November 23, 1963 - Harry Truman from Truman Library after the Assassination of President Kennedy
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- Reaction from former U.S. President Harry S. Truman from the Truman Library in Kansas, Missouri following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas.
R.I.P.
Truman
1884 - 1972
The way he said “Not yet.”
You’ll rarely hear a more certain heartfelt comment.
Hard to believe that it was only 18 years before this telecast that Harry S. Truman inherited the office of president upon the death of FDR. He more than anyone could commiserate with LBJ. I love how Truman was so alert, so mentally vital even in his advanced years. He was a country boy with deep respect for rigors of regular exercise and the benefits it bestowed. We would all do well to follow his example and take a long walk every morning.
Back in 2016 we visited the Truman home & museum. When we toured the house, the tour guide was telling about when Truman got his 'post White House' secret service detail... After Kennedy, was when secret service detail was extended to ten years after Presidents left office. He said Truman was at home when these guys showed up & told him why they were there, Truman didn't think he needed them & I guess basically told them 'I really don't need you but if you have to be here, show up tomorrow in 'work clothes'...' He put them to work doing yard work, painting, hanging wallpaper, anything he could think of to keep them busy.
I'm sure his wording was a little more salty than that, but he didn't dance around when asked a question. This is the third video I have seen of HST "Post-Assassination-JFK" and he seems pretty sharp. I wonder where these little clips have been hiding? They are wonderful to watch and great to learn from actual history and not reenactments!
dpm1982, oh I'm sure it was too
😉😁 Look on Amazon prime video, I saw an interview with him, very candid, wish I could remember the name... 🤔
Do you know the date on that interview?
dpm1982 It's called 'Give'em He'll, Harry' on Amazon prime, release date was 2012.
He seemed to have a lot of respect for Kennedy and seemed saddened. I am sure he knew what was going on behind the scenes, but didn’t look happy about it.
Actually, he may have respected JFK’s office, but he didn’t like the man. But a day after his brutal murder, you would not expect President Truman to say this out loud. Of course he was saddened. Everybody was.
Ofcourse he created the 👹 monster in 1947..for different reasons(CIA)
His statements about the CIA exactly one month after JFK’s assassination would definitely support your view that he knew what was going on.
@@angeliqueivanica975 Nothing was "going on" that is just deranged tinfoil hat nutjob theory. The CIA is just another government agency, as inept as the rest of them.
JFK was killed by some type of conspiracy, likely of foreign origin. But this CIA shit is deranged tinfoil hat nonsense.
@@angeliqueivanica975 He DEF. knew and KNEW a lot more !!
Kind of spooky for Truman since he became president because another one died
The first President Rose Kennedy met was McKinley.
Yes, but he knew that's what he was there for. And there's a long line of succession that goes beyond the VP
Also, he'd been highly opposed and to and spoke out against JFK's candidacy.
@@williamneumyer7147 Yes, and Mckinley told Rose to never let Ted drive an Oldsmobile with a woman who was not his wife in the car over narrow causeways.
@@baronedipiemonte3990 And, he also knew, going in as VP, that he was very likely to become President before FDR's fourth term ended in 1949. Anyone who saw FDR up close, from the spring of 1944 onwards, could see that he looked to be in terrible health and almost surely didn't have too long to live. When he arrived in Warm Springs, on that last visit in April of 1945, crowds who usually came to the railway station to greet him were shocked into near silence when they saw how physically ill Roosevelt looked. (FDR's doctors and closest advisors knew for a fact that he was dying. That's why such a huge importance was placed on who was going to be VP in the election. They knew that, barring some medical miracle, that's who would be in the Oval Office before the term ended.)
There's a story that, shortly after the 1944 election, Truman (by then VP-Elect) went to a White House reception. He brought with him, as a guest, an old friend of his who'd been a sergeant in his artillery unit during World War I. When leaving, after having seen FDR up close, the sergeant turned to Truman and reportedly said "Take a look at that place, Harry. You're going to be living there before too long.". Truman sighed sadly and said "I'm afraid you're right."
Truman did not support JFK's candidacy. But as election drew closer he got on board. Truman said he liked Kennedy and thought he was more than cut out for the job. But he did not like Joe Kennedy. At all. There was a great mutual respect between JFK and Truman.
