The truth is, the whole administration under Roosevelt was demoralized by the system of dealing directly with subordinates. It wasobviated in the State Department and the War Department under [Secretary of State Elihu] Root and me [Taft was the Secretary… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
“It was one thing for the country and much of the executive branch of government not to feel involved in the war, but for the DoD—the “department of war”—that was unacceptable.” — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
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