When Clifford urged that it be called the Truman Plan, Truman dismissed the idea at once. It would be called the Marshall Plan, he said. More than once in his presidency, Truman would be remembered saying it was remarkable how much could be accomplished if you didn’t care who received the credit. But in this case he insisted that Marshall be the one most honored because Marshall deserved no less. He also commented realistically, “Anything that is sent up to the Senate and House with my name on it will quiver a couple of times and die.”
