Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
September 11, 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.
| Dr. Paul Sargent (Pastor of St. Bartholomew's Church, largest congregation in New York City. Excellent idea politically for the President to see, according to Myron Taylor, who engineered the appointment) | ||
| The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] | ||
| Hon. Donald Nelson | ||
| Mr. Paul Hoffman, President of Studebaker Corp. Mr. Harold Myers, member of Committee on Economic Devel. (Were to have come last Thurs. but had to cancel it. Wish to discuss full employment - made through John Snyder) | ||
| H. E. Senor Castillo Najera, the Ambassador of Mexico (Just back from Mexico City, but is retiring as Ambassador and has been designated by the President of Mexico to be Secretary of Foreign Relations of Mexico. To say goodbye) | ||
| Hon. Edward J. Flynn (Told Hannegan very anxious to see the President while in city today and tomorrow) | ||
| Mr. Joseph Eppstein (Attorney, Toledo, Ohio, just friendly call, says has never been to the White House before) | ||
| Hon. Bernard Samuels, Mayor of Philadelphia Dr. Thomas L. Gates, Head of University of Pennsylvania and also of Drexler and Co., but likes to be known as President of University of Pennsylvania Judge Robert Bolger, of Orphans Court, Philadelphia Mr. Charles Halloran, Chairman, Special Safety Council Committee (To submit invitation to the President to come to Philadelphia for a V-J Day celebration. The Governor was to have come, but could not, also Jim McGranery, who arranged appointment. His father very ill in Philadelphia.) | ||
| (Lunch with Cabinet in Main Dining Room of White House) | ||
| Hon. John J. Parker (Hon. Francis Biddle) | ||
| Congressman Sam Hobbs | ||
| (Judge Rosenman) (Mr. Connelly) (Mr. George Allen) (Mr. Charles Ross) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9612 AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER 8902(1) PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE ENTRY OF COFFEE INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM COUNTRIES SIGNATORIES OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COFFEE AGREEMENT] | ||
| Hon. Albert B. Chandler (To present a gold pass to World Series) | ||
| Congressman James M. Curley, Mass. | ||
| Mr. A. N. Williams, President, Western Union Mr. Joseph L. Egan, Vice Pres., Western Union Mr. T. B. Gittings, Asst. Vice Pres., Western Union Mr. George P. Oslin, Publicity Dir., Western Union Mr. A. K. Mitchell, Washington Superintendent Mr. Carroll S. Linkins, Washington Press Representative Mr. Jules Rodier, White House Communications Room Mrs. A. N. Williams (President Williams of Western Union to present telegraph key to the President) | ||
| [Public Papers: The President's News Conference] | ||
| Mr. Henry LaCossitt, Editor of Collier's Mr. George Creel (To get this magazine behind the President) | ||
| Mr. Seton Porter (Represents distilling interests) | ||
| Mr. Harold Morgan | ||
| Mr. A. S. Goss, Master of National Grange with members of his Executive Committee of the Grange: Mr. E. A. Eckert, Chairman, Macoutah, Ill. Mr. Kenzie S. Bagshaw, Secretary, Hollidaysburg, Pa. Mr. Ray W. Gill, Portland, Oregon (These people to initiate the President as Member of Grange, and have agreed there will be no publicity with the ceremony as it would invite flood of similar events. The President is to be a charter member of a newly organized Chapter in Kansas City.) | ||
| H. E. Senor Dr. Don Carlos Sanz de Santamaria, the Ambassador of Colombia (Newly appointed - to present credentials) | ||
| Hon. Paul V. McNutt (Re Philippines) | ||
| Mr. Oscar Von Kohorn, of New York City (When the President last saw Senator Kilgore, this man came along, and the President told him to come back for a talk. Kohorn has process for use in manufacture of rayon. Has built 60 rayon plants) | ||
| Mr. William Bastian | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The Secretary of War [Henry L. Stimson] (For one hour) | ||
| Mr. Fred Bowman | ||
| Executive Orders: [9613 WITHDRAWING AND RESERVING FOR THE USE OF THE UNITED STATES LANDS CONTAINING RADIO-ACTIVE MINERAL SUBSTANCES] | ||
| [Public Papers: Message to General Pershing on His 85th Birthday] | ||
| Congressman Lyndon Johnson, Texas (This is appointment requested by him in July, but after special session called, decided to wait until then instead of making special trip up from Texas) | ||
| Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan, Director, O. S. S. Mr. Henry Laussucq, of Pittsburgh (Civilian, 63 years old, fought in French Army last war - was taken into France by submarine by OSS four months before D-Day and did fine job, was presented with Silver Star by General Donovan. To meet the President, as General Donovan thought he deserved it.) | ||
| Hon. and Mrs. C. W. Ferguson, of W. Va. (Cousin of Secretary Fred M. Vinson, to shake hands) | ||
| Gen. Omar Bradley, Administrator of Veterans Affairs | ||
