Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman

August 20, 1947

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12:30 pm	August 20, 1947	The President presented the Medal for Merit to Honorable David K. Niles in the rose garden. This was a surprise for Mr. Niles and was not announced in advance. The following guests were invited to be present: Acting Secretary Robert Lovett Secretary John Snyder Secretary Kenneth C. Royall Secretary James Forrestal Mr. George Allen Mrs. Helen Almon Mr. and Mrs. David L. Bazelon Mr. William Benton Mr. Clarence Berger Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Capt Dr. Robert K. Carr Mr. Leo Cherne Mr. Benjamin Cohen Mr. Wallace Cohen Mr. Oscar Cox Mr. Jonathan Daniels Mr. Eliahu Epstein Mr. Herbert Fierat Mr. Herman Greenberg Congressman Jack Javitz Mr. E. I. Kaufmann Judge Richmond Keech Mrs. Frances Kelly Miss Freda Kirchwey Mr. Edward Kook and wife Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kowal Dr. Isadore [Isador] Lubin Mr. Robert Nathan Mr. Louis Novins Madame Frances Perkins Mr. Jack Peurifoy Mrs. Lillian Poses Mr. Joseph Bauh Commissioner George Schoeneman Mr. Robert Sherwood Mr. Paul Smith Mr. William Weintraub mr. Edward Wheeler Mr. Walter White Mr. Oscar Ewing Mr. Louis P. Smith of Boston The White House Staff
11:30 am	August 26, 1947	The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] The Secretary of War [Kenneth C. Royall] Mr. Arthur Hill (At the request of Secretary James Forrestal--originally arranged just for Mr. Hill, off the record)
8:00 am	September 19, 1947	The President arose at 6:45 a.m. and spent most of the time until breakfast autographing papers, etc., also cleaning out his desk and completing his packing. Breakfast was served at 8:00 a.m. in the Presidential quarters and the President was joined by all members of his party. Following breakfast, the President went to the 06 level also known as Pilot country, where he observed the progress of the MISSOURI in its approach toward Norfolk. At 11:36 a.m., the President with Mrs. Truman, Miss Truman and other members of the party, posed for still and newsreel pictures on the surrender deck; at 11:40 a.m., the President descended to the main deck, forecastle section, port side, near turret one where he posed for several newsreel pictures with Marine guard at attention in the background. At 11:59 a.m., the MISSOURI moored to the South side of Pier No. 7 at Norfolk, at which time the rain stopped. The weather was clear. At 12:15 p.m., Mrs. Truman and Miss Truman accompanied by Mr. Matthew Connelly, Mr. William Hassett, Mr. John Steelman, Mr. Charles Ross and Mr. Stanley Woodward, disembarked the MISSOURI and proceeded by foot across the pier to the USS WILLIAMSBURG which they immediately boarded. At 12:16 p.m., the following guests came aboard the MISSOURI and paid their respects to the President: Lt. Gen. D.C. Emmons; Major General C.L. Bolte; Brig. Gen. R.M. Lee; Rear Adm. W.L. Ainsworth, Commandant, Fifth Naval District in NOB; Rear Admiral E.P. Forrestal; Rear Adm. J.E. Whitbank, CG; Congressman Porter Hardy, Second Virginia District, and Mayor Richard D. Cooke, Norfolk. At 12:20 p.m., customs and health inspectors came aboard and were met by Lt. Hatfield, who delivered to customs all declaration papers of the party, etc., in conformance with customs declaration regulations. At 12:55 p.m., the President accompanied by Admiral William Leahy, General Graham, General Harry Vaughan and Admiral James Foskett, disembarked the MISSOURI and walked to the head of the pier where there were, behind a rope barrier, a crowd of 1,000 persons, consisitng mainly of families of MISSOURI personnel, where he doffed his hat and saluted them in respose to their greetings. The President then proceeded to the opposite end of the pier where the USS WILLIAMSBURG was located; arriving there, the President and the group boarded same at 1:00 p.m. At 1:15 p.m., the USS WILLIAMSBURG got under way for the remainder of the trip to the Naval Gun Factory. Dinner was served at 7:00 p.m., following which the entire party spent the evening reading mail which awaited them on board the USS WILLIAMSBURG.
