Presidential advisors

Former President Harry S. Truman plays the piano in the auditorium of the Harry S. Truman library. Two representatives of President Lyndon B. Johnson, Michael Forrestal (right), member of the staff of National Security Council, and Elmer Staats, Deputy Director of the Budget Bureau, are watching him play. Charles Murphy, Under Secretary of Agriculture, can be seen below the stage.

Former President Harry S. Truman and Dr. Philip C. Brooks give a tour of the Harry S. Truman Library to the Representatives of President Lyndon B. Johnson. From left to right: Truman Library Director Dr. Philip Brooks; General Marshall Carter, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; former President Truman; Elmer Staats, Deputy Director of the Budget Bureau; Charles Murphy, Under Secretary of Agriculture; and Michael Forrestal, member of the staff of National Security Council. They are in the main lobby of the Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman gives a tour of the Harry S. Truman Library to the representatives of President Lyndon B. Johnson that came to brief him on national issues. From left to right: unidentified man; unidentified man (mostly obscured by Mr. Truman); former President Truman; Elmer Staats, Deputy Director of the Budget Bureau; General Marshall Carter, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and Michael Forrestal, member of the staff of National Security Council. They are viewing a picture of President Truman with Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Representatives of President Lyndon B. Johnson arrive at the Harry S. Truman Library, in Independence, Missouri, to brief former President Harry S. Truman on current affairs. Standing in the back row is Elmer Staats (left), Deputy Director of the Budget Bureau; General Marshall Carter, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (right); and Michael Forrestal, member of the staff of National Security Council (center). Charles Murphy, Under Secretary, is bending down to sign the guest book.

Representatives of President Lyndon B. Johnson gather in the Conference Room at the Harry S. Truman Library, in Independence, Missouri, to brief former President Harry S. Truman on current affairs. From left to right: General Marshall Carter (left), Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Michael Forrestal (center), member of the staff of National Security Council; and Former President Truman (right) pose for a picture.

Former President Harry S. Truman gives a tour of the Harry S. Truman Library to the representatives of President Lyndon B. Johnson who came to brief Mr. Truman. From left to right: former President Truman; Elmer Staats, Deputy Director of the Budget Bureau; General Marshall Carter, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Charles Murphy, Under Secretary of Agriculture; and Michael Forrestal, member of the staff of National Security Council.

Representatives of President Lyndon B. Johnson gather in the Conference Room at the Harry S. Truman Library, in Independence, Missouri, to brief former President Harry S. Truman on current affairs. From left to right: Elmer Staats, Deputy Director of the Budget Bureau; General Marshall Carter, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Michael Forrestal, member of the staff of National Security Council; and former President Truman.

Representatives of President Lyndon B. Johnson gather in the Conference Room at the Harry S. Truman Library, in Independence, Missouri, to brief former President Harry S. Truman on current affairs. From left to right: Charles Murphy, Under Secretary of Agriculture; Elmer Staats, Deputy Director of the Budget Bureau; General Marshall Carter, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Michael Forrestal, member of the staff of National Security Council, and former President Truman. An unidentified man on the lower left side is filming the meeting.

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.