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Vardaman, James K. (James Kimble), 1894-1972

President Truman at United Nations Conference

President Harry S. Truman (behind the lectern) addresses the closing session of the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, California. Seated on the right is Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (closest to lectern) and Secretary-General of the Conference Alger Hiss. Seated behind President Truman is Military Aide Major General Harry Vaughan (left) and Naval Aide Captain James Vardaman (right). All others are unidentified. Donor: Margaret Poore.

President Harry S. Truman Dines with Friends and Associates in Independence

President Harry S. Truman enjoys a meal with a group of politicians and notables at the home of Mayor Roger T. Sermon in Independence, Missouri. Seated from left to right around the table are: Edgar Hinde, J. Leonard Reinsch, unidentified man, unidentified man, Matthew Connelly, Captain James Vardaman, Mayor Sermon, President Harry S. Truman, Charles Ross, unidentified man, General Harry Vaughan, Ted Marks, James Pendergast, and C.C. Bundschu.

Stalin, Truman, Byrnes and Molotov during Potsdam Conference

From left to right: Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin; interpreter Charles Bohlen (mostly obscured by Stalin); V. N. Pavlov, Stalin's interpreter; Captain James Vardaman; President Harry S. Truman; Press Secretary Charles Ross (background, partly obscured); Soviet Ambassador to the United States Andrei Gromyko; Secretary of State James Byrnes; and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. This photo was taken during Truman's visit to Stalin's residence during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

First visit of Stalin with President Truman at Potsdam Conference

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; Prime Minister Stalin.

Stalin, Churchill, Truman and others at Potsdam Conference

Delegates gathered around the conference table at the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin is on the left, seated opposite the Soviet flag on the table; Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov is on Stalin's right. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is seated on the right, opposite the British flag on the table; Clement Attlee is seated two to the left of Churchill. President Harry S. Truman is near the center, opposite the United States flag, wearing a bow tie and gesturing with his hand.

First visit of Josef Stalin with President Truman

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.

Stalin and Truman meet at the Potsdam Conference

Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin meets President Harry S. Truman for the first time at the Little White House during the Potsdam Conference. The Little White House is the residence of President Truman during the conference. Front row, from left to right: Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet foreign minister; Secretary of State James Byrnes; President Harry S. Truman; and Prime Minister Josef Stalin. Back row, left to right: Charles Bohlen, assistant to Mr. Byrnes; Admiral William D. Leahy; and V. N. Pavlov, Russian interpreter.

Truman, Stalin and others at the Potsdam Conference

L to R: General Harry Vaughan; Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin; Charles Bohlen, interpreter for President Truman; V. N. Pavlov, interpreter for Stalin; Captain James K. Vardaman (mostly obscured by Truman); President Harry S. Truman; Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko; Press Secretary Charles Ross; Secretary of State James Byrnes; Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. They are attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From Potsdam album, 1945.