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Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers with stacks of telegrams congratulating President Harry S. Truman on winning the election.

The Opening Session of the Potsdam Conference poses for photographers. President Harry S. Truman is near the center at the back end of the table, wearing a bow tie. Clockwise around the table, starting at President Truman: Charles Bohlen; two unidentified men; British foreign minister Anthony Eden; Prime Minister Winston Churchill; unidentified British military officer; Clement Attlee; unidentified man; Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov; Joseph Stalin; two unidentified men; Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of State James Byrnes.

Some of the President Harry S. Truman's guests prepare to leave the Little White House at Key West, Florida. From left to right: Frederick Lawton, Joseph Feeney, and Elmer Staats. In the back near the door to the right is William Rigdon. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives, 4 X 5 negatives.

Admiral William Leahy and William Hassett display their fishing catch. The men are in Key West, Florida with President Harry S. Truman. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives, 4 X 5 negatives.

Portrait of George Elsey, Administrative Assistant to President Harry S. Truman. The photo is autographed, "To President Truman with devotion and appreciation, George Elsey."

Rear Admiral Frank G. Fahrion, Superintendent of the Naval Gun Factory (Washington Navy Yard), is shaking hands on the left with President Harry S. Truman and greeting him on the 150th anniversary of the gun factory. Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is standing between the two men. Major General Harry Vaughan, on the far right, looks on.

President Harry S. Truman attends an informal picnic-style luncheon while on vacation in Key West, Florida. The President is smiling at the camera, luncheon plate in hand. Behind him, from left to right, are George Elsey, Joseph Feeney, Admiral Robert Dennison, and Admiral William Leahy. Others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman stands in the buffet line on the North Garden of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing on the far side of the table, from left to right, are: Joseph Feeney, Admiral Robert Dennison, Admiral William Leahy, and President Truman. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

Fleet Admiral P. William Leahy relaxes at the beach in Key West, Florida while on vacation with President Harry S. Truman. He is turned away from the camera. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

General view of the conference table at the Potsdam Conference. This photograph is autographed on the border by Admiral Leahy, Charles Bohlen, Joseph E. Davies, President Truman, and Winston Churchill. Photos 72-4673 and 67-7587 show Winston Churchill signing this photo. This is one of four original prints in existence, photographed in color by a United States Army Signal Corps photographer using a hand-held camera. The original autographed photograph, measuring 20x24, is in the Museum collection.