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President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman with President and Madame Auriol of France on the Steps of Blair House

Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, President Vincent Auriol, First Lady Bess Truman, and Madame Michelle Auriol on the steps of Blair House. Both women hold bouquets of roses. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"

Opening Session of the Potsdam Conference

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.

President Harry S. Truman and French President Vincent Auriol

President Harry S. Truman (left) and French President Vincent Auriol in deep discussion following welcoming ceremonies in Washington D.C. President Auriol was one of only eighty French Parliamentarians out of eight-hundred-forty-six who voted against the French totalitarian government established after invasion by Nazi Germany during World War II. As a result he was imprisoned. He escaped and joined the French Resistance.

Presidents Harry S. Truman (left) and Vincent Auriol of France arrive at Blair House

The motorcade carrying Presidents Harry S. Truman and Vincent Auriol of France arrives at Blair House. French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet is seated in the car. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"

President Harry S. Truman Meets with Boys' Nation Delegates

President Harry S. Truman (front row, second from right) meets with delegates to the sixth annual Boys' Nation. Front row, left to right: Earl Cocke, National Commander, American Legion (sponsor of Boys' Nation); Donald Johnston of Pittsburg, Kansas; President Truman; and Cliff Thompson of Fairway, Kansas, President of Boys' Nation. He is presenting the book "The Key to Peace" to President Truman. All others are unidentified.

Truman and Wallace Families at the White House for Christmas Dinner

Christmas dinner at the White House. Around the table from the left end: Fred Wallace, Madge Gates Wallace, Natalie Wallace, Marian Wallace, First Lady Bess Truman, David Wallace, Christine Wallace, Frank Wallace, George Wallace, Mary Jane Truman, President Harry S. Truman. The servants standing in the background are unidentified. This photo is from an original negative found in the Truman home. From: Truman home.