"The Marshall Plan ... was a magnet, a beginning, a confidence-building measure, a way of starting a process that turned out to produce an economic miracle." --Bill Clinton, President of the United States

		Introduction Remarks of Secretary of State George C. Marshall at the Harvard University Commencement Exercises, June 5, 1947 Blueprint for Recovery, By Michael J. Hogan The Situation in Europe Origins of a Recovery Plan The U.S. Domestic Debate Enlisting the Private Sector Partners in Reconstruction The Path to Prosperity The Birth of New Europe Lessons Learned About the Author George Catlett Marshall (biography) Further Readings Editor: Kathleen E. Hug Art Director: Thaddeus A. Miksinski, Jr. Photo Editors: Maggie Johnson Sliker, Rosalie Targonski Internet Editor: Suzanne Dawkins The staff thanks the following organizations for their contributions to this publication. The George C. Marshall Foundation (Lexington, Virginia) The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration The German Marshall Fund (Washington, D.C.) United States Department of State International Information Progams