the tactical use of atomic weapons. those who were in the know about the atomic bomb began writing atomic bombs into the operation downfalllan. to use atomic bombs to destroy major military hard points and to help the american troops get ashore, and help the american troops get inland in japan. not a lot of deep understanding at this point about the long-term impacts of radiation. the best advice they had was, you know what, don't send any troops through any place where you drop an atomic bomb for about 48 hours. >> i saw a documentary after the war, they actually had characters and what not they were going to fire warhead shells out of -- miles across the battlefield at the enemy. but obviously no one thinks about -- at that time, no one thought about the implications that come from, you know, radiation and what not. >> yeah, when we get into the 1950s, the american military is going to experiment when a whole variety of atomic weapons, atomic artillery shells, the atomic bazooka, the davy crockett, an atom bomb that can be launched from a jeep by two or three people. for a while, atomic weapons seemed like the wave of t

from 1934, idea about atomic bomb and atomic bomb program, the potential importance of an atomic bombell-known in levels of leadership including the general on record on that point. so they understood the idea of an atomic bomb. they questioned, like the germans, whether anybody else could do it. >> hello, my name is trevor. this question may be more for you, father campbell. looking back throughout human history, world leaders have employed extreme tactics to bring nations to their knees. we appropriately decry such events as the welfare of ghengas khan. too often we applaud their efforts. the same cultural mind-set is here. looking forward in light of that, should we view mr. truman's decision more kin to the philosophy where you must do what your conscious demands in faith even if the act seems or is evil. or does this signal more profound disconnects in our thinking that precludes us from finding the peace we seek or to add a modifier to the question, do we have any more of a decision whether or not we're a nuclear world than mr. trum did. thank you. >> i tried to present the issu

the dropping of the bomb. then a debate on president truman's decision to use the atomic bomb. later president truman's zbroond join survivors of hiroshima and nagasaki to consider the legacy of the atomic bombs. >>> next u.s. air force academy history professor grant weller teaches a class on america's use of the atomic bombs against japan at the end of world war ii and examines japanese social and political attitudes. this is just under an hour. >>> outside standing. take yo >> outstanding. we'll finish your survey of the "second world war" with ten of the asia-pacific war. before next week launching into a more detailed discussion about the war without mercy. we start off with the surrender ceremony on the 2nd of september, 1945, with the demonstration of air and naval strength that macarthur and others arranged to just drive home to the japanese exactly what had happened here. and also to emphasize to them that the very correct observance of the surrender terms would be in the japanese best interests. on the side is the missouri itself which was the sight of the signing cere

and atomic bomb program, the potential importance of an atomic bomb was well known in the top levelsof japanese leadership, including general dojo. they understood the idea of an atomic bomb. pages question like the germans whether anybody else could do it. questioned, like the germans, whether anybody else could do it. back throughout human history, world leaders have employed extreme tactics to bring nations and city states to their knees. we appropriately decry such as atrocities, but popular culture seems intent on venerating these individuals and their efforts. while this is most often seen in light of imperialism and not thatse, it might appear the same cultural mindset is at work here. looking forward, should review mr. truman's decision as more akin to the philosophy where you must do what your conscious demands, even if the act seems or is evil, or does this signal may be in a profound disconnect in our thinking that precludes us from finding the peace that we seek? or to add a modifier, do we have any more of a decision and whether or not we are a nuclear world than mr. tru

