Presidents

President Harry S. Truman receives a salute from the officers and men of the U. S. S. Augusta as he debarks at the port of Antwerp. He is en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From Potsdam album, 1945.

View of the conference room at the opening of the third day's session of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. Soviet leader Josef Stalin is at left, leaning back in his chair. Clement Attlee, center, has back turned to the camera. President Harry S. Truman is at top of table, wearing bow tie. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is at lower right side of table, back to camera. Vyacheslav Molotov is seated to the right of Josef Stalin.

President Harry S. Truman (left) greeting British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) at Churchill's residence during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill have an informal chat, before lunch, during the Potsdam Conference. The lunch took place at Mr. Churchill's residence at Potsdam. From Potsdam album, 1945

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes and Admiral William D. Leahy in an open car in front of Hitler's chancellery on a tour of Berlin. President Truman is in Germany for the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman (wearing bow tie) greeting Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin at the start of the third day of the Potsdam Conference in Germany. They are in the conference room at Cecilienhof Palace. Also present are Admiral William Leahy (left) and Secretary of State James Byrnes (to the right of Truman). Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman (in civilian suit, left) greets Colonel L. Curtis Tiernan, Chaplain of the U. S. forces in the European Theater, and some of the soldiers who attended services during the Potsdam Conference. Colonel Tiernan was Chaplain of President Truman's World War I unit, the 129th Field Artillery. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin meets President Harry S. Truman for the first time at the Little White House during the Potsdam Conference. The Little White House is the residence of President Truman during the conference. Front row, from left to right: Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet foreign minister; Secretary of State James Byrnes; President Harry S. Truman; and Prime Minister Josef Stalin. Back row, left to right: Charles Bohlen, assistant to Mr. Byrnes; Admiral William D. Leahy; and V. N. Pavlov, Russian interpreter.

President Harry S. Truman (left) speaking with reporter Robert G. Nixon. Photo is autographed "To Bob Nixon with kindest regards from his good friend Harry Truman." Donor: Robert Nixon.

From left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and Samuel Rosenman walking together.