Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
August 15, 1945
President Harry S. Truman's appointment calendar covers the dates from April 12, 1945 to January 20, 1953. Please select a date within that range.
| General Shang Chen (Admiral William D. Leahy) (General Chen is Head of Chinese Military Mission in United States) | ||
| General Omar Bradley, Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines | ||
| Comdr. Edward Scheiberling of the American Legion | ||
| Mr. James Sloan, Jr. (Retiring Secret Service Man - since Theodore Roosevelt's administration. Retiring and going back to home in Danville, Ill., with his wife to live - to say "goodbye") | ||
| Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming (Re his trip to Europe) | ||
| Hon. Joseph C. Grew, Under Secretary of State | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Senator Homer Ferguson, Michigan | ||
| The President received Chiefs of Missions of United Nations in East Room - to pay their respects. | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Proposing Measures To Insure Industrial Peace in the Reconversion Period] | ||
| [Public Papers: Proclamation 2660: Victory in the East--Day of Prayer] | ||
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, Mr. John Balfour (Harris is principal British Air Officer in U.S. - to pay respects, etc.) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Congressman Clarence Cannon, Missouri | ||
| Governor Edward Martin, Pa., Chairman, Governor Raymond E. Baldwin, Conn., Governor Harry F. Kelly, Mich., Governor Robert S. Kerr, Okla., Governor Herbert B. Maw, Utah, Governor Chauncey Sparks, Ala., Governor Earl Warren, California, Mr. Frank Bane, Mr. Samuel Bernstein. (Executive Committee of Governors Conference - to discuss the administration of Employment services) | ||
| Hon. James R. Lee and Regional Directors of Federal Public Housing Authority. Hon. Philip M. Klutznick, Head of FPHA, Hon. Wm. P. Seaver, Ass't. Comissioner in Charge of Development, Hon. John Egan, Ass't. Commissioner in Charge of Management, Col. C. Russell Cravens, Omaha, Nebraska, Hon. Warren J. Vinton, Chief Economist, Hon. David L. Krooth, General Counsel, Hon. Herbert L. Wooten, Comptroller, Hon. Langdon Post, San Francisco, California, Regional Director, Hon. Jesse Epstein, Seattle, Washington, Hon. Orvil Olmsted, Chicago, Illinois, Hon. Marshall Amis, Ft. Worth, Texas, Hon. John P. Broome, Atlanta, Ga., Hon. Oliver Winston, Director of General Field Office in Washington, Hon. Charles Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio, Hon. John Kervick, New York City, Hon. Sumner K. Wiley, Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| Hon. Myron Taylor (Postponed from Monday because of illness of Mrs. Taylor) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Hon. Bernard Baruch) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9598 MODIFYING THE CONDITIONS UPON WHICH A CLASSIFIED STATUS MAY BE GRANTED] | ||
| Hon. Herbert B. Maw, Governor of Utah (Reference to steel corporation matter in his state) | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]; The Secretary of the Treasury [Fred M. Vinson]; Adm. William D. Leahy; Hon. John Snyder; Hon. Leo Crowley (Cancellation of Lend-Lease) | ||
| Dr. Vannevar Bush (To give the President his termination plans) | ||
| Sen. George L. Radcliffe, Md. | ||
| The Secretary of Commerce [Henry A. Wallace] | ||
| The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Adm. Ernest J. King | ||
| (The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) | ||
| Col. Richard Burleson | ||
| Hon. Robert S. Kerr, Governor of Oklahoma | ||
| Mrs. Ruth Bryan Rohde | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Cabinet Meeting | ||
| (Haircut) | ||
| (Dinner at White House for Combined Chiefs of Staff) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9600 AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9240(1) ENTITLED "REGULATIONS RELATING TO OVERTIME WAGE COMPENSATION"] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9599 PROVIDING FOR ASSISSTANCE TO EXPANDED PRODUCTION AND CONTINUED STABILIZATION OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY DURING THE TRANSITION FROM WAR TO PEACE, AND FOR THE ORDERLY MODIFICATION OF WARTIME CONTROLS OVER PRICES, WAGES, MATERIALS AND FACILITIES] | ||
| Hon. T.V. Soong, the Premier of China; The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] | ||
| Hon. Harold D. Smith | ||
| Hon. Max Gardner; Mr. Jack Benny; Mr. Joe Kopps | ||
