This collection contains documents related to President Harry S. Truman's trip to the Potsdam Conference. Allied representatives of Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States met to discuss the occupation of Germany, how to end the ongoing war with Japan, reparations, and other topics. Supporting materials include photographs and oral history transcripts.
Planning for the Postwar World: President Truman at the Potsdam Conference, 1945
Documents
1945
- Diary Note of President Harry S. Truman, July 30, 1945 (NAID: 183568387)
- Diary Note of President Harry S. Truman, July 25, 1945 (NAID: 183568382)
- Letter from Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, July 25, 1945 (NAID: 155226637)
- Letter from Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, July 22, 1945 (NAID: 155226636)
- Letter from Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, July 20, 1945 (NAID: 155226635)
- Letter from Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, July 16, 1945 (NAID: 155226633)
- Protocol of the Proceedings of the Berlin Conference - President's Draft, August 1, 1945 (NAID: 134406861)
- Conference Reports, Protocols and Press Releases: Report on the Conference - President's Copy, August 2, 1945 (NAID: 134406822)
- Proclamation by the Heads of Governments of the United States, United Kingdom, and China (NAID: 134406599)
- Memorandum from Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson to President Harry S. Truman, July 20, 1945 (NAID: 134406594)
- Memorandum from Joseph E. Davies to President Harry S. Truman, July 3, 1945 (NAID: 134406239)
- Memorandum from Joseph C. Grew to President Harry S. Truman, June 18, 1945 (NAID: 134406233)
- Memorandum from Joseph C. Grew to President Harry S. Truman, July 3, 1945 (NAID: 134406221)
- Memorandum from Joseph C. Grew to President Harry S. Truman, June 14, 1945 (NAID: 134406209)
- Memorandum from President Harry S. Truman to Generalissimo Joseph Stalin with Attached Memorandum from Admiral William Leahy to President Truman, July 20, 1945 (NAID: 134406162)
- Draft of the Potsdam Declaration from President Harry S. Truman to Ambassador Patrick J. Hurley for Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, July 23, 1945 (NAID: 134406131)
- Letter from Prime Minister Clement Attlee to President Harry S. Truman, August 1, 1945 (NAID: 134406116)
- Memorandum from Prime Minister Clemet Attlee to President Harry S. Truman with Attachment, July 31, 1945 (NAID: 134406108)
- Memorandum from President Harry S. Truman to Prime Minister Clement Attlee, July 29, 1945 (NAID: 134406101)
- Memorandum from Prime Minister Winston Churchill to President Harry S. Truman with Attachment, July 24, 1945 (NAID: 134406078)
- Pending Problems Before the Conference at Close of Business, July 30, 1945 (NAID: 134405645)
- Minutes of the Second Meeting of Heads of Government in Berlin, July 18, 1945 (NAID: 134405344)
- Minutes of Meeting of Heads of Governments in Berlin, July 17, 1945 (NAID: 134405319)
- The Berlin Conference: Comments and Recommendations from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Memoranda from the President's Records on Subjects to be Discussed at Berlin, June 26, 1945 (NAID: 124047031)
- The Berlin Conference: Background Information for the Meetings of Heads of Government, July 6, 1945 (NAID: 124047025)
- The Berlin Conference: Agenda Proposed by the Department of State, June 30, 1945 (NAID: 124047024)
- Log of President Harry S. Truman's Trip to the Berlin Conference, August 1945 (NAID: 79443350)
1948
- Report, Agreements Reached at the Cairo, Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam Conferences: Implementation and United States Policy, Research Project Number 80, Division of Historical Policy Research, Department of State, September 1948 (NAID: 290018822)
Undated
- Oral History Interview with Lois Bernhardt (NAID: 200921)
- Oral History Interview with Richard R. Beckman (NAID: 200682)