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First visit of Josef Stalin with President Truman

63-1456-30
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63-1456-30
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White

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Description
First visit of Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin with President Harry S. Truman during the Potsdam Conference. They are at the "Little White House," the residence of President Truman during the conference. Foreground, left to right: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyascheslav Molotov; Secretary of State James F. Byrnes; Charles Bohlen, President Truman's interpreter; President Truman; Admiral William D. Leahy; V. N. Pavlov, Stalin's interpreter (partly obscured by Stalin); Prime Minister Stalin. In the background, at the top of the stairs are Major General Harry Vaughan (left), Press Secretary Charles Ross (third from left), and Captain James Vardaman (right). Others are unidentified. From Potsdam Album, 1945
Date(s)
July 17, 1945