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Next day it rained. But more than 100 of the faithful journeyed to the islands, found chipper Harry Truman in a brown leather bushjacket (he calls it his "zoot" suit). The party centered around him at the piano. He played some Chopin, and accompanied gusty renditions of the inevitable How Dry I Am and Sweet Adeline. At dark the fun broke up. The President was buttonholed by newsmen at the White House back door. He had one newsmaking thing to say: he alone would make the decision about the atomic bomb secret (see INTERNATIONAL). Had the President done himself some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Party Man's Party | 10/1/1945 | See Source »

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