11:30 am	September 24, 1947	Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense Dr. Vannevar Bush (Arranged at the suggestion of Secretary James Forrestal)
10:15 am	September 26, 1947	The National Security Council met with the President: Honorable Robert A. Lovett, Under Secretary of State Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense Honorable Arthur M. Hill, Chairman, National Security Resources Board Honorable Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army Honorable John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force Admiral Sidney W. Souers, Executive Secretary, National Security Council Rear Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter, Director of Central Intelligence
4:00 pm	September 26, 1947	(Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense) (Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget) (Honorable Dean Acheson) (Honorable John R. Steelman) (Off record meeting)
3:30 pm	September 29, 1947	The President received the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government: Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense Honorable Arthur S. Fleming, Civil Service Commission Honorable Dean Acheson, Washington, D.C. Honorable George H. Mead, Dayton, Ohio Senator George D. Aiken, Vt. Dr. James K. Pollock Senator John L. McClellan, Ark. Honorable Joseph P. Kennedy Honorable Herbert Hoover Congressman Clarence J. Brown, Ohio Mr. James Rowe Congressman Carter Manasco, Ala. (Honorable John R. Steelman) (Honorable James Webb)
11:00 am	October 03, 1947	The President awarded the Medal for Merit to Chief Justice Fred Vinson. This was arranged as a surprise. The following guests were present; The Under Secretary of State and Mrs. Robert Lovett The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] The Attorney General and Mrs. Tom Clark The Postmaster and Mrs. Robert Hannegan The Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug] The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Clinton Anderson The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] The Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Lewis Schwellenbach H. E. Henri Bonnet, the French Ambassador, and Madam Bonnet Honorable Joseph E. Davies Mrs. McHugh Mr. Kelly Judge and Mrs. Groner Mrs. Fred Vinson
3:30 pm	October 06, 1947	Honorable James Forrestal, the Secretary of Defense (Asked if he might have long, uninterrupted appoint- ment today.)
10:45 am	October 17, 1947	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
3:45 pm	November 12, 1947	Honorable James V. Forrestal, the Secretary of Defense (Phoned Mr. Connelly Monday to ask for this appointment.)
4:00 pm	November 12, 1947	(Admiral Louis E. Denfeld) (Admiral William H. P. Blandy) (Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan]) (Honorable James V. Forrestal, Secretary of Defense)
4:30 pm	November 13, 1947	The President received the members of the National Security Resources Board: Mr. Arthur M. Hill, Chairman The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] Mr. Lyle Belsley, Secretary of the Board (Arranged by Mr. Clark Clifford)
7:30 pm	November 19, 1947	(The President and Mrs. Truman left the White House for the home of Secretary for Defense and Mrs. James Forrestal, where they dined.)
12:30 pm	November 25, 1947	(Honorable David Lilienthal) (Honorable Robert Lovett, Actg. Secretary of State) (Honorable James V. Forrestal, Secretary of Defense) (Brig. General James McCormack, AUS) (Captain James S. Russell, USN) (Admiral William D. Leahy) (Mr. Lilienthal asked to have this all arranged off the record.)
3:30 pm	December 11, 1947	The President presented the D.S.M. to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. The following guests were present for the ceremony: Congressman Walter G. Andrews~John Nicholas Brown Admiral W. H. P. Blandy~Vice Adm. Robert B. Carney General Clifton B. Cates~Vice Adm. Donald B. Duncan Adm. Louis E. Denfeld~Mrs. Hamilton Dinsmoore Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower~Hon. James V. Forrestal Adm. Joseph Farley~Vice Adm. William Fechteler Sen. Chan Gurney~Vice Adm. John H. Hoover Vice Adm. Harry W. Hill~Hon. John Kenney Vice Adm. Chas. H. McMorris~Vice Adm. John L. McCrea Mrs. Chester W. Nimitz~Miss Nancy Nimitz Hon. Kenneth Royall~Adm. DeWitt C. Ramsey Vice Adm. A. W. Radford~Hon. John L. Sullivan Sec. of the Air Force Stuart Symington~Vice Adm. Forrest Sherman Sen. Millard E. Tydings~Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg Gen. Archer Vandegrift~Cong. Carl Vinson Captain Eller (This ceremony was planned as a surprise for Admiral Nimitz.)
