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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.

President Truman with Filipino stewards and others at the Little White House during Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman (third row, second from right) and members of his party with their Filipino stewards at the north entrance of the "Little White House," the residence of President Truman during the Potsdam Conference. Also present are Major General Harry Vaughan (second row, left); Admiral William D. Leahy (third row, left); Secretary of State James Byrnes (third row, second from left); and Press Secretary Charles Ross (fourth row, right). All others are unidentified. 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.

Truman presenting Distinguished Service Medal to several foreign officers

In a ceremony at the airport in Frankfort, Germany, President Harry S. Truman (third from left) presents Distinguished Service Medals to (opposite the President, L to R:) General H. D. G. Crerar, Canadian Army; Air Marshall Sir Arthur Coningham; Air Marshall Sir James Robb; and Major General Sir F. W. Guingand. President Truman is in Frankfurt to inspect U. S. troops during a break in the Potsdam Conference. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."