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John Jay McCloy (March 31, 1895 – March 11, 1989) was an American lawyer, diplomat, banker, and presidential advisor. He served as Assistant Secretary of War during World War II under Henry Stimson. In this capacity he dealt with German sabotage and political tensions in the North Africa Campaign.
World War II. John J. McCloy (born March 31, 1895, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died March 11, 1989, Stamford, Conn.) was an American diplomat and lawyer. He was an adviser to every U.S. president from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan. McCloy graduated from Harvard Law School in 1921. Thereafter he practiced law on Wall Street.
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Apr 19, 1992 · The Real McCloy : THE CHAIRMAN: JOHN J. McCLOY; The Making of the American Establishment, <i> By Kai Bird (Simon & Schuster: $30; 800 pp.)</i> By Robert Sherrill April 19, 1992 12 AM PT
John J. McCloy could make that claim with great pride, for he was assistant secretary of war during World War II, and he was one of a small circle of FDR's trusted advisers who were aware of the Manhattan Project. Thus, at a critical moment, John McCloy was in a position to change world history. It was June 18, 1945, at the White House.
By Richard Pearson. March 12, 1989 at 12:00 a.m. EST. John J. McCloy, 93, a statesman, lawyer and banker who was as respected by the world's leaders as he was little-known to the public, and who ...
Mar 12, 1989 · L.A. Times Archives. March 12, 1989 12 AM PT. From Associated Press. STAMFORD, Conn. —. John Jay McCloy, a presidential adviser and former head of the World Bank who as U.S. high commissioner to ...
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Mar 11, 1989 · STAMFORD, Conn. -- John J. McCloy, who helped shape some of the major post-World War II institutions of government and business, was 'one of our country's most outstanding citizens,' President ...