When asked about JFK's catholicism Truman said "It's not the Pope I'm worried about it's the pop!"
Truman hated Nixon so much he "got on board"
He had to take over after president roosevelt died.He also had to make the tough decision to drop the nuclear bombs on Japan. Truman was kept out of the loop prior to his becoming president in regards to the possibility of using this horrible weapon
I can't speak to what he knew or didn't. Many people condemn him for what he did. Horrific ? Of course. But it had to be done. Enough American and allied lives were killed and worse by Japan. I take issue with the fact that we put them back on their feet so well. But America in It's greatness helped put it's enemies back on their feet. With regards to Italy, the Mussolini's should have been exiled along with the Royals. At least Germany learned it's place - finally
@@baronedipiemonte3990 i think it learned it's place because they and Japan were fighting for resources they didn't have. In fact, the Treaty of Versailles was the big reason why WW2 happened. The Marshall plan, which Truman had placed into action, sought to aid war torn countries, particularly West Germany and Japan, which may not had only avoided a 3rd World War, it also may avoided them siding with the Soviets
Great question (and reply) about Johnson, especially given Truman's own succession upon FDR's sudden death.
When reporters weren't completely scripted.
The mid 20th century was a very turbulent time not only for the world but for the presidency. In fact, Dwight Eisenhower (#34 1953-61) is the only president after Herbert Hoover (#31 1929-33) and before Jimmy Carter (#39 1977-81) who did not either: 1) die in office, 2) resign, or 3) succeed to the presidency from the vice presidency due to death or resignation.
Always loved him and his blunt talk
The buck stops here...
Key editorial points he published in Wa Po 12/22/63, much to Allen Dulles' great and interventional chagrin:
1 - "For some time I have been disturbed by the way CIA has been diverted from its original
assignment. It has become an operational and at times a policy-making arm of the
Government. This has led to trouble and may have compounded our difficulties in several
explosive areas."
2 - "We have grown up as a nation, respected for our free institutions and for our ability to
maintain a free and open society. There is something about the way the CIA has been
functioning that is casting a shadow over our historic position and I feel that we need to
correct it."
Think about this statement. Then apply it to the turmoil in our 2016-2020 presidential term and recent election process! Prophetic?
Dulles was the mastermind, but Rockefeller, Dillon, Bundy were all involved also...
@@joemartines3545 , take your meds, sir. Or learn something. Read Vincent Bugliosi's Reclaiming History.
@@bobtaylor170 Manson had a better grasp on reality than Bugliosi...
@@joemartines3545 I think the industrialists were the masterminds, and Dulles was the taskmaster
(1:23) Notice how quickly he dispatches the idea of having any concerns about LBJ. He favored LBJ in 1960 and the two were extremely close and had a natural affinity for each other's rough, blunt, no-frills style.
True politicians
I think it’s more of a suspicious vibe
I have the view that the truth about the assassination would have been well known to Washington insiders before very long. They just kept quiet about it and allowed the official story to become the accepted version. In this video, Harry expresses his shock and sorrow, but also his confidence that LBJ will be able to handle the Presidency. Some time later, at the signing of the Medicare Act, Harry and Bess attended, and were issued with the No. 1 and No.2 Medicare Cards. At this event, Harry informed LBJ that he and Bess would not be attending LBJ's innauguration on January 20, 1965. He would have long since realised that Johnson was behind the assassination and would have wanted to withold his stamp of approval of LBJ.
Rough and blunt... Like murderously so... With a blunt knife in the case of LBJ.
Which i finf hilarious that he attends JFK's inauguration but didn't attend LBJ's
Truman, FDR, and JFK are one of the best Democratic presidents ever.
And they'd be thoroughly ashamed of the party of recent history. As would President Reagan be of the republicans
@@baronedipiemonte3990 I respect your nonpartisan comment. Bless You
FDR, Truman, and JFK were the peak of Democratic Party. Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Coolidge, Eisenhower, and some cases Reagan were the peak of the Republican Party. Both parties today are a mere shell of themselves that care less about what benefits the nation as whole, but more about what benefits their party and completely alienates anyone in opposition because "Screw the first amendment". Blind partisans of both also care less about facts and more about personal feelings. The founding fathers and every leader that busted their ass and sacrificed their lives for us with the goal of trying to grow America wouldn't even recognize the "America" of today and would be deeply ashamed.