12:30 pm	December 16, 1947	Honorable James V. Forrestal, Secretary of Defense Mr. Lester B. Granger, Executive Secretary of the National Urban League (Requested by Secretary James Forrestal, who has discussed with the President scheduling an appointment for Mr. Granger in order to talk on problems relating to Negroes. Mr. Granger has on numerous occasions advised Mr. James Forrestal on Navy matters, and in fact served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy,and made a study of Negroes in service which let to many improvements in both living and working conditions and raising of the morale among Negro service personnel in general.)
1:00 pm	January 19, 1948	(Cabinet Luncheon - all present except Secretaries W. Averell Harriman and James V. Forrestal)
10:00 am	January 23, 1948	Cabinet Meeting (All present except Secretary of Defense [James V. Forrestal]; Robert Lovett for State and Kenneth C. Royall for Defense.)
12:00 pm	January 27, 1948	(The President presented Medals for Merit to: Honorable James Forrestal Honorable John L. Sullivan Honorable W. Stuart Symington Honorable W. John Kenney) (This was a surprise ceremony) The following guests were present: John Lawrence Sullivan Mrs. Sullivan Miss Patricia Sullivan Master Charles Manning Sullivan Miss Deborah Sullivan Captain Fitzhugh Lee, USN, Aide to Secretary Sullivan W. John Kenney Mrs. Kenney Eleanor Kenney Priscilla Kenney David Kenney Honorable Mark Edwin Andrews, Asst. Secy of Navy Captain Lewis Parks, Aide to Secretary Kenney James Forrestal Mrs. Forrestal Michael Forrestal Captain Buchanan, Aide to Sec. Forrestal W. Stuart Symington Mr. Francis Symington, brother James S. Symington Colonel John K. Hester, Aide to Sec. Symington The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] The Secretary of Interior [Julius A. Krug] The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] Dr. John R. Steelman General Philip Fleming Admiral William Leahy General Harry Vaughan Admiral James Foskett Captain Robert Dennison
3:30 pm	February 06, 1948	Honorable James V. Forrestal, Secretary of Defense Honorable Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army
3:30 pm	February 18, 1948	Secretary James Forrestal General Omar Bradley Secretary George C. Marshall General Hoyt Vandenberg Admiral William Leahy Admiral Lewis Denfeld Secretary Kenneth C. Royall General A. M. Gruenther Colonel Robert Landry Captain Robert Dennison
10:30 am	February 19, 1948	Honorable Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army Honorable James Forrestal (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday for this appointment)
11:00 am	March 06, 1948	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
10:00 am	March 12, 1948	Cabinet [Meeting] (All present except Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]. Secretary Kenneth C. Royall will represent the Secretary of Defense)
1:00 pm	March 15, 1948	(Cabinet Luncheon - All present except Secretary James Forrestal)
4:00 pm	March 15, 1948	(The President worked in Cabinet Room on message to the Congress, with his Staff; also the Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
12:15 pm	March 23, 1948	Honorable Arthur M. Hill, Chairman, National Security Resources Board (Secretary James Forrestal asked Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday to arrange this)
3:30 pm	March 23, 1948	The Joint Chiefs of Staff: Admiral William D. Leahy Admiral Louis E. Denfeld General Omar Bradley General Carl Spaats [Spaatz] Also: Honorable James V. Forrestal, Secretary for Defense Honorable James Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget Secretary of Army [Kenneth C. Royall], Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan], and the Secretary of the Air Force [Stuart Symington] (Arranged by Admiral Sidney Souers)
10:30 am	March 24, 1948	(Honorable James E. Webb, Director of the Budget) (Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary for Defense) (Mr. McNeil) (Off the record - at the request of the President)
12:30 pm	March 24, 1948	(Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary for Defense) (Mr. Walter Winchell)
10:30 am	April 08, 1948	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
10:15 am	April 09, 1948	Cabinet [Meeting] (Robert Lovett for State, Wiggins for Treasury, Foster for Commerce, Morse for Labor and Kenneth C. Royall for James Forrestal. Chairman Nourse and the Members of the Council of Economic Advisers were also present.)
