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

President Harry S. Truman on the Admiral's Barge with Others

President Harry S. Truman and others are standing on board Admiral Sir Ralph Leatham's barge, preparing to visit the HMS Renown. From left to right: Secretary of State James Byrnes, Admiral William Leahy, Admiral Allan R. McCann (back), Admiral Ralph Leatham, President Harry S. Truman, and an unidentified sailor on the bow. From the album "President's Trip to the Berlin Conference Vol. 2 of 2."

President Harry S. Truman at Harrowbeer Airport

President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James Byrnes stand with members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) at Harrowbeer Airport in Plymouth, England. From left to right: Section Officer Eira Buckland-Jones, President Truman, Corporal Clarice Turner, Secretary of State Byrnes, and Leading Aircraft Woman Audley Bartlett. Others in the background are unidentified. From the album "President's Trip to the Berlin Conference Vol. 2 of 2."

The Big Three Sit Down for the First Meeting of the Potsdam Conference

The Opening Session of the Potsdam Conference poses for photographers. President Harry S. Truman is near the center at the back end of the table, wearing a bow tie. Clockwise around the table, starting at President Truman: Charles Bohlen; two unidentified men; British foreign minister Anthony Eden; Prime Minister Winston Churchill; unidentified British military officer; Clement Attlee; unidentified man; Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov; Joseph Stalin; two unidentified men; Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of State James Byrnes.

President Harry S. Truman Speaks with Captain James Foskett

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) is chatting with Captain James Foskett, Commanding Officer of the USS Augusta (foreground, right). President Truman is on board the Augusta to return to the United States after his trip to the Potsdam Conference. Also present is Secretary of State James Byrnes (behind Foskett, partly obscured). All others are unidentified. From the album "President's Trip to the Berlin Conference Vol. 2 of 2."

Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin and Others Seated in a Garden at Potsdam

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."

President Harry S. Truman and Others Watch the HMS Renown

President Harry S. Truman (center, bottom), James F. Byrnes (left, bottom), and Admiral William D. Leahy (right, bottom) watch as the HMS Renown sets off. King George VI traveled on the Renown to visit President Truman on the USS Augusta, before the Augusta returned to the United States after the Potsdam Conference. Others are unidentified. From the album President's trip to the Berlin Conference, vol. 2 of 2.

President Harry S. Truman Returns to the United States After the Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party aboard the USS Augusta as the ship entered Chesapeake Bay, returning President Truman from the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Fourth from left is ship's clerk Edwin L. Hoying; Captain James Vardaman is sixth from the left (in dark uniform); to his left is Press Secretary Charles Ross; to his left is Secretary of State James Byrnes; to his left is President Truman; and to his left is Admiral William Leahy. Lieutenant George Elsey is the tall person two rows behind President Truman.

King George VI Preparing to Depart the USS Augusta

King George VI of Great Britain prepares to depart the USS Augusta, after visiting President Harry S. Truman. President Truman was on board the Augusta as he returned to the United States from the Potsdam Conference. From left to right: Secretary of State James Byrnes (in civilian suit and hat), Admiral William D. Leahy (back to camera), Captain James Foskett (partly obscured by Truman and Leahy), President Truman, and King George VI. All others are unidentified. From the album President's trip to the Berlin Conference, vol. 2 of 2.

James F. Byrnes and King George VI Shake Hands

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (foreground, second from left) and King George VI (center, right) shake hands during the King visit aboard the USS Augusta. Also present are Admiral William D. Leahy (left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from left, mostly obscured by King George VI), Captain James Foskett (right), and Captain James K. Vardaman (just behind Captain Foskett). All others are unidentified. King George VI visited the Augusta before it left to return to the United States from the Potsdam Conference. From the album President's trip to the Berlin Conference, vol.