@@Wglass90 I hate giving a thumbs up. Usually a thumbs up means it's something great. In this case, the thumbs isn't great, but and acknowledgement that what you said is true.
when he left office, Truman was considered to be the worst of his time, approval ratings lower than those of richard nixon, george w. bush or donald trump. It took decades and history to put his presidency in a brighter light.
Hello Helmer Reenberg. Thanks for sharing.
Truman could possibly be one of the top five presidents. He was able to pinpoint what was wrong and fix it.
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Military Industrial Complex was his legacy!
@@johnmoyle4195 BINGO !!!! We have a winner ! I also noticed that when the interviewer asked him : Do you have any words for the American people ? He immediately FROZE and said : NO, not now ?????? Mr. Eisenhower, however did ! He spoke to the people immediately and from the HEART !! A HUGE difference between the two ex-presidents ! Happy holidays to you and yours.
Truman, a good man & president.
Yes, he was. In a much different America. Today it's vogue among many to damn all democrats...FDR, Truman, JFK were dems... and they wouldn't have any part of the party today... Just as MY President Ronald Reagan wouldn't touch today's republicans. I don't belong to either party ! My hope and prayer for America is for someone like those I mentioned - not false copies - will show up and take the helm before we go down the drain. We're circling...
@@baronedipiemonte3990 much agreed. Reagan was wonderful, men from a different generation that were blunt, but cared deeply for our country. Loved both of their styles.
@@jasonwardy8192 America could definitely use one or the other today. I have never supported a party. I consider a Person & who or what they are. And I'll add that both Truman and Reagan would be thoroughly ashamed of their respective parties as they are today. They both had moral courage and the ability to inspire TRUE patriotism - and both were able to "cross" party lines. They were also Gentleman... they could relax and such, but never lost their dignity in doing so.
Thank you President Truman. Countless people are alive because of your decision in 1945
what decision?
Except for the countless Japanese citizens in Hiroshima and Najasaki he murdered.
@Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT Neither should have happened. All lives matter.
@Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT I like your profile name. Having said that, it's not historically clear that the bomb was dropped to avoid a protracted ground invasion. Many historians believe Japan was ready to surrender anyway, and that the bomb was dropped largely as a warning to the USSR, as it was clear a cold war would be ensuing after the war.
@Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT Military have strong influence in Japan politics since 1930s. 😟😟😟
Have a look at these two videos:
TNC:27 (excerpt) Truman Criticism of JFK
TNC:28 (excerpt) JFK Response to Truman Criticism
They are excerpts, but I guess it is possible to find the whole speeches, and maybe transcripts of them too.
I guess Truman understood the nature of the forces that Kennedy would be up against if he was elected President of the United States. He said: 'Senator, are you quite certain that you are ready for the country, or the country is ready for you in the role as president in January 1961?' He also said that he personally liked Kennedy, and still did. If Kennedy had listened to him, he would not have been shot on November 22, 1963. He did not understand how serious the warning was. Truman seemed to have known first hand the danger Kennedy would be facing as president. And maybe the people that got him killed started plotting to get rid of him as soon as he was elected president. These were tough times. Truman must surely have known about the plans that would unfold in the next few years. He must also have known about Kennedy's stance on those same things.
Find "the burned memo" on Google. Read it's directive called "project environment." Dulles drafted this between April and October 1961. Using the spy jargon of "wet" it is the earliest suggestion of murdering Kennedy that I have found. There is an earlier news story 57-59? In which Kennedy helps a third world leader visiting New York and I gathered that some in circles found this ominous. Unexceptable.
Ps. Truman started MJ12 special studies group.
Truman was definitely a good one
TH-cam is the closest we will ever have to a time machine. RIP Presidents Kennedy and Truman
Truman was another good president
Truman was a very good man...
Great 😃👍 Leaders continue to live on. Thank you President Truman.
