U.S. President Harry Truman talks about Potsdam agreement and attacking Japan with atomic bomb
On returning from Berlin, President Harry Truman addresses the American people. He touches mostly upon issues of the Potsdam agreement, including the goals for a Germany controlled by the Allies, German reparations and the agreement on Poland. The President also justifies the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and warns of things to come if Japan does not surrender.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright
- Date Published
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1945-08-09
- Speakers
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
- Contributors
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National Broadcasting Company
- Subjects
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Potsdam Conference (1945 : Potsdam, Germany)
Bombardment of Hiroshima-shi (Japan : 1945)
Potsdam Conference
World War (1939-1945)
Atomic bomb victims
Politics and government
War reparations
Germany
Japan--Hiroshima-shi
Poland
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:27:19
- Venue Note
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Boradcast on NBC, Aug. 9, 1945.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 16488
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b8817995
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