The Presidency in the Nuclear Age, Panel 1
Former President George H.W. Bush provided his perspectives on the issue of nuclear proliferation in opening remarks on a video made the previous week in Maine. Video clips were also shown of President Truman in August 1945 and President Eisenhower at the United Nations on December 8, 1953.
Richard Rhodes is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Simon & Schuster; February 1987). Jennet Conant is the author of 109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos, (Simon & Schuster; April 26, 2005). Wilson Miscamble is the author of From Roosevelt to Truman: Potsdam, Hiroshima, and the Cold War
A panel discussion on how U.S. foreign policy and the presidency have been shaped by the development, use, and spread of nuclear weapons foc… read more
A panel discussion on how U.S. foreign policy and the presidency have been shaped by the development, use, and spread of nuclear weapons focused on foreign policy decision-making during the Roosevelt and Truman administrations and the race to build the bomb. The panelists also responded to questions submitted by members of the audience.
Former President George H.W. Bush provided his perspectives on the issue of nuclear proliferation in opening remarks on a video made the previous week in Maine. Video clips were also shown of President Truman in August 1945 and President Eisenhower at the United Nations on December 8, 1953.
Richard Rhodes is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Simon & Schuster; February 1987). Jennet Conant is the author of 109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos, (Simon & Schuster; April 26, 2005). Wilson Miscamble is the author of From Roosevelt to Truman: Potsdam, Hiroshima, and the Cold War close
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