Eisenhower's stint as the president of Columbia University was punctuated by his activity within the Council on Foreign Relations, a study group he led as president concerning the political and military implications of the Marshall Plan, and The American Assembly, Eisenhower's "vision of a great cultural center where business, professional and governmental leaders could meet from time to time to discuss and reach conclusions concerning problems of a social and political nature". His biographer Blanche Wiesen Cook suggested that this period served as "the political education of General Eisenhower", since he had to prioritize wide-ranging educational, administrative, and financial demands for the university. Through his involvement in the Council on Foreign Relations, he also gained exposure to <answer>economic</answer> analysis, which would become the bedrock of his understanding in <answer>economic</answer> policy. "Whatever General Eisenhower knows about <answer>economic</answer>s, he has learned at the study group meetings," one Aid to Europe member claimed.
What sort of analysis did Eisenhower first experience with the Council on Foreign Relations?
economic