Presidents

The U. S. S. Augusta in mid-Atlantic. Secretary of State James Byrnes, President Harry S. Truman, and Captain James Foskett stand on the deck. The ship is taking President Truman to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's trip to the Berlin Conference.

President Harry S. Truman and Captain James H. Foskett take a stroll on the U. S. S. Augusta, the ship that is carrying the President to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

Left to right: Secretary of State James Byrnes, President Harry S. Truman, and Captain James H. Foskett on the U. S. S. Augusta. The Captain points out an item of interest to the President and Secretary of State. They are en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album, President's trip to the Berlin Conference.

The second day out, President Harry S. Truman meets the ship's officers on the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's trip to the Berlin Conference.

Edwin W. Pauley, who was named the American member of the Allied Reparations Commission, is shown taking the oath of office, as administered by Associate Justice William O. Douglas, at the White House. President Harry S. Truman is in the center of the picture. From: Beth Gore

Photo of President Harry S. Truman holding a conference in the Oval Office with his latest cabinet member, Robert P. Patterson, Secretary of War. From: Beth Gore.

Shown with President Harry S. Truman (left) in the Oval Office is William J. O'Dwyer, Democratic candidate for Mayor of New York. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of President Sergio Osmena of the Philippines, left, awarding the Medal for Valor, highest Philippine decoration, to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, center, as Admiral Ernest J. King, right, looks on. From: Beth Gore.

Admiral Chester Nimitz at the White House where President Harry S. Truman (left) decorated the Naval hero with the Gold Star in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal. Mrs. Nimitz is shown in center. From: Beth Gore.

President Harry S. Truman with Soviet Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov at the White House. This was the first meeting between the Chief Executive and a top Soviet official since the Potsdam Conference. Molotov was in Washington to attend a Soviet Embassy party. From: Beth Gore