Then we will look at some documents from july to see my timeline here. Then we will have another five to finish off. Even some from later into the 60s that connect to this topic. The first information that truman has about the Manhattan Project comes in april just 12 days after he becomes president on april 12. This very famous letter that some of you are very familiar with is when Henry Stimson writes to truman to tell him highly secret matter as it is mentioned in that first paragraph. He mentioned this to truman after his inauguration on april 12 after fdrs death. Just in passing, something they need to talk about in the future. Stinson sentater, this letter to truman, telling him that they need to get together quickly. You can see some interesting. Andwritten notes writes matt, tomorrow. He is telling mr. Connelly to get Henry Stenson on his cabinet for the next day. Across. Id come he did not get into much detail as he started to see the budget numbers about the project but stinso
Over hiroshima japan. Up next, im 90 4 45 newsreel an events leading up to the decision to release the bomb. Follow is arrival for the potsdam conference prison truman reviews. Followed by secretary state burns, president truman rides down the autobahn to berlin. Where the lineup for the president ial inspection. A 18th of july, president and mr. Burns our guests of stalin and molotov its soviet headquarters. Premier stalin and manages a request for photographs below the balcony and they go to the villa. Formal sessions of the Conference Get underway with president truman chosen to preside over the meetings. Stalin exchanges handshakes with churchill and eaten. Both churchill an even hearse will be replaced. Now shaking hands with the russian premier becomes earnest having succeeds anthony even as foreign secretary. After daily sessions for eight days, the conference recess until the Election Results became known. Between sessions, president truman talks with generals dwight the eisenh
Documents and a sketch of a test explosion. We will also see the president s announcement of the bomb dropping. The Truman Library institute provided this video. What i would like to do tonight is to show you a number of artifacts, photographs, documents related to the 75th anniversary of the atomic bomb. I will present them digitally and then well have some questions in the chat box at the end. I hope you enjoyed the presentation. Enjoy the presentation. I will go right in. This is not from july of 1945 but from april shortly after truman became president. Then we will look at some documents from july to see my timeline here. Then we will have another five to finish off. Even some from later into the 60s that connect to this topic. The first information that truman has about the Manhattan Project comes in april just 12 days after he becomes president on april 12. This very famous letter that some of you are very familiar with is when Henry Stimson writes to truman to tell him about th
Following his arrival for the tripartite conference, president truman reviews the veterans second armored division. Accompanied by secretary of state burns, mr. Truman arrives in berlin where men, tanks and vehicles are lined up for the president ial inspection. On 18th july, the president and mr. Burns our guests at soviet headquarters. Premier stalin acknowledges a request for photographs below the balcony, and the group proceeds to the garden of the villa. The formal sessions of the Conference Get underway with president truman chosen to preside over the meetings. Premier stalin exchanges handshakes with Prime Minister churchill and British Foreign secretary anthony eden. Both churchhill and eden are to be replaced as britains chief spokesman at the conference. Englands Prime Minister by virtue of his labor partys victory in the 25th july british elections. After daily sessions for eight days, the conference recessed until the Election Results became known. Between sessions, preside
By secretary of state byrnes. He runs down the autobahn to berlin, where men and vehicles are lined up for the president ial inspection. On july 18, the president and mr. Burns our guests of premier are guests of premier stalin and the commissar at headquarters. Premier stalin has a request below the balcony and the group proceeds to the garden of the villa. The formal sessions of the Conference Get underway with president truman presiding over the meetings. Premier stalin exchanges handshakes with Prime Minister churchill and British Foreign secretary anthony eden. Both churchill and eden are to be replaced as britains chief spokesman at the conference. Now shaking hands with the russian premier becomes englands Prime Minister by virtue of his labour partys victory in july 26 elections. After daily sessions for eight days, the conference recessed until the Election Results became known. Between sessions, president truman talked with general dwight d. Eisenhower and omar and bradley. I