Bomb hiroshima and nagasaki is that title of a series of American University institute of Nuclear Studies Institute Press briefings. Up next, for historians who have spent decades studying the topic summarize the findings about then take questions from journalists. The Nuclear Studies institute recorded this zoom event and provided the video. Barbara cochran, Professor Emeritus of the university of Missouri School of journalism, the world first journalism school. Andally i was a journalist news executive at the washington star, npr, bc, and cbs. I wont moderate the discussion today. And ninth, 1945, the United States dropped the only Nuclear Weapons ever used in a war on the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. 75 years later the debate continues over the decision of president Harry S Truman to use these weapons. The world still echoes with the repercussions of that act. For journalists, the anniversary of major events offer what editors love, a news peg. Anniversaries present th
You are watching book tv on cspan 2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Book tv, television for serious readers. [applause] good morning. Im director of the center for learning, literacy and engagement at the library of congress. One of the major programs of this new center at the library is oversight of the National Book festival, whose overall theme this year is change makers. This is why im especially excited to introduce our new panel devoted to change makers. The focus of much of the programming at the library of congress this year. We are currently celebrating change makers at our Thomas Jefferson building, with an exhibition called shall not be denied, women fight for the vote, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment. And this december, we will mount an exhibit devoted to the life and influence of one of our great civil rights icons, rosa parks. I invite you to visit the library to see these exhibitions. You can also view our
You watching us here in the United States, canada, and all around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom efforts to air drop aid into gaza turned deadly as a parachute malfunctions. Were live in cyprus with look at what this says about the ongoing struggled to respond to an exploding humanitarian crisis. Plus us President Joe Biden takes his fiery state of the Union Message on the road. As he kicks off a Battleground State tour. Well look at how his message is resonating on the Campaign Trail and bragging about turning to roe v. Wade. Have no clue about the power of women reproductive rights are hot topic this Election Year will look at how the issue is motivating those going so the polls live from atlanta this is cnn newsroom with Kim Brunhuber in the past hour or there has been a new air drop of aid into gaza. Have a look here. You can see the parachutes and aid pallets in this video. Now we dont know which country dropped this aid, but its one of many airdrops thats happe
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Oppenheimer they are weapons of aggression, of surprise and of terror. Richard rhodes oppenheimer wanted the bomb to be used. How else would the world know what it was . Eleanor roosevelt dr. Oppenheimer, are we creating something we may not be able to control . Oppenheimer in a world of atomic weapons, wars will cease. ticking Newsreel Narrator it is dminus one for the test of the worlds first atomic device. Else this cultured, nonviolent man was responsible for birthing the most violent weapon in human history. And he devoted the rest of his life to trying to control the monster that he had unleashed. Oppenheimer if there is another world war. This civilization may go under. Kai bird he became a political pariah. Edward r. Murrow is it true that humans have already discovered a method of destroying humanity . cameras clicking else and it finally ruined him. Oppenheimer now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds. Explosion Booming we have made a thing that, by all standards of the