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President Truman and other dignitaries on board ship at Antwerp, Belgium

Left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Admiral Harold Stark, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Ambassador Charles Sawyer, President Harry S. Truman, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Captain James Vardaman at Antwerp, Belgium. The presidential party has just arrived on the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

General Dwight Eisenhower and Admiral Harold Stark Board the USS Augusta

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (near middle of ramp) and Admiral Harold Stark (behind Eisenhower) are the first to come aboard the USS Augusta to greet President Harry S. Truman upon his arrival in Antwerp, Belgium. The President is en route to the Potsdam Conference. All others are unidentified. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

President Truman and Secretary Byrnes wave good-bye to British ship in Antwerp, Belgium

A destroyer of the British honor escort for the U. S. S. Augusta heads back to sea as President Harry S. Truman (left) and Secretary of State James Byrnes wave good-bye. They have just arrived in Antwerp, Belgium on the Augusta to attend the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

President Harry S. Truman Acknowledges Greetings from the Shore at Antwerp, Belgium

President Harry S. Truman (seated, waving hat) acknowledges greetings from the shore as the USS Augusta arrives in Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman and his party are en route to the Potsdam Conference. Seated on President Truman's left is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, are Captain James Vardaman, Secretary of State James Byrnes (partly obscured), and Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.