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Truman greeting Stalin at Potsdam Conference

63-1455-37 (untitled)
Accession Number
63-1455-37
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Cabinet officers
Naval officers
Potsdam Conference, 1945
Presidents
United States-Soviet relations
HST Keywords
Potsdam - Conference area; Truman - Potsdam - Conference area
People Pictured
Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
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Credit:
U.S. Army Signal Corps

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (wearing bow tie) greeting Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin at the start of the third day of the Potsdam Conference in Germany. They are in the conference room at Cecilienhof Palace. Also present are Admiral William Leahy (left) and Secretary of State James Byrnes (to the right of Truman). Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.
Date(s)
July 19, 1945