Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Potsdam: Cecilienhof (3)

 

During the Potsdam conference this room was the study of the US president, Harry S. Truman.


Truman's study includes a desk and an open fireplace flanked by book shelves.


Truman's study


Truman's study includes a separate dining room.


Truman's study also includes a niche with a small table and four chairs.


A female rider on a horse: a small statue in Truman's study.


During the Potsdam conference this room was used by the British prime minister.
At first by Winston Churchill; later by Clement Attlee.


The British prime minister's study.


The Potsdam conference in July 1945: Winston Churchill at Cecilienhof.


The Potsdam conference in 1945. Standing inside Cecilienhof from the left:
Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman, and Winston Churchill.

 
The Potsdam conference in 1945.
Standing outside Cecilienhof in the front rom from the left:
Joseph Stalin and Harry S. Truman.
The British prime minister was not present on this occasion. 
 
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