Wilbert Smith Archives Files Box 1131 03 1131-03-p100

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55 Europe during World War Two and was also a general (as opposed to being an Admiral) then one would not be surprised if Roscoe had wanted Smith's advice about the format for the briefing, what style Ike liked, and that sort of thing. That Smith would have been consulted about any briefings for Eisenhower in November, 1952, seems reasonable from a comment made by Ike himself in the book Mandate for Change on the same page where he mentions his meeting with Truman. He notes that at Truman's...