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
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