Presidential Chronicles

Episode #334: Harry Truman #7: Weight of the World (1945)

Harry Truman #7: Weight of the World (1945); Topics covered include: Death of President Franklin Roosevelt, becomes the 33rd President of the United States, initial actions and decisions as President, differences with Roosevelt, initial relationship with Congress, knowledge of the Manhattan Project, end of World War II in Europe, U.S. relations with the Soviet Union, approval of the charter for the new United Nations, relationship with Herbert Hoover, changes in the Cabinet, and changes in his personal staff

Key people include: Franklin Roosevelt, Harlan Stone, Eleanor Roosevelt, Henry Stimson, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Edward Stettinius, Vyacheslav Molotov, Joseph Stalin, Herbert Hoover, James Byrnes, Bob Hannegan, Robert Patterson, Fred Vinson, Charlie Ross, Matt Connelly, and Harry Vaughn

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