The only man to ever serve as both secretary of state and secretary of defense, his greatest achievement may have been devising the Marshall Plan, ... General George C. Marshall, 1947.

Nobel Peace Prize winner and Chief of Staff George Marshall was born on this day in history, Dec. 31, 1880. He's best known for his development of the Marshall Plan following World War II.

General of the Armies George C. Marshall served successively as Army Chief of Staff during World War II, Secretary of State during the early years of the Cold War, and Secretary of Defense during ...

George C. Marshall was the Army Chief of Staff during World War II, was appointed Secretary of State under President Truman, and then became Secretary of Defense during the Korean War.

GEORGE C. MARSHALL was U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Secretary of Defense in the Truman administration. A five-star general, he served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army for the duration of World ...

Secretary of State George C. Marshall (left) and Gen. Omar N. Bradley (right) sit with James Bryant Conant, president of Harvard University, on June 5, 1947, during graduation ceremonies.

He later served as secretary of state and secretary of defense during the trying post-war years, ... “The Making of a Leader – The Formative Years of George C. Marshall,” Knopf.

Created by the British government by an Act of Parliament to honor George C. Marshall, General of the Army, Secretary of State, and architect of the post-World War II Economic Recovery Program ...

George C. Marshall was doubtless moved to be equated with George Washington. As Harvard University granted the secretary of state an honorary law doctorate on June 5, 1947, its citation called him ...

Secretary of State George C. Marshall attends the commencement procession at Harvard University, where he gave his speech outlining what became known as the Marshall Plan, on June 5, 1947.

The only man to ever serve as both secretary of state and secretary of defense, his greatest achievement may have been devising the Marshall Plan, which rebuilt a devastated Europe after World War II.