Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
January 19, 1951
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| (Honorable Thomas McCabe, Chairman, Board of Governors Federal Reserve System) OFF THE RECORD (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly late yesterday to ask for this) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Admiral Sidney Souers) (Mr. James Lay) OFF THE RECORD (General Bedell Smith not back in time for this) | ||
| (Honorable Charles Wilson, Director of Defense Mobilization) (Honorable Eric Johnson, Economic Stabilization Administrator) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Walter Kirschner) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| The following members of the President's Committee on Religion and Welfare in the Armed Forces met with the President: WELL, Mrs. Frank L., Chairman~POWELL, Mrs. Ferdinand, Sr. ENDERIS, Miss Dorothy C.~WALSH, Dr. Edmund A. GIBSON, Mr. Truman K., Jr.~SHAW, Mrs. George KEPPEL, Mr. Francis~BRIGHTBILL, Mr. Charles K. McCLOSKEY, Mr. Mark A.~GATES, Mr. Sherwood O'CONNOR, Mr. Basil~WILLIAMS, Mr. Harold W. POLING, Dr. Daniel A. | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Chairman, Committee on Religion and Welfare in the Armed Forces, on the Conclusion of the Committee's Work] | ||
| Honorable Wayne Coy, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly sometime ago and asked for this) | ||
| Honorable Joseph Keenan, former Counsel, Tokyo War Crimes Commission (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| (Honorable Mon Wallgren) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| His Excellency Dr. John Myun Chang, the Ambassador of Korea Mr. Sae Sun Kim (The Ambassador asked, thru State Department, to call on the President one last time before returning to Korea. He leaves this Saturday and is to be the Prime Minister of Korea. Either the Secretary of State or Mr. John Simmons was to have sat in on the meeting) | ||
| (Mrs. Anne O'Hare McCormick, New York Times) OFF THE RECORD (Arranged by Mr. Joseph Short) | ||
| Honorable J. Howard McGrath, The Attorney General | ||
| (Honorable Edwin Pauley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President left for the Statler Hotel to attend a dinner in honor of Mr. Paul Wooten given by the Society of Business Editors) | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks at a Dinner of the Society of Business Magazine Editors] | ||
| Senator Tom Connally, Texas (Mr. Connelly called the Senator and told him the President wanted him to come in.) | ||
| Honorable John W. Snyder, the Secretary of the Treasury | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (The President and Mrs. Truman left for the home of Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss L. Coonley.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President remained at home at the Blair House.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to William S. Paley on the Creation of the President's Materials Policy Commission] | ||
| BIG FOUR Honorable Alben Barkley, the Vice President Honorable Sam Rayburn, the Speaker of the House Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Arizona Congressman, John W. McCormack, Massachusetts | ||
| (Mr. Roy Roberts OFF THE RECORD Kansas City Star) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable Oscar Ewing, Administrator, Federal Security Agency Honorable William M. Boyle, Chairman, Democratic National Committee (Mr. Ewing arranged this with Mr. Matthew Connelly a week ago.) | ||
| (Mr. Lester Markel) OFF THE RECORD New York Times (Mr. Joseph Short brought him in) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, The Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (The President and Mrs. Truman left for the Capitol to be the guests of Congressman Cannon and the Missouri Delegation in the Speaker's Dining Room.) | ||
| (William Jennings Bryan) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Clark Clifford) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Colonel E.V. Condon) (Colonel Thomas Martin) OFF THE RECORD (Brought the President some ducks) | ||
| Honorable Charles U. Bay, American Ambassador to Norway (Ambassador asked for this thru Mr. Boyle) | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (All present except Charles Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10207 ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON INTERNAL SECURITY AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement Upon Issuing Order Establishing the President's Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights] | ||
| (Governor Roy Turner, Oklahoma) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Commander Means Johnston, Jr., USN) (Mr. Joseph Feeney) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. Feeney asked if he might introduce Commander Johnston to the President) | ||
| (Honorable Charles Wilson) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable George Christopher Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Sullivan | ||
| Honorable Joseph M. Darst, Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| Congressman Laurie C. Battle, Alabama (Called Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| Mr. C. Herschel Schooley, President, Washington Chapter University of Missouri Alumni Association General John T. Barker, Vice President of Association Congressman Clarence Cannon, dean of Missouri Delegation (To present to the President on behalf of Dr. F. A. Middlebush, President of University of Missouri , an autographed and imprinted volume "Missouri, Its Resources, People and Institutions." The volume is imprinted, "Harry S. Truman.") | ||
| Congressman Walter K. Granger, Utah (Congressman Granger called Mr. Connelly before the Christmas holidays to ask for this) | ||
| Major General Philip B. Fleming, Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Called Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| Mr. Horace Deal, St. Louis | ||
| Senator Owen Brewster, Maine (Called Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, The Secretary of State Honorable George C. Marshall, The Secretary of Defense General Lawton Collins, Chief of Staff of the Army Honorable Charles Murphy, Counsel to the President (Usual Tuesday appointment for Defense) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. Paul Nachtman) OFF THE RECORD (Came to see Mr. Connelly and saw the President) | ||
| (Mr. Ted Marks) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable William M. Boyle, Jr., Chairman, Democratic National Committee (Usual weekly appointment) | ||
| (Dr. and Mrs. Leo Hughes) (Brother-in-law of Secretary of Navy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President dropped in on a Tea given by Mrs. Truman at the Blair House for veterans in the Army and Naval Medical Centers.) | ||
| (Mr. Edward Jacobson) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Congressman James G. Donovan, New York (Newly elected Congressman replacing Congressman Vito Marcantonio of New York. Mr. Matthew Connelly lunched with him last week and suggested he come in to meet the President.) | ||
