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Pauley, Edwin W. (Edwin Wendell), 1903-1981

Opening Session of the Potsdam Conference

The Opening Session of the Potsdam Conference poses for photographers. President Harry S. Truman is near the center at the back end of the table, wearing a bow tie. Clockwise around the table, starting at President Truman: Charles Bohlen; two unidentified men; British foreign minister Anthony Eden; Prime Minister Winston Churchill; unidentified British military officer; Clement Attlee; unidentified man; Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov; Joseph Stalin; two unidentified men; Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of State James Byrnes.

Conference table at the Potsdam Conference

General view of the conference table at the Potsdam Conference. This photograph is autographed on the border by Admiral Leahy, Charles Bohlen, Joseph E. Davies, President Truman, and Winston Churchill. Photos 72-4673 and 67-7587 show Winston Churchill signing this photo. This is one of four original prints in existence, photographed in color by a United States Army Signal Corps photographer using a hand-held camera. The original autographed photograph, measuring 20x24, is in the Museum collection.

Former President Truman with Guests at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library Ground Breaking Ceremony

Former President Harry S. Truman, seated and smiling at left, with guests at the Harry S. Truman Library Ground Breaking Ceremony. From left to right: Mr. Truman, Mrs. Edwin Pauley, Edwin Pauley, Mary Jane Truman, and Randall Jessee. They are in Slover Park, Independence, Missouri.