United States-Soviet relations

President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin with their aides in the garden of Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam, Germany, during the Potsdam Conference. Seated, left to right: Prime Minister Attlee, President Truman, and Prime Minister Stalin. Standing, left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy; British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin; Secretary of State James Byrnes; and Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov. From the album "President's Trip to the Berlin Conference Vol. 2 of 2."

Opening session of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. President Harry S. Truman is seated foreground (back to camera). Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin is at right. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is at left. Secretary of State James Byrnes is seated to the right of President Truman. Admiral William Leahy is seated two to the right of President Truman. British foreign minister Anthony Eden is to the left of Winston Churchill. Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov is to the left of Prime Minister Stalin. All others are unidentified.

Soviet Prime Minister Joseph Stalin (second from left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right), and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) and their interpreters engage in an informal conversation, prior to the opening of the Potsdam Conference. Admiral William D. Leahy (behind Truman on the left) and Clement Attlee (between Truman and Churchill) are in the background.

Prior to start of "Big Three" conference in an elaborate estate in the Potsdam area, U. S. Army Signal Corps and Russian Army photographers record the historic moment for the world to see. In top center can be seen the "Big Three", President Harry S. Truman, Josef Stalin, and Winston Churchi1l, all with backs to camera. Inscribed on back of photo: "This is the place I told Stalin about the Atom bomb, which was exploded July 16, 1945 in New Mexico. He didn't realize what I was talking about! HST"

Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left), President Harry S. Truman (center), and General Joseph Stalin in a garden at Cecilienhof, Berlin during the Potsdam conference. From Potsdam album #2, Trip to Potsdam.

The Big Three (Harry S. Truman, Josef Stalin, and Clement Attlee) and their advisors settle down to discussions at the conference table at Potsdam. Stalin, Truman, and Attlee are seated in the chairs with the gold figures on the back. Others are unidentified. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam." Same as 63-1453-23.

Secretary of State James Byrnes (left) is greeted at the airport en route to the Potsdam Conference by Soviet Ambassador to the United States Andrei Gromyko (center) and Soviet Foreign Affairs Minister Andrey Vyshinsky (right).

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right) with Generalissimo Josef Stalin (second from left) and Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right), with aides (Admiral William D. Leahy is in the left background) at Cecilienhof Palace during the Potsdam Conference. From "Potsdam Album #1, Trip to Potsdam." Same as 63-1454-49.

President Harry S. Truman (standing) speaks to the graduating class of the University of California at Berkeley. In his speech, he discussed world affairs, the Soviet Union, and their action in the United Nations. Others in the background are unidentified. From: The album, "The President's Trip to the West Coast of the United States," Captain Robert Dennison, United States Navy, donor.

From left to right: Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, and Marshall Joseph Stalin at a meeting of the Allies at Potsdam. This image is a slight crop of another image in our collection, 63-1457-28.