President Harry S. Truman gives a press conference in the Oval Office at the White House announcing the Japanese surrender. Seated on the couch, second from the left, is First Lady Bess Truman. President Harry S. Truman is found standing behind his desk. Also in the photo are John W.
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.