Elsey, George M., 1918-

An unplanned life a memoir / [electronic resource] : by George McKee Elsey. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2005. - ix, 276 p. : ill.

Includes index.

From Oakmont to ONI -- The Map Room -- Normandy -- Back to the White House -- A new president -- Into everything -- 1948 -- "A passion for anonymity" -- Korea -- Sally, Averell, and the Red Cross -- Pullman and the Pentagon -- Capstone.

"Memoir of the author's experiences working in the White House during the Roosevelt and Truman administrations, including inside accounts of his work on classified documents, U.S.-Soviet relations, and Truman's "Whistle-Stop Campaign," and his long association with the American Red Cross"--Provided by publisher.


Electronic reproduction.
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2011.
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Elsey, George M., 1918-
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.


American Red Cross--History--20th century.


Political consultants--United States--Biography.
Presidents--Staff--United States--Biography.


United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.


Electronic books.

E840.8.E45 / A3 2005eb