| Mr. James Dougherty | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Services of Prayer and Intercession in East Room | ||
| Col. James Blair | ||
| General George C. Marshall | ||
| Sen. Robert F. Wagner (N.Y.) Sen. James E. Murray (Mont.) (Just back from West to take part in hearings on Full Employment Bill which will start to- morrow - wants especially to see the President before then) | ||
| Mr. Edward C. Simmons (President, First National Bank, Portland, Oregon, and head of War Fund Drive - here attending a Treasury Meeting and wished to pay respects) | ||
| Hon. Bennett Champ Clark | ||
| Dr. Walter O. Lewis (Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, head- quarters in this city - is waiting for visa to permit him to visit Europe to organize relief operations in connection with Baptist denomina- tions. Worked in Russia in famine with Herbert Hoover and has lived in Europe for 20 years. Appointment requested by Senator Briggs, Mo.) | ||
| Mrs. Ogden Reid (Owner and publisher N.Y. Herald Tribune - arranged by Charlie Ross) | ||
| Hon. Owen D. Roberts The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] | ||
| Commander-in-Chief Jean A. Brunner, Veterans of Foreign Wars Mr. Omar Ketchum, Legislative Representative VFW | ||
| Mrs. James W. Irvin, representing YWCA Miss Elizabeth Christman, representing Natl Women's Trade Union League Mrs. Anna Lord Strauss, representing Natl. League of Women Voters Mrs. Marion Elliott, representing Natl. Council of Negro Women Mrs. Joseph Welt, representing Natl. Council of Jewish Women Miss Juliet Fleischl, representing Natl. Farmers Union Miss Ruth Craven, representing Natl. Council of Catholic Women Miss Charl O. Williams, representing Natl. Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Judge Lucy Sommerville Howorth, representing Amer- ican Association of University Women Miss Mary Anderson, representing Natl. Consumers league Mrs. Faye Stephenson, representing Congress of Women's Auxiliaries of the C.I.O Mrs. Frank Fanton, A.F. of L. Mrs. Katherine Pollock Ellickson, C.I.O. (Mary Anderson asked for this appointment, which Miss Perkins approved, for these groups to discuss proclamation for 25th Anniversary of Woman Suffrage, and to discuss equal pay bill that is to be intro- duced in Senate and House) | ||
| Hon. John W. Snyder, and the Advisory Committee of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion; Hon. O. Max Gardner, William H. Davis, Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg, Mr. William Green, Mr. Philip Murray, Mr. Edward A. O'Neal, Mr. James G. Patton, Mr. Albert S. Goss, Mr. George H. Mead, Mr. Nathaniel Dyke, Jr., Mr. T.C. Cashen, and Mr. Holt McPherson, Mr. W.R. Davlin, Miss Mae Alexander, Miss Caroline Head | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9601 REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9240(1) AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "REGULATIONS RELATING TO OVERTIME COMPENSATION"] | ||
| Hon. Jesus T. Pinero, the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico | ||
| Lt. (J.G.) James W. Goans, USN (Just back from service on U.S.S. Missouri and carries letter of introduction to the President from J.C. Truman - lives here in Washington in Congress Heights, Anacostia) | ||
| Mr. Harry Kelly | ||
| Sen Olin D. Johnston (S.C.) | ||
| Congressman Adolph J. Sabath (N.Y.) | ||
| (Mr. Irving Brant) (Free lance newspaper man, off record, believes he has interesting remarks of President Roosevelt re de Gaulle to pass on. He did quite frequently have off record appointments with President Roose- velt. Also wishes to discuss delicate situation re Secy. Ickes, whom he says he knows very intimately) | ||
| Hon. Maury Maverick (Wishes to talk to the President about the ad- visability of going ahead with trip he had planned to Pacific Theatre around September 10th) | ||
| The Secretary of the Interior [Harold L. Ickes] (Returned last evening to city and asked for thirty minutes with the President as soon as convenient) | ||
| Dr. Thomas Parran, Surgeon General, Public Health Senator Elbert D. Thomas, (Utah) Dr. Hyrum L. Marshall (with University of Utah and is member of Advisory Committee to the Division of Nurse Education, Public Health) Col. Lucille Petry, (Director, Division of Nurse Education, U.S. Public Health Service) (Re termination of Nurse Training Act) | ||
| Hon. William Green, Pres., A.F. of L. Mr. George Meany, Secy-Treas., A.F. of L. Mr. G.M. Bugniazet - of A.F. of L. (Pronounced Boonizet) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mr. Jay Jacobs (Artist, to work on portrait for about ten minutes, is bringing along special stool for the President to pose on.) | ||
