Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
October 16, 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.
| Hon. Harlan F. Stone, Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court Hon. Hugo L. Black, Assoc. Justice Hon. Stanley F. Reed, Assoc. Justice Hon. Felix Frankfurter, Assoc. Justice Hon. William O. Douglas, Assoc. Justice Hon. Frank Murphy, Assoc. Justice Hon. Wiley Rutledge, Assoc. Justice Mr. Charles E. Cropley, Clerk Mr. Thomas E. Waggaman The Attorney General of the United States [Tom C. Clark] The Solicitor General of the United States (To pay their annual call upon the President) | ||
| Cong. R. Ewing Thomason, Texas (Wanted to see the Pres. before the Congressman leaves for Texas middle of week) | ||
| Mr. Frank Land Mr. George Saunders, of Kansas City Mr. Edward A. King, of Pa. (Re Masonic affairs) | ||
| Hon. Mon C. Wallgren, Governor of Washington | ||
| Mr. Walter W. Schroeder, Vice Pres., Nat'l Bank of New Orleans (Is attending annual meeting Foreign Policy Assn., in New York, stopping by Washington for visit with Pres.) | ||
| The Secretary of the Interior [Harold L. Ickes] | ||
| Judge Edgar Bennett Hon. Robert Helvering (At suggestion of Fred Canfil - wish to talk about Judgeship in Kansas, and Mr. Canfil thinks the Pres. is anxious to discuss this with them.) | ||
| Mr. Samuel Goldwyn | ||
| Hon. Leo Crowley | ||
| Mr. John H. Cowles, Sovereign Grand Commander, Southern Jurisdiction, Supreme Council, Scottish Rite Officers and members of Supreme Council, and the following: H. H. Lopez-Pehna, Grand Commander, Supreme Council of the Dominican Republic John S. Wallace, Deputy of Northern Supreme Council for Pa. Robert J. Arnett, of Pa., Grand Treasurer General of Northern Supreme Council | ||
| (CABINET LUNCHEON at White House. 8 present. Secretary of State and Secretary of Agriculture were absent.) | ||
| Mr. Harold Smith | ||
| [Public Papers: Memorandum on the Community War Fund Campaign in the National Capital Area] | ||
| Sen. Dennis Chavez, N. Mex. Sen. Allen J. Ellender, La. Sen. Abe Murdock, Utah Sen. Hugh Butler, Nebraska Sen. Millard C. Tydings, Md. Sen. C. Wayland Brooks, Ill. (These Senators are going soon to the Philippines and wish to discuss their trip with the President.) | ||
| Sen. Kenneth McKellar Sen. Alben W. Barkley Speaker Sam Rayburn Cong. John W. McCormack | ||
| Major H. H. Baxter Mr. Joseph Blythe, State Treasurer, N. C. Dem. Committee (To invite the Pres. to visit Charlotte, N. C., when he makes trip to N. C. - at suggestion of Geo. Killion) | ||
| Hon. Jacques C. Antoine, Ambassador of Haiti (Newly appointed, to present papers) | ||
| The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] Brig. Gen. E. S. Greenbaum (representing Secty of War) Mr. Harold Judson, Asst. Solicitor General (Re Montgomery Ward case - payments to this company) Secty Robert Patterson may get here, but if he is unable to get away from Capitol, Gen. Greenbaum will represent him. | ||
| Mr. Frank Land Mr. Galloway Calhoun, Tyler, Texas Col. Lee A. Folger, Charlotte, N. C. Mr. A. J. Gocking, Charlotte, N. C. Mr. W. C. Woodward, Rocky Mount, N. C. (The President told Mr. Land yesterday he might bring these gentlemen in today) | ||
| The Most Rev. John T. McNicholas, Archbishop of Cincinnati Diocese Cong. John W. McCormack Mr. Paul Brown (To pay respects) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] | ||
| (Private showing of portrait of the President by Mr. J. Wesley Jacobs - East room) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9642 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9356 OF JUNE 24, 1943, AS AMENDED, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FURNISHING OF CLOTHING IN KIND OR PAYMENT OF CASH ALLOWANCES IN LIEU THEREOF TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY, THE COAST GUARD, THE NAVAL RESERVE, AND T] | ||
| (Mr. Charles Dunn - cartoonist, Nation's Business, to do sketch) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Hon. Robert M. Scotten, Amer. Ambassador to Ecuador (In Washington until end of next week - to pay respects) | ||
| Cong. Wm. Colmer, Miss. (Wishes to report on trip to Europe, with Post War Economic Policy Committee) | ||
| Mr. Elzie Roberts, publisher of St. Louis Star Times Sen. Frank P. Briggs, Mo. (Appointment arranged thru Sen. Briggs) | ||
