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First visit of Josef Stalin with President Truman

63-1456-30 (untitled)
Accession Number
63-1456-30
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Armed forces officers
Cabinet officers
Naval officers
Potsdam Conference, 1945
Presidential press secretaries
Presidents
United States-Soviet relations
HST Keywords
Potsdam - General file; Truman - Potsdam - Conference area; White House - Little White House - Germany, Potsdam
People Pictured
Bohlen, Charles E. (Charles Eustis), 1904-1973
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-
Pavlov, V. N. (Vladimir Nikolayevich), interpreter for Joseph Stalin
Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
Vardaman, James K. (James Kimble), 1894-1972
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U.S. Army Signal Corps

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Description
First visit of Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin with President Harry S. Truman during the Potsdam Conference. They are at the "Little White House," the residence of President Truman during the conference. Foreground, left to right: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyascheslav Molotov; Secretary of State James F. Byrnes; Charles Bohlen, President Truman's interpreter; President Truman; Admiral William D. Leahy; V. N. Pavlov, Stalin's interpreter (partly obscured by Stalin); Prime Minister Stalin. In the background, at the top of the stairs are Major General Harry Vaughan (left), Press Secretary Charles Ross (third from left), and Captain James Vardaman (right). Others are unidentified. From Potsdam Album, 1945
Date(s)
July 17, 1945