Draft of President Harry S. Truman's Address at a Dinner in Honor of General George C. Marshall
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We of the United States are grateful to the other nations
represented here tonight for honoring George C. Marshall. We are happy
to join with them in this tribute to one of the greatest of living
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Americans of all time
The nations represented here owe as much to General Marshall,
in war and in peace, as they owe to any one man in the world.
He shaped the victory of the Allies in the recent war to an
extent that may not yet be fully realized. He was one of coequals
among the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Combined Chiefs of Staff. Yet
by the authority of his character and the quality of his judgment, his
influence was predominant in developing the strategy that brought
complete victory.
Although General Marshall had richly earned the right to
retire when the war ended, I asked him to give further of his great
talent in the service of his country. His response was generous and
complete -- the response of a soldier and a patriot.
As Secretary of State in a critical period, he rose to new
heights of leadership and achievement. He had been the master strategist
of the war; now he rallied the democratic forces for peace. He found
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