, an atomic bomb program, the potential importance of an atomic bomb was well known in levels of the japanese leadership including general dojo whose on record on that point. so they understood the idea of an atomic bomb. they just questioned like the germans whether anybody else could do it. >> hello my name is trevor. this question may be more for you. looking back throughout human history, wormld leaders hwuz employed severe tactics to bring people to their knees. popular culture seems intent on venerating these individuals and their efforts. while this is most often seen in light of imperialism, it might appear that that same cultural mind set is at work here. looking forward in light of that, should we view mr. truman's decision as where you must do what your conscious demands in faith even if the acts seems or is evil or does this signal maybe a more profound disconnect in our thinking that precludes us from finding the peace that we seek or to modify the question, do we have any more of a decision in whether or not we're a nuclear world than mr. truman did. thank

the dropping of the bomb. then a debate on president truman's decision to use the atomic bomb. later president truman's zbroond join survivors of hiroshima and nagasaki to consider the legacy of the atomic bombs. >>> next u.s. air force academy history professor grant weller teaches a class on america's use of the atomic bombs against japan at the end of world war ii and examines japanese social and political attitudes. this is just under an hour. >>> outside standing. take yo >> outstanding. we'll finish your survey of the "second world war" with ten of the asia-pacific war. before next week launching into a more detailed discussion about the war without mercy. we start off with the surrender ceremony on the 2nd of september, 1945, with the demonstration of air and naval strength that macarthur and others arranged to just drive home to the japanese exactly what had happened here. and also to emphasize to them that the very correct observance of the surrender terms would be in the japanese best interests. on the side is the missouri itself which was the sight of the signing cere

the bombings and how lives were forever changed. nhk world has the story. >> reporter: a man who lost his family in the atomic bombing. the man is one of more than 300 people he has interviewed over the past 17 years, all lived near ground zero. >> translator: what was the hardest thing you experienced after the atomic bombing? >> translator: i was passed around to live with various relatives. and i travelled to school carrying their babies on my back. >> reporter: in his five documentary films he has used computer graphics to re-create detailed images of hiroshima before the blast. the scenes are based on survivor's accounts. he started making his towns after turning 60. he had the urge to tell future generations about what the bomb took away. >> translator: i re-created the old city scape as a memorial, a monument, a commemoration to those who lost their lives. >> reporter: he was born and brought up in a house next to what is now call the atomic bomb dome. he was 8 when the bomb was dropped. his parents and his 1-year-old brother were killed. he and his grandmother had earlier been evacuated from the city and surviv

the atomic bomb was dropped. [speaking japanese] >> this picture was taken two to three days prior to when the atomic bomb was dropped. [speaking japanese] >> by the american forces. [speaking japanese] >> can you see the river running through the city? [speaking japanese] >> my best friend and i were supposed to go swimming through that river the day before the atomic bomb was dropped. [speaking japanese] >> the day when the bomb was dropped, before that, though i wanted to go swimming the river with my friend, my mother stopped me. because i hadn't finished my homework for summer vacation. so my mother told me, you have to finish before you go swimming. [speaking japanese] >> so i stayed home without going swimming. this is a picture that was taken three days after the atomic bomb was dropped. [speaking japanese] >> as you can see, there is nothing remained. [speaking japanese] >> this is something very similar to my situation at that time. i was studying at home, and there was the strong flash of light. [speaki

the bombings and how lives were forever changed. nhk world has the story. >> reporter: >> reporter: masaaki tanabe visits a man who lost his in the atomic bomb the man is one of more people h the past 17 years. all lived near. >> translator: what hardest thing you experien after the atomic bombing? >> translator: i was passed around to live with various relatives, and school carrying their babies o my back. >> reporter: in his five documentary films, tanabe ha used como re-create deta central hirosh blast. the scenes are based on survivors' accounts. tanabe started making his films after turning 60. he had the urge to tell future generations about what the bomb took away in an instant from the lives of the city's residents. >> translator: i re-created the old cityscape as a memorial, a monument, a commemoration to those who lost their lives. >> reporter: tanabe was born and brought up in the house next to what is now called the atomic bomb dome. he was 8 when the bomb was dropped. his parents and his 1-year-old brother were killed. he and his grandmother had earlier been evacuated f city and survived. two days after the bombing, tanabe returned to the spot

