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The President looks at the docks at Antwerp

63-1454-27
Accession Number
63-1454-27
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348307185
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Cabinet officers
Naval officers
Potsdam Conference, 1945
Presidential advisors
Presidential press secretaries
Presidents
Ships
HST Keywords
Potsdam - U. S. S. Augusta; Ships - U. S. S. Augusta - Truman aboard; Truman - Potsdam - U. S. S. Augusta
People Pictured
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Vardaman, James K. (James Kimble), 1894-1972
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
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Credit:
Bureau of Aeronautics

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman and his party look at the docks at Antwerp as the U. S. S. Augusta prepares to dock. Seated are President Truman (left, with binoculars) and Press Secretary Charles Ross (right). Standing are, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan; Captain James K. Vardaman; Secretary of State James Byrnes; and Admiral William D. Leahy. Truman is aboard the U. S. S. Augusta, traveling to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."
Date(s)
July 15, 1945