President Harry Truman: From Farm to Oval Office and the Atom Bomb

The end of the Second World War. The start of the Cold War. The dropping of the Atomic Bomb and the growth of the Civil Rights movement. When FDR passed, the 33rd President of the United States was truly thrown into the deep end.

In this episode of American History Hit, host Don Wildman discusses Truman's presidency with Mark Adams, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.

Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.

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