Potsdam Conference, 1945

President Harry S. Truman (left) is greeted by General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) aboard the USS Augusta on its arrival in Antwerp, Belgium for the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman is greeted as he arrived in Antwerp, Belgium en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Admiral H. R. Stark, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Ambassador Charles Sawyer, President Truman, General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

King George VI of England (in center of lines, left) inspects the crew of the U. S. S. Augusta. With him is Captain James Foskett, Commanding Officer of the ship (right). Others are unidentified. The King is paying a call on President Harry S. Truman, who is returning from the Potsdam Conference.

Soviet Prime Minister Joseph Stalin (second from left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right), and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) and their interpreters engage in an informal conversation, prior to the opening of the Potsdam Conference. Admiral William D. Leahy (behind Truman on the left) and Clement Attlee (between Truman and Churchill) are in the background.

Prior to start of "Big Three" conference in an elaborate estate in the Potsdam area, U. S. Army Signal Corps and Russian Army photographers record the historic moment for the world to see. In top center can be seen the "Big Three", President Harry S. Truman, Josef Stalin, and Winston Churchi1l, all with backs to camera. Inscribed on back of photo: "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"

Stands erected by the Russians at Unter den Linder, Mitte, Berlin, Germany, for the Big Three Meeting. Three paintings of Allied leaders are shown, from left to right: President Harry S. Truman of the United States, Josef Stalin of the Soviet Union, and Winston Churchill of Great Britain.

Photo showing the bombed out Reichstag in Berlin after World War II, at the time of the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (left, near bottom of stairs) leaves the Little White House in Potsdam, Germany, with his Naval Aide, Captain James Vardaman (background, left) and General Harry Vaughan (right). Truman was in Potsdam to meet with the Allies regarding the end of World War II.

President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes shown together on deck of the U.S.S. Augusta during voyage to attend the Potsdam conference in Germany.