| (Colonel Edward Felker) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. Matthew Connelly arranged this. Came to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and saw the President.) | ||
| (Mr. John A. Kennedy, San Diego) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable John O'Donnel, Member, Philippine War Damage Commission (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly if he might see the President) | ||
| The Officers and Executive Committee Members of the National Association of Postmasters (Bernard F. Dickman, President of this Association, wrote the President early in January that he had called this meeting here in Washington at this time and hoped they might pay their respects. Also asked the President to address them, but he did not do it. Bernard F. Dickman, President, St. Louis Missouri Frank J. Horak, Secretary-Treasurer, Oconto, Wisconsin Raymond V. McNamara, Vice President,Haverhill, Mass. E. T. Hedlund, Vice President, Portland, Oregon Mansell Orchard, Vice President, Auburndale, Florida Dorothy S. Weaver, Vice President, Edmondson, Arkansas Sergio Pasetto, Barre, Vermont Gary Williams, Conroe, Texas Arthur V. Smith, Pascagoula, Mississippi Robert R. Lutz, Morton Grove, Illinois Jack Yagles, Dearborn, Michigan Mary McCullough, Roswell, New Mexico Dan J. Quill, San Antonio, Texas D. J. Fitzgerald, Jr., Glens Falls, New York William P. Kern, Jersey City, New Jersey Charles E. Puskar, Imperial, Pennsylvania Frank S. Perkins, Fremont, Nebraska William H. Hinselman, Winner, South Dakota Manual Dos Reis, San Anselmo, California Shirley Nies, Lowden, Washington Frank Alexander, Official Photographer for Post Office Dept. | ||
| Congressman Brent Spence, Kentucky (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| Honorable Stuart Symington, Chairman, N.S.R.B. (Usual Wednesday appointment) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Honorable Thomas Burke, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly on Monday to ask for this) | ||
| (National Security Council) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Annual Christmas Party in John Pye's Dining Room) | ||
| (The President, accompanied by Mr. Joseph Short, left for the Mayflower Hotel to attend a stag dinner in honor of Mr. Joshua Evans.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks at a Dinner in Honor of Joshua Evans] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10208 PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE YUGOSLAV EMERGENCY RELIEF ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1950] | ||
| Honorable Scott Lucas, former Senator (Called late Yesterday) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable William Jennings Bryan, Jr. | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget (one-half hour) | ||
| (Commander Frank Waring) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Mary Norton, former Congresswoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Norton had appointment about two weeks ago which she had asked for, but which she was unable to keep because of illness; asked that it be postponed until today) | ||
| The following members of the Fine Arts Commission met with the President at his request transmitted by letter to Chairman Finley in November: David E. Finley, Chairman Felix W. deWeldon [De Weldon], of Washington, D.C. Joseph Hudnut, of Massachusetts Edward F. Neild, Sr., of Louisiana Pietro Belluschi, of Oregon George Biddle, of New York Elbert Peets, of Washington, D.C. | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, The Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, West Virginia | ||
| Radio and Press Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Mr. Edward F. Neild, Sr., Fine Arts Commission | ||
| (The President and Mrs. Truman left for Constitution Hall to attend a benefit sponsored by the Women's National Press Club for benefit of Armed Services since outbreak of Korean hostilities.) | ||
| (Mr. June Holloway) OFF THE RECORD (Old friend of the President from Kansas City) | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Secretary of Commerce absent; Secretary of Labor absent and will be represented by Under Secretary Galvin; all others present. Hon. Louis Johnson will come to Cabinet and be presented with his Cabinet Chair) | ||
| Senator Tom Connally, Texas Senator Alexander Wiley, Wisconsin Representative Charles A. Buckley, New York Representative George A. Dondero, Michigan Representative John A. Blatnik, Minnesota Honorable Thomas W. S. Davis, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Honorable Charles Wilson, Director of Defense Mobilization Major General Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Engineers Senator Theodore Francis Green, Rhode Island (Honorable Charles A. Murphy) OFF THE RECORD (The President had Mr. Connally invite this group in to discuss the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project) | ||
| (General Bedell Smith) (Mr. James Lay) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Monnett B. Davis, American Ambassador to Israel (Newly appointed, and requested appointment with the President prior to his departure for new post) | ||
| Congressman Abraham J. Multer, New York (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| Judge Samuel E. Whitaker, U.S. Court of Claims Dr. George M. Docherty, Minister of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Mr. George E. Worthington (Judge Whitaker wrote Mr. Matthew Connelly asking if they might come in and invite the President to make principal address at laying of cornerstone of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. They hope to be ready for these ceremonies by Lincoln's Birthday, February 12th, but will suit the President's convenience as to date. Dr. Docherty is a Scotsman who came to this country last March to become minister of this church; was formerly minister of Old North Church, Glasgow, Scotland) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. Thomas Stokes) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Congressman John W. McCormack, Massachusetts (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly this week to ask for this) | ||
| His Excellency Vladimir Popovic, Ambassador of Yugoslavia (Honorable John Simmons, Chief, Div. of Protocol) OFF THE RECORD (Egon Neuberger, translator) (An interpreter from the Embassy - name not known) (This arranged thru State Department, at request of the Ambassador.) | ||
| (Honorable John W. Snyder, The Secretary of the Treasury) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable James McCahey, Chicago) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| [Public Papers: Memorandum Urging Agency Cooperation in Enforcing Price and Wage Stabilization Orders] | ||
| (Mr. Charles Murphy, Counsel to the President) (Dr. John R. Steelman, The Assistant to the President) (Mr. Joseph Short, Secretary to the President) OFF THE RECORD |