their city became the first to be hit by an atomic bomb. they are paying tribute to those who died that day and those who have died since from the effects of the bombing. ♪ about 45,000 people crowded into peace memorial park. survivors known as -- families of the victims and visitors from around the world. the hiroshima mayor -- placed a list of the victims in a cenotaph. the list contains the names of about 5500 people who died or were confirmed dead over the past year. more than 290,000 people are now honored in the vault. remitives of 68 countries took part in the ceremony. u.s. ambassador to japan, caroline kennedy attended for the first time. she visited with her uncle senator edward kennedy when she was 18 years old. she says the trip made her want to work for a more peaceful world. the ceremony comes weeks after the japanese government changed its security policy. the cabinet reinterpreted the constitution to allow japan to exercise its right to collective self-defense. the participants observed a minute of silence at 8:15 a.m., the

, an atomic bomb program, the potential importance of an atomic bomb was well known in levels of the japanese leadership including general dojo whose on record on that point. so they understood the idea of an atomic bomb. they just questioned like the germans whether anybody else could do it. >> hello my name is trevor. this question may be more for you. looking back throughout human history, wormld leaders hwuz employed severe tactics to bring people to their knees. popular culture seems intent on venerating these individuals and their efforts. while this is most often seen in light of imperialism, it might appear that that same cultural mind set is at work here. looking forward in light of that, should we view mr. truman's decision as where you must do what your conscious demands in faith even if the acts seems or is evil or does this signal maybe a more profound disconnect in our thinking that precludes us from finding the peace that we seek or to modify the question, do we have any more of a decision in whether or not we're a nuclear world than mr. truman did. thank

but we think the atomic bombings were also terrible. similarly, some people in our neighboring countries say the atomic bombings ended the war and saved them. we'd better tell them we reflect sincerely about the colonization and military invasions. but at the same time, we should tell them we want the world to understand the inhumanity of nuclear weapons. only when the people of hiroshima and nagasaki convey that they understand the results of the war and of colonialism will their message be accepted. >> so i think what he means is that japanese must look at both sides. one, how inhumane main a nuclear bomb can be, but also what damage the japanese side inflicted on people during the wartime, especially in asia. and that if we say, oh, that's a thing of the past we've dealt with, the people who remember those events, sad events, wouldn't be convinced. so that's what he means. >> the united nations conference on disarmament happens next year, coincidentally with the 70-year anniversary since the atomic bomb was dropped in hiroshima and na

remember, though, from at least third quarter of '44 the idea about an atomic bomb and atomic bomb program potential importance of an atomic bomb was well known in the top levels, the japanese leadership including admiral on record at that point they understand the idea of an atomic bomb, they just question like the germans whether anybody else could do it. >> hello, my name is trevor. this question may be for you. looking back throughout history, we appropriately decry such events as the warfare as atrocities, but popular culture seems intent on venerating individuals and their efforts. while this is most often seen in light of imperialism and not defense, it might appear that same cultural mindset is at work here. looking forward in light of that, should we view mr. truman's decision as more akin to the philosophy of dietrich bonhoffer where you must do what your conscience demands in faith even if the act seems or is evil. or does this signal a profound disconnect in our thinking that procludes us from finding the peace we seek? or do we have more of a decision in whether or not we're a

the center was established for survivors of the atomic bombings in hiroshima and nagasaki. 110 survivors with an average age of 80 are staying here. with the help of japan, hapcheong center for atomic bomb victims was built in 1996. south korea has no other facilities like 85-year-old -- has lived here since the center opened. she was born in japan after her parents emigrated there. she later married a man who had emigrated from hapcheong to hiroshima. when the city was bombed, kim was three kilometers away from ground zero. >> translator: my husband had gone to work i was washing dishes at the kitchen when i saw a blinding flash. then i heard the loudest sound i ever heard. that's when our house collapsed. >> reporter: four months later they returned to the crean peninsula and had four children. but she ran into obstacles. >> translator: my neighbors encouraged me to register as a bomb victim but the prejudice against bomb survivors extended to their children and grandchildren. my husband for bade any mention of our status to protect our children from discrimination. >> reporter: in 198

