more independent in 1951. He retired from government in 1953 at the end of Truman's second term. Snyder died in Seabrook Island, South Carolina, on October 8, 1985, at the age of 90, and was buried in Washington National Cathedral. Notes Further reading Fielding, Jeremy. "The primacy of national security? American responses to the British financial crisis of 1949." Diplomacy and Statecraft 11#1 (2000): 163-188. Heidenheimer, A. J. "John Snyder's Hope Chest," The New Republic, 15 October 1951 pp 12–13 Kapuria-Foreman, Vibha. "John W. Snyder" in ; also online Primary sources Oral History Interview with John W. Snyder, at the Truman Library Snyder, John F. "The Treasury and Economic Policy" in Francis Howard Heller, ed. Economics and the Truman administration (Univ Press of Kansas, 1981). pp 24–27 External links A selection of Snyder's papers related to the 1951 Accord, are available on the FRASER Finding aid for Snyder's papers held at the Truman Presidential Library 1895 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American politicians American Episcopalians United States Army personnel of World War I United States Secretaries of the Treasury People from Jonesboro, Arkansas Arkansas Democrats Truman administration cabinet members Burials at Washington National Cathedral