President Harry S. Truman sets sail for U.S. following Potsdam Conference 80 years ago this hour (Aug 2 1945)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II

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(Thursday, August 2, 1945, 3:49 p.m. British Double Summer Time; during World War II) — President Harry S. Truman set sail from Plymouth, England, for the U.S. this afternoon aboard the USS Augusta following the 17-day Potsdam Conference with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in Potsdam, occupied Germany.


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