THE DECISION TO DROP THE BOMB 1965 DOCUMENTARY w/ CHET HUNTLEY HIROSHIMA ATOMIC BOMB 90984

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Dating to 1965, this documentary film “The Decision to Drop the Bomb“ takes a look at the most difficult decision in President Harry Truman’s term in office: the decision as to whether or not to use the newly-developed atomic bomb against Japan. The film was produced by Fred Freed for NBC-TV and narrated by Chet Huntley. The film begins the moment that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies in office. The new president, Harry S. Truman, has only served in office for a brief time. People react in the streets to the news of the FDR’s passing 1:35. Flag flies at half-mast 1:54. People stand outside the White House as Harry S. Truman takes the oath of office 2:10. Secretary of War Henry L Stimson, the sole cabinet member to know about the Manhattan Project, is shown 2:35. McGeorge Bundy speaks to the camera 2:48. The Pentagon is shown 3:20. Leslie Groves 3:31. E. R. Stettinius, Jr. walks out of a governme