Truman was a great man!
I would love to know some of these powerful people's opinions about the jfk assassination behind closed doors. People like Eisenhower and Truman,Nixon and especially governor Connelly. LBJ openly stated in one of his last interviews that he thought there was a conspiracy though many blame him and him helping cover it up. I really wonder what some of those guys really thought.
Oh, there’s a video of Nixon with a grotesque smile on his face saying “Lyndon doesn’t like being number two.” You know what he thought.
If there was anyone alive who had any idea what Johnson was feeling it was President Truman, who as we all know came to power upon the death of a popular President.
Let be know that we had FDR, Truman, Eishenhower and JFK all back to back greatest string of modern presidents
Never thought about this, four in a row being outstanding, but how right you are. Although he is not consecutive with JFK and the other three, Bill Clinton deserves to stand in their company, because of his spectacular achievement in turning the economy around.
@@saveyourbacon6164 I do think as a President Bill Clinton doesn't really get enough credit think what a lot of people think of him personally overshadow a very decent presidency especially since it's all been downhill since but I would still not but him as high as the Presidents I mentioned all four of them had to face some of the greatest individual crisis's in our Countries history
@@saveyourbacon6164haha. you're joking right? (about clinton)
@@j.w.4514 What part of my comment is not correct? Are you not aware that Bill Clinton turned the US economy around, from being severely in recession, high unemployment and record deficits, to great prosperity, record surpluses, and the solution to all of the USA's fiscal problems, with the national debt set to be paid down to nothing by 2012, and the ongoing surplus then able to be used to pay for the ever-growing Social Security deficit, ensuring that program's solvency indefinitely?
These achievements surpassed those of the other four Presidents.
What is your own opinion of Clinton? Who among other Presidents do you think surpassed him? Or are you just a Trump-supporting troll?
He’s 79 but talks 40? How come he can talk like this but Biden can’t? He’s exactly the same age than that Joe Biden is now.
Biden was always stupid to start with plus Biden had two brain surgeries.....In 2009 Robin Williams referred to him as "Rambling Joe Biden" you can find it on TH-cam.........Biden's been thought of as a Blither Idiot for many years.
Sniffy Joe's problem is Dementia added with Dumb, Bad mixture.
@@non-wokemillennialakat85re72 it’s not dementia, he’s just always had a stuttering problem. not a big deal
@@cowfat8547 Stuttering doesn't cause you to shake hands with phantoms onstage or mix up Ukraine with Iran in a public speech. His mind is very clearly affected by aging.
He's stuttered since childhood
America’s calling, Harry Truman
Truestatesman
Ive read David McCullough's excellent biography of him. He was a great man and president.
Excellent, ALWAYS believe what you read !!
The 'country boy' was smarter than the rest.
President Kendley?
Good president back when the Democratic party was normal
Uh huh, because Trump and his cronies are so "normal"...
@@RampantFury925 Because in Truman's day the Democratic Party actually represented the working class. No longer.
I don't know. I used to laugh at the way my grandfather would bitterly rail against FDR even in the 70s. The more I have learned about Roosevelt, though, the more I understand why so many people hated him so much. Without the one-two punch of FDR and LBJ, who together injected large amounts of socialism into America, we might not find ourselves in the straits we are in today.
@@briteness Unfortunately, you are mistaken about the reason the USA is in the straits it is in today. Ronald Reagan set the USA on the path it is on today. His deficits caused interest rates to rise, a resulting large inflow of foreign capital, which not only purchased US real and financial assets, but caused the dollar to rise, rendering whole US industries internationally uncompetitive, resulting in their closure and consignment to the rustbelt, leading to surging unemployment. The deficits also caused the national debt to almost triple, from $914 billion to $2.6 Trillion.
George H. W. Bush was a foreign policy President, who had no domestic policy. He wouldn't have done anything about the deficit or the growth of the national debt, and only the tax increases forced on him by Congress saved the deficit and the growth of the national debt from being much larger in his single term. As it was, the deficit for 1992 was $400 Billion, much higher than the highest under Reagan.
