Potsdam Conference, 1945

President Harry S. Truman (standing, left) takes a tour of the USS Augusta with unidentified crewmen. President Truman and members of his party were on board the USS Augusta, traveling to the Potsdam Conference.

Foreground, from left to right, Captain James Vardaman, Major General Harry Vaughan, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and President Harry S. Truman are standing on the deck of the USS Augusta. All others are unidentified. President Truman and other members of his party are on board the USS Augusta as they travel to the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right) with an unidentified military officer on the deck of the USS Augusta. Standing off on the left is Major General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified. President Truman and other members of his party are board the USS Augusta as they travel to the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from right) takes a tour of the USS Augusta with unidentified crewmen. President Truman and members of his party were on board the USS Augusta, traveling to the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (left, in civilian clothing) views a ship as is passed the USS Augusta, along with other unidentified United States Navy officers who salute the ship. They are on board the USS Augusta, traveling to the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (at the back table, fourth from left, in civilian clothes) is dining with an unidentified group of sailors and officers on board the USS Augusta. President Truman was on board the USS Augusta to travel to Germany for the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (at the head of the table, in civilian clothes) is eating lunch with unidentified Chief Petty Officers aboard the USS Augusta. President Truman traveled to Germany on board the USS Augusta for the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (right, in civilian clothes) is dining with an unidentified group of sailors and officers on board the USS Augusta. President Truman was on board the USS Augusta to travel to Germany for the Potsdam Conference.

Secretary of State James Byrnes (seated, second from right) eating with unidentified United States Navy crewmen on board the USS Augusta. Secretary Byrnes was traveling to the Potsdam Conference on board the USS Augusta with President Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, fourth from right) and Secretary of State James Byrnes (seated, third from left) are dining with a group of naval officers on board the USS Augusta. Ship's clerk Edwin L. Hoying is in the back row, right. Names of others present include (in no particular order): Falk, Thompson, Bassett, Fisher, Davis, Gilman, Flaherty, Kakos, and Welch. President Truman and Secretary Byrnes were on board the USS Augusta to travel to Germany for the Potsdam Conference.