11:35 am	April 19, 1948	(The President left for the Capitol, accompanied by the following Members of the Cabinet: The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] The Postmaster General [Jesse M. Donaldson] The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] The Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug]
10:15 am	April 21, 1948	(Honorable James Forrestal, The Secretary of Defense) (General Omar Bradley) (Admiral Lewis Denfeld) (General Carl Spaatz) (Honorable James E. Webb) (Mr. McNeil) (Secretary James Forrestal requested this appointment)
10:45 am	April 22, 1948	(Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
7:00 pm	April 24, 1948	The President returned to the USS WILLIAMSBURG where he was joined by: Chief Justice Fred Vinson Secretary James V. Forrestal Secretary W. Averell Harriman Senator J. Howard McGrath Honorable Joseph Grew Honorable Clark Clifford All guests spent the night aboard the ship with the President.
12:15 pm	April 28, 1948	Honorable James V. Forrestal, the Secretary of Defense Honorable Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army General Omar Bradley, Chief of Staff (Mr. James Forrestal phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday to ask for this appointment)
1:00 pm	May 03, 1948	(Cabinet Luncheon - Treasury, Agriculture and Labor absent. Both W. Averell Harriman and Charles Sawyer attended for Commerce. Secretary James Forrestal also absent)
3:30 pm	May 07, 1948	(Secretary of State [George C. Marshall]) (Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) (Director of the Budget) (Admiral Sidney Souers)
3:30 pm	May 13, 1948	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall]) (General Omar Bardley, Chief of Staff) (The Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan]) (Admiral Lewis E. Denfeld) (The Secretary of the Air Force [Stuart Symington]) (General Hoyt S.Vandenberg) (Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget) (Off the record)
8:00 am	May 17, 1948	[Public Papers: Letter to Secretary Forrestal on the Atomic Weapons Tests at Eniwetok]
10:00 am	May 21, 1948	(The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall]) (The Under Secretary of State) (The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (Honorable W. Averell Harriman) (Admiral Sidney Souers) (Honorable Charles E. Bohlen) (Honorable G.F. Kennan) (Off the record)
4:15 pm	May 27, 1948	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (The Secretary of Interior [Julius A. Krug]) (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) (Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of Budget)
3:30 pm	June 22, 1948	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (Honorable M. Hill, Chairman, National Security Resources Board) (Mr. James Forrestal asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange this, OFF THE RECORD)
3:15 pm	June 24, 1948	The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall]
12:30 pm	June 25, 1948	The President presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to the following: Lt. Comdr. Jackson C. Pharris, USN (Retired) Mr. Francis J. Pierce, formerly Pharmacist's Mate first class, USN Staff Sergeant John R. Crews, A.U.S. The following guests were present: Mr. Frank Baker Rear Admiral C. J. Brown, (MC), U.S.N. Lt. R. T. Brooks, (MCS), U.S.N. Mrs. Frank Baker Gen. J. L. Collins, U.S.A. (Actg. Chief of Staff, U.S.A.) Mrs. John R. Crews Mr. Isaac R. Crews Mr. Marion R. Crews Mrs. Georgia B. Dawson Mr. G. B. Dawson Major B. C. Darymple, U.S.A. Admiral L. E. Denfeld, U.S.N., Chief of Naval Operations Honorable James Forrestal Miss Anita Gilleo Honorable Kenneth Royall Mr. Walter Hinkle Mrs. Walter Hinkle Mr. Kenneth Isberg Mrs. Kenneth Isberg Captain O. B. King, (MC), U.S.N. Commander S. P. Moncure, U.S.N. Mr. Douglas Morse Commander R. J. Oliver, U.S.N. Mrs. Francis J. Pierce Mr. Frank E. Pierce Mrs. Frank E. Pierce Mrs. Jackson C. Pharris Master Jackson C. Pharris, Jr. Miss Jean Ann Pharris Mrs. Charles E. Pharris Mr. Julian A. Pharris Mrs. Julian A. Pharris Mrs. John D. Pharris Mr. William J. Pharris Mr. Cecil Simmons Rear Admiral T. L. Sprague, U.S.N. Lt. Comdr. K. Steen, U.S.N. Rear Admiral E. E. Stone, U.S.N. Honorable John L. Sullivan Captain W. C. Thomas, U.S.N. Mrs. W. C. Thomas Captain L. C. Thyson, (MC), U.S.N. Lt. W. K. Truitt, U.S.N. Lt. J. M. Bunch, U.S.N.
