The Presidents Committee to Study the United States Military Assistance Program ("''Draper Committee.''") was a bipartisan committee, created in November 1958 by U.S.

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...

Dwight D. Eisenhower to undertake a completely independent, objective, and non-partisan analysis of the military assistance aspects of the 1949

Mutual Defense Assistance Act The Mutual Defense Assistance Act was a United States Act of Congress signed by President Harry S. Truman on 6 October 1949. For US Foreign policy, it was the first U.S. military foreign aid legislation of the Cold War era, and initially to Eu ...

. In 1965, William Henry Draper Jr. and others founded the Population Crisis Committee, which later changed its name to Population Action International. This organization is not the same as the Draper Committee.

Members

The committee was composed of: * William Henry Draper Jr. (chairman), board chairman of the Mexican Light & Power Co. and retired World War II major general *

Dillon Anderson Dillon Anderson (July 14, 1906 – January 29, 1974) was an official in the federal government of the United States during the Eisenhower administration (1953–61). He served as the 2nd National Security Advisor from April 2, 1955, to September ...

, Houston lawyer, onetime presidential

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* Joseph M. Dodge, Detroit banker, onetime Budget Director *

Alfred Maximilian Gruenther General Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (March 3, 1899 – May 30, 1983) was a senior United States Army officer, Red Cross president, and bridge player. After being commissioned towards the end of World War I, he served in the army throughout t ...

, American Red Cross president, onetime Supreme Allied Commander in Europe *

Marx Leva Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 p ...

, Washington lawyer, onetime Assistant Secretary of Defense * John J. McCloy, New York banker, onetime High Commissioner in Germany * George C. McGhee, Dallas businessman, onetime Assistant Secretary of State * General

Joseph T. McNarney Joseph Taggart McNarney (August 28, 1893 – February 1, 1972) was a four-star general in the United States Army and in the United States Air Force, who served as Military Governor of occupied Germany. Early life Joseph Taggart McNarney was ...

(ret.), onetime commander of U.S. forces in Europe * Admiral

Arthur W. Radford Arthur William Radford (27 February 1896 – 17 August 1973) was an admiral and naval aviator of the United States Navy. In over 40 years of military service, Radford held a variety of positions including the vice chief of Naval Operations, ...

(ret.), onetime Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman * James E. Webb, Oklahoma oilman, onetime Under Secretary of State, onetime Budget Director

References

External links

Records of the Draper Committee (U.S. President's Committee to Study the U.S. Military Assistance Program), Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
Executive Office of the President of the United States Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower History of diplomacy {{US-mil-stub