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Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965

Truman Welcomes Churchill

President Harry S. Truman (center, partially obscured, back to camera) greets dignitaries traveling with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (foreground) upon their arrival at Washington National Airport. In the background is President Truman's plane, the Independence. Standing behind Churchill on the left is British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. Behind Eden and to the right is British Ambassador to the United States Oliver Franks. All others are unidentified.

Truman, Churchill and Leahy arriving at the conference area

President Harry S. Truman (left) and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) at the bottom of the stairs of the "Little White House," the residence of President Truman during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Standing at the top of the stairs are Admiral William Leahy (far left) and Mary Churchill, daughter of Winston Churchill (second from right). At the right is General Harry Vaughan. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.