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The Big Three at Potsdam

The Big Three and their foreign ministers in the palace garden of the Potsdam conference area. Seated, from left to right: Clement R. Attlee, Harry S. Truman, Josef Stalin. Standing are: Admiral William D. Leahy, Ernest Bevin, James F. Byrnes and Vyacheslav Molotov.

Court Street Methodist Church Ladies Prepare Meal for Ceremonies at Westminster College

The Court Street Methodist Church ladies are shown preparing for the multitude that would swarm into town for ceremonies at Westminster College where President Harry S. Truman and Britain's former Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, are to be awarded honorary degrees. Cooks from all over Callaway County had been pressed into service. The star of the menu was Callaway County ham. Churchill relished the meal. He solemnly proclaimed, "The pig has reached its highest point of evolution in this ham!" From: Hathon M. Fields, Independence, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman and Winston Churchill at Westminster College

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) and Britain's former Prime Minister (right), stand behind the podium after having received honorary degrees from Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri. Standing behind President Truman is Clark Clifford (left) and Brig. General Harry Vaughan (second from left). From: Hathon M. Fields, Independence, Missouri.

Truman and Winston Churchill Receive Honorary Degrees from Westminster College

President Harry S. Truman (center) and Great Britain's former Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, stand behind the podium after having received honorary degrees from Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri. On the far right is Dr. Franc McCluer, President of the College. Winston Churchill also made his famous "Iron Curtain" speech this date. Clark Clifford and Harry Vaughan are in the background. From: Hathon M. Fields, Independence, Missouri.