Bill Clinton came to office with 'It's the economy, stupid' as his theme. He raised taxes on the rich and slashed their tax breaks, using the savings to expand the earned income tax credit, putting more cash in the pockets of low-income earners, shifting the distribution of the national income away from the rich and in favor of ordinary Americans. This led to rising demand, which spurred economic growth and led to falling unemployment, rising company sales, profits and share prices, and swelling tax revenues, which led to the growth of the national debt being arrested and the budget moving into surplus. If Al Gore had been able to take his rightful place as the 43rd President, he would have left Clinton's policies unchanged, and the surplus would have set a new record every successive year, with the result that the national debt would have been paid down at an ever-accelerating rate, to be completely gone by 2012. The ongoing surplus could then have been used to pay out the redemption of the special-issue treasury bonds in the Social Security Trust Fund as required, thus ensuring the solvency of Social Security indefinitely. This means, of course that Bill Clinton was the greatest President since I don't know who, for setting all of this up. Who cares if he played up with a young girl?
But of course, George W. hustled his way into the Presidency and shifted the distribution of the national income straight back in favor of the rich, setting the economy on a path of decline which, in conjunction with the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, caused the Global Financial Crisis. The national debt almost doubled, from $5.7 Trillion to $10.6 Trillion, in eight years.
Barack Obama should have asked for two things, promptly after taking office, a very large increase in the debt ceiling, on the assumption that the growth of the national debt during his term would not come close to the new ceiling, and a new tax bill to increase taxes on the rich. But he appears to have done neither. He appears to have decided to wait until tax rates would automatically revert to those which applied under Clinton. But he seems not to have realised what would happen in the mid-term elections of 2010. Because voting is not compulsory in the USA, unlike in Australia, the party which holds the White House always loses ground in mid-term elections.
The Democrats lost control of the House in the 2010 midterms, and that meant that no tax bill increasing taxes on the rich only could be passed. The Republicans insisted there must be no tax increases on anyone. In addition, they held Barack to ransom over increases in the debt ceiling, blackmailing him to get spending cuts which were bad for ordinary people and the economy. As one such negotiation concluded, the Congressional Republicans crowed that they got 98% of what they wanted, by facing Barack with the bleak prospect of default by Uncle Sam. Naturally, that was disastrous for the American people and the economy.
The Congressional Republicans spoiled the chances of a more robust recovery during the Obama Administration, causing greater growth in the national debt than might have been the case, and it stood at $19.9 Trillion as Barack left office.
Hillary said during the 2016 campaign, 'We'll get the rich to pay their fair share of taxes', and I would assume that if she had become President, she would have implemented the same sort of deficit-reduction plan as Bill did in 1993. But the American people, in the minority, self-destructively chose Donald the idiot as President, and he cut taxes, achieving economic growth, falling unemployment and rising wages, as he proudly proclaimed, most of all for blue-collar workers. Many Americans must have believed his policies had been successful. What they didn't realise was that while he had improved living standards for the current generation of low-income earners, he had guaranteed lower living standards for the children of current generations, and lower living standards still for their grandchildren.
The point is that for forty years, other than in 1993-2001, the national debt and the accumulated trade deficit have been growing much faster than the economy, and when this is the case, the cost of servicing these debts, that is, paying interest on them, grows much faster than tax revenues, with the result that each successive year, an ever-increasing proportion of the wealth generated by the US economy each year is expended servicing these debts, leaving an ever-reducing proportion of the wealth generated by the economy to serve as the national income. The rich continue to get their oversized share, leaving an ever-reducing share for everyone else. This is the principal reason for the ever-declining living standards which have plagued most Americans over most of the last 40 years.
The only solution which will work is for Americans to choose political leaders who will get the rich to pay their fair share of taxes. The Republicans are for the top 1%. The Republican Party of today bears no resemblance to the party of Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt or Ike. Only when the USA has a President and a Congress which will implement a deficit-reduction plan like Bill Clinton's, and leave it in place for many years, will the USA have a chance of restoring its economy and possibly retaining its place as the leading nation.
