U.S. Secretary of State Byrnes and President Truman at Allied conference, Washington, D.C., 1945
Photograph. U.S. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (left) and President Harry S. Truman sharing a laugh. Official Caption: "Rome, 7/19/45--U.S. leaders at Allied conference--Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (L) and President Harry S. Truman head the United States delegation to the conference between leaders of United States, Great Britain, and Russia at Potsdam, Germany. The picture was made in Washington after Mr. Byrnes took the oath of office as Secretary of State succeeding Edward R. Stettinius Jr., appointed U.S. member of the United Nations Security Council.--AP Photo through Rome OWI. Approved by appropriate military authority-(List A out) 7141." Washington, D.C.19 July 1945