evident among the many physicists that either worked on creating the bomb or helped facilitate its use shortly before his death in one thousand fifty four albert einstein the man who split the atom and formally advocated for nuclear weaponry was famously quoted as saying i made one great mistake in my life when i signed the letter to president roosevelt recommending that the atom bomb be made. even following the very first successful that nation of the nuclear bomb in july is sixteen thousand nine hundred forty five there was fear and doubt among the many americans who are on what in the become the minds before the very first true weapon of mass destruction. during the one nine hundred sixty five interview dr j. robert oppenheimer the man regarded as the father of the atomic bomb remarked on the very first moments after the blast. i just remembered a line from the hindu scripture of the bard to read it to. vishnu. trying to persuade the prince but. they should do is to say you and to impress him take our wealthier and for him. and so. you know i am becoming a death. this world's. first course we all hope for but we're at number. three in the words especially since humanity is si

the way this is normally presented, we know the atomic bombs are used. e know horrific effects of bombs. soviet intervention presented only thing is combatants of asian continent battle with soviet forces man suria, the island and cor yachlt the reality is hundreds of thousands of japanese were captured by soviets, both combatants and noncombatants. you can get various numbers. the number i use is 1.7 million total. there has been for years a debate about what the total number of japanese in soviet captivity died. there was a book published couple decades ago inside "gq," a japanese father who said the number was between 300 and 500,000. john dower in his book estimating 400,000. just recently, a book by a man with soviet archival document. that settled some of the issues about this. it showed roughly 73,000 japanese combatants were killed fighting with soviets in august and on into september '45. it shows about 62,000 japanese soldiers were captured by combatants, died in soviet captivity from disease, abuse, starvation. it shows 180,000 japanese noncomb

dropped the world's first atomic bomb on hiroshima. waves, radiation, and he waits to the lives of 140,000 people. three days later, the u.s. dropped a second atomic bomb on nagasaki, killing another 74,000. >> earlier this year, democracy now traveled to hiroshima and visited the hero shema peace memorial park. among others, i interviewed a survivor of blast named koji hosokawa. domeoke next to the a-bomb , one of the few structures in humor she that survived the blast. i began by asking him where he was at the time the atomic bomb fell. at 1.i was three kilometers away to the northeast of the area. i was exposed to the bomb there. there was a building which was a very stout welding -- building. recklessly, i survived. >> how old were you? >> 17 years old. >> what were you doing in the building? around the end of world war japan wereoughout drafted and sent to the battlefields, adult men. there was a labor shortage. in order to have some people places, olderious than the children, we were mobilized and worked in various places. so they

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students on the anniversary of the hiroshima bombing. >> translator: we are the last generations that are able to directly listen to those who have experienced war and the atomic bombings and so i want more people to think about what we can do to not have war and act. >> translator: i want to start doing what i can now. >> translator: japan is the only country that experienced the atomic bomb so we should think and convey a message of peace. >> translator: i would like to carry the torch that shimohira has handed to the next generations. although i need to study more, i hope to become a torch bearer. >> translator: aihara has realized anyone can pass on the stories of survivors, even if they didn't live through the bombings. now she feels confident that she can go out and convey shimohira's experience and message to others. mikiko suzuki, nhk world, nagasaki. >> and we'll have special live coverage of the peace ceremony in nagasaki. it starts at 10:30 a.m. japan time right here on nhk world. >>> many children in northeastern japan are still suffering from the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. more and more are refusing to go to school. so workers w

