Potsdam Conference, 1945

Office used by President Harry S. Truman during the Potsdam Conference in Germany, which adjoins the main conference room at Cecilienhof Palace.

President Harry S. Truman says good bye to Mary Churchill, daughter of the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, on the steps of the "Little White House," President Truman's residence during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Prime Minister Winston Churchill is descending the steps. He has just paid a visit to President Truman. Admiral William Leahy is at the left, behind President Truman. General Dwight D. Eisenhower (hat removed), and General Harry Vaughan (right, back to camera) are also present. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

General of the Army Henry H. ("Hap") Arnold, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, smiles as he steps from his plane at the Gatow Airport, Berlin, during the Potsdam Conference. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Ambassador to Belgium Charles Sawyer in a car after President Truman and Secretary of State Byrnes arrived in Antwerp, Belgium en route to Germany to attend the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

One of the rooms in the Little White House at Babelsberg, where President Harry S. Truman stayed during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King (left), accompanied by Commander R. E. Dornin, mount the steps to their quarters near the conference area during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From Potsdam album, 1945

L to R: General Harry Vaughan; Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin; Charles Bohlen, interpreter for President Truman; V. N. Pavlov, interpreter for Stalin; Captain James K. Vardaman (mostly obscured by Truman); President Harry S. Truman; Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko; Press Secretary Charles Ross; Secretary of State James Byrnes; Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. They are attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (left) watches President Harry S. Truman cut a special Presidential cake baked by Master Sergeant Benedict A. Tamal. Major John E. Lennox watches. The cake presentation was held at the Little White House, President Truman's residence during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill passes the parade of Bren carriers belonging to the Canadian contingent during the British Victory parade in Berlin, Germany. Prime Minister Churchill has just arrived to attend the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

The flags of the United States, Great Britain, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics decorate the conference room at Potsdam. From Potsdam album, 1945.