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

Leaders of the Big Three pose for photographers at the Potsdam Conference. Front row, left to right: Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, General Joseph Stalin. Back row, left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Ernest Bevin, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with wounded veterans from the Washington area during a garden party at the White House. Over 800 veterans attended the event. President Truman is shaking hands with Army Nurse Lieutenant Joan Cruchacz. Standing in the receiving line from left to right: unidentified woman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, unidentified woman (partly obscured), President Truman, General Harry Vaughan, and Captain Clark Clifford. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, newly sworn in Secretary of State George C. Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, and outgoing Secretary of State James F. Byrnes have a good laugh. Visible in the background between General Marshall and President Truman is Secretary of War Robert Patterson. Visible in the background behind Mr. Byrnes is Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. From the Scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 3.

The Cabinet members meet with President Harry S. Truman and his family outside the White House to accompany him to Capitol Hill as he delivers the State of the Union address. From left to right, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Bess Wallace Truman, President Truman, Margaret Truman, Secretary of Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach.

President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes hands with General George C. Marshall (left) during the ceremony swearing him in as Secretary of State. Standing between them is the outgoing Secretary of State, James Byrnes. Visible in the background between Marshall and Byrnes is Secretary of War Robert Patterson. From the Scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 3.

President Harry S. Truman meets with foreign leaders and Congressional leaders after the signing of a joint declaration on atomic energy. Seated are Prime Minister of Great Britain Clement Attlee, President Truman, and Prime Minister of Canada Mackenzie King. Standing in the background are (from left to right): Vannevar Bush, unidentified man, unidentified man mostly obscured, Congressman Charles Eaton, Senator Brien McMahon, Canadian Ambassador Lester Pearson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Congressman Sol Bloom, and Admiral William Leahy.

A portrait of Secretary of State James Byrnes. This portrait is part of the album, "The Cabinet - December 25, 1946."

President Harry S. Truman receives members of the Far Eastern Commission at the White House. Front and middle rows, left to right: Dr. Wei Tao-Ming, Paul E. Naggair, Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai, President Truman, Dr. Herbert V. Evatt, and Secretary of State James Byrnes. Top row, left to right: Thomas A. Stone, L. Loudon, Major General Frank McCoy, C.A. Berendsen, General Carlos Romulo, and Lord Halifax. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman greets the President of Chile, Senor Don Juan Antonio Rios, at the White House during an official visit to the United States. From left to right: President Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and President Rios. Others in the background are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

The formal opening meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers at the Lancaster House in London, England. The man seated near the lower left corner at the table is Secretary of State James Byrnes. All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Vol. I.