@@wemustconfrontrealitynow3205 Neither in 2016 nor in 2020 did either major-party candidate ever say one word about balancing the budget, let alone paying down the deficit. I might possibly be mistaken; perhaps one of these candidates did say one word about these subjects, but if they did, they didn't say much more than that. Certainly neither party made any significant claim that they would balance the budget. Bill Clinton, the one President under whom that did happen for a year or two, was a far cry from the socialists controlling the Democrats now. Remember how the left used to complain that he was really a Republican in disguise? Look at the despicable surges in deficit spending under Obama, and look at what the present Regime wants to do. Do not pretend that Dems now have any better chance of balancing the budget the Republicans.
Truman knew...
Truman knew what?
Edward S The coup that took place
@@_cloudiiskxy_158 tf u on it was clearly the mafia
@@miguelpalomares3441 In your dreams maybe
@@brsfan66 he created the 👹 monster that killed him(CIA)
The way he talks about LBJ is suspicious..
Didn’t Truman and Nixon bury the hatchet
My dad saved him from 2 assassination attempts...covert OSS.
1:25 Truman doesn't even hesitate. He knew LBJ was ready to be president.
Maybe too ready.
Kho vang nuoc my / nhung bieu hien chan ly & cong bang
Truman=best U.S President of the 20th century.
full resume in consideration he just may be.he was a huge influence in the country's development post war
I think he might be #2 after Teddy Roosevelt.
Don't forget Ronald Reagan
when he left office he was anything but not popular. Approval rates between 25-28% He was called "the worst of our times". During his time in office he was hardly seen as a great president. His whole presidency was seen as a completly failure. When he returned to private life and time passed the image of Harry S. Truman as president began to change slowly. Historians rank him today in the top 10 of americas presidents.
What ever the ranking is he mostly will be in top 10.
Truman was 79 at this time and so much more lucid than Joe Biden is today.
Your despicable treasonous hero lies every damn time he opens his mouth and is responsible for the deaths of over 600,000 Americans!
Truman is 100% lucid here. Joe, on the other hand, has full blown dementia. SAD!
@@Yobbie72 But Joe listens to his advisers and is not a demented, narcissistic crackpot like his immediate predecessor. What matters is results, and with Joe making all the right policy choices, he will be a really good President.
@@wmw3629 Your comment is full of slurs, but is short on detail. I'm not sure who you're referring to.
Biden said he was elected to Congress 120 years ago,so he was there. And I don't support Trump either. What America needs is an Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Dwight D Eisenhower, John F Kennedy, or Ronald Reagan at the helm.
Lbj had jfk killed
No comment!
I like Truman but he wasn't the best orator in my opinion. I think Ike was a better speaker.
Not a good idea.
"an able president"? That's the best he could say?
Damned him with faint praise. He was an awesome president and the best one ever. It’s Truman who was merely “able”.
@@jackpow2004 actually, Truman accomplished far more than he was given credit for at the time; in particular, his response to the Soviet subversion of Eastern Europe and the creation of NATO helped to lay the foundation for the West's victory over communism in the late 1980s.
@@Yobbie72 well, he also put that ugly balcony on the back of the White House and it has never looked right since.
@@jackpow2004 I love the Truman balcony!
@@Yobbie72 well why don’t you just go and marry it
FDR is the greatest president ever 🇺🇸🇺🇸
They are talking about Harry Truman not Franklin Roosevelt 🙄
@@gargould7186FDR 🇺🇸
FDR was a horrible president who expanded the size of government, created the social programs that continue to haunt us today, tried to illegally expand the Supreme Court to protect his socialistic programs that make people a slave to the government, and created the entitlement class who feel like the nanny state should take care of them. His policies likely made the Great Depression last longer, and he arrogantly held on to power breaking the 2 term precede set by an actually great president, George Washington. The only thing he should be commended for is choosing Harry Truman as his VP on 1944
@@gargould7186FDR 💙🇺🇸💙✝️
The banks did it
I don't know if the banks were part of the conspiracy or if so, why they would have been, but LBJ was behind it.
@@wemustconfrontrealitynow3205 , Ever heard of John J. McLoy ? Look that guy up and see if you think there was bank involvement , 30 trillion reasons why the banks were involved
Truman was probably the mastermind of JFK assassination.
Him and Ed Landsdale, check out the video by Fletcher Prouty ( it's about 9 minutes long)
You kidding me?