| H. E. Hon. Carlos Martins, the Ambassador of Brazil, and Chief of Brazilian Expeditionary Force and Party, as follows: Maj. Gen. Joao Batista Mascarenhas de Moraes Brig. Gen. Euclydes Zenobio da Costa Brig. Gen. Antonion Appel Netto Col. Thomas L. Crystal Col. O. T. Jamieson Maj. Tom Walter (To pay respects to the President) | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Dan M. Nee (Was in city on visit and asked for two minutes with the President re personal messages from old friends) | ||
| Mr. C. D. Jackson, one of the Vice Presidents of TIME (Arranged thru Ed. Lockett) | ||
| Mr. Lowell Mason | ||
| Sen. Charles O. Andrews, Fla. Mr. J. Tom Watson, Atty Gen. for Fla. Mr. Charles H. Overman, Dir. State Planning & Improvement Mr. Charles O. Andrews, Jr., son of Senator (To discuss matter of importance to Govt. & Florida) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Newsreels | ||
| Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] | ||
| John Snyder | ||
| Executive Orders: [9644 AUTHORIZING THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO CONFER A COMPETITIVE CLASSFIED CIVIL-SERVICE STATUS UPON CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS(1)] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9643 TRANSFERRING CERTAIN PERSONNEL, RECORDS, PROPERTY, AND FUNDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WITH RESEPCT TO SURPLUS PROPERTY, TO THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION] | ||
| (Lt. Commander Constant, USN) (To take pictures of the Pres.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] | ||
| Sen. E. P. Carville, Nevada | ||
| Hon. Maury Maverick (To discuss status of his organization - his own resignation, and trip he hopes to take to the Orient) | ||
| Hon. Martin Travieso, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (This request originally came from Mr. Ed Pauley, Mr. Connelly checked with Sec. Ickes who said it would probably not hurt anything to have him come in, but that Travieso is against Gov. Tugwell.) | ||
| Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, Amer. Ambassador to China Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer | ||
| Sen. H. Alexander Smith, N. J. (Rep.) | ||
| Hon. Robert L. Owen (Former Sen. from Okla. Has one of pens used by Pres. Wilson in approving bill establishing the Federal Reserve Board. Would like to present this to th e President for deposit with the Federal Reserve Board - also has high regard for the President and wishes to pay his respects) | ||
| Hon. Colgate W. Darden, Gov. of Virginia (To pay respects) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| To present awards to winner Annual Photographic Contest, White House Photographers Assn. instead of at Dinner tomorrow, as the boys do not want to work at their dinner. | ||
| Hon. John Snyder Mr. Charles E. Wilson - of General Motors | ||
| Admiral William F. Halsey | ||
| (Signal Corps photographers - to take pictures) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. J. C. Penney, of J. C. Penney Co., New York) OFF THE RECORD at the President's suggestion. Penney wrote he has "no axe to grind" but is returning north from Florida, stopping off in Washington this week end, and would like to pay his respects) | ||
| Hon. Chester Bowles (John Snyder - OFF THE RECORD) (Judge Rosenman - OFF THE RECORD) | ||
| The British Ambassador | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. James Blair | ||
| Captain Joseph McGee | ||
| Mr. L. T. Barringer Mr. Ray Blake | ||
| Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] Mr. E. C. Phillips Mr. Ruppert Asplund | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Anniversary of the Founding of the Czechoslovak Republic] | ||
| Sen. Kenneth McKellar, Tenn. Sen. Alben W. Barkley, Ky. Speaker Sam Rayburn Cong. John W. McCormack | ||
| Brig. Gen. P. X. English Col. J. Francis McDermott Capt. Charles S. Bunch Mr. Frank J. Vaughan Miss Mary Alexander Mrs. Doris F. Worthington Mrs. Helen A. Byrne Mrs. Lidi S. Skinner Mr. Walter L. Rust Mrs. Irene Stevenson The Secretary of the Treasury [Fred M. Vinson] (In 7th War Loan the Seventh Service Command dedicated their drive to the President. These are 10 winning installation leaders in 7th War Loan who wish to say Hello. They turned in one of best performances of any of our Service Commands and Sec. Fred M. Vinson asks that the President receive them.) | ||
| Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, Wash. | ||
