Historians have varied interpretations of Marshall's vice presidency. Claire Suddath rated Marshall as one of the worst vice presidents in American history in a 2008 Time magazine article. Samuel Eliot Morison wrote that had Marshall carried out his constitutional duties, assumed the presidential powers and duties, and made the concessions necessary for the passage of the League of Nations treaty in late 1920, the United States would have been much more involved in European affairs and could have helped prevent the rise of Adolf Hitler, which began in the following year. Morison and a number of other historians claim that Marshall's decision was an indirect cause of the Second World War.Bennett 2007, p. 289. Charles Thomas, one of Marshall's biographers, wrote that although Marshall's assumption of presidential powers and duties would have made World War II much less likely, modern hypothetical speculation on the subject was unfair to Marshall, who made the correct decision in not forcibly removing Wilson from his duties, even temporarily.
historians have varied interpretations of marshall's vice presidency claire suddath rated marshall as one of the worst vice presidents in american history in a 2008 time magazine article samuel eliot morison wrote that had marshall carried out his constitutional duties assumed the presidential powers and duties and made the concessions necessary for the passage of the league of nations treaty in late 1920 the united states would have been much more involved in european affairs and could have helped prevent the rise of adolf hitler which began in the following year morison and a number of other historians claim that marshall's decision was an indirect cause of the second world warbennett 2007 p 289 charles thomas one of marshall's biographers wrote that although marshall's assumption of presidential powers and duties would have made world war ii much less likely modern hypothetical speculation on the subject was unfair to marshall who made the correct decision in not forcibly removing wilson from his duties even temporarily