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President Harry S. Truman Announces the Surrender of Japan

President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) announces the surrender of Japan to the assembled reporters in the Oval Office. Seated on couch, left to right: David Niles (wearing round glasses, seated on the arm of the couch); Reathel Odum; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Samuel Rosenman, Special Counsel; and John W. Snyder, Director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Also pictured: Secretary of State James Byrnes (behind President Truman, right) and Attorney General Tom Clark (standing, second from right).