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Inscription from President Truman about Atomic Bomb on Back of Photo

62-769a
Accession Number
62-769a
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 336563285
Keywords
Atomic bomb
Autographs
Potsdam Conference, 1945
HST Keywords
Atom Bomb - Reference To; Truman - Autograph - Actual Handwriting
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Description
On the back of the photo of President Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference, Truman wrote the following: "This is the place I told Stalin about the Atom Bomb, which was exploded July 16, 1945 in New Mexico. He didn't realize what I was talking about! HST".
Date(s)
July 17, 1945