The Russians Obtained A Number Of Plants

As Far As The Russians Were Concerned, I Felt The Reverse; They Had Adequate Gold, If They Wanted To Buy, And They Weren't Dependent Upon International Trade. I Felt They Were More Self-sufficient.

There's A Myth That Roosevelt Gave Stalin Eastern Europe. I Was With Roosevelt Every Day At Yalta.

Roosevelt Was The One Who Had The Vision To Change Our Policy From Isolationism To World Leadership. That Was A Terrific Revolution. Our Country's Never Been The Same Since.

We Both Agreed That Stalin Was Determined To Hold Out Against The Germans. He Told Us He'd Never Let Them Get To Moscow. But If He Was Wrong, They'd Go Back To The Urals And Fight. They'd Never Surrender.

Poland, Of Course, Was The Key Country. I Remember Stalin Telling Me That The Plains Of Poland Were The Invasion Route Of Europe To Russia And Always Had Been, And Therefore He Had To Control Poland.