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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957

This volume presents a detailed record of President Eisenhower's public communication and policy-making during his presidency, offering insight into his administration's priorities and actions. more

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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower

English biography, 120-180 words more

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“I had been conscious a feeling of depression and so I voiced to [Secretary Of War Stimson] my grave misgivings, first on the basis of my belief that Japan was already defeated and that dropping the bomb was completely unnecessary, and secondly because I thought that our country should avoid shocking world opinion by the use of a weapon whose employment was, I thought, no longer mandatory as a measure to save American lives. It was my belief that Japan was, at this very moment, seeking a way to surrender with a minimum loss of 'face.'”

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