| The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] | ||
| Mr. Harrington Wimberly, Chairman, Democratic State Committee, Oklahoma (Mr. Hannegan very anxious that the President have talk with him) | ||
| Congressman Sol Bloom, (N.Y.) | ||
| Congressman Joseph C. Baldwin, (N.Y.) (Just returned from abroad and would like to report to the President before the visit of General de Gaulle) | ||
| Commander Milton D. Cohn, Commander, Disabled American Veterans Mr. Millard Rice, Legislative Representative, DAV (To pay respects) | ||
| Mr. Byron Price | ||
| (Hon. John Snyder Hon. Samuel I. Rosenman) | ||
| Mr. Paul Miller, Head of A.P.Bureau in Washington, D.C. | ||
| Hon. Rexford C. Tugwell, Governor of Puerto Rico (Wrote in June stating he planned to be here to catch up on administrative matters and would very much like to pay his respects and, if it meets with the President's wishes, discuss some policy matters with respect to Puerto Rico. Has been here since middle of July) | ||
| Mr. George P. Marshall Mr. Elmer Layden (To present season pass to the President for Redskins Football Season) | ||
| Hon. Malcolm Ross, Chairman, Committee on Fair Employment Practice, with Members: Hon. Charles H. Houston Hon. John Brophy Hon. Boris Shishkin Hon. George M. Johnson Hon. Theodore Jones (Says they are worried and, as there are some things pending which only the President can decide, want to have a talk with him) | ||
| The Secretary of the Interior [Harold L. Ickes] Hon. Paul V. McNutt Hon. Leo Crowley (Conference re Philippines) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mr. James Lillis Mr. Terence O'Brien Mr. Pat Tierney | ||
| Ceremonies in South Grounds in honor of the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of France, General Charles de Gaulle Reception and Tea | ||
| Dinner at the White House in honor of General de Gaulle (Stag) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9602 POSSESSION, CONTROL, AND OPERATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, PLANTS, AND FACILITIES OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY] | ||
| The President will present twenty-eight Congres- sional Medals of Honor. Ceremonies will be held in the East Room of the White House | ||
| Hon. Herbert R. O'Connor, the Governor of Maryland | ||
| (Lunch at Capitol) | ||
| (Mr. Jay Jacobs - artist) (Wants twenty minutes only - this is the last sitting) | ||
| The Postmaster General [Robert E. Hannegan] The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] | ||
| Lt. Gen. Alexander Patch | ||
| Hon. Alfred Schindler, the Under Secretary of Commerce with group of officers for the National Federation of Sales Executives: Mr. George S. Jones, Jr., President, Evansville, Ind. Mr. Clarence F. Manning, Secy.-Treas. of Reynolds Metals Co. and Chairman of Committee on Governmental Cooperation of the Federation Mr. Raymond Bill, Publisher of Sales Management Magazine, and Chairman of the Committee which drafted the Resolution Mr. George A. Marklin, Managing Director, National Federation of Sales Executives, St. Louis, Mo. (To present Resolution to the President. Pictures if the President is willing) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]; Hon. Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. | ||
| (Movie Party for 60 members of M.P. Guard at the White House) | ||
| [Public Papers: Memorandum Concerning Veteran Preference in Federal Agencies] | ||
| The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] | ||
| Congressman Francis B. Walter, Pa. (Just back from Pennsylvania) | ||
| Mr. John P. Frey, President Metal Trades Dept., A.F. of L. Mr. James McEntee, Secretary Metal Trades Dept., A.F. of L. Dr. MacGowan, President, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America Mr. Ed. J. Brown, President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Mr. Robert Byron, President, Sheet Metal Workers Inter- national Association Mr. Ray Kelsay, President, Metal Polishers and Platers International Union Mr. Harvey W. Brown, President, International Assoc- iation of Machinists (Have been meeting here. Wish to pay respects) | ||
| Hon. Mohammed Shayesteh, the Minister of Iran (Retiring Minister, to say goodbye - his successor will have rank of Ambassador) | ||
| Mr. Herbert Emmerich, Director, Public Administration Clearing House, Chicago, Ill. (Had associations with the President when Chairman of Truman Committee - and wishes to pay respects) |