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Attendees of the second Quebec Conference of World War II (codenamed "OCTAGON") pose for an outdoor photograph. Seated from left to right: General George C. Marshall, Admiral William D. Leahy, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, General Sir Alan Brooke, Sir John Dill. L to R standing: two unidentified men, Admiral Ernest King, Sir Charles Portal, General Henry Arnold, and Admiral Andrew Cunningham. The Chateau Frontenac is visible in the distance. The conference was held 12-16 September 1944.

Members of the British delegation to the second Quebec Conference sit on one side of a table in Quebec, Canada. From left to right: three unidentified men, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Field Marshall Sir Alan Brooke, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham, Marshall of the Royal Air Force Sir Charles Portal, Sir John Dill. The conference was held 12-16 September 1944.

The Opening Session of the Potsdam Conference poses for photographers. President Harry S. Truman is near the center at the back end of the table, wearing a bow tie. Clockwise around the table, starting at President Truman: Charles Bohlen; two unidentified men; British foreign minister Anthony Eden; Prime Minister Winston Churchill; unidentified British military officer; Clement Attlee; unidentified man; Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov; Joseph Stalin; two unidentified men; Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of State James Byrnes.

Secretary Dean Acheson (right) confers with Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh of Iran (left) at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. From photograph album "Visit of his Excellency Mohammad Mossadegh, Prime Minister of Iran, to the United States of America, October 6 to November 18, 1951."

Kansas City, MO. Former President Harry S. Truman and Britain's former Prime Minister Clement Attlee enjoy a laugh together during a chat today at a downtown Kansas City hotel. Mr. Attlee is on a lecture tour and stopped off here to see Mr. Truman while en route to Lawrence, Kansas, where he will speak at the University of Kansas tomorrow. Same as 68-1049, only better print. From: Houston Post.

Kansas City, MO. Former President Harry S. Truman points to a painting by Sir Winston Churchill of a scene near Venice, Italy where, Harry S. Truman told reporters, he had eaten lunch at the inn depicted in the painting. The scene, "Torcello" was painted in the 1949, and is one of a group of 35 paintings by Churchill. The collection is on exhibit at the Nelson Art Gallery. From: Houston Post.

Stuart A. Rice speaking at International Statistical Institute Meeting in New Delhi, India. Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, is seated behind Dr. Rice.

General view of the conference table at the Potsdam Conference. This photograph is autographed on the border by Admiral Leahy, Charles Bohlen, Joseph E. Davies, President Truman, and Winston Churchill. Photos 72-4673 and 67-7587 show Winston Churchill signing this photo. This is one of four original prints in existence, photographed in color by a United States Army Signal Corps photographer using a hand-held camera. The original autographed photograph, measuring 20x24, is in the Museum collection.

E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. (center) talks with Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir (far right). The conversation was recorded for the public television program "News in Perspective." The meeting took place at the Knesset building in Jerusalem. The young woman standing in the left of the photograph and the man between Daniel and Prime Minister Meir are unidentified.

Leaders of the Big Three Allied nations pose for photographers at the Potsdam Conference. Front row, seated in wicker chairs, 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.