VOA慢速英语:Harry Truman: Atomic

self-confidence - n. confidence in oneself and in one's powers and abilities

romance - n. love affair

haberdashery - n. a shop selling notions or men's clothing and accessories

reputation - n. overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in general

authoritarian - n. of, relating to, or favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people

introduce - v. to lead or bring in especially for the first time

desegregate - v. to free of any law, provision, or practice requiring isolation of the members of a particular race in separate units