Presidents

First visit of Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin with President Harry S. Truman during the Potsdam Conference. They are at the "Little White House," the residence of President Truman during the conference. Foreground, left to right: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyascheslav Molotov; Secretary of State James F. Byrnes; Charles Bohlen, President Truman's interpreter; President Truman; Admiral William D. Leahy; V. N. Pavlov, Stalin's interpreter (partly obscured by Stalin); Prime Minister Stalin.

President Harry S. Truman receives a bound German edition of Stars and Stripes from Staff Sergeant Paul Elliott, managing editor, at the Little White House. The Little White House is the President's residence in Germany during the Potsdam Conference. Left to right: Private First Class Ernest Leiser, Berlin correspondent, Stars and Stripes; Staff Sergeant Elliott; Lieutenant Colonel Jack Redding, public relations officer; President Truman; Captain Max H. Gillstrap, editor of the German edition. From Potsdam album, 1945

President Harry S. Truman walks through crowd at Gatow Airport in Berlin. He is en route to the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman steps down from his airplane, the "Sacred Cow," at Gatow Airport in Berlin, Germany where he has just arrived to attend the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945

President Harry S. Truman (man wearing glasses) is greeted by the Mayor of Antwerp, Belgium as he arrives there en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Visible in the background is Captain James K. Vardaman (in naval hat) and Secretary of State James Byrnes (behind Truman to the right). Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes and Charles Sawyer, U. S. Ambassador to Belgium, ride together in an open car from Antwerp, to Brussels. President Truman and Secretary of State Byrnes have just arrived in Antwerp en route to Germany to attend the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Informal conversations and introductions prior to the opening of the Potsdam Conference. Upper center, Vyacheslav Molotov (with the blurred hand), President Harry S. Truman, and Clement Attlee (behind President Truman); to the right, Josef Stalin. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin (second from left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right), and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) and their interpreters engage in an informal conversation, prior to the opening of the Potsdam Conference. Admiral William D. Leahy (behind Truman on the left) and Clement Attlee (between Truman and Churchill) are in the background. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) descend the steps of the Little White House in the Potsdam Conference area. The Little White House is the residence of President Truman during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

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. From Potsdam album, 1945.