President Truman briefed on atomic bomb test 70 years ago this hour (July 21 1945)

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


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(Saturday, July 21, 1945, 3:45 p.m. CEST; during World War II) — U.S. President Harry S. Truman received a description of the July 16, 1945, test of the atomic bomb today while at the Potsdam Conference, becoming fully aware of its awesome power for the first time (click here for a clip of this event from “American Experience: Truman” at 2:03:26).


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