Last meeting of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. President Harry S. Truman is on the right, opposite the United States flag on the table. Seated to the right of President Truman are Secretary of State James Byrnes, Admiral William Leahy, and Soviet Ambassador to the United States Andrei Gromyko. Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin is at the top, in the white uniform. Seated on the left of Stalin is Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. British Prime Minister Clement Attlee is seated in the left corner, opposite the British flag on the table.
President Harry S. Truman announcing the surrender of Japan, ending World War II, to assembled reporters in the Oval Office. Journalist Vivianne Lovell of Agence France-Presse stands in the striped dress on the left. Seated behind President Truman are John Snyder, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Secretary of State James Byrnes.
Harry S. Truman discusses how he was given details on the development and budget for the Atomic Bomb on his way to Potsdam. Sound only.
Newsreel compilation of coverage of Harry S. Truman in 1945, including stories about the United Nations Conference, President Truman's visit to Independence, Missouri, and the Potsdam Conference. Certain newsreels are copyrighted; however the portions produced by Universal Newsreel are in the public domain.
President Harry S. Truman in the food line for lunch in the garden of the Little White House, while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Pictured with (from left to right) George M. Elsey, unidentified steward (on near side of table), Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Legislative Assistant to the President Joseph Feeney, Admiral William D. Leahy, and President Truman.