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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Video: The Marshall Plan at Work in Great Britain
Video of the Marshall Plan reconstruction in Great Britain after World War II. 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.
Read the full article at The Huffington Post.
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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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My commentary in the Des Moines Register: Feed a Silent Guest this Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, put an extra chair at your table and make room for a “silent guest.” That guest can be one of the world’s 805 million hungry people.
Read the article at The Des Moines Register.
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My commentary in the Boston Herald: Feed a Silent Guest this Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, put an extra chair at your table and make room for a “silent guest.” That guest can be one of the world’s 805 million hungry people.
Read the article at The Boston Herald.
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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.
Read the full article at Examiner.
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