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President Harry S. Truman Meeting King George VI

63-1378-33
Accession Number
63-1378-33
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Related Collection
HST Keywords
Ships - USS Augusta; Truman - Ships - U.S.S. Augusta [aboard]; Truman - Potsdam - King George VI
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Description
President Harry S. Truman (left) smiles upon meeting King George VI of England (right). The King paid a visit to President Truman aboard the USS Augusta, as the Augusta was preparing to return to the United States from the Potsdam Conference. Also present is Captain James Foskett, Commanding Officer of the Augusta (behind President Truman, mostly obscured). From the album President's trip to the Berlin Conference, vol. 2 of 2.
Date(s)
August 2, 1945