the skeleton of the building that became the atomic bomb dome is a reminder of the brute power of the blast. but smaller relics can be found all over hiroshima. pieces of bone, shards of glass. a graduate student believes retrieving them will help the souls rest in peace. nhk world's fumio kanda has his story. >> reporter: the river flows by hiroshima peace memorial park. on sunday you can see a figure crouched on its banks. rebun kayo is digging into the past. something he has done for more than a decade. he's searching for the remains and the possessions of victims of the atomic bombing. >> reporter: the forensic medicine student visits the river in between graduate school classes at hiroshima university. he often finds pieces of porcelain and glass. ordinary household items that were shattered in the blast. kayo and his family are from okinawa. some of his relatives died during the battle there in 1945. their remains have still not been found. his grandmother often told him bones are said to contain souls. we have to find them and put them to rest. >> translator: i understand the s

the 69th anniversary of the atom bomb dropped on hiroshima has been marked in japan. he devastating event was key to forcing the japanese to surrender in 1945. survivors of the bomb were at the ceremony which was attended by tens of thousands of people. >> eight: 15 a.m. the peace bell rings out. at that exact moment 69 years ago, hiroshima was hit i a u.s. atomic bomb. three days later, another bomb hit nagasaki. some 45,000 people -- survivors their descendents, japanese officials, and foreign delegates -- all attended the ceremony held by the japanese prime minister. >> i pledge to work hard to abolish nuclear weapons and to obtain ichiro world peace. we want to avoid the repetition of such an atrocity. >> since the war, the u.s. has been a close ally of tokyo, but washington has never officially apologized for the bombing. tens of thousands of people were killed instantly. many others died later of radiation exposure. >> japan is the only nation struck by the atomic tom. our government should accept the fact that we have avoided war for the past 69 years thanks to

the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb on their city. the survivors are aging and the number of those who can pass on experiences of the bombing is dwindling. nhk world spoke to a survivor who is struggling to keep his story alive. >> very strong flesh attacked me and of course the chunks shook in explosion. these things attacked me at the same moment. >> translator: this man is a retired junior high school english teacher. he now uses his language skills to share his story with a wider audience. >> this kind of bomb must never be used on any people on any nation in the world again. >> reporter: each year he speaks to foreign students and government official who is visit hiroshima. he wants to convey the city's desire for a nuclear-free world. >> translator: i speak to foreign visitors in english. i hope when they go back to their countries they'll tell people what the atomic bomb was really like. >> translator: matsushima is now 85. and this summer he's not able to share his story. he's been fighting liver cancer for a long time. late la

atomic bomb was. this was not something from the blue. knew how incredibly difficult it was to make a bomb, primarily from an engineering standpoint to make it. that's why the first reports of the bomb, the imperial army says, well, we're not going to concede it's a bomb until we have an investigation and the imperial navy even more ominously says, well, even if it is an atomic bomb, they can't have that many of them, they they'll be dissuaded from using them. that second bomb at nagasaki knocked the props under the whole idea that the u.s. did not have an arsenal of atomic weapons and that's why as tragic as all of that is, those two bombs in conjunction achieved the bluff. it also, if we understand what talking about after hiroshima, no demonstration would ever have worked because the japanese comeback would be this is very interesting, let's see you do three in a row. >> just one point on the timing of it. general groves together general marshal about that third bomb and he said the timetable is that we've speeded things up here, it ca

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an atomic bomb if they could on central london. but they didn't. making the bomb was hard. required technical and social innovations. you had to separate the isotopes. you had to figure out if a chain reaction could be controlled. you needed to have large production plants to make large quantities of material. you had to get scientists and people in the military working together, which wasn't that easy. some of the work was done at existing universities, like the university of chicago. some of it was done in facilities specifically built for the government like a plutonium works on the columbia river in washington state near hanford, washington, a site to which we will return. let's turn now to events at the university of chicago. not very far from where we're sitting right here. let's turn to stag field. this is stag field in 1927. university of chicago played there. anybody know who the first person to win the heisman trophy was and where he went to school? obviously the answer is the university of chicago. jay ber wanger won the heisman at the university o

