Crowd outside White House upon announcement of Japanese surrender
Crowd of spectators in Lafayette Park, north of the White House (those in uniform saluting) on the date of the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II.
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President Truman with government officials
From left to right: President Harry S. Truman, General George C. Marshall, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, and General Henry "Hap" Arnold after President Truman awarded Byrnes a Distinguished Service Medal.
President and Mrs. Truman greeting crowd upon Japanese surrender announcement
President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Mrs. Bess Truman greet the crowd outside the White House on the occasion of the Japanese surrender ending World War II.
Reporters on Phones after Announcement of Japanese surrender
Reporters on telephones transmitting news of the Japanese surrender ending World War II. Journalist Vivianne Lovell of Agence France-Presse stands in the striped dress in the center of the reporters.
Reporters grabbing press releases for Japanese surrender
Reporters scramble for press releases announcing the Japanese surrender ending World War II. Mildred Wilson is the young woman on the table handing out releases.
Reporters running in White House upon news of Japanese surrender
Reporters running through the White House upon the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II. The young woman by the table is Mildred Wilson, secretary to Charles Ross.
Reporters upon hearing the announcement of the Japanese surrender
Reporters running in the White House after hearing the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II.
President Truman Reads Announcement of Japanese Surrender
President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II to various reporters and officials in the Oval Office. Seated on the sofa in the background are (left to right): Reathel Odum, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Samuel Rosenman, and John Snyder. Seated behind President Truman is Secretary of State James Byrnes. Standing behind President Truman at the window is Attorney General Tom Clark (left) and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (right).
President Truman Reads Announcement of Japanese Surrender
President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II to various reporters and officials in the Oval Office. Seated on the sofa in the background are (left to right): Reathel Odum, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Samuel Rosenman, and John Snyder. Seated behind President Truman is Secretary of State James Byrnes. Standing behind President Truman at the window is Attorney General Tom Clark (left) and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (right).
Byrnes outside White House for the announcement of the Japanese surrender
Secretary of State James Byrnes (left) and an unidentified man outside the White House on the date of the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II.