Potsdam Conference, 1945

This is a view of the bedroom that was part of President Harry S. Truman suite at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany. The Potsdam Conference meetings took place at Cecilienhof.

From left to right, Agent Richard Beckman, unidentified man, Agent Frank Cannon, and Agent John Osterholt of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment stationed in Berlin, Germany inside their home in Berlin leading up to the Potsdam Conference.

Agent Richard Beckman of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment stationed in Berlin, Germany stands outside on a patio before the Potsdam Conference.

This is a view of the backside of the home that Richard Beckman stayed in while stationed in Berlin, Germany. Richard Beckman was an agent, for the Criminal Investigation Division, United States Army, assigned to protect President Harry S. Truman at the Potsdam Conference in Germany.

This is a south side view of a home in Berlin, Germany where members of the Criminal Investigation Division lived while stationed in Berlin for the Potsdam Conference.

John Osterholt sits in a chair in President Harry S. Truman's private library at Cecilienhof during the Potsdam Conference. The Potsdam Conference meetings took place at Cecilienhof.

Richard Beckman poses for a photo in front of the main entrance of Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany. Beckman was an agent, for the Criminal Investigation Division, United States Army, assigned to protect President Harry S. Truman at the Potsdam Conference in Germany.

The Big Three finish a photo session outside at Cecilienhof at the Potsdam Conference. Pictured are British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin (in white uniform), Fleet Admiral William Leahy, Ernest Bevin, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov. Others are unidentified.

This is a view of President Harry S. Truman's dining room at Cecilienhof for the Potsdam Conference. The Potsdam Conference meetings took place at Cecilienhof.

This is a photograph looking into the courtyard at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany. The floral star at the center of the courtyard was described as red in color by Richard Beckman, Agent, Criminal Investigation Division, U.S. Army who was assigned to protect President Harry S. Truman at the Potsdam Conference in Germany.