VT2008-9-2 President Truman Announces Bombing of Hiroshima

Speaking from the ship USS Augusta, President Truman announced that the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. This recording does not include the full text of the written statement, but it’s the most complete recorded excerpt that we have. For more information and context for this film, see the History Hub link here: This footage is unrestricted. It was obtained by the Truman Library from the National Archives Motion Picture division. For the original footage, please see this entry on the National Archives Catalog: