February 28, 1965

Dialogue With the Future, Part 2

Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman is a series of 26 half hour films about Harry S. Truman’s presidency. Each episode of this series features President Truman looking back on his life and presidency and describing why he made the decisions he did.
This is an excerpt from the 20th episode titled, Dialogue With the Future, Part II, in which President Truman talks about his decision to drop the atomic bomb.

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