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The Potsdam Conference Room

Opening session of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. President Harry S. Truman is seated foreground (back to camera). Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin is at right. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is at left. Secretary of State James Byrnes is seated to the right of President Truman. Admiral William Leahy is seated two to the right of President Truman. British foreign minister Anthony Eden is to the left of Winston Churchill. Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov is to the left of Prime Minister Stalin. All others are unidentified.

James F. Byrnes and King George VI Shake Hands

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (foreground, second from left) and King George VI (center, right) shake hands during the King visit aboard the USS Augusta. Also present are Admiral William D. Leahy (left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from left, mostly obscured by King George VI), Captain James Foskett (right), and Captain James K. Vardaman (just behind Captain Foskett). All others are unidentified. King George VI visited the Augusta before it left to return to the United States from the Potsdam Conference.

President Truman Watches the Navy-Pennsylvania State Football Game

President Harry S. Truman watches the football game between the United States Naval Academy and Pennsylvania State University during his visit to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Front row (from left to right): Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey) Fitch; President Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the President. Second row (from left to right): Edwin Locke; Brigadier General Wallace Graham; Ralph D.

President Harry S. Truman Watches the Navy-Pennsylvania State University Football Game

President Harry S. Truman watches the football game between Pennsylvania State University and the United States Naval Academy during his visit to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Front row (from left to right): Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey) Fitch; President Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the President. Second row (from left to right): Brigadier General Wallace Graham; Ralph D.

Truman Waves to the Crowd at the Navy-Penn State Football Game

President Harry S. Truman waves to the crowd at the football game between the United States Naval Academy and Pennsylvania State University. Standing, from left to right: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey) Fitch; Captain James Foskett, Naval Aide to the President (in the second row); President Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the President.

President Harry S. Truman Views Formation at the United States Naval Academy

President Harry S. Truman views the noon meal formation from the steps of Bancroft Hall during his visit to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Foreground, from left to right: President Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Admiral of the Fleet William D. Leahy; and Presidential Press Secretary Mr. Charles Ross. Standing behind Secretary Forrestal, partly obscured, is Brigadier General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.