The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman.

The Clifford-Elsey Report was a significant document written in 1946 for President Harry S. Truman, offering a comprehensive analysis of U.S.-Soviet relations and helping shape U.S. Cold War policy. It was authored primarily by Clark Clifford, Truman’s Special Counsel, and George Elsey, an aide to the president. This report marked an important moment in the evolution of American foreign policy, especially concerning the Soviet Union, at a time when tensions were escalating between the two superpowers.