In Episode two of Executive Decision, the podcast that reviews the great decisions in presidential history, we look at Harry S Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on two cities in Japan during World War II. This first part of the three part episode analyzes Truman's background in WWI, the machine politics of Missouri, and the New Deal. It also contrasts his decision making process with that of Franklin Roosevelt, who left him no guide for the awesome decisions he would be forced to make.