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President Truman presented with a large cake

63-1453-19
Accession Number
63-1453-19
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348307067
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Cake
Potsdam Conference, 1945
Presidents
HST Keywords
Potsdam - General file; Truman - Potsdam - Berlin
People Pictured
Lennox, John E.
Tamal, Benedict A.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Rights

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Credit:
U.S. Army Signal Corps

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman was presented with a large cake which had been baked by Master Sergeant Benedict A. Tamal, chief baker with the Army in Berlin, Germany. From left to right: Secretary of State James Byrnes, President Truman, Master Sergeant Benedict A. Tamal, and Major General John Lennox, Mess Officer at Babelsburg. President Truman is in Germany attending the Potsdam Conference. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."
Date(s)
July 28, 1945