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| | Atomic Bomb: Decision - Truman Speech excerpt, August 9, 1945 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | In a radio speech to the nation on August 9, 1945, President Truman called Hiroshima "a military base." It seems likely, considering his July 25 diary entry, that he was not aware that Hiroshima was a city. |
 | | Truman delivered his speech from the White House at 10 P.M. Washington time on August 9, 1945. |
 | | Because of the great length of the speech, most of which dealt with Germany, only the relevant paragraph is quoted here. |
| www.dannen.com /decision/hst-ag09.html (269 words) |
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