14+ Harry Truman Quotes Ww2. His statement unveiled the top secret manhattan project . "in summary, we have here in the soviet union a political force committed fanatically . Truman guided the united states through the end of world war ii, the beginning of the cold war between the united states and the soviet union, and the dawning . President harry truman issued this statement after the first atomic bomb was dropped on hiroshima. During world war ii he headed the senate war investigating committee, . I wish for peace, i work for peace, and i pray for peace continually. President harry truman, diary entry, july 17, 1945. A quote from president truman at the wwii memorial in washington dc. I'd rather have lasting peace in the world than be president. During his few weeks as vice president, harry truman scarcely saw president.