Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972

Closer view of round conference table from above, taken at the Potsdam Conference during newly elected British Prime Minister Clement Attlee's first appearance at the conference. President Harry S. Truman can be seen on the right side of the photograph; Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin is at the top, in white jacket. Clement Attlee has his back to the camera. Seated on the right of President Truman is Secretary of State James Byrnes and Admiral William D. Leahy. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Truman and Soviet Union Prime Minister Josef Stalin on the lawn in front of Prime Minister Stalin's residence during the Potsdam Conference, Potsdam, Germany. Left to right: Generalissimo Stalin, V. N. Pavlov, President Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov. From the album, number 2, "President's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman was presented with a large cake which had been baked by Master Sergeant Benedict A. Tamal, chief baker with the Army in Berlin, Germany. From left to right: Secretary of State James Byrnes, President Truman, Master Sergeant Benedict A. Tamal, and Major General John Lennox, Mess Officer at Babelsburg. President Truman is in Germany attending the Potsdam Conference. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman visiting the troops during a break in the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From left to right: unidentified soldier, President Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Major General A. G. Bolling, Commander of the 84th Infantry Division. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman (in civilian clothes) inspecting troops near Berlin, during a break at the Potsdam Conference. Secretary of States James Byrnes is in the background, in civilian clothes, standing near the car. Others are unidentified. From the Album, Number 2; "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman on a country road near Frankfurt, Germany inspecting units of the 84th Infantry Division. President Truman is at the left, standing by a microphone. Secretary of State James Byrnes is to the left of President Truman. Major General Harry Vaughan (wearing sunglasses) is standing behind Truman. The President is on a break from the Potsdam Conference. From the Album, Number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman (seated at desk) announces that Russia has declared war on Japan. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes is seated in the foreground, and Harry Vaughan is to the right of President Truman. Newsmen are grouped in front of the desk. Donor: New York Herald Tribune.

George Marshall taking the oath of office with, pictured from left, Arthur H. Vandenberg, Admiral William D. Leahy, Rear Admiral James H. Foskett, General Harry H. Vaughan, John W. Snyder, Tom C. Clark, George C. Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, General Walter Bedell Smith, Clinton P. Anderson, Fred M. Vinson, Julius A. Krug, James F. Byrnes, and Lewis B. Schwellenbach. Autographed by all present.

From left to right (back seat): President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Admiral William Leahy ride in a car past the ruins of the Reichschancellery in Berlin, Germany, where Hitler often spoke from the gallery. They are driving through Berlin, surveying the damage from Allied bombing. Unidentified Secret Service men and others surround the automobile. Standing talking to President Truman is probably Harry Vaughan. Others in the background are unidentified.

From left to right, Justice Hugo Black, Justice Felix Frankfurter, and Senator James F. Byrnes at a formal dinner.