First is paul sparrow who is director of the franklin d. Roosevelt president ial museum and library in hyde park, new york, following a career as a documentary filmmaker and a Senior Executive at the museum and paul has been directioning the Roosevelt Library museum since 2015 and heel ll be talk about fdr and the Manhattan Project and our second guest is Clifton Daniel who is the eldest grandson of president harry truman. He is also a truman scholar where he spent quite a bit of time study being the life and career of his grandfather and currently serves as honorary chairman of the board of trustees at the harry truman president ial library and museum in independence, missouri. So today will give a great opportunity for question and answer. Please weigh in with lots of questions. Weve already been talking quite a bit offcamera, about our topic today, and i guarantee you theres going to be a lot of interesting ideas and discussion. So i will begin, and introduce all to join us on the p
75 years ago this month, the u. S. Exploded an atomic bomb over hiroshima, japan. Up next, a 1945 newsreel about events leading to the decision to release the bomb. Following his arrival for the tripartite conference, president truman reviews the veterans second armored division. Mr. Truman arrives to 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 anthony eden. Both church hill 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 elections. After daily sessions for eight days,
Watch tonight and enjoy American History every night. Up next, a 1945 newsreel about events leading up to the decision to release the bomb. Following his arrival, president truman reviews the 2nd armored division. Accompanied by the secretary of state, he rides down the autobahn to berlin, where men and vehicles are lined up for a president ial inspection. On 18th july, they are guests of premier stalin. A group proceeds to the garden of the villa. The formal sessions get under way. Premier stalin exchanges handshakes. Now shaking hands with the russian premier becomes englands Prime Minister by virtue of his labor partys victory in the elections. Earnest bevin succeeds as foreign secretary. Between sessions, president truman talks about generals. Fleet admiral leahy is also present in the potsdam white house. On 26th july, a joint declaration from president truman and retiring churchill, they call on the japanese government to surrender unconditionally. It follows. The british entire
Learning cancer from radiation was continuing to affect atomic bomb survivors and their children. Narrated by ms. Lifton the Film Documents the origins of hiroshimas peace park and tells the story of how hand made paper cranes became a symbol of peace and remembrance for victims of the august 6th, 1945 atomic bombing of the city. In japan there is an old belief that a crane can live for a thousand years. If you fold a thousand paper cranes, they will protect you from illness. After the bomb fell on hiroshima, august 6th, 1945, the people folded paper cranes. Today in hiroshima men, women, and children are still folding paper cranes. Especially children. For they stirl suffering from radiation effects of the bomb. What is it like to be a child in hiroshima so many years after the war . These children look like children anywhere. They are in the peace park and the monument behind them is dedicated to the 70,000 people known to have died from the bomb. Although estimates go as high as 200
Have not yet seen. With the fighting skill which they are already aware. Im at langley, im senior director programs at the National World War Ii Museum ignored orleans. Im joined today by two gentlemen. The first is paul sparrow who is director of the franklin de roosevelt president ial museum and library and hyde park, new york. Following a career as a documentary filmmaker and a Senior Executive of the museum,. Paul has been directing the Roosevelt Museum since 2015. He will be talking obviously about fdr and the Manhattan Project. Our second guest is Clifton Truman daniel who is the eldest grandson of president harry truman. 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 honourary chairman of the board of trustees and at the harry truman president ial library and museum and independence, missouri. So today well give a great opportunity for question and answer. Please weigh in with lots of quest