09-22-1946 - Truman & Wallace, UN split into two spheres of influence, nationalism outdated in the world of the atom

[Wellesnet]

https://orsonwelles.indiana.edu/items/show/2181
OW flies in from San Francisco. Truman vs. Wallace and Wallace’s resignation after infamous speech (“What goes on in eastern Europe is none of our business”). Truman accidentally concurred with this before he knew what was said, setting off international uproar. Truman is a little man who inherited the biggest job in human history. His knowledge of foreign policy is minimal. Wallace is a great man, but Welles disagrees with his words. What happens everywhere is everybody’s business. OW laments that the Free world ideals promised by the UN are being dissolved and split into two spheres of influence. Competitive nationalism is outdated and not good in this shrinking world of the atom.

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