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the second bomb at nagasaki knocked the props out of the idea that u.s. didn't have an arsenal of atomic weapons. that's why as tragic as all that is, those two bombs in conjunction achieved the bluff. also if we understand what the japanese material talking about, no demonstration would ever have worked because the japanese comeback would have been this is very interesting. let's see you do three in a row. >> just one point on the timing of it. general groves told general marshall about the third bomb. the timetable is speeded up, it can be ready as early as august 13th. august 9th, it was going to take that span of time, 9th to the 17th. to get it all ready to use. the third bomb was scheduled for august 17th. they might have gained a day or two. that was the timetable. many more after that. groves had them lined up september, october, november. he would have upwards of 20 by december. already the assembly line was open and plutonium was coming from the reactors in huge amounts at that point and you could calculate all these things. we needed this much. it's going to take this long to

the 1945 bombing of the city. an an plane dropped t >>> in japan today a ceremony marked the 69th anniversary of the 1945 bombing of nagasaki. the atomicb was dropped three days after attacking hiroshima. that ended world war ii. 3,000 victims names were placed on the memorial. caroline kennedy was among the officials who honored the victims as ambassador to japan. >>> 40 years ago, president nixon made this historic announcement. >> i have never been a quitter. to leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. but as president, i must put the interests of america first. therefore, i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. >> nixon's resignation came as a result of the watergate scandal. he was the only u.s. president to resign. and to mark the anniversary, the nixon library is releasing clips from a rare interview in which nixon describes the days leading to his departure. cbs reporter ben tracy talked to the former aide who interviewed nixon a decade after that resignation. >> i'm a fighter. i just didn't want to quit. >> reporter: president richard nixon nearly 10 years after his

. >>> preserving hiroshima's history. 69 years since the atomic bombing, a new generation is telling the stories of victims. >>> and flying for less. asian low-cost carriers ex-ened. their horizons but struggle to find enough pilots. thanks for joining us. i'm minor takao. first the week's top stories. the chinese communist party is

japan is the only country to have the atomic bomb dropped on it and its people bear the scars. after fukushima in 2011 the meedias was accused of towing the government line on the story, butting the japanese at risk. nuclear power has been a critical component in its electricity generation. the plant has been shut for three years, but shinzo abe's government wants to restart them. the debate would take place in the airwaves and newspapers much there are concerns over the media's appetite for the story, and what many see as a conflict of interest, how much influence the industry has over the media, through the big money spent on advertising. are the media too concerned with balance sheets to provide checks and balances they are meant to approved. "the listening post" on the challenges of covering the nuclear story in japan. >> reporter: the u.s. had its 9/11. >> clearly something devastating happening this morning. >> reporter: others had 7-7 and in march 2011 an earthquake in japan set off a tsunami, triggering a meltdown of three nuclear power plants in fukushima. [ speaking f

the bomb would work consistently. it went off once. we could spend a whole course talking about the developments of the atomic bomb. e weren't sure if we tried it again if it was going to work or not. in any event, the decision was made and on august 6th, 1965, the enola gay dropped the bomb on hiroshima. war is hell. this is a picture of hiroshima after the bomb was debt nated. a colleague pwho grew up in tokyo, he lived on the fourth floor of an apartment building. he said you could see for miles. just to give you a sense of how much was wiped out. if you go to tokyo, you'll know that the city is quite densely built now. on august 9th, we dropped another atomic bomb on nagasaki. the picture on top is before, the picture on the bottom is after. on the 50th anniversary of the bombing of hiroshima, the hsmit se smithsonian eventually threw their hands up and they wanted to have a discussion of what was going on. they wanted to put things in context. whatever they tried ran into protests and they simply said we can't do it. 50th anniversaries are usually the toughest. this statue, by the way, was put up on the 25th an

