Place Vendôme in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Plan Marshall / The Marshall Plan

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023

1. Plan Marshall / The Marshall Plan Marker - French plaque

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En commemoration
du 50ème anniversaire du
Plan Marshall

Mis en place entre 1947 et 1952
en cet Hôtel Talleyrand

“Contre la faim, la pauvrete, le desespoir et le chaos”

_______________

In commemoration of
the 50th anniversary of
the Marshall Plan

Administered here
at the Hotel Talleyrand
1947 - 1952

"Against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos"

Erected 1997 by American Club of Paris.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1948.

Location. 48° 51.993′ N, 2° 19.423′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Place Vendôme. Marker is at the intersection of Rue de Rivoli and Rue Saint-Florentin, on the right when traveling west on Rue de Rivoli. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rue de Rivoli 258, Paris, Île-de-France 75001, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cour des Comptes / Court of Accounts (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Church / Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption

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(about 180 meters away); L’Obelisque de Luxor (about 210 meters away); Place Louis XV (about 240 meters away); Henry Dupuy de Lôme (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Madame Geoffrin (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Orville J. Cunningham (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jean-Baptiste Lully (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Marshall Plan (1948) (National Archives).

Excerpt: On April 3, 1948, President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948. It became known as the Marshall Plan, named for Secretary of State George Marshall, who in 1947 proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.

Over the next four years, Congress appropriated $13.3 billion for European recovery. This aid provided much needed capital and materials that enabled Europeans to rebuild the continent’s economy.

For the United States, the Marshall Plan provided markets for American goods, created reliable trading partners, and supported the development of stable democratic governments in Western Europe. Congress’s approval of the
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023

2. Plan Marshall / The Marshall Plan Marker - English plaque
Marshall Plan signaled an extension of the bipartisanship of World War II into the postwar years.

(Submitted on September 27, 2023.)

Plan Marshall / The Marshall Plan Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023

3. Plan Marshall / The Marshall Plan Marker - wide view

The marker plaques are visible here on the left side of the building, visible just above the metro entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.