12:30 pm	June 28, 1948	The Under Secretary of State (The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall])
10:00 am	July 06, 1948	Off the Record - Political Meeting in the President's Study: Senator J. Howard McGrath Mr. Joe Blythe Honorable Oscar Ewing Secretary of Commerce [Charles Sawyer] Secretary of Agriculture [Charles F. Brannan] Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan] Honorable Wayne Coy Honorable Samuel I. Rosenman Mr. Jack Redding Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] Honorable Stephen T. Early Honorable Oscar Chapman The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] Honorable Wm. Pawley Honorable Leslie Biffle Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall]
11:05 am	July 15, 1948	(The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall]) (The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
12:25 pm	July 15, 1948	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (Admiral Sidney Souers) (The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall])
6:00 pm	July 18, 1948	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
11:45 am	July 19, 1948	(The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall]) (The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
12:15 pm	July 19, 1948	The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall] The Under Secretary of State The Under Secretary of Army The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]
3:45 pm	July 21, 1948	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (The Atomic Energy Commission) (The Secretary of the Air Force [Stuart Symington]) (The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall]) (Mr. Donald F. Carpenter) (Mr. William Webster)
10:45 am	September 01, 1948	(The Secretary of Defense [James V. Forrestal])
12:00 pm	September 13, 1948	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall]) (General Omar Bradley) (General Hoyt S. Vandenberg) (The Under Secretary of State)
11:45 am	October 05, 1948	(Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
3:15 pm	October 05, 1948	(Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
12:00 pm	October 10, 1948	Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] General Omar Bradley
11:00 am	October 21, 1948	General Lucius D. Clay The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] Mr. Robert Murphy The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall] Honorable William Draper, the Under Secretary of the Army
10:15 am	November 06, 1948	Honorable James V. Forrestal, Secretary of Defense (Asked the President yesterday if he might come over today.)
11:45 am	November 22, 1948	The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] Mr. Aubrey Mellinger Mr. Russell Ropley (Mr. Ropley is going out as Director, Civilian Defense Planning - Mr. Mellinger is to be appointed in Mr. Ropley's place.)
4:00 pm	November 30, 1948	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (Honorable Donald Carpenter)
3:30 pm	December 01, 1948	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (General Dwight Eisenhower)
12:00 pm	December 03, 1948	The President's Committee on Religious and Moral Welfare and Character Guidance in the Armed Services: Miss Dorothy Edwards Miss Camille Fenn Mr. Truman Gibson Dr. Lindsley F. Kimball Mr. Mark A. McCloskey Mr. Basil O'Connor Mrs. Ferdinand Powell, Sr. Mr. Dean Snyder Mr. Worthington Thompson Mr. Frank L. Weil The Reverend Edmund A. Walsh Also present: The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall] The Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan] The Secretary of the Air Force [Stuart Symington]
3:00 pm	December 06, 1948	(THe Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan]) (The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
3:30 pm	December 09, 1948	The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] Honorable James Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget Honorable Sidney Souers Genral J. Lawton Collins General Hoyt S. Vandenberg Admiral William D. Leahy Admiral Louis E. Denfeld The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall] The Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan] The Secretary of the Air Force [Stuart Symington] General Alfred Gruenther Mr. Wilfred J. McNeil, Asst. to Secretary Forrestal (This arranged last week when Secretary James Forrestal called on the President - one half hour)
3:00 pm	December 10, 1948	Honorable Arthur M. Hill, Chairman, National Security Resources Board Honorable Robert Lovett, Under Secretary of State The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] The Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug] The Secretary of Agriculture [Charles F. Brannan] The Secretary of Commerce [Charles Sawyer] Honorable John Gibson, Assistant Secretary of Labor The following Staff Members of NSRB: Mr. R. E. Gillmor Mr. Kenneth D. Johnson Mr. George E. Felton Mr. Granville Conway Mr. Ewald T. Grether Mr. Ralph J. Watkins Mr. William A. Gill Mr. Matthew Robinson Mr. James C. O'Brien Mr. Richard U. Sherman Mr. H. D. Kreager Honorable John R. Steelman (Chairman Arthur Hill arranged this meeting with the President and the members of his Cabinet, for a pre- sentation by the staff of the National Security Resources Board.)
