Potsdam Conference, 1945

President Harry S. Truman (in civilian clothes, right) comes along side the U. S. S. Augusta after visiting with King George VI of England. He is preparing to embark for the United States after attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Also with Truman is Admiral William D. Leahy (second from left). Others are unidentified. They are in waters off Plymouth, England. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman inspects the Marine Guard on the H.M.S. Renown. He is returning home from the Potsdam Conference. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

The H. M. S. Renown, a ship which President Harry S. Truman visited after the Potsdam Conference to consult with King George VI. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and King George VI of England (second from left) on the quarterdeck of the H. M. S. Renown, where the President had lunch with the King. In the background is the U.S.S. Augusta. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James Byrnes with three members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force at Harrowbeer Field near Plymouth, England, where the President's airplane landed enroute to the ship USS Augusta. President Truman has just completed attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From left to right: Section Officer Eira Buckland-Jones, President Truman, Corporal Clarice Turner, Secretary of State Byrnes, and Leading Aircraft Woman Audley Bartlett. Others in the background are unidentified. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

Major General Floyd L. Parks (left) presents the United States Flag of Liberation to President Harry S. Truman (right). This flag flew over all the conquered capitols of the Axis powers. From the album, number 2, "President's trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from right) talks with Ambassador Averell Harriman (foreground, second from right) at the airfield at Gatow before boarding his plane to fly to England, after the Potsdam Conference. Others are unidentified. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

From left to right, Brigadier General Andrew J. McFarland, Fleet Admiral William Leahy, and Fleet Admiral Ernest King at a conference table at the headquarters of the Combined Chiefs of Staff during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman (third row, second from right) and members of his party with their Filipino stewards at the north entrance of the "Little White House," the residence of President Truman during the Potsdam Conference. Also present are Major General Harry Vaughan (second row, left); Admiral William D. Leahy (third row, left); Secretary of State James Byrnes (third row, second from left); and Press Secretary Charles Ross (fourth row, right). All others are unidentified. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman (eighth from the right) and members of his party with the staff of the "Little White House" on the south lawn. The Little White House is the residence of President Truman during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Others present include Major Harry Vaughan (seventh from the left); Secretary of State James Byrnes (tenth from the left); Captain James Vardaman (ninth from the right); and Admiral William D. Leahy (sixth from the right). Leland Max Coleman is fourth from the left (in the back). Others are unidentified.