| | The history of [[American foreign policy]] shows periods of presidential control and periods where the State Department shaped policy. | | The history of [[American foreign policy]] shows periods of presidential control and periods where the State Department shaped policy. |
| − | The White House ran policy under [[Theodore Roosevelt]] (1901-1909), [[Woodrow Wilson]] (1913-21), [[Franklin Roosevelt]] (1933-45)<ref> During the war Roosevelt worked through [[Harry Hopkins]]. In 1939, Secratary Cordell Hull complained, "Roosevelt …doesn't consult me or confide in me and I have to feel my way in the dark." Hull ''Memoirs of Cordell Hull'', (1948), pg. 1227.</ref>, [[Lyndon Johnson]] (1963-69), [[Richard Nixon]] (1969-74), and [[Ronald Reagan]] (1981-89). | + | The White House ran policy under [[Theodore Roosevelt]] (1901-1909), [[Woodrow Wilson]] (1913-21), [[Franklin Roosevelt]] (1933-45)<ref> During the war Roosevelt worked through [[Harry Hopkins]]. In 1939, Secretary Cordell Hull complained, "Roosevelt …doesn't consult me or confide in me and I have to feel my way in the dark." Hull ''Memoirs of Cordell Hull'', (1948), pg. 1227.</ref>, [[Lyndon Johnson]] (1963-69), [[Richard Nixon]] (1969-74), and [[Ronald Reagan]] (1981-89). |
| − | The State Department was in charge during the presidencies of [[Warren Harding]] (1921-23), [[Calvin Coolidge]] (1923-29), [[Hewrbert Hoover]] (1929-33), [[Harry Truman]] (1945-53)<ref>[{Dean Acheson]] was the main policy maker.</ref> and [[Dwight Eisenhower]] (1953-61). | + | The State Department was in charge during the presidencies of [[Warren Harding]] (1921-23), [[Calvin Coolidge]] (1923-29), [[Herbert Hoover]] (1929-33), [[Harry Truman]] (1945-53)<ref>[[Dean Acheson]] was the main policy maker.</ref> and [[Dwight Eisenhower]] (1953-61). |