Truman's handwritten consent on A-bomb statement found

Truman's handwritten consent on A-bomb statement found

WASHINGTON, United States - This is a handwritten message by U.S. President Harry Truman consenting to the language of a statement he was to release after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. The original copy of the message, sent in reply to a cable from Secretary of war Henry Stimson, has been found in the Harry S. Truman Library in Missouri. Written on the back of the cable, the message reads, ''Release when ready but not sooner than Aug. 2.''

Consenting Adults (1992)

Consenting Adults (1992)

Film Poster Film: Consenting Adults (USA 1992) Director: Alan J. Pakula 16 October 1992 Date: 16 October 1992

Consenting Adults (1992)

Consenting Adults (1992)

Kevin Kline & Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Characters: Richard Parker & Priscilla Parker Film: Consenting Adults (USA 1992) Director: Alan J. Pakula 16 October 1992 Date: 16 October 1992

Consenting Adults (1992)

Consenting Adults (1992)

Forest Whitaker & Kevin Kline Characters: David Duttonville & Richard Parker Film: Consenting Adults (USA 1992) Director: Alan J. Pakula 16 October 1992 Date: 16 October 1992

Consenting Adults (1992)

Consenting Adults (1992)

Kevin Kline Characters: Richard Parker Film: Consenting Adults (USA 1992) Director: Alan J. Pakula 16 October 1992 Date: 16 October 1992

CONSENTING ADULTS

CONSENTING ADULTS

CONSENTING ADULTS REBECCA MILLER, KEVIN KLINE CONSENTING ADULTS Date: 1992

CONSENTING ADULTS

CONSENTING ADULTS

CONSENTING ADULTS MARY ELIZABETH MASTRANTONIO, REBECCA MILLER, KEVIN SPACEY CONSENTING ADULTS Date: 1992

CONSENTING ADULTS

CONSENTING ADULTS

CONSENTING ADULTS REBECCA MILLER, KEVIN KLINE Date: 1992

CONSENTING ADULTS

CONSENTING ADULTS

CONSENTING ADULTS KEVIN KLINE, MARY ELIZABETH MASTRANTONIO, KEVIN SPACEY, REBECCA MILLER Date: 1992

CONSENTING ADULTS

CONSENTING ADULTS

CONSENTING ADULTS HOLLWOOD PICTURES/TOUCHSTONE KEVIN KLINE, KEVIN SPACEY, MARY ELIZABETH MASTRANTONIO Picture from the Ronald Grant Archive CONSENTING ADULTS KEVIN KLINE, KEVIN SPACEY, MARY ELIZABETH MASTRANTONIO Date: 1992

CONSENTING ADULTS

CONSENTING ADULTS

CONSENTING ADULTS REBECCA MILLER CONSENTING ADULTS Date: 1992

Truman's handwritten consent on A-bomb statement found

Truman's handwritten consent on A-bomb statement found

WASHINGTON, United States - This is a handwritten message by U.S. President Harry Truman consenting to the language of a statement he was to release after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. The original copy of the message, sent in reply to a cable from Secretary of war Henry Stimson, has been found in the Harry S. Truman Library in Missouri. Written on the back of the cable, the message reads, ''Release when ready but not sooner than Aug. 2.''