Potsdam Conference, 1945

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Secretary of State James Byrnes (left) at the bow of the USS Augusta en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. The USS Philadelphia, the Augusta's escort, appears in the distance, steaming ahead. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (at the head of the table) at lunch with the Chief Petty Officers on the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1"

Unknown group of men at Babelsberg, Griebnitz Lake, Berlin, where President Truman stayed during the Potsdam conference (See also 2001-68).

View from President Harry S. Truman's window in the "Little White House" at Babelsberg, Griebnitz Lake, Berlin, where he stayed during the Berlin Conference.

The "Big Three" at the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Enjoying a brief respite during the last day of the conference are, left to right, Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee, Great Britain; President Harry S. Truman, United States; and Generalissimo Josef Stalin, Russia. Donor: Dorothy Girton.

President Harry S. Truman, standing in open car, inspects units of the 3rd armored division of the U. S. Army near Frankfurt, Germany. President Truman is attending the Potsdam Conference. Others are unidentified. From the album number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman is greeted at the Frankfurt, Germany airport by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. He has just stepped down from the U. S. Army Air Force plane. There are two unidentified officers standing to either side. During the interlude in the Potsdam Conference when Prime Minister Churchill and Clement Attlee returned to London for British election returns, President Truman flew to Frankfort to inspect U. S. troops. From the album, number 2, "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Union Prime Minister Josef Stalin and their advisors are seated around the round conference table prior to the opening of one of the Potsdam Conference meetings in Potsdam, Germany. President Truman has his back to the camera; Prime Minister Stalin is on the right side of the photograph; Prime Minister Churchill is on the left side; they are in the chairs with more ornamentation on the backs.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Generalissimo Josef Stalin in the Garden at Cecilienhof during their meeting at Potsdam. In the background are a Russian General, at left, and at right are Mr. F. T. Gusev, Soviet Ambassador to London, and military aide to President Truman, General Harry Vaughan. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman leaves the U. S. S. Augusta at Newport News, Virginia at the end of the voyage returning from the Potsdam Conference. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."