| Miss Margaret Hickey, Nat'l Pres., Business & Profl. Women (From St. Louis, great friend of the Pres. and Mrs. Truman. She is just back from tour of inspection in England where she went for War Manpower Commission. She was, until recently, a member of this Commission.) | ||
| Mr. Paul Dillon | ||
| Mr. Richard L. Davies, Chairman, Foreign Policy Assn. (Wrote he has just returned from Europe where he visited Denmark, England, Germany, talking to Gen. Eisenhower and other Allied leaders. Would like few minutes to give the President a few of his im- pressions of situation abroad, etc.) | ||
| (Mr. Hugh Fulton) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Cong. John J. Sparkman, Ala. | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. Julius F. Pittassy - tailor) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Hon. Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. | ||
| Secretary of the Treasury [Fred M. Vinson] Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] Hon. Edward C. Moran, Jr. (2d Asst. Sec. of Labor) Hon. John Caskie Collett Hon. Chester Bowles (Hon. John Snyder - OFF THE RECORD) Mr. Edwin Witte | ||
| (Miss Catherine Sullivan) OFF THE RECORD - (Credit Manager of Hotel Morrison, to see White House & shake hands with the President) | ||
| (Mr. John R. Steelman) OFF THE RECORD - (Labor Conciliator - the President sent for him) | ||
| Hon. Herman Eriksson, the Minister of Sweden (newly appointed, to present letters of credit) | ||
| Mr. Francis Pendergast | ||
| Mr. Lester Markel (Sunday Editor of New York Times, in Washington and wishes to pay respects) | ||
| Address Joint Session of the Congress [Public Papers] | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]) (The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (Sen. Alben W. Barkley) (Mr. William Mitchell) - Chief Counsel, Pearl Harbor Comm. (Major Correa) OFF THE RECORD - to discuss a Pearl Harbor Directive. | ||
| Executive Orders: [9645 TERMINATION OF THE AUTHORITY CONFERRED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9489 OF OCTOBER 18, 1944(1)] | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] | ||
| Senator Joseph F. Guffey, Pa.; Senator Francis J. Myers, Pa.; Dr. Robert Johnson, President, Temple University, Phila.; Judge Stauffer Oliver, Judge of Court of Common Pleas No. 7, Philadelphia, Pa.; Hon Owen D. Roberts; Dr. Herndon (To discuss making Philadelphia headquarters of the United Nations. Have been told to contact Stettinius, but wish to keep this appointment for appearances) | ||
| Congresswoman Frances Bolton, Ohio (Rep), Congressman Karl E. Mundt, S.Dak. (Rep) (To report on overseas trip from which they have just returned) | ||
| Congressman Andrew L. Somers, N.Y. | ||
| Congressman Brent Spence, Ky. | ||
| Mr. Frank Dale; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Framburg (Of Dale Model Co. Producers of Accurate and Authentic scale models, Chicago. To give to the President model of "MISSOURI" which they in plant have done in spare time for the President. In peacetime Dale made animated display figures, such as the yawning boy for Fisk Tires, and the Chesterfield durm majorette. Since war they have made scale models for Army and Navy and presented a few of these to President Roosevelt. The Special Service Devices Division of Navy have recently according to him, approved a "mechanical hand" for immediate production, as boys have so disliked the "iron claws".) | ||
| Senator John H. Bankhead, 2d, Ala.; Senator Lister Hill, Ala.; Senator Theodore G. Bilbo, Miss.; Cong. Frank M. Boykin, Ala.; Cong. John E. Rankin, Miss. (To enlist the support of the President for the Tenn-Tom Bigbee Canal) | ||
| Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick, Chairman New York State Democratic Committee (Arranged through Mr. Hannegan) | ||
| General Omar Bradley, Administrator of Veterans Affairs | ||
| Hon. Bernard Baruch (Sent word he was available for next two days and the President invited him to come in) | ||
| (Mr. Fred Bowman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Colonel Bryce Metcalf, Fifteenth President General of the Society of the Cincinnati; Mr. Francis A. Foster, the Secretary General; Mr. Percy Blair, Curator of Museum of Society of Cincinnati. (To present the President with honorary membership in the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia) | ||
| Rabbi Samuel Thurman, United Hebrew Congregation, St. Louis (Wrote several engagements will bring him East this week, and asked to call and pay respects) | ||
| (LUNCH) |