Presidential trips

A crowd gathers around a caravan of automobiles carrying the presidential party as it leaves an airport in the Potsdam, Germany area. The planes in the background brought President Harry S. Truman and members of his advisory staff from Belgium to Potsdam for the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

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. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes and Captain James Foskett, commanding officer of the USS Augusta. Captain Foskett describes a pelorus to the others. They are aboard the Augusta en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1".

From left to right, Secretary of State James Byrnes, President Harry S. Truman, and Captain James H. Foskett, Commanding Officer of the USS Augusta, on board the Augusta. They are en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1".

President Harry S. Truman (left) and George Allen (on steps in center) are greeted by an unknown man at New York City Hall. The two men in the background are also unknown.

President John F. Kennedy is seen sitting in this distant shot of the McDonnell Corporation exhibit. A plane sits in front of a large crowd.

President John F. Kennedy inspects a space capsule during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis. The man in the dark suit next to President Kennedy is unidentified. James S. McDonnell is directly behind the President, and James E. Webb, head of NASA, is at the foot of the steps.

President John F. Kennedy is given a briefing by an unidentified man while looking at an astronaut inside a space capsule on display at the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. James S. McDonnell and James E. Webb are standing behind the President.

President John F. Kennedy, James S. McDonnell (standing behind the President) and James E. Webb, Director of NASA (standing behind McDonnell), examine a space capsule with an astronaut inside during their tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. The man standing beside President Kennedy is unidentified.

President John F. Kennedy examines a space capsule made by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. The President was at McDonnell for a talk to the employees and a tour of the facilities.