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Vardaman, James K. (James Kimble), 1894-1972

Elsey, Vardaman, and Hoying on USS Augusta

From left to right: Lieutenant George Elsey, Captain James Vardaman, and ship's clerk Edwin L. Hoying stand on the deck of the USS Augusta, the ship that is carrying President Harry S. Truman back to the United States after attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Lieutenant Elsey and Mr. Hoying are members of the map room staff, and Captain Vardaman is Truman's Naval Aide. From the Album, Number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman and Others Attending an Entertainment on the USS Augusta

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party watching a "jitterbugger" at an entertainment provided by the crew of the U. S. S. Augusta. President Truman is returning home from the Potsdam Conference. From left to right: unidentified, unidentified, President Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Admiral William Leahy, Captain James Vardaman, Major General Harry Vaughan, unidentified, and Press Secretary Charles Ross. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Harry S. Truman and Others on the Well Deck of the USS Augusta

Foreground, from left to right: Captain James Vardaman, General Harry Vaughan, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and President Harry S. Truman on the well deck of the U. S. S. Augusta off the coast of Plymouth, England where President Truman will depart for the United States after attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany. The cruiser Philadelphia is in the background. It is the escort ship for the U. S. S. Augusta. Others are unidentified. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Truman with Generals Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, and others at Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman attends ceremonies at the U. S. Group Control Council Headquarters in Berlin, Germany where the first American flag was raised over the headquarters (Flag of Liberation). Foreground, from left to right: Brigadier General Harry H. Vaughan, General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lieutenant General George Patton, President Truman, Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, and General Omar Bradley. In the background, between General Patton and President Truman, is Truman's Naval Aide Captain James Vardaman. Others are unidentified.

King George VI on Board the USS Augusta

King George VI visits President Harry S. Truman on Board the USS Augusta. He is visiting the President before Mr. Truman's return to the United States after attending the Potsdam Conference. Walking down the stairs from top to bottom are: Captain James Vardaman, Admiral Ralph Leatham, President Truman, and King George VI. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

Truman and members of his party with the staff of the "Little White House"

President Harry S. Truman (eighth from the right) and members of his party with the staff of the "Little White House" on the south lawn. The Little White House is the residence of President Truman during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Others present include Major Harry Vaughan (seventh from the left); Secretary of State James Byrnes (tenth from the left); Captain James Vardaman (ninth from the right); and Admiral William D. Leahy (sixth from the right). Leland Max Coleman is fourth from the left (in the back). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and General George S. Patton

Everyone stands at attention at a flag-raising (Flag of Liberation) ceremony in Berlin, Germany. From left to right, General Dwight Eisenhower, General George Patton, and President Harry S. Truman. President Truman is in Germany to attend the Potsdam Conference. Standing behind President Truman is Captain James Vardaman, Truman's Naval Aide. All others are unidentified.

Stalin, President Truman, and others during the Potsdam Conference

Soviet Prime Minister Joseph Stalin (foreground, left) and President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) during the Potsdam conference. Behind them are: V. N. Pavlov, Russian interpreter; Captain James K. Vardaman (partly obscured by Pavlov); Andrei Gromyko, Soviet Ambassador to the United States; and Charles Ross, Presidential Press Secretary (behind Gromyko).

President Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin at Potsdam

Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin meeting at Potsdam. From left to right, row 1 : Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman, Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. Second row: General Harry Vaughan, interpreter Charles Bohlen, interpreter V. N. Pavlov (mostly obscured by Truman), Captain James K. Vardaman, and Charles Ross (partially obscured).

U.S. and Iraqi representatives standing on porch of White House

President Harry S. Truman (front row, right), Prince Abd al-Ilah of Iraq (front row, left), and representatives of the government of the United States and Iraq, standing on the porch in front of the White House. In second row are Major General Harry Vaughan and Captain James K. Vardaman. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes is in the third row, fourth from the right. Lieutenant George Elsey is next to the door on the right. All others are unidentified.