mr. truman please don't -- just pull your investigation away this is a secret project. truman said that's all you've got to say and he did. brian: in truman's memoir -- shortly after taking the oath. the secretary of war poses on the side. and says by the way, mr. president, mr. truman must have been like, i'm president of the united states. he said there's the secret project going on. it's so secret that all i can tell you right now. he used the word "puzzled" it wasn't until april 25th his 139 13th full day. this is highly likely that we will have a bomb big enough to destroy an entire city. brian: how did stemson get there? a.j.: he was a fascinating character. he was the only republican in roosevelt's gap net. he had been in government since early in the century. he was 77 years old. lots of details ant his meeting with -- about his meeting exist. brian: here's what he looks like like back in 1943. >> hopelessly immobilizing his troops, guns and ammunition. for us, this would be a military victory of tremendous attitude. but it will be a problem for staggering propor

mr. truman please don't -- just pull orinvestigation away this is a secret project. truman said that's all you've got to say and he did. >> in truman's memoir -- shortly after taking the oath. the secretary of war poses on the side. and says by the way, mr. president, mr. truman must have been like, i'm president of the united states. facilityson said there's the secret project going on. and that it's so secret that all i can tell you right now. >> he used the word "puzzled" it 139 t until april 25th his full day. that with the girls. and he's holding this document. and said within the next four months we will be -- this is highly likely that we will have bomb big enough to destroy an entire city. >> how did stimpson get there? >> he was a fascinating character. he was the only one in roosevelt's gap net. he had been in government since early in the century. he was 77 years old. so he's been an administration and different positions. he feels secretary of war when truman took over. and he becomes this amazing character because he's really government son in that is sup

mr. truman on the phone and said, " please do not investigate this." i found an actual transcript of that conversation. i know exactly what was said. "mr.ecretary of war said, truman please pull the investigation away from this. it is a secret project." war says, "byof president there is a secret project on on and it is so secret that that is all i can tell you as of now." the transcript says he was left puzzled. it was not until his 13th day in office that he was fully briefed on the manhattan project. he went into the white house for a secret meeting. it was announced that within the next four months, the united states will have a bomb strong enough to destroy an entire city. a.j.: stinson is a fascinating character. he was the only republican in roosevelt's cabinet. he had been an government work since early in the century. he was 77 years old. he was in different positions in the administration. he was secretary of war when truman took over. he became this amazing character because he is the point person in government that is supervising the manhatt

mr. truman. and when i think he said "liked," you can't like a president like that unless you respect him, right? so where does this respect come from? one point i want to make is that the press, as a member of the press, the press was a very different animal at the time. think about the way the press treated roosevelt. it was a tacit understanding that nobody would photograph roosevelt in his wheelchair. and reporters would not write anything about roosevelt's disability. can you imagine that happening today? [laughter] today everybody -- half the press would be writing about his disability to show him as weak, and the other half would be saying that his disability was a hoax and fake news. [laughter] that's what would happen today. i, as a member of the press, i can say it. now, truman got along with the press for two reasons. one is he understood the critical role the press plays in democracy or is supposed to play, right? the press is supposed to be part of our checks and balances. a press co

mr. clinton: harry truman said what surprised me, you spend so much time trying to talk people to do thingsnot have had to ask them to do in the first place. what surprised me, one of his dad's best digs on me was that i was governor of a small state. that was actually true. you are so far removed from the american people that it's hard for them to see you as a 3-dimensional person. and i had to learn -- even as governor of texas, as big as texas is, i think you had a much more personal relationship with the people. bob bullock is a governor, a good friend of mine, he loved george bush. and i think he helped him be a better governor. so you know, we were just used to being people and dealing with people. it really surprised me how easily i could be turned into a two dimensional cartoon instead of a three-dimensional human being. you have to discipline yourself about what to talk about, how to talk about it. and you have to keep remembering there are all these layers between you and people that didn't used to be there. and that surprised me. i thought i was a pretty good communicator. i thou

mr. president, are you a racist? [inaudible] q&a, ajy on c-span's "thewith his book accidental president, harry s truman and the four months that changed the world. quote truman was terrified to give his speech. >> he prayed to god that he would not mess it up. , he looksthe stairs out, and he sees his wife in the crowd as she is crying. she is crying because roosevelt is dead. the nation is in shock, and she did not want to be the first lady. she is frightened for him. meanwhile he has to up there and inspire confidence in his administration and the whole world. the whole world has to understand that america will continue. that the war will continue. q and a on sunday night at 8 p.m. on c-span. unfoldsn, where history daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by television companies, and it is to you today by your cable or satellite provider. court heardreme oral argument. the ohio case of whether the state can purge voters from registration rolls for failing to vote for successful elections. watch it tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. facing a government shutdown deadline a week from today -- they wil

mr. week. anna: thank you. "q&a" and on c-span's author with his book "the accidental president: harry s truman and the four months that changed the world. >> truman was terrified to give a speech after roosevelt died. he climbs the four stairs to the pulpit and looks out and sees his wife in the crowd and she is roosevelt ise dead, the nation is in shock and she never wanted to be the first lady, she never wanted her husband to be president. she is frightened for him. yes to get up there and inspire confidence in his administration -- he has to get up there and inspire conference -- inspire confidence in his administration. "q&a."ght on c-span's "afterwords"ht on shepherdstown university law professor peter edelman looks at the way the courts penalize the poor through excessive fines and fees. he is interviewed by georgia congressman hank johnson. >> is poverty an issue in terms of the war on drugs, on the victims of the war on drugs? how is poverty play into that? >> what happens to families, what happens to the men who have been locked up, all the collateral consequences, they cannot get jobs, they are not allo

