Truman och Byrnes.
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Truman och Byrnes.
Hur resonerade president Harry S Truman när han tillsatte James Byrnes som sin utrikesminister? Har tittat i bådas memoarer men hittar ingen motivering för valet, bara hur och när.
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Many expected that Byrnes would be the Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate with Roosevelt in 1944.[11] replacing Henry A. Wallace. However, Byrnes was regarded as too conservative for the labor unions, the big city bosses opposed him as an ex-Catholic who would offend Catholics, and blacks were wary of his opposition to racial integration.[12] The nomination went to Senator Harry S. Truman. Roosevelt brought Byrnes to the Yalta Conference in early 1945, where he seemed to favor Soviet plans. Written in shorthand, his notes comprise one of the most complete records of the "Big Three" Yalta meetings.
Upon his succession to the presidency after Roosevelt's death on April 12, 1945, Truman relied heavily on Byrnes's counsel, Byrnes having been a mentor to Truman from Truman's earliest days in the U.S. Senate.[13][14] Indeed, Jimmy Byrnes was one of the first people whom Truman saw on the first day of his presidency.[15] It was Byrnes, who shared information with the new President on the atomic bomb project (Truman had known nothing about the Manhattan Project beforehand).[16] When Truman met Roosevelt's coffin in Washington, he asked Byrnes and former Vice President Wallace, the two other men who might well have succeeded Roosevelt, to join him at the train station.[17] Truman, originally, intended that both men would play leading roles in his administration, signaling continuity with Roosevelt's policies. While Truman quickly fell out with Wallace, he retained a good working relationship with Byrnes and increasingly turned to him for support
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_F._Byrnes
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Many expected that Byrnes would be the Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate with Roosevelt in 1944.[11] replacing Henry A. Wallace. However, Byrnes was regarded as too conservative for the labor unions, the big city bosses opposed him as an ex-Catholic who would offend Catholics, and blacks were wary of his opposition to racial integration.[12] The nomination went to Senator Harry S. Truman. Roosevelt brought Byrnes to the Yalta Conference in early 1945, where he seemed to favor Soviet plans. Written in shorthand, his notes comprise one of the most complete records of the "Big Three" Yalta meetings.
Upon his succession to the presidency after Roosevelt's death on April 12, 1945, Truman relied heavily on Byrnes's counsel, Byrnes having been a mentor to Truman from Truman's earliest days in the U.S. Senate.[13][14] Indeed, Jimmy Byrnes was one of the first people whom Truman saw on the first day of his presidency.[15] It was Byrnes, who shared information with the new President on the atomic bomb project (Truman had known nothing about the Manhattan Project beforehand).[16] When Truman met Roosevelt's coffin in Washington, he asked Byrnes and former Vice President Wallace, the two other men who might well have succeeded Roosevelt, to join him at the train station.[17] Truman, originally, intended that both men would play leading roles in his administration, signaling continuity with Roosevelt's policies. While Truman quickly fell out with Wallace, he retained a good working relationship with Byrnes and increasingly turned to him for support
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_F._Byrnes
Tycker jag ger en ganska god fingervisning.
MVH
Hans
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Re: Truman och Byrnes.
Oj, det hade jag helt missat. Tack!