| Vice Admiral Emory S. Land (Commodore Vardaman says the President agreed to see) | ||
| Mr. Henry Garvey | ||
| Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, President, Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America Dr. Roswell P. Barnes, Acting General Secretary (To extend invitation to the President to address a meeting dealing with the contribution of the churches to world order, to be held this city in November. Bishop Oxnam back from Europe only short while.) | ||
| Mrs. LaFell Dickinson, President, General Federation of Women's Clubs Judge Anna M. Kross, Chairman, Youth Conservation Committee, General Fed. of Women's Clubs (Re Youth Conservation program of General Federation) | ||
| Sen. Owen Brewster | ||
| Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick, State Chairman, N. Y. C. | ||
| Mrs. Norman deR. Whitehouse, National Chairman, Women's Action Committee for Victory and Lasting Peace (Says Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt suggested she write for appointment. This is composed of nine of largest National women's organizations in country, planning to agitate for continuance of food rationing, price ceilings here, so that unfortunates in Europe may be taken care of) | ||
| Mr. Almon E. Roth, President, National Federation of American Shipping, Inc., Washington, D. C. (Represents all American-flag shipping lines, which have been operating for the Government during the war, all the 5,000 ships of American Merchant Marine. Wishes to discuss some of important and exigent matters concerning Merchant Marine.) | ||
| Maj. Gen. Alexander D. Surles, Director of Public Relations, War Dept. Rear Adm. H. B. Miller, USN, Director of Information, Navy Dept. Brig. Gen. Robert Denig, USMC, Chief of Information, USMC (or Major Wm. P. McCahill) Commodore Ellis Reed-Hill, USCG, Chief, Division of Information, U. S. Coast Guard (Suggestion made to Mr. Charles Ross that as these men have done such really outstanding job in keeping public informed via various news and informational media, might be good idea have President invite them here and extend through them credit to their personnel.) | ||
| Hon. Manley O. Hudson, Judge of World Court (Professor of Law, Harvard - from Missouri. Appointment arranged by Charles Ross.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Hon. Harold Smith | ||
| (Motion picture to be made for use in Victory Loan) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9616 RELATING TO THE UNITED STATES HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9615 MAKING CERTAIN TIME LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 4601 OF MARCH 1, 1927, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE AWARD OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, INAPPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CASES(1)] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9614 TERMINATION OF THE WAR REFUGEE BOARD] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9616A CREATION OF A SPECIAL TEMPORARY POSITION IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting Proposed Reductions in Appropriations for the Navy] | ||
| Hon. Edwin Pauley | ||
| The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Admiral Ernest J. King Hon. Artemus L. Gates, Under Secretary of the Navy Vice Admiral Louis I. Denfield [Denfeld] Hon. Harold Smith, Director, Bureau of the Budget Senator David I. Walsh, Mass. Congressman Carl Vinson, Ga. | ||
| Mr. Eugene Mahoney, National Committeeman, So. Dakota Mr. Lynn Fellows, State Chairman, South Dakota (At request of Dick Nacy - they stayed over in order to see the President) | ||
| Hon. E. Barrett Prettyman | ||
| Dr. T. V. Soong, the Premier of China | ||
| Hon. Raymond W. Starr, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Michigan | ||
| Mr. James Marsh | ||
| Mr. George Atcheson, Jr. (Political advisor to General MacArthur) | ||
| Hon. Paul V. McNutt Dr. Frank H. Lahey (McNutt invited Dr. Lahey to Washington in connection with some important matters concerning Procurement & Assignment which the President is considering. Dr. Lahey has been Chairman of Procurement & Assignment Service Directing Board, charged with recruiting doctors, dentists and nurses for armed services, taking into consideration needs of civilian population.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Lv. White House) | ||
| (Lv. Airport for Kansas City, Missouri) | ||
| At Kansas City, Missouri | ||
| At Kansas City | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the European Relief and Rehabilitation Program] | ||
| (Mrs. Enit Kaufman - artist) | ||
| Sen. Kenneth McKellar The Speaker [Sam Rayburn] Senator Alben W. Barkley Cong. John W. McCormack | ||
| Sen. Alben W. Barkley Sen. Walter F. George | ||
| Mr. James G. Patton, Pres., Nat'l Farmers Union Mr. Glen Talbott, Pres., Farmers Union for N. Dak. | ||
