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

President Truman Reads to the Press Announcement of the Japanese Surrender

President Harry S. Truman in the Oval Office, reading to the assembled members of the press his announcement of the Japanese surrender, officially signaling the war's end. Behind the President seated just to his right are Admiral William D. Leahy, Presidential Chief of Staff, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and directly behind them, Attorney General Tom Clark. Journalist Vivianne Lovell of Agence France-Presse stands in the striped dress on the left.

Truman and Cabinet after Japanese Surrender

President Harry S. Truman meeting with his Cabinet to discuss the Japanese Surrender to end World War II. Around the table, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach; National Housing Agency Chairman John B. Blandford, Jr.; War Production Board Chairman Julius Krug; War Mobilization Director John W. Snyder; Office of Economic Stabilization Director William H.