Keywords: Letter from Harry S. Truman to Irv Kupcinet (unsent) - NARA - 201504.tif Scope and content In this letter which was not sent to Chicago newspaper columnist Irv Kupcinet former President Truman defends his decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in World War II Asserting that use of the bomb saved American and Japanese lives by ending the war Mr Truman observes that the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred while the United States was at peace with Japan and resulted in the deaths of thousands of American servicemen General notes 201504 Local identifier Truman Harry S 1884-1972 Harry S Truman Library NLHST 500 West U S Highway 24 Independence MO 64050-1798 1963-08-05 Record group Collection HST-PPP The Papers of Harry S Truman Post-Presidential Papers ca 01/1953 - ca 12/1972 Record group ARC 1204 Subject Files compiled 1953 - 1972 Series ARC 201502 File unit File unit ARC Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NLT-PPP-A-19630805 yes Other versions NARA-cooperation PD-USGov Harry S Truman documents Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1963 letters Chicago Sun-Times Irv Kupcinet |