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Biography: John J. McCloy He has been called “the most influential private citizen in America” by Harper’s magazine, “the conscience of America” by DIE ZEIT, and “the godfather of the new Germany” by former Federal German President Richard von Weizsaecker.
Mar 12, 1989 · John Jay McCloy was very much a self-made man. Born in Philadelphia on March 31, 1895, he was the son of John J. McCloy, an auditor for the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Anna May Snader ...
John McCloy was personally responsible for what may be the single most memorable moment in the German-American relationship. In the internationally jittery summer of 1963, John Kennedy was planning a trip to the Federal Republic and sought the advice of the former U.S. High Commissioner.
Apr 17, 2024 · John Snader McCloy was born in Philadelphia on March 31, 1895, to John Jay McCloy and Anna Snader McCloy and was the second of two sons. His father, a high school dropout, nonetheless rose to become an insurance company executive. In 1899, his older brother William died of diphtheria, and thirteen months later, his father died of a heart attack.
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.
Educated as a lawyer, McCloy was very active and successful in a variety of fields. He pursued private law, served as an advisor to the Secretary of War and President Kennedy, was appointed U.S. High Commissioner for Germany and president of the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (later the World Bank).
Jan 10, 2017 · “Exhaustively researched and remarkably evenhanded.” —The New York Times “Absorbing…the definitive life story.” —Kirkus Reviews “A fascinating study.” —Los Angeles Times In The Chairman, the authoritative biography of John J. McCloy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Kai Bird chronicles the life of the man labeled “the most influential private citizen in America.”Against ...
