In the quiet confines of the White House Red Room, Truman had a moment to gather his thoughts. Stettinius asked him if the San Francisco conference should be called off. This was the international meeting in which representatives of governments from all over the world were set to gather in less than two weeks, to attempt to form a charter for the new United Nations peace organization. Truman was emphatic: the conference should go on. And with that, he had made his first decision as president.
