United States-Soviet relations

Participants in the Potsdam Conference in Germany stand mingling in the conference room at Cecilienhof Palace. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin pose for cameramen at the top of photo. Anthony Eden and Vyacheslav Molotov far right. Clement Attlee, far left. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Front row, left to right, New British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, and Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin get together to resume work at the Potsdam Conference. In the background, between President Truman and Prime Minister Stalin is Vyacheslav Molotov (with moustache). Others are unidentified. From: Potsdam album, 1945

View of the conference room at the opening of the third day's session of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. Soviet leader Josef Stalin is at left, leaning back in his chair. Clement Attlee, center, has back turned to the camera. President Harry S. Truman is at top of table, wearing bow tie. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is at lower right side of table, back to camera. Vyacheslav Molotov is seated to the right of Josef Stalin.

President Harry S. Truman (wearing bow tie) greeting Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin at the start of the third day of the Potsdam Conference in Germany. They are in the conference room at Cecilienhof Palace. Also present are Admiral William Leahy (left) and Secretary of State James Byrnes (to the right of Truman). Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin meets President Harry S. Truman for the first time at the Little White House during the Potsdam Conference. The Little White House is the residence of President Truman during the conference. Front row, from left to right: Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet foreign minister; Secretary of State James Byrnes; President Harry S. Truman; and Prime Minister Josef Stalin. Back row, left to right: Charles Bohlen, assistant to Mr. Byrnes; Admiral William D. Leahy; and V. N. Pavlov, Russian interpreter.

President Harry S. Truman (center) speaks with Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin (second from left) and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (at right). They are attending the Potsdam Conference. Fourth from the left, in the background, is Admiral William D. Leahy. Others are unidentified. Same as 63-43. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

President Harry S. Truman (center) with Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin (left) and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) at Cecilienhof Palace during the Potsdam Conference. In the background are Clement Attlee (between President Truman and Churchill) and Admiral William D. Leahy (between Stalin and Truman). From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

The "Big Three" at the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Enjoying a brief respite during the last day of the conference are, left to right, Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee, Great Britain; President Harry S. Truman, United States; and Generalissimo Josef Stalin, Russia. Donor: Dorothy Girton.

President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Union Prime Minister Josef Stalin and their advisors are seated around the round conference table prior to the opening of one of the Potsdam Conference meetings in Potsdam, Germany. President Truman has his back to the camera; Prime Minister Stalin is on the right side of the photograph; Prime Minister Churchill is on the left side; they are in the chairs with more ornamentation on the backs.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Generalissimo Josef Stalin in the Garden at Cecilienhof during their meeting at Potsdam. In the background are a Russian General, at left, and at right are Mr. F. T. Gusev, Soviet Ambassador to London, and military aide to President Truman, General Harry Vaughan. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."