on the campaign trail, allowing Nixon to outmaneuver him during the fund scandal, refusing to break with right-wing zealots like McCarthy and Jenner, and failing to rally to the defense of George Marshall, his mentor and a true national hero. His criticisms of Truman were acidic and hypocritical, given his own role in forging America’s security policy under Truman’s leadership. The campaign needlessly poisoned his relations with the outgoing president.
