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

Stalin meets President Truman 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.

The President looks at the docks at Antwerp

President Harry S. Truman and his party look at the docks at Antwerp as the U. S. S. Augusta prepares to dock. Seated are President Truman (left, with binoculars) and Press Secretary Charles Ross (right). Standing are, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan; Captain James K. Vardaman; Secretary of State James Byrnes; and Admiral William D. Leahy. Truman is aboard the U. S. S. Augusta, traveling to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

President Truman Delivers the Closing Address at the U.N. Conference in San Francisco

President Harry S. Truman delivers a closing address at the United Nations Conference on International Organizations held at the San Francisco, California Opera House. After 9 weeks of study and debate, the charter for a world security organization was signed by 50 nation's representatives. Directly behind the President from left to right are unknown, Edward Stettinus, and Alger Hiss. In the back row are Harry Vaughan (left) and James Vardaman.

President Harry S. Truman Returns to the United States After the Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party aboard the USS Augusta as the ship entered Chesapeake Bay, returning President Truman from the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Fourth from left is ship's clerk Edwin L. Hoying; Captain James Vardaman is sixth from the left (in dark uniform); to his left is Press Secretary Charles Ross; to his left is Secretary of State James Byrnes; to his left is President Truman; and to his left is Admiral William Leahy. Lieutenant George Elsey is the tall person two rows behind President Truman.

Elsey, Vardaman, and Hoying on USS Augusta

From left to right: Lieutenant George Elsey, Captain James Vardaman, and ship's clerk Edwin L. Hoying stand on the deck of the USS Augusta, the ship that is carrying President Harry S. Truman back to the United States after attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Lieutenant Elsey and Mr. Hoying are members of the map room staff, and Captain Vardaman is Truman's Naval Aide. From the Album, Number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman and Others Attending an Entertainment on the USS Augusta

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party watching a "jitterbugger" at an entertainment provided by the crew of the U. S. S. Augusta. President Truman is returning home from the Potsdam Conference. From left to right: unidentified, unidentified, President Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Admiral William Leahy, Captain James Vardaman, Major General Harry Vaughan, unidentified, and Press Secretary Charles Ross. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman and Others on the Well Deck of the USS Augusta

Foreground, from left to right: Captain James Vardaman, General Harry Vaughan, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and President Harry S. Truman on the well deck of the U. S. S. Augusta off the coast of Plymouth, England where President Truman will depart for the United States after attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany. The cruiser Philadelphia is in the background. It is the escort ship for the U. S. S. Augusta. Others are unidentified. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Truman with Generals Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, and others at Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman attends ceremonies at the U. S. Group Control Council Headquarters in Berlin, Germany where the first American flag was raised over the headquarters (Flag of Liberation). Foreground, from left to right: Brigadier General Harry H. Vaughan, General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lieutenant General George Patton, President Truman, Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, and General Omar Bradley. In the background, between General Patton and President Truman, is Truman's Naval Aide Captain James Vardaman. Others are unidentified.