I have received this afternoon a message from the japanese government, and reply to the message forwarded to that government by the secretary of state on august 11. I deem this reply a full acceptance of the potsdam declaration. It specifies the Unconditional Surrender of japan, in their reply, there is no qualification. That is president harry truman on august, 1940 five, announcing japans Unconditional Surrender following the u. S. Department of to atomic weapons, ending world war ii. Your new book culminates with this event 75 years ago. In the midst of what is going on in the country, why is it significant to pause and never this event so long ago . Guest i do not know if it is significant, but it is interesting and that was enough for me. [laughter] you have to say was significant for me personally, because i, as the host of the sunday talk show, i live and breathe washingtons world today. And one of the joys about researching and writing and now talking about this book, has nothi
It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. It has been done is the greatest achievement of organized signings science and history. , 1945, the u. S. Detonated the first atomic bomb over japan. Japanys later, surrendered, bringing an end to the second world war. Have a message from the japanese government. This is a full except as of the potsdam declaration. Through the work of cspans cities tour, we will share stories of people who contributed to this world altering event. We begin in new orleans. We are here on the road to tokyo exhibit. That will take up the war on the pacific and asia. Aspectshe interesting is how quickly the turning point came in. Just about six months later, after the japanese ran wild through the pacific, the battle of midway was fought. That was a major portion of japans strength. Whatever chance that japan had disappeared in 1942. , thereally into the war big victory at midway. It is a big ocean. That is a relatively brief time. The war would go on
What has been done is the greatest achievement of organized science and history. On august 6, 1945, the u. S. Detonated the first clear weapon in history over the city of humor shema, followed by a second that the nation over the city of nagasaki. Six days later, japan surrendered, ringing an and to the second world war. I have received a message from the japanese government. Id and this reply a full acceptance of the potsdam declaration. The Unconditional Surrender of japan. Through the work of cspans cities tour, we will share stories of the people that contributed to this worldaltering event. We begin in new orleans. At the National World war ii museum. We are here on the road to tokyo exhibit. Which will take us up through the war in the pacific and asia. One of the interesting aspects of the war in the pacific is how quickly the turning point came. The bombing of pearl harbor just december 1941. About six months later, after the japanese had run wild through the pacific, the battl
He is also a truman scholar. He has spent quite a bit of time studying the life and career of his grandfather. And he currently serves as honorary chairman of the board of trustees at the harry truman president ial library and museum in independence, missouri. Today, we will give a great opportunity for questionandanswer. Please weigh in with lots of questions. We have already been talking quite a bit offcamera about our topic today. And i guarantee there will be a lot of interesting ideas and discussion. So i will begin and introduce paul to the program. Thank you. Paul thank you, ed. Thank you, clifton, for being part of this today. Im very excited. This is one of those topics that has generated an enormous amount of debate throughout the years. The background for franklin roosevelt, of course, is that he was struggling in the late 1930s to convince americans who were very isolationist, that they had to take an interest in the problems going on in europe. Some of the things that he u
United states detonated the First Nuclear weapon in history followed by a second detonation august 9th over the city of nagasaki. Six days later, japan surrendered, bringing an end to the second world war. I have received this afternoon a message from the japanese government on august 11th. I deem this reply a full acceptance of the declaration where it specifies the surrender of japan. Well share stories of the people who contributed to this worldaltering event. We begin in new orleans at the National World war ii museum. Were here today in the road to tokyo exhibit. Its going to take us the war in the pacific and asia from 1941 to 1995. Its how quickly the turning point came in it. The bombing of pearl harbor was december of 1941. And six months later, the battle of midway was fought. And the u. S. Dive bombers destroyed no fewer than four japanese aircraft carriers. That was a major portion of japans naval strength. Whatever chance japan had at winning the war disappeared in june of