Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima... It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe.

Harry S. Truman

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Harry S. Truman

33rd US President (1884-1972). Sworn in 82 days into his vice presidency after FDR's death, he approved the atomic bombings, ended WWII, and built the Cold War architecture—Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, and CIA.

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Source: Statement by the President Announcing the Use of the A-Bomb at Hiroshima (1945年8月6日 ホワイトハウス声明)Verified

Harry S. Truman's Other Quotes

The buck stops here.

It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

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