President Harry S. Truman giving a press conference at the White House announcing Japanese surrender. Seated on the couch, second from the left, is First Lady Bess Truman. President Harry S. Truman is found standing behind his desk. Also in the photo are John W. Snyder, Director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion (seated on the couch, right); Attorney General Tom Clark (standing, second from the right); and Secretary of State James Byrnes (seated behind President Truman).
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net When President Truman announced the Japanese surrender in the early evening of Aug. 14, 1945, The Independence Examiner had first-hand representation…
