(Personal papers, Books/Articles by and about, Speeches, Statements, Films and Web Sources)
General
Bankers with a Mission by
This book tells the story of the seven men who presided over the World Bank from 1946 to 1991: Eugene Meyer, John J. McCloy, Eugene R. Black, George D. Woods, Robert S. McNamara, Alden W. Clausen, and Barber B. Conable. The story throws light on the importance of leadership for the building and performance of an institution, especially a global institution. Each president made a distinct contribution to building the organization and defining its mission. The chapters in this book describe who those presidents were, how they came to the Bank, and what experiences they brought with them. The essays also analyze the problems these men encountered during their tenure and how they dealt with them, discuss the impact each president had on the Bank, and describe the legacies of these presidents.
Other Sites
Eugene Meyer by Lavelle, Kathryn C. 2013. American politics, the presidency of the World Bank, and development policy. Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6377 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.
ORAL HISTORY
SPEECHES & STATEMENTS
World Bank Sites
Other Sites
McCloy, John J. 1953. The Challenge to American Foreign Policy. Godkin Lectures at Harvard University; Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1953
The Chairman by
Against the backgrounds of World War II, the Cold War, the construction of Pax Americana, the Cuban missile crisis, the Kennedy assassination, and Vietnam, Bird shows us McCloy's astonishing rise from self-described "chore boy" to "chairman of the Establishment." His powerful circle shaped the postwar globe. But McCloy stood out among them as a towering figure of achievement: as a Wall Street lawyer who earned the confidence of captains of industry and presidents; as Henry Stimson's right-hand man at the War Department; as president of the World Bank and chairman of the Chase financial empire; and as presidential adviser. Bird captures every facet of this self-made man. We see McCloy's commercial acumen as the most in-demand lawyer of Wall Street; his dictatorial will as high commissioner of occupied Germany; and his stoic loyalty as adviser to Presidents FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, Ford, and Reagan. Bird brilliantly explores how McCloy came to epitomize the American Establishment and the values of a generation that led the United States through bitter war and unparalleled prosperity.
The Wise Men by
The Wise Men introduces the original brightest and best, leaders whose outsized personalities and actions brought order to postwar chaos: Averell Harriman, freewheeling diplomat and Roosevelt's special envoy to Churchill and Stalin; Dean Acheson, the secretary of state who was more responsible for the Truman Doctrine than Truman and for the Marshall Plan than General Marshall; George Kennan, author of Containment; Robert Lovett, assistant secretary of war, undersecretary of state, and secretary of defense during the Cold War; John McCloy, one of the nation's most influential private citizens; and Charles Bohlen, adroit diplomat and ambassador to the Soviet Union.
ORAL HISTORY
SPEECHES & STATEMENTS
Past President's Speeches -- John J. McCloy (Held by the World Bank)
OTHER ONLINE SOURCES
Dimensions – John J. McCloy
John McCloy records from the FBI
New York Times articles about John McCloy
Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) John McCloy entry
Wikipedia article about John McCloy
Wilson Center Digital Archive declassified McCloy items.
World Bank Sites
Other Sites
Black, Eugene R. 1960. The Diplomacy of Economic Development. Harvard University Press
Black, Eugene R. 1969. Alternative in South East Asia. New York: Praeger Publishing
Black, Eugene R. 1970. The Mekong River: a challenge in peaceful development for Southeast Asia. New York: National Strategy Information Center.
Black, Eugene R., "The World Bank at Work," Foreign Affairs 30, no. 3 (April 1952): 402-411
Farese, Giovanni, and Paolo Savona. 2014. Il banchiere del mondo: Eugene Robert Black e l'ascesa della cultura dello sviluppo in Italia.
Lavelle, Kathryn C. 2013. American politics, the presidency of the World Bank, and development policy. Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6377 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.
ORAL HISTORY
Reminisces of Eugene Robert Black, 1961. (Held at Columbia University)
Interview with David Horrocks. 1975. Finding Aid • Transcript (Held by Eisenhauer Presidential Library)
SPEECHES & STATEMENTS
Discussion with Eugene Black, W.A.B.Iliff, Davidson Sommers, and Frederic Bartlett (Held by US State Department)
Past President's Speeches -- Eugene R. Black (Held by the World Bank)
Statements and Speeches of Eugene R Black. (Held by the U.S. Federal Reserve)
Longines Chronoscope with Eugene Black, April 21, 1952
Other Online Sources
Federal Reserve Biography page
Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Eugene R Black entry
Wikipedia article about Eugene Black
WORLD BANK SITES
OTHER SITES
Oliver, Robert W. 1995. George Woods and the World Bank, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1995
ORAL HISTORY
George D. Woods project : oral history, 1983-1985. Family and associates recall the life and career of George David Woods (Held at Colombia)
SPEECHES & STATEMENTS
Past President's Speeches -- George Woods (Held by the World Bank)
OTHER ONLINE SOURCES
WORLD BANK SITES
Other Sites
ORAL HISTORY
Robert McNamara Collection (AFC/2001/001/51424), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
SPEECHES & STATEMENTS
Past President's Speeches -- Robert McNamara (Held by the World Bank)
Morris, Errol, dir. The Fog of War. 2003
ONLINE SOURCES
World Bank Sites
Other Sites
ORAL HISTORY
SPEECHES & STATEMENTS
Past President's Speeches -- A. W. Clausen (Held by the World Bank)
“Midday; A.W. Clausen at Commonwealth Club,” 1988-09-21, Minnesota Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed August 3, 2023, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-43-11xd2hwb.
ONLINE SOURCES
WORLD BANK SITES
Other Sites
Articles and Books By Barber Conable