Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
February 16, 1951
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| Cabinet [Meeting] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (General Bedell Smith) OFF THE RECORD (Admiral Sidney Souers) | ||
| Mr. W. G. Austin, Merchants Association, Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Fred Lee, of Macy's, Kansas City Mr. S. C. Kelly, of Western Auto Supply, Kansas City Mr. Frank Spink, President, Bunting Hardware, Kansas City Mr. Morton May, May Department Stores, St. Louis Mr. George Gayou, Executive Vice President, Missouri Retailers Association Mr. Fred Lampkin, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri Mr. Lowell Hagen, of Mexico, Missouri Mr. Edward Fick, of St. Louis, Missouri Mr. Bill Semsrott, President of Associated Retailers of St. Louis (Attending American Retail Federation Annual Meeting) | ||
| Honorable Robert Butler, former Ambassador to Cuba | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| (Mr. Richard E. Dougherty) (Mr. Douglas Orr) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Dr. Franklin C. Fry, President, United Lutheran Church and an officer of National Council of Churches Dr. Stanley Steuber, an Executive of Church World Service, which is refugee organization of Protestant Church Mr. Albert Crews, Director of Radio & Television for National Council of Churches Mr. John Banner, Public Relations man for Council (Arranged at request of Bishop Angus Dun. Dr. Fry and Dr. Steuber just back from trip around the world, where they studied refugee problem in Korea as well as other countries; also famine situation in India.) | ||
| (Honorable Frank Pace, the Secretary of the Army) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Clark Clifford) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks in the Enlisted Men's Mess Hall, Aberdeen, Md., Proving Ground] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 1 Relating to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation] | ||
| (Honorable Cyrus Ching) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| BIG FOUR The Vice President [Alben W. Barkley] The Speaker [Sam Rayburn] Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Arizona Congressman John W. McCormack, Massachusetts | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable Myron Taylor | ||
| Mrs. Albert Lasker (Asked for this appointment through Mr. Niles) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Honorable Maurice Tobin, Secretary of Labor) (Honorable Averell Harriman, Special Asst. to the President) (Mr. Charles Murphy, Counsel to the President) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. James McCahey) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable W. Elmer Harber, Chairman, RFC) (Honorable Walter E. Cosgriff, Member of the Board, RFC) (Mr. James L. Dougherty, General Counsel, RFC) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. George Harrison) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable William Green AFofL Mr. George E. Leighty, Railroad Telegraphers Union Mr. Al Hayes, Machinists' Union Mr. Emil Rieve | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Mr. Bill Bray) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Leon Keyserling, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers | ||
| The President received the winners of The Voice of Democracy Contest as follows: ARNAY, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. BURNETT, Robert A., age 17, St. Louis, (contest winner) CURRAN, Mr. and Mrs. William HARMON, Mr. Al, San Bernadino, California HARMON, Mrs. Al, San Bernadino, California HARMON, Marcia Anne, age 16, Del Rose, San Bernadino, California (winner) NEWBROUGH, Norita, age 16, Baton Rouge, La. (winner) RICHARDS, Robert K., National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, D. C., Chairman, Voice of Democracy Committee ROMULO, Ricardo, age 17, Washington, D.C. (winner) SECREST, Mr. James, General Manager, Radio-Television Manufacturers Brother Clement [Public Papers: Remarks to the Voice of Democracy Contest Winners] | ||
| Honorable Gerald A. Drew, American Minister to the Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan | ||
| Honorable M. E. Thompson, former Governor of Georgia | ||
| Honorable George C. Marshall, the Secretary of Defense | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Captain Charles Horne) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable William K. Boyle, Jr., Chairman, Democratic National Committee | ||
