech calling for the rebuilding of war-devastated Europe. Marshall, the Secretary of State, said the United States had to stand “against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos.”
Read the full article and watch video at Examiner.com
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