Description: HARRY S. TRUMAN. Vintage newspaper photograph of President Truman announcing the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 signed by, “Harry S. Truman.” Caption reads in full, “Atomic Era-On August 6, while the President was journeying home with Secretary Byrnes on the Augusta, he announced the dropping of the first atomic bomb,” measures 5 by 3.75 inches, and in very fine condition with toning and having been attached to a first day cover signed by Secretary of State James F. Byrnes to an overall size of 7.5 by 3.75 inches. RARE VINTAGE NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPH OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN ANNOUNCING THE DROPPING OF THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA SIGNED BY HARRY S. TRUMAN Truman was returning from the Potsdam Conference while onboard the USS Augusta in the mid-Atlantic and he had Byrnes assist him with writing the famous speech. In his Memoirs: Year of Decisions (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1955), Truman wrote, “The final decision of where and when to use the atomic bomb was up to me. Let there be no mistake about it. I regarded the bomb as a military weapon and never had any doubt that it should be used.” Items signed by Truman that mention the atomic bomb are exceedingly rare and highly desirable. A letter signed by Truman stating that, “the dropping of those bombs is what ended the war,” sold for $28,750 at Sotheby’s in December 1995.
Price: 2250 USD
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
President: Harry S Truman
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed by: Harry S Truman
Autograph Authentication: Guaranteed to pass PSA/DNA, JSA, or Beckett
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Industry: Presidential
