1. Home
  2. Library Collections
  3. Photographs
  4. First visit of Stalin and Truman

First visit of Stalin and Truman

63-1456-29 (untitled)
Accession Number
63-1456-29
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Cabinet officers
Naval officers
Potsdam Conference, 1945
Presidents
United States-Soviet relations
HST Keywords
Potsdam - General file; Truman - Potsdam - Conference area; White House - Little White House - Germany, Potsdam
People Pictured
Bohlen, Charles E. (Charles Eustis), 1904-1973
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-
Pavlov, V. N. (Vladimir Nikolayevich), interpreter for Joseph Stalin
Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

Note: If you use this image, rights assessment and attribution are your responsibility.

Credit:
U.S. Army Signal Corps

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

Attention media: Please make note of this item's accession number. Print out this page and retain it for your permissions records before downloading this image file for possible publication. Library staff cannot sign permissions forms or provide additional paperwork. The Library charges no usage fees for downloaded images.

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; Admiral William D. Leahy; President Truman; V. N. Pavlov, Stalin's interpreter; Prime Minister Stalin; and unidentified soldier. In the background, behind Secretary Byrnes, are Major General Harry Vaughan. From Potsdam album, 1945
Date(s)
July 17, 1945