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

President Harry S. Truman (right) speaks with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (left) and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (center) on an airport tarmac. A crowd of unidentified men and women stands in the background.

President Harry S. Truman signs the British Loan Agreement in the presence of the Rt. Honorable Lord Inverchapel, British Ambassador to the United States and several others. From left to right: unidentified, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Lord Inverchapel, Sam Rayburn, and unidentified (with Truman in the foreground).

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes. A small number of unidentified photographers are visible in the background.

President Truman meeting with Secretary of State James Byrnes and George S. Messersmith, United States Ambassador to Argentina in the Oval Office. (L-R) President Truman, Secretary of State Byrnes, and Ambassador Messersmith.

President Harry S. Truman (left) signing Proclamation 2660: Victory in the East-Day of Prayer. James Byrnes, Secretary of State, looks on.

President Harry S. Truman (right) greeting General Charles DeGaulle. Secretary of State James Byrnes (left) and Admiral William D. Leahy stand in the background.

President Harry S. Truman (right) stands with others as James Byrnes (center, holding Bible) is sworn in as Secretary of State. Visible in the background are outgoing Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (between Mr. and Mrs. Byrnes), and Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson (to the left of Mr. Truman). All others are unidentified.

From left to right, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, and Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach. They are leaving for the Capitol for President Truman to make his State of the Union speech to Congress. The photo is autographed by each person in the photo.

From left to right: Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. President Truman is preparing to go to Congress to make his annual State of the Union speech.

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes greeted by General Floyd Parks at Gatow Airport in Berlin. Mr. Byrnes is attending the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.