Stimson tells Truman war might end if Japanese were offered a chance to surrender 70 years ago this hour (July 2 1945)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II


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(Monday, July 2, 1945, 11:00 a.m. EWT; during World War II) — U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson made one last effort to convince President Harry S. Truman that the war might end if the Japanese were offered a chance to surrender with the Emperor left in place during a meeting today at the White House.