| Sen. Edwin C. Johnson, Colo. Sen. Elmer Thomas, Okla. Sen. E. H. Moore, Okla. Sen. Arthur Capper, Kansas Sen. Clyde M. Reed, Kansas Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry, Nebr. Sen. Eugene D. Millikin, Colo. Sen. Elbert D. Thomas, Utah Sen. Abe Murdock, Utah Sen. Edward V. Robertson, Wyo. Sen. Pat McCarran, Nev. Sen. Hugh Butler, Nebr. Sen. Dennis Chavez, N. Mex. (To endorse Judge Orie Phillips for appointment to Supreme Court.) | ||
| Hon. and Mrs. Daniel O. Hastings (Former Republican Senator from Delaware - originally appointed by the Governor in 1929, and served suc- cessively until 1937) | ||
| Mr. Stanley Connor (Personal friend) | ||
| The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] | ||
| Sen. Theodore G. Bilbo, Miss. | ||
| Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, President, Food for Freedom, Inc. with representatives from organizations which ac- cepted invitation to Emergency Conference on World Food Crisis, as follows: Earl C. Bassett, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Mrs. Marion H. Britt, Nat'l Fed. of Business and Professional Women's Clubs; Mrs. J. B. Calkins, YWCA; Dr. Joseph M. Chamberlain, American Council of Voluntary Agencies; Mr. Marcus Cohn, American Jewish Committee; Rev. Frederick M. Eliot, American Unitarian Assoc.; Mr. Willard Givens, Nat'l Education Assoc.; Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, Americans United for World Organization; Mrs. William A. Hastings, Nat'l Congress of Parents and Teachers; Edward J. Heffron, Nat'l Council of Catholic Men; Mrs. Dora S. Lewis, American Home Economics Association; Dr. W. O. Lewis, Baptist World Alliance; Dr. Kathryn McHale, Amer- ican Assoc. of University Women; Donald Mont- gomery, CIO; Mrs. Lillian Mowrer, Women's Action Committee for Victory and Lasting Peace; Dr. William A. Neilson, American Assoc. for the United Nations; Mr. James G. Patton, Nat'l Farmers Union; Philip O. Proctor, American Veterans Committee; Miss Catherine Schaefer, Nat'l Council of Catholic Women; Boris Shishkin, A.F. of L.; Paul Sifton, Union for Democratic Action; Anna Lord Strauss, Nat'l League of Women Voters; Colston Warne, Consumers Union; Mrs. Theodore O. Wedel, United Council of Church Women; Harold Weston, Food for Freedom; Walter White, NAACP; Mrs. Florence R. Wyckoff, National Consumers League. | ||
| (Lunch) The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] | ||
| Mr. Spyros Skouras | ||
| The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Liberation of Korea] | ||
| Cong. Clarence Cannon | ||
| Sen. Francis J. Myers, Pa. | ||
| Sen. Guy Cordon, Oregon Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon Senator William F. Knowland, Calif. (Senator Cordon asked if he and Senator Morse could bring Senator Knowland to pay his respects to the President.) | ||
| Hon. Josh Lee (Former senator from Oklahoma, to discuss aviation policy) | ||
| Mrs. Harry B. Hawes (To extend invitation to the President and Mrs. Truman to go to Stratford, historic home of Lees in Virginia, in May, 1946, when a room will be dedicated to memory of Light Horse Harry Lee, father of Gen. Robert E. Lee.) | ||
| Mr. William Randolph Hearst, Jr. | ||
| Hon. Dean Acheson, Acting Secretary of State Hon. William L. Clayton, Asst. Secretary of State | ||
| Dr. George Taylor | ||
| (Hon. Hugo L. Black, Assoc. Justice, U.S. Supreme Court) OFF THE RECORD - arranged by Mr. Ross | ||
| Hon. Stuart Symington Mr. Thomas McCabe Hon. Dean Acheson Hon. John Snyder | ||
| Mr. Edgar Ansel Mowrer (Asks for a brief conversation on subject "the danger of excessive secrecy in further conduct of our inter- national affairs." Has worked in most of countries of Europe and made couple trips to Asia - in this country during last five years for most of time. Mr. Charles Ross says is very sincere and thinks he deserves this one opportunity to talk briefly with the President.) | ||
| Mr. T. O. Kraable, Director of Rehabilitation, American Legion Mr. John Berry, Director of Employment, Amer. Leg. Mr. E. H. Burns, Asst. National Adjutant, Amer. Legion Mr. Charles McConegal, Field Secretary, Amer. Legion (World War I man who lost both arms and is going to Army and Navy hospitals to show amputees what can be overcome.) Mr. Herman Pfeffer, Field Secretary (World War II man, lost both legs, and is going through hospitals) | ||
| (Lunch) Cabinet at White House. Seven will be there. Attorney General, P.M.G. and Mr. Harold Ickes away) | ||
| Mr. David Lilienthal (Wants to talk about matter referred to in the President's letter to him June 2nd, and his to the President May 29th | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9619 AMENDING SUBDIVISION VII OF SCHEDULE A OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9618 APPOINTMENT OF EDWIN G. ARNOLD, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TERRITORIES AND ISLAND POSSESSIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE PUERTO RICO RECONSTRUCTION ADMINSTRATION] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9617 TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AGENCIES AND FUNCTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR(1)] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Concerning Demobilization of the Armed Forces] |