Kennedy took Truman's bullet. Its why he didn't run twice. He talked too much and so did Kennedy. John should have played the state level. And pushed his son John jr. into the Presidency.
There may have been excuses for the bombing of Hiroshima (saving American lives for example) although that is also debatable. Bombing of another city and thousands of innocent civilians 3 days later, in Nagasaki, totally unnecessary, under Truman's watch. Hiroshima atomic bomb was uranium based, and Nagasaki atomic bomb was plutonium based. We're the only country in history that has dropped atomic bombs on two major cities, incinerating 100,000+ civilians (most not involved in war) Dark stain for America and the history books, no matter how much you want to legitimize it. Therefore, i don't consider truman a good president at all.
I'm not Truman's biggest fan because of how his tax bill ruined the lives of single renters,but Japan did not surrender after Hiroshima,which left him no choice.
Imagine a world without Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and you would see a world were the pictures out of these two cities are not engraved in public knowledge.
A decision to drop such bombs in different situations would have been by far easier, the armaments race by far less criticized than it was. Maybe the death of all those people was not necessary, but probably they saved us all.
@@christoffellner84 , that's a typical excuse to justify mass murder and incineration of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, meaning people who did not sign up to go kill other people in other countries. If it wasn't Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two other cities would have been chosen. The Japanese government was on the brink of surrender, right before the bombing. They already had great losses militarily, and knew game was coming to a close. Regardless, Nagasaki was even more unnecessary 3 days later. Apparently it was an open air experiment, for the u.s., plutonium used in Nagasaki and uranium on Hiroshima. Navy photographers were sent in immediately to document the carnage. As u said, "imagine", one of my favorite songs of all time, by John Lennon. After 9/11 tragedy, it was recommended not to be played on the radio airwaves, along with other songs on the list!
@@rentslave , Japan was on the brink of surrender right before Hiroshima. They didn't surrender immediately afterwards, because they were reeling from the shock of such brutality. That is such a typical lame excuse for two of the worst crimes in human history! You would not approve of such acts, if u were one of the few survivors!
@@raminkhajavi9513 Innocent people have died in every war. So, one needs to be against every sort of war, not just against the use of nuclear armament.
Fun Fact about Harry Truman. He never had a middle Name. Most (if not all) people have a middle name of some sort. Harry Truman was a rare individual who ever had one.
The "S" I think was chosen by Harry Truman to fill in the blink.
And millions are dead because of him also hiros nagas
And millions of American soldiers were spared certain death in a brutal invasion of Japan. If you have a WWII veteran in your family you should be thanking Truman for saving their life. And the bombs didn't kill millions.
@@randomtraveler9854 Agreed ! In the strongest way
Not millions. Japanese today are not even aware of Japanese War crimes. Kinda like you.
@@randomtraveler9854 And also, a great many Japanese lives were saved, on balance, when you consider that an invasion would have brought about a Japanese death toll many, many times that of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That figured in Truman's thinking also
@@wemustconfrontrealitynow3205 That's right. Japanese culture considered surrender treason. They would have fought to the death. Dying for the Emperor was their highest honor.
Truman. Worst pres
most people of his lifetime thought that... he had approval ratings lower than nixon and trump.
He put the country first.
He made a decision and stuck with it for the long term good of the USA
Not corrupt, America was fortunate that he was president to handle the tough post WW2 world
We could do with his sort running the country now.
@@NoOne-kr4jc FDR wanted Truman because he thought Truman was weak. Truman did not meet with FDR and was not briefed on the bomb. Learned about it after the funeral. Suggest you read the book. PLAIN SPEAKING. By. Merle Miller
@@NoOne-kr4jc Read the book
The Japanese were not about to surrender... they were preparing to fight to the last man women or child, To bad you people don't know people who were there. I had a Filipino co worker who was 12 when the Japanese invaded and one of the things she told me was of the nightmare caused by seeing infants being thrown into the air and caught in midair with a bayanett. Wonder what will be said in50 years about what is happening in this country today? Go on and believe your fairy tale that they were ready to surrender judge, but how many of you would not be here if those bombs had not been dropped????