Henry Wallace and the Origins of the Cold War, With Benn Steil

Benn Steil, a senior fellow and director of international economics at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Henry Wallace might have changed history had he and not Harry Truman succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt as president. Enter the CFR book giveaway by February 13, 2024, for the chance to win one of ten free copies of The World That Wasn’t: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century by Benn Steil. You can read the terms and conditions of the offer here. This episode was originally released by The President’s Inbox on January 30, 2024. Find us Henry Wallace and the Origins of the Cold War, With Benn Steil- https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/henry-wallace-and-origins-cold-war-benn-steil The President’s Inbox - https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-presidents-inbox/id1172546141 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/65u6jcFyV5BnlVhhzSi7UJ Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20President's%20Inbox Host Jim Lindsay Director of Studies, CFR Episode Guest Benn Steil Senior fellow and director of international economics, CFR Related Content Convention-https://www.playbill.com/article/40-actors-to-play-politicians-and-delegates-in-brooklyn-bound-convention?jwsource=cl The Battle for Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order- https://www.cfr.org/book/battle-bretton-woods The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War- https://www.cfr.org/book/marshall-plan The World That Wasn’t: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century- https://www.cfr.org/book/world-wasnt The Untold Story of American History- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1494191/ Text of Wallace Letter to Stalin Calling for Peace Program- https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/05/12/88791419.html?pageNumber=14 Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/WCYsH7 The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. Visit the CFR website: http://www.cfr.org Follow CFR on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cfr_org Follow CFR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/councilonforeignrelations/