| (Mr. Anthony Buford) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Martin Lewis) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President left Blair House for the Statler Hotel to attend a Masonic Breakfast.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks at a Masonic Breakfast] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Mr. Howard Mitchell, Conductor, National Symphony Orchestra Mr. Millard F. West, Jr., General Chairman, Sustaining Fund Drive Mr. Gregory Carmichael (Miss Margaret Truman and RCA Victor have agreed to donate all profits from sale of her first album of recordings to Naional Symphony Orchestra's current Sustaining Fund Drive; asked if the President would accept the first album from them, stating it would help immeasurably in sale.) | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Draper) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Gordon R. Clapp, Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority | ||
| Mr. Joseph B. Kyle, Grand Exalted Ruler of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Mr. Emmett T. Anderson, Past Grand Exalted Ruler, BPOE Mr. William H. Cade, Exalted Ruler, Washington Lodge No. 15 Mr. James E. Colliflower, Past Exalted Ruler, Washington, D. C. Rep. James C. Davis, Representive in Congress, 5th District, Ga. Mr. Otho DeVilbiss, Elks National Memorial & Publication Commission Mr. Ambrose A. Durkin, Special District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Mr. Andrew J. Kessinger, District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Mrs. Joseph B. Kyle, wife of Grand Exalted Ruler Mr. Russell V. Mack, Representative in Congress (3rd Dist., Wash.) Mr. Henry C. Warner, Past Grand Exalted Ruler, Dixon, Illinois Hon. David Sholtz, Past Grand Exalted Ruler (The above leaders of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks came in to pay respects. Appointment requested by Mr. James E. Colliflower of Washington, D. C. Former Governor Sholtz asked if he might remain behind for five minutes and talk with the President alone.) | ||
| Honorable George A. Garrett, American Ambassador to Ireland (Requested appointment through Protocol.) | ||
| Honorable John Sherman Cooper (Secretary of State suggested the President see Mr. Cooper, who is a consultant to Secretary of State and who has just returned from European trip.) | ||
| Honorable Stuart Symington, Chairman, NSRB | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Representative Carl Vinson, Georgia Speaker Sam Rayburn | ||
| (National Security Council) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Highway Safety Conference] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10216 EXTENSION OF THE PROVISIONS OF PART I OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10210 (1) OF FEBRUARY 2, 1951, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS, AND THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE] | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] | ||
| (Honorable J. Howard McGrath, the Attorney General) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Stuart Symington, Chairman, NSRB) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (General Bedell Smith) (Admiral Sidney Souers) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Walter Thurston, former American Ambassador to Mexico (Requested through Division of Protocol) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. Henry C. Warren, of Kansas City, Missouri) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| WILLIAMS, Mr. Lester, Co-Chairman, National Editorial Association's Rededication Committee FOWLER, Mr. Howard EASTERLY, Mr. Guy (Called on the President to ask him to sign endorsement on a copy of Mid-Century Rededication Compact, which was signed by country editors from 40 States last June at Plymouth Rock.) | ||
| Honorable Oscar Chapman, the Secretary of the Interior | ||
| (Honorable A. Lee M. Wiggins, former Under Secretary of Treasury) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| The following officers of Kiwanis International came in to see the President: MURDOCH, Mr. Don, President PETERSON, Mr. O. E., Secretary WRIGHT, Mr. John, Treasurer ZIMMERMAN, Mr. A. L., Trustee GIFEL, Mr. Ed, Trustee RAY, Mr. Walter J. L., Trustee GRAFFAM, Mr. R. Warren, Trustee RANEY, Mr. J. A., Trustee DOANE, Mr. Harvey, Trustee ENGDAL, Mr. Don, Trustee COX, Mr. Al R. WEST, Mr. Carroll, Asst. Secretary BUCK, Mr. Alfred | ||
| (Clark Clifford) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (General Omar Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (The President, accompanied by Mr. Matthew Connelly, Mr. Joseph Short, Mr. Irving Perlmeter, and Mr. Roger Tubby, went to the Library of Congress to view an exhibit and be present for the annual awards to the White House Photographers.) [Public Papers: Remarks at the White House Photographers' Association Award Ceremonies] | ||
