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Attlee, Truman and Stalin with their staffs

The "Big Three" and their foreign ministers gather in the garden of Cecilienhof Palace during the last day of the Potsdam Conference. Seated, left to right: British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin. Standing, left to right: Admiral William Leahy, British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman Talks with Lieutenant Colonel L. Curtis Tiernan at Potsdam

President Harry S. Truman talks to Lieutenant Colonel L. Curtis Tiernan of Kansas City, Missouri, Chaplain to U. S. forces in the European theater after church services in Berlin, Germany. The President is attending the Potsdam Conference and is reunited with his chaplain from World War I. Behind President Truman on the left is Major General Harry Vaughan. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Truman stands at attention during military review during Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman stands at attention during the playing of the National Anthem as an honor guard from the 2nd Armored Division presents arms at Gatow Airport in Berlin, Germany. The President has just arrived to attend the Potsdam Conference. To the left of President Truman is Secretary of State James Byrnes. From: Potsdam album, 1945. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Tanks and men line the Neu-Isenburg, Germany, highway as Truman passes in his sedan

Tanks and men of the 3rd Armored Division, 23rd Corps, Seventh Army, line a highway as President Harry S. Truman passes by in his sedan during his visit to inspect troops at Neu-Isenburg, Germany. President Truman has just left the Potsdam Conference for a quick tour of the American occupied area From Potsdam album, 1945