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President Harry S. Truman Acknowledges Greetings from the Shore at Antwerp, Belgium

63-1382-45
Accession Number
63-1382-45
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348305211
Related Collection
Foskett, James H. Papers
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Naval officers
Potsdam Conference, 1945
Presidential press secretaries
Presidential trips
Presidents
Ships
HST Keywords
Belgium - Antwerp; Potsdam - U. S. S. Augusta; Ships - Augusta - Truman aboard; Truman - Potsdam - U. S. S. Augusta
People Pictured
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
Vardaman, James K. (James Kimble), 1894-1972
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U.S. Navy

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (seated, waving hat) acknowledges greetings from the shore as the USS Augusta arrives in Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman and his party are en route to the Potsdam Conference. Seated on President Truman's left is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, are Captain James Vardaman, Secretary of State James Byrnes (partly obscured), and Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
July 15, 1945