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President Harry S. Truman Speaks with Captain James Foskett

63-1378-09
Accession Number
63-1378-09
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348304765
Related Collection
Foskett, James H. Papers
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Naval officers
Potsdam Conference, 1945
Presidential trips
Presidents
Sailors
Ships
HST Keywords
Truman - Potsdam - U.S.S. Augusta
People Pictured
Foskett, James H. (James Hicks), 1898-1961
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
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Description
President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) is chatting with Captain James Foskett, Commanding Officer of the USS Augusta (foreground, right). President Truman is on board the Augusta to return to the United States after his trip to the Potsdam Conference. Also present is Secretary of State James Byrnes (behind Foskett, partly obscured). All others are unidentified. From the album "President's Trip to the Berlin Conference Vol. 2 of 2."
Date(s)
August 2, 1945