There were also a raft of calls—from private citizens, civic organizations, and elected officials—demanding the release of Rogge’s 396-page report in full. But Truman stuck to his guns. He kept that report hidden from the American public. Worse than that: he never took the time to say why he had done it. He may well have had a noble motive for this decision, but he didn’t ever tell the American public what exactly that might be.