and trueman, being as decent -- truman being as decent a guy as he was said to her, mrs. roosevelt, is there anything i can do for you? and he said, harry, is there anything i can do for you? you're the one in trouble now. [laughter] so these were two lovely, decent people with hard edges too, see? >> alma, in the front row. >> i grew up in the era of -- [inaudible] how did people feel at that time in realtime? they adored him, they worshiped him. he was the father of america. and his dignity, his voice perhaps not having, not having the benefit of television -- >> no. >> -- and all the high-tech stuff that we have now. i had never -- when he died, i remember i felt that i had lost as did everyone i knew had lost a grandfather. and he was only 63, but it made no difference. >> yeah. >> he had -- was so adored and so idolized by the public. the same situation arose with president kennedy. a new spirit of patriotism, of caring about america. how do you compare the two people? because it was a phenomenal -- it was love, it was patriotism. >> yes. >> it was devotion. how did

mr john oliver a hearty america is doing the same we are apparently better than the blue. sea people you've never heard of love jack tonight president of the world bank harry. truman a seriously he sent us an e-mail. los angeles the city of luxury and fame but also an alarming number of people living in the streets. simple fact in l.a. he's there's just not enough shelter even if people on the streets right now decided to come in there's nowhere to come in it's been a struggle. and this man found his own response to the problem and constructed dozens of tiny homes for people in need of shelter when you have nothing in order to go. you know having something like this may as well be a castle but do the authorities accept such solution tiny house on a city parking space is not a solution. someone wanted to ring the site otherwise it will be a free for all and is there a better alternative to end the homelessness crisis. now i study on is home to dutch site for an old well i chatted to one of the former greats good friend of mine for for an old celtic i not see him for a sledge in kiev and who are young gave us the stuart's on the decline of touch football and his mem

mr. secretary i want to thank you very much for coming. that is a much. [applause] -- thank you so much. [applause] [inaudible] [indiscernible] ♪ >> roosevelt funeral was saturday and sunday. trumanerrified to give the speech. the night before, he laid in bed and freight to god to -- prayed to god. she is crying because roosevelt is that. the nation -- dead. the nation is in shock. she is frightened. meanwhile, he had to get up there and inspire confidence in his administration. the whole world had to understand that america would continue. >> we will explore new ports rich literary scene. island, next week and. -- weekend. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> maryland lawmakers hold a town hall meeting to discuss the tax reform bill and its potential impact.

truman k you're lined up for an award. can we talk tv? >> yeah, tv. well, i think in the best tv comedy, i think it will be "the marvelous mrs. mazel."y charming comedy on amazon about a 1950s housewife who becomes a stand-up comic. in the last five years from "girls" to, "brooklyn 99." i think it will be "the handmaid's tale," which is hulu's acclaimed show. and then in best tv movie or limited series, i think it will be "big little lies," the star-studded hbo show with reese witherspoon and nicole kidman. >> hey, oprah winfrey, i understand is accepting the lifetime achievement award. any expectations there about what's going to happen, what she might say. >> it's interesting. this is the slot last year meryl streep accepted it and she criticized president trump and trump came back and called her overrated and it was a bit of a controversy. i think a lot of eyes will be on oprah to see what she says. she might talk about sexual misconduct in hollywood, she might talk about politics. obviously there is wild speculation she might be a, you know, contender in the 2020 election against president trump. so i think a lot of eyes will be

mr. mcconnell: if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until c president harry truman said if we don't have friends in the nation's capitol we should get a dog. i'm very lucky, i really have a dog. i'm speculating that i may be sued, fired or held in contempt and that's just the past 24 hours. [laughter] my father called me and asked, are you times you okay? i said yes, i had a great day. and he said really? my parents grew up in a time when news happened twice a day. once in the morning newspaper and once in the evening broadcast. there were only a few suppliers of news. most people accept the news as gospel truth and usually it was true. in those days facts were different than opinions. newspapers and television networks were editorials and they made efforts to distinguish between the news. it was the perfect system a line between fact and opinion was blurred sometimes but there was a line. >> was poverty an issue in terms of the war on drugs or the victims of the war on drugs? how did poverty play in to that? >> what happens to families, what happens to the men who

mr. president, why don't you just prove your critics wrong? why don't you get an independent evaluation? >> you know who first suggested that? harry trumans particular case, obviously, but in the 1950s, one of the reasons for the 25th amendment is both wilson's stroke, as you say, basically from october 1919 until he left office in march of '21, franklin roosevelt's evident illness which wasn't talked about in realtime. he still won but died at a moment in world history. and then president eisenhower had a stroke and a heart attack. he sat down and wrote a letter to his vice president saying here's what we're going to do. if i'm incapacitated for a period of time, you step in, but when, and this was the rub, but when i decide i am back in form, i'll take it back. that's the question. what if a president shouldn't be the judge of that case? and so people later pushed the amendment in order to have a mechanism where the short of impeachment, where if the people closest to the president believed he was not able to do this, not able to discharge the duty, then there's a process, and truman in the 50s in the middle of the eisenhower health cr