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Byrnes never openly threatened the Soviets with the atomic bomb. But his feelings about covert atomic diplomacy were noticed shortly after the war by Sec. of War Henry Stimson, Assistant Sec. of War John McCloy, and Manhattan Project scientific director J. Robert Oppenheimer, all of whom were worried that even an implied nuclear threat could ...
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“Jimmy” Byrnes was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He left school at the age of fourteen to work as a clerk at a law firm. In 1900, when his cousin, Governor Miles B. McSweeney, appointed him to clerk for Judge Robert Aldrich of Aiken, he changed the year of his birth from 1882 to 1879 to meet the age requirement of 21 years. While working in t...
Following Pearl Harbor and the outbreak of WWII, Byrnes desired to return to politics. He resigned from the Supreme Court on October 3, 1942 and became the head of the wartime Office of Economic Stabilization in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, Byrnes was responsible for developing a comprehensive economic plan to finance the war, which included ...
In May 1945, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson established the secret Interim Committee to advise the President and offer recommendations on the use of the bomb. He selected Byrnes as Truman’s personal representative. For Byrnes the decision to use the bomb on Japan had political implications beyond ending the war. Byrnes believedin “atomic diploma...
Resigning from his position as Secretary of State on January 21, 1947, Byrnes returned to practicing law. He was named TIME magazine’s Man of the Year in 1947 and appeared on the cover of the January 6thissue. Later, Byrnes became Governor of South Carolina in 1951 and served one term in this position before retiring in 1955. Byrnes died on April 9...
Jun 5, 2012 · A proper accounting of the development of American policy to defeat Japan and bring World War II to an end must take due note of the crucial role played by James F. Byrnes. Although he is not well-remembered today, the experienced South Carolinian possessed tremendous gifts for politics.
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Aug 6, 2015 · Secretary of State James Byrnes, for instance, believed that the use of atomic weapons would help the United States more strongly dominate the postwar era.
James Byrnes, President Truman’s Secretary of State, is examined by author Paul Ham for his role in securing the 'unconditional surrender' of Japan in WWII.
Jun 19, 2014 · Byrnes position was essentially: "if we insisted on unconditional surrender, we could justify dropping of the atomic bomb." Concerned about the post-war political consequences of Soviet participation in the war, U.S. planners sought to bring about Japan's surrender before the Soviets could join. At best, Soviet participation in the war was an ...
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As head of the wartime Office of War Mobilization, Byrnes provided oversight, material and financial resources for the high priority Manhattan Project. [32] Byrnes served on an Interim committee making a recommendations on the use of the atomic bomb during and after the war.
