Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (left) watches President Harry S. Truman cut a special Presidential cake baked by Master Sergeant Benedict A. Tamal. Major John E. Lennox watches. The cake presentation was held at the Little White House, President Truman's residence during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945

President Harry S. Truman (center) and Naval Aide Captain James K. Vardaman (left) arrive at the Potsdam Conference area. Military Aide General Harry Vaughan is at right. Secretary of State James Byrnes is standing behind General Vaughan. From Potsdam album, 1945.

General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower (foreground, left) chats with President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right) and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (right) at an airfield in Brussels, Belgium en route to Potsdam, Germany for the Potsdam conference. United States Ambassador to Belgium Charles Sawyer is in the background on the left. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

View of the conference room at the opening of the third day's session of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. Soviet leader Josef Stalin is at left, leaning back in his chair. Clement Attlee, center, has back turned to the camera. President Harry S. Truman is at top of table, wearing bow tie. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is at lower right side of table, back to camera. Vyacheslav Molotov is seated to the right of Josef Stalin.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes and Admiral William D. Leahy in an open car in front of Hitler's chancellery on a tour of Berlin. President Truman is in Germany for the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman (wearing bow tie) greeting Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin at the start of the third day of the Potsdam Conference in Germany. They are in the conference room at Cecilienhof Palace. Also present are Admiral William Leahy (left) and Secretary of State James Byrnes (to the right of Truman). Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin meets President Harry S. Truman for the first time at the Little White House during the Potsdam Conference. The Little White House is the residence of President Truman during the conference. Front row, from left to right: Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet foreign minister; Secretary of State James Byrnes; President Harry S. Truman; and Prime Minister Josef Stalin. Back row, left to right: Charles Bohlen, assistant to Mr. Byrnes; Admiral William D. Leahy; and V. N. Pavlov, Russian interpreter.

President Harry S. Truman enters Cecilienhof Palace to attend one of the meetings of the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From left to right: Captain James K. Vardaman, President Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Major General Harry Vaughan. From the Album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1." Signal Corps photo number 209569.

A closeup of President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Naval Aide Admiral William Leahy, (left to right in the back of the car) seated in their car in front of the ruins of Hitler's Chancellery in Berlin. President Truman is in Germany to attend the Potsdam Conference. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Fleet Admiral William Leahy (left to right in the rear seat of the car) inspect the ruins of Hitler's Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. President Truman is in Germany to attend the Potsdam Conference. Standing on President Truman's side of the car is Major General Harry Vaughan. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."