Potsdam Conference, 1945

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes greeted by General Floyd Parks at Gatow Airport in Berlin. Mr. Byrnes is attending the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Military Police stand guard in front of the "Little White House," the residence of President Harry S. Truman in Babelsberg, Germany during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Sir Alexander Cadogan, Permanent Under Secretary of the British Foreign Office, and Colonel David Bevan (right) of the British Army, leave Gatow Airport in Berlin, Germany for the Potsdam Conference area. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Applicants for passes to the Potsdam Conference area keep the Provost Marshal's office busy. From Potsdam, album, 1945.

Staff officers of Admiral Ernest J. King ascend steps to their quarters during the Potsdam Conference. They are: Vice-Admiral C. M. Cooke, Jr. (left front), Rear-Admiral H. L. Maples (right front), Captain A. S. McDill (left rear), and Commander E. J. Gough (right rear). From Potsdam album, 1945.

Military Police at end of the day at the Potsdam Conference, with buglers sounding retreat, pull down the flag at the "Little White House" portico. The "Little White House" was the residence of President Harry S. Truman at the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Desk and library of President Harry S. Truman in his office adjoining the conference room at Cecilienhof Palace, the site of the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

A crowd gathers around a caravan of automobiles carrying the presidential party as it leaves an airport in the Potsdam, Germany area. The planes in the background brought President Harry S. Truman and members of his advisory staff from Belgium to Potsdam for the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

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.

President Harry S. Truman visits Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin at Mr. Stalin's residence during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From left to right on the balcony: unidentified man; Major General Harry Vaughan (partly obscured); Secretary of State James Byrnes; Soviet Ambassador to the United States Andrei Gromyko (behind Byrnes); President Truman; Premier Josef Stalin; and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. All others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.