today is the 69th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack by the united states on japan. and the first 49ers preseason game against the advance of a in baltimore is tomorrow. remember, you can -- against the ravens in baltimore tomorrow on kpix 5. follow us on twitter at #cbssf. >>> the 49ers a super bowl contender this year. we'll see how it works out. everything has to go right. >> and the raiders? >> they are going to be playing this year. and we're looking forward to that. [ laughter ] >> we'll take that. >>> we have had some interesting weather around the bay area today. some scattered showers early on but you know what, things beginning to clear out a bit but doppler radar picking up on the raindrops. monsoonal moisture is scooting out of town. a lot of sunshine coming our way as we head in toward the afternoon and these temperatures warming up in a hurry today. 84 degrees already in consumer report. 85 in livermore. throughout the afternoon, we'll see a whole lot of sunshine still passing clouds but warmer temperatures today and then tonight likely to see a couple

an american history tv -- [no audio] tuesday, the end of world war ii and the atomic bomb. wednesday night, the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall and how americans attitudes of world war i changed throughout the course of the war. then a documentary about the 1969 apollo 11 moon landing. find or television schedule one week in advance at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. like this on facebook or follow us on twitter. presentsonth, c-span debates on what makes america great. an issue spotlight with in-depth irs oversight and campus sexual assault. new perspectives on issues including global warming, voting rights, disease, and food safety. and an art history tour. find or tv schedule one week in advance at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. >> indiana governor mike pence talks about politics and state issues next on "newsmakers." then a discussion about how advancements in technology can help counter cyber security threats. >> indiana governor mike pence, thank you for being

. ♪ >>> japan marked the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombing of hiroshima today. ined about 45,000 people at the peace park. they observed a minute of silence for the 141,000 people killed in the 1945 attack. >>> and 40 years ago this week president richard nixon resigned to mark that infamous chapter in american history. his presidential library is releasing clips from a rare interview in which nixon describes the days leading up to his departure. ben tracy reports. >> i'm a fighter. i just didn't want to quit. >> reporter: president nixon nearly ten years after his historic farewell. >> i can remember that hazy hot humid august 9th 40 years ago. >> reporter: frank gannon was one of nixon's aides. in 1983 he spent 36 hours interviewing the then 76-year-old former president. what surprised you most about his responses? >> i was surprised at how raw even he was in expressing feelings and emotions and exposing private things about the family, which he had never talked about before. >> reporter: nixon had already decided to resign, the smoking gun in the coverup. >> t

bombing of gaza. in nagasaki, japan today, a ceremony marked the 69th anniversary of the 1945 drog of the atomic bomb. peace bell ringing. an american plane dropped t bomb just three days after a similar attack on hiroshima....to force a jape surrender. they did, ending world war two. today, a list with names of more than 3- thousand victims was placedn the memorial. u-s ambassador to japan, caroline kennedy, was among the offis who honored the victims. it's been 40 years since president richard nixon made this historic announcement: :11"i have never been a qui. to leave office before my tm is up is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. but as president, i must put the interests of america first. therefore i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. ":34 the next day -- august 9th nixon left the white house r good. august 9th -- nixon left the white house for good. his resignation came as a resul the watergate scandal. he was the only u.s. presidento resign. in hawaii, a one- day breako get ready for hurricane julio--but they won't need o much. tropical storm iselle blast through yeste

tuesday, the end of world war ii and the atomic bomb. wednesday, the fall of the berlin wall. , how american attitudes about world war i changed to the course of the war. friday, a nasa documentary about the 1969 apollo moon landing be read find me schedule one week in advance at c-span.org. or on twitter, or contact us on facebook. join the conversation. wednesday, the community action partnership mark to their 50th anniversary. this is about 35 minutes. my pleasure and privilege to introduce our guest speaker. i left him for last and did not mention him in the review of the folks on the table. glimpseo give you a into his background. ands an author, journalist political activist with a broad .ackground his credits include significant contributions to news shows, including cnn "crossfire," in pr and several fox news shows including fox news sunday, the five at special report with bret there. he also shares host duties with his favorite substitute host bill o'reilly. [laughter] he is the author of six books including the bestseller "eyes