12:00 pm	December 20, 1948	The President presented the Medal for Merit to Honorable Myron Taylor The following guests were present: Hamilton Fish Armstrong Dr. Isaiah Bowman Miss Regina E. Bushwaller John W. Davis Mrs. Dwight Davis Secretary James Forrestal William C. Fitch Mrs. Franklin Gowen and son Mrs. J. Borden Harriman Admiral William Leahy Secretary Robert Lovett Nathan L. Miller Harley Notter Dr. Lee Pasvolsky Miss Grace G. Tully Mr. Owne Young
3:30 pm	December 20, 1948	Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget (The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall]) (The Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan]) (The Secretary of the Air Force [Stuart Symington])
6:00 pm	January 06, 1949	The President returned to Blair House, where Mrs. Truman joined him and they motored to the home of Secretary of Defense James Forrestal for Dinner. Guests were General and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Chief Justice and Mrs. Fred Vinson and Mrs. Dwight Davis.
11:45 am	January 11, 1949	The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] (Phoned yesterday to ask for this)
12:00 pm	January 12, 1949	The President met with the Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services: Honorable Charles H. Fahy, Chairman Mr. Alphonsus J. Donahue Mr. Lester Granger Mr. Charles Luckman Mr. Dwight R. G. Palmer Mr. John H. Sengstacke Mr. William E. Stevenson The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall] The Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan] The Secretary of the Air Force [Stuart Symington] Mr. Thomas R. Reid, Chairman of Personnel Policy Board, OSD
10:45 am	January 14, 1949	Mr. Russell J. Hopley (Secretary James Forrestal asked to have this arranged - Mr. Hopley was formerly Director of Civilian Defense Planning - saw the President last on November 22, 1948)
10:30 am	January 24, 1949	(General Dwight D. Eisenhower) (Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (Off the record - arranged by Admiral Robert Dennison)
11:00 am	January 28, 1949	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
3:00 pm	February 09, 1949	(Secretary James Forrestal)
3:30 pm	February 11, 1949	(Joints Chiefs of Staff:) (Secretary James Forrestal) (General Omar Bradley) (General Hoyt Vandenberg) (Admiral Lewis Denfeld) (General Dwight Eisenhower)
10:30 am	February 12, 1949	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (Mr. Chas. P. Hook, head of Hook Committee) (Mr. Lawrence H. Whiting of Chicago) (Father John J. Cavanaugh, Pres. of Notre Dame Univ.)
4:00 pm	February 16, 1949	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (Honorable Frank Pace, Director, Bureau of the Budget) (Honorable Clark Clifford) (They brought along assistants who had worked on the New Unification Bill, met in the Cabinet Room, off-the- record)
8:00 pm	February 16, 1949	Off-the-record meeting in the President's Study in the Blair House: (Honorable Alben Barkley) (Honorable Dean Acheson) (Honorable James Forrestal) (Honorable Charles Sawyer) (Honorable Thomas B. McCabe) (Honorable John W. Snyder) (Mr. George Harrison) (Mr. John Holmes) (Mr. Dwight Palmer) (Mr. S. Clay Williams) (Mr. Mark A. Brown) (Mr. D. Earl Puckett)
1:00 pm	February 21, 1949	(CABINET LUNCHEON - Agriculture away and Commerce away. The Vice President [Alben Barkley] and Secretary James Forrestal not sure on Saturday)
12:30 pm	March 01, 1949	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (Colonel Louis Johnson) (Off the record)
1:00 am	March 03, 1949	[Public Papers: Letter Accepting Resignation of James Forrestal as Secretary of Defense]
3:15 pm	March 04, 1949	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall]) (The Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan]) (The Secretary of the Air Force [Stuart Symington]) (The Director, Bureau of the Budget) To discuss the Armed Forces Budget.