| (The President, accompanied by Mrs. Truman and Miss Margaret Truman, went to Constitution Hall to attend the opening of the Red Cross Drive.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10217 AMENDING PARAGRAPH 1(c) OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10157 (1) OF AUGUST 28, 1950, ENABLING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE A COMPETITIVE STATUS] | ||
| [Public Papers: Memorandum Requesting a Study of the Problems of Debt Management and Credit Controls] | ||
| BIG FOUR The Vice President [Alben Barkley] The Speaker of the House Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Arizona Congressman John W. McCormack, Massachusetts | ||
| Honorable Thomas McCabe, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System Honorable Charles Wilson, Director, Defense Mobilization Honorable Edward Foley, Under Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Matthew Connelly notified these gentlemen Saturday morning that the President wished to see them.) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable Raymond M. Foley, Administrator, House and Home Finance Agency | ||
| Honorable George Radcliffe, former U. S. Senator from Maryland | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Under Secretary of State | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. David Lloyd) OFF THE RECORD (Went in with Mr. Joseph Short) | ||
| Honorable Carter Manasco, former Congressman from Alabama | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress on Increasing the Postal Rates] | ||
| (Admiral Robert Dennison) (Admiral Sherman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Honorable Charles Wilson) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Charles Luckman | ||
| Congressman Foster Furcolo, Massachusetts | ||
| Honorable Gordon Dean, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission Honorable Sumner T. Pike Honorable Henry D. Smyth Honorable T. Keith Glennan Honorable Thomas E. Murray | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, the Under Secretary of State Honorable John Foster Dulles, Consultant to the Secretary of State | ||
| Honorable John D. Erwin, American Ambassador to Honduras | ||
| The President received a group from the 82nd Airborne Division, stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The following soldiers, representing every state in the union, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia were present: ADAMAK, Sgt. Jon, Wisconsin~JARRELL, Pvt. James W., Delaware BECK, SFC. Robert E., Md.~JOHNSON, Pfc. Clarence, Miss. BLANKENSHIP, SFC Gilbert P., O.~JOHNSON, Cpl. Kenneth H., Minn. BROWN, M/Sgt. Silas D., Colo.~JOHNSON, Cpl. Walter P., Texas CAMERON, Cpl. Farlin F., Alaska~JONES, Cpl. Herman K., Ill. CHURCHILL, Sgt. Charles B., N. Car.~McMARTIN, Sgt. Robert, Calif. CLOUD, Pfc. Orville D., Montana~MAPICA, Cpl. Nelson E., Puerto Rico COLQUITT, Sgt. Dennis, Fla.~MILAN, Sfc. William, Maine COMOLLI, Pvt. Max E., N.H.~MONSHOWER, Sfc. Alvah C., Kansas CONLEE, Sgt. Donald R., Missouri~NEVAREZ, Cpl. Frank S., N.Mex. COSTA, SFC. Vincent P., N.Y.~OCHSE, Sgt. Henry L., N. J. DAILEY, Cpl. Robert L., Ark.~QUILLEN, Cpl. Bill D., Mich. DOHERTY, Sgt. John F., Mass.~RATLIFF, Sfc. John, Arizona DUGGER, Sgt. Jay L., Wash.~REYES, Cpl. Robert A., Hawaii FARIAS, Pfc. James, Wash.~RIACH, Cpl. John R., Vt. FORTUNE, Pfc. Charles F., S.Car.~ROSS, Cpl. Cecil E., Tenn. FRUGE, Cpl. Leighton, La.~ROWEN, Sgt. Robert D., Neb. GOODMAN, Cpl. Carroll M., Ind.~SCHUMACHER, Cpl., N.Dak. GREENWAY, Pvt. Luther W., D.C.~SEARCY, Pfc. Kenneth J., Wyoming GROSS, Sgt. Andrew J., Ky.~STRATTON, Pfc. Allen L., Okla. HALE, M/Sgt. Lawrence E., S.Dak.~STREETMAN, Pvt. Irvin Jr., Ala. HARRIS, Pfc. Leroy S., Idaho~TIERNAN, Cpl. John D., Iowa HARRISON, Cpl. James T., Va.~TRYON, M/Sgt. James A., Conn. HOLSTON, Sgt. John W., Ga.~VIPPERMAN, Sgt. Louis O., W.Va. WALFORD, Sfc. Louis O., W.Va. WOOTEN, Sfc. Henry L., Pa. YOUNG, M/Sgt. William W., Ore. ZAMBAS, Cpl. Teddy J., Utah Escorts: SCHMELTZER, Capt. Robert M., Conn. ORZECHOWSKI, Capt. Edw. A., N.J. GRAZIER, Capt. James A., Pa. EARLES, 1st Lt. Carl T., Texas RHODES, Sgt. William T. WINGFIELD, M/Sgt. Donald W., N.Y. DAVIS, Pfc. Hurdis T., Fla. ZIMMERMAN, Capt. Carl G., D.C | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks to a Group From the 82d Airborne Division] | ||
| The following met with the President: BOBBITT, Mr. Robert Lee, San Antonio, Texas BENSON, Congressman Lloyd, Jr., Texas STREET, Honorable Park | ||
| (Honorable Mon Wallgren) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Mr. Russell C. Leffingwell, New York City | ||
| Honorable Nelson D. Rockefeller | ||
| Honorable Thomas K. Finletter, Secretary of the Air Force |