Potsdam Conference, 1945

President's Car Passes Tanks of the 3rd Armored Division

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President Harry S. Truman's car passes tanks of the 3rd armored division near Frankfurt, Germany. President Truman is in Frankfurt to inspect troops during a break in the Potsdam Conference. Truman is in the center of the back seat. Others are unidentified. From the album number 2, "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

Churchill, Truman, and Stalin at Potsdam

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Posed photograph during the Potsdam conference, with, from left to right, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman, and Joseph Stalin. Standing in the background, third from the left, is Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.

President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill

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President Harry S. Truman and Prime Minister Winston Churchill have an informal chat before lunch at Mr. Churchill's residence in the Berlin area. They are attending the Potsdam Conference.

Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and Harry S. Truman Shaking Hands at the Potsdam Conference

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In a triple handshake, President Harry S. Truman (center) holds the hands of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left) and Soviet leader Josef Stalin (right) at Cecilienhof Palace during the Potsdam Conference. Others in the background are unidentified. Similar to 58-797, which is in color.

President Truman and Secretary of State James Byrnes on a ship

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President Harry S. Truman arrives in Antwerp, Belgium aboard the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. He doffs his hat to the colors as he steps down the gangplank. He is followed by Secretary of State James Byrnes. From the Potsdam Conference Album, July 1945.

Inscription from President Truman about Atomic Bomb on Back of Photo

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On the back of the photo of President Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference, Truman wrote the following: "This is the place I told Stalin about the Atom Bomb, which was exploded July 16, 1945 in New Mexico. He didn't realize what I was talking about! HST".

President Harry S. Truman, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and General George S. Patton

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Everyone stands at attention at a flag-raising (Flag of Liberation) ceremony in Berlin, Germany. From left to right, General Dwight Eisenhower, General George Patton, and President Harry S. Truman. President Truman is in Germany to attend the Potsdam Conference. Standing behind President Truman is Captain James Vardaman, Truman's Naval Aide. All others are unidentified.

Last meeting of the Potsdam Conference

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Last meeting of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. President Harry S. Truman is on the right, opposite the United States flag on the table. Seated to the right of President Truman are Secretary of State James Byrnes, Admiral William Leahy, and Soviet Ambassador to the United States Andrei Gromyko. Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin is at the top, in the white uniform. Seated on the left of Stalin is Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. British Prime Minister Clement Attlee is seated in the left corner, opposite the British flag on the table.

The Little White House during the Potsdam Conference

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President Harry S. Truman's residence during the Potsdam Conference, the "Little White House" in Babelsburg, Germany.

Stalin, President Truman, and others during the Potsdam Conference

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Soviet Prime Minister Joseph Stalin (foreground, left) and President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) during the Potsdam conference. Behind them are: V. N. Pavlov, Russian interpreter; Captain James K. Vardaman (partly obscured by Pavlov); Andrei Gromyko, Soviet Ambassador to the United States; and Charles Ross, Presidential Press Secretary (behind Gromyko).

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