Presidents

Allied leaders sit down for the opening session of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. President Harry S. Truman is seated foreground (back to camera). Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin is at right. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is at left. Secretary of State James Byrnes is seated to the right of President Truman. Admiral William Leahy is seated two to the right of President Truman. British foreign minister Anthony Eden is to the left of Winston Churchill. Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov is to the left of Prime Minister Stalin. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) stands with Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin (left) and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) at Cecilienhof Palace during the Potsdam Conference. In the background are Clement Attlee (between President Truman and Churchill) and Admiral William D. Leahy (between Stalin and Truman).

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Generalissimo Josef Stalin in the Garden at Cecilienhof during their meeting at Potsdam. In the background are a Russian General, at left, and at right are Mr. F. T. Gusev, Soviet Ambassador to London, and military aide to President Truman, General Harry Vaughan.

Leaders of the Big Three pose for photographers at the Potsdam Conference. Front row, left to right: Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, General Joseph Stalin. Back row, left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Ernest Bevin, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov.

President Harry S. Truman (walking in front of troops, right, in civilian clothes) inspects 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Frankfurt, Germany, during a break in the Potsdam Conference. The break occurred as a result of the British parliamentary elections. General Dwight D. Eisenhower (walking in front of troops, center) joined President Truman for the inspection. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman addresses a crowd during his visit to Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. The sign above the President's head reads "Welcome President Truman Champion of Human Rights."

President Harry S. Truman addresses Congress regarding the growing Communist power in Europe and what the United States should do to stop it. Senator Arthur Vandenberg is seated behind the microphones at left, Speaker of the House Joseph Martin is seated at right.

Prince Charles of Belgium (left) presents President Harry S. Truman (right) a Belgian War Cross at the White House to be awarded the American Unknown Soldier of World War II, yet to be chosen.

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain (left) are standing in front of a fireplace mantel on board the USS Williamsburg.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party are standing around an old car while at the home of Stanley Woodward in Charlottesville, Virginia. From left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Major General Harry Vaughan, President Truman, General Wallace Graham, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and Clark Clifford.