will this be a positive experience for everyone you ecco -- he ecco --? when i first met the survivor, he gave me a hug. at that point i knew it would be ok. that was very much what we both wanted to convey, that we were here to come together. host: before you embark on the trip as you saw it out any guidance for historians or people who worked at the libraries, or how the symbolism might be read by both countries? truman: i talked to the folks of the truman library regularly. they knew i was going. i do not directly seek any advice. not on how to behave or interpret it. although again, i did not wanted to be rehearsed. i just wanted to go there. host: did you ever feel as though you said things you wish you could take back? truman: no. i found from time to time that i had said things better. but i never came away with having had said anything i should not have. host: we should understand, that we have been talking, what are your views about your grandfather's decision to drop the bomb? truman: oh, forgive me, i'm staying away from that. i am not looking