CSPAN2 BOOK TV June 22, 2024
Into office with little idea with what was going on. Fdr had a permanent style of leadership he didnt keep a lot of notes. It was a lot of oneonone conversations with him and fdr trusted his cabinet secretaries with very examination his vicepresident s even less. Fortunately for truman there were only two decision he had to make. Germany was defeated. Japan was on it last legs so the only thing truman needed to decide was whether to invade japan or drop the atomic bomb. Truman took office knowing virtually nothing about the a bomb and it was up to henry system son, the 74yearold secretary of w...