9:30 pm	March 23, 1949	[Public Papers: Remarks at a Testimonial Dinner for Secretary Forrestal]
3:15 pm	March 25, 1949	The President presented to Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, the Gold Star in lieu of the Third Distinguished Service Medal. The ceremony was a surprise to Admiral William D. Leahy and the following guests were present: The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] Honorable Louis Johnson The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall] The Under Secretary of the Air Force The Under Secretary of the Navy General Omar Bradley, USA Admiral and Mrs. Louis E. Denfeld General Hoyt Vandenburg, USAF General Clifton B. Cates, USMC Vice Admiral Arthur W. Radford, USN Major General Alfred Gruenther, USA Captain and Mrs. W. H. Leahy Master Robert B. Leahy Mrs. A. F. Niblack Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, USN General Carl A. Spaatz, USAF Captain W. G. Lalor, USN Commander W. D. Kelly, USN Commander F. J. Blouin, USN Miss Dorothy Ringquist Honorable James E. Webb, The Under Secretary of State Honorable Dan Kimball, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air Honorable John T. Koehler, The Assistant Secretary of the Navy Rear Admiral Clifford A. Swanson, (MC) USN.
1:00 pm	March 28, 1949	(Cabinet Luncheon - All present. Both Colonel Louis Johnson and Mr. James Forrestal will be present)
3:30 pm	March 28, 1949	Honorable James Forrestal (At this time the President presented to him a D. S. M., which was a surprise to Mr. Forrestal, who thought he had a regular appointment. Only the Members of the Cabinet and the Secretaries of Army [Kenneth C. Royall], Navy [John L. Sullivan], and Air Force [Stuart Symington] have been invited for this surprise ceremony.)
3:40 pm	March 28, 1949	[Public Papers: Citation Accompanying Distinguished Service Medal Awarded to James Forrestal]
11:00 am	April 23, 1949	(The President left for the Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland, where he called on Honorable James Forrestal, Honorable Leslie Biffle and Admiral William D. Leahy, all of whom were hospitalized at the Center.)
10:50 am	May 25, 1949	(The President left the White House for Arlington National Cemetery to attend the funeral services of Honorable James V. Forrestal.)
12:00 pm	September 22, 1949	Mrs. James V. Forrestal (Called Mr. Connelly to ask for this)
8:00 pm	April 02, 1952	(The President and Mrs. Truman left the White House for Carlton Hotel, for dinner they gave in honor of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard) The following were present: The President and Mrs. Truman H.M. The Queen of the Netherlands HRH The Prince of the Netherlands Baroness van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout - Dame du Palais H.E. Dr. D. U. Stikker - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands H.E. The Amb. of the Netherlands and Madame van Roijen H.E. Jonkheer Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer - Grand Officer of H.M. Dr. W. van Tets - Chamberlain Miss M. Tellegen - Director of the Cabinet of Her Majesty Jonkvrouwe C. E. B. Roell - Lady-in-Waiting Lieut. Comdr. J. G. Stegeman - Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty The Vice President and Mrs. Alben Barkley The Chief Justice and Mrs. Fred Vinson The Speaker (Sam Rayburn) The Secretary of State and Mrs. Dean Acheson The Attorney General and Mrs. J. Howard McGrath The Postmaster General and Mrs. Jesse Donaldson The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Oscar Chapman Mrs. Charles F. Brannan The Secretary of Commerce (Charles Sawyer) Hon. W. Averell Harriman Sen. and Mrs. Tom Connally Sen. Alexander Wiley Mrs. Philip D. Bradley, Jr. Rep. and Mrs. James P. Richards Rep. Charles A. Eaton Hon. and Mrs. Joseph Short Hon. and Mrs. George W. Perkins Hon. and Mrs. John F. Simmons Hon. and Mrs. Selden Chapin (Amb.) Mrs. James M. Helm Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Sanders - Netherlands press representative Mr. and Mrs. Merriman Smith - American press representative Rear Adm. and Mrs. Emmet P. Forrestal Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Harry H. Vaughan Rear Adm. and Mrs. Robert L. Dennison Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Robert B. Landry
11:00 am	May 26, 1952	Honorable John A. Blatnik, Congressman from Minnesota Lieutenant Colonel Clarence Termeen Mr. Kalervo Kallio (Congressman Blatnik asked for conference as he is leaving Wednesday of this week for 9 day speaking tour. Mr. Kalervo Kallio is famous young sculptor from Finland and son of former President of Finland. He has made busts of Einstein, John L. Lewis, James Forrestal and many others. He is now completing one of President and wanted to see the President personally to observe features and complete finishing touches. He brought plaster model with him. Finished bust is to be donated to library in Missouri.)