Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
June 04, 1951
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.
| (Admiral William D. Leahy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Maurice Tobin, Secretary of Labor) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Congressman Emanuel Celler, New York (Called Mr. Connelly two weeks ago to ask for this) | ||
| H.E. Senor Carlos H. Aldana Sandoval, the Ambassador of Guatemala. (Newly appointed - presented credentials) | ||
| Hon. James E. Webb, Under Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment - Secretary Webb came as Secretary Acheson was on the Hill to testify) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Richard E. Dougherty, Commission on Renovation of Executive Mansion) (Douglas W. Orr, Commission of Renovation of Executive Mansion) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Hon. Charles Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture (Called Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this; one half-hour) | ||
| (Mrs. Greta Kempton and her photographer) OFF THE RECORD Began work on Portrait she is to paint of the President. | ||
| (President saw Eye Doctor in General Graham's Office) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Hon. Mon Wallgren) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Executive Orders: [10250 PROVIDING FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Mr. Marion F. Gregory, President, Credit Union National Association Mr. Thomas W. Doig, Managing Director, Credit Union National Association Mr. Charles F. Eikel, Jr., Asst. Managing Director, CUNA Mr. William W. Pratt, Vice Pres., CUNA, Mutual Insurance Society Mr. Hubert M. Rhodes, Manager, Washington Office, CUNA (Made arrangements thru their Washington Office to come in and talk to the President re. few important matters concerning Credit Union business) | ||
| Hon. James McI. Henderson, Administrator, Philippine Alien Property Administration. (Asked for appointment in order to submit his resignation) | ||
| (Judge James McGranery of Philadelphia) OFF THE RECORD Came in to see Mr. Connelly and saw the President off the record. | ||
| H.E. Senor Dr. Cipriano Restrepo Jaramillo, the Ambassador of Colombia. (Newly appointed - presented credentials) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Honorable John W. Snyder, Secretary of Treasury | ||
| Honorable William M. Boyle, Chairman, Democratic National Committee (Usual Tuesday appointment) | ||
| (Hon. Michael DiSalle and two daughters) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Emile L. Martin) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Roy Turner of Oklahoma Mr. Joe Jarboe of Tulsa, Oklahoma Mr. J. C. Newby, of J. C. Newby & Sons, Inc. Plattsburg, Mo. Mr. Charles Skinner, of Lexington, Nebraska Mr. Jay Taylor of Aramillo, Texas Mr. M. J. Flynn, of Wilson, Flynn Commission Co., Kansas City, Mo. Mr. C. T. Guseman, of Herford, Texas Mr. John Hayes, Texas Honorable Charles E. Wilson, Dir., Defense Mobilization Honorable Eric Johnston, Administrator, E.S.A. Honorable Michael V. Disalle, Dir., Office of Price Stabilization (This meeting arranged by the President with Mr. M. J. Flynn of Kansas City, when Mr. Flynn saw the President on May 16th with Mr. Vivian Truman) | ||
| (Mr. Roger Jones, Bureau of the Budget) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Hon. Seth Richardson, Chairman, Subversive Activities Control Board) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Mr. Robert A. Vogeler) OFF THE RECORD (Wrote Mr. Connelly that he was being released from Bethesda Naval Center and wanted to come in and thank the President for effecting his release from prison in Hungary) | ||
| (Mr. John McShain) OFF THE RECORD (Builder working on reconstruction of the White House) | ||
| Congressman Carl Vinson, Georgia (Called Mr. Connelly 10 days ago) | ||
| H.E. Dr. You Chan Yang, the Ambassador of Korea (Newly appointed - presented credentials) | ||
| Hon. Perle Mesta, American Minister to Luxembourg (One-half hour; asked Mr. Connelly to arrange) | ||
| The President presented leather-bound testimonial to Brigadier General Gordon R. Young upon his retirement as District Engineer Commissioner. The following were present: Hon. Frank Pace, Secretary of the Army Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Gordon R. Young Brig. Gen. Geo. J. Nold Col. and Mrs. Charles Lacey-Hall Lt. Col. and Mrs. Weitzel Lt. Col. and Mrs. Hayes Mr. Robt. Gates (Army Signal Corps Photographer) (Arranged by Secretary Pace) | ||
| (Admiral William D. Leahy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Hon. Frank Pace, Secretary of the Army) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Hon. Ewing Thomason, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Texas (Called Mr. Connelly last week & asked for appointment) | ||
| Hon. John Nangle of St. Louis, Missouri (Asked Mr. Connelly to arrange appointment) | ||
| (NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Hon. Clark Clifford) OFF THE RECORD (Stopped by to ask the President a question) | ||
| (The President left for George Washington Masonic Temple in Alexandria, Va.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10251 SUSPENSION OF THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW AS TO LABORERS AND MECHANICS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON PUBLIC WORK ESSENTIAL TO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.] | ||
| (Admiral Sidney Souers and Mr. James Lay) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Congressman John W. McCormack, Massachusetts (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly on Tuesday to ask for this) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Hon. Oscar Ewing, Administrator, Federal Security Agency (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange this) | ||
| (Mr. William Bray) OFF THE RECORD Treasury Department (Came to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and saw the President OFF THE RECORD) | ||
| Hon. Anna Rosenberg, Ass't Secretary of Defense (This arranged by General George Marshall with the President) | ||
| Hon. David Lawrence, Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa. (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly from Pittsburgh of Tuesday) | ||
| Hon. John F. Simmons, Chief of Protocol, Department of State Hon. Huston Thompson John F. Simmons, Jr. aged 13 Huston Simmons, aged 11 Malcolm Simmons, aged 6 (The President asked Mr. Simmons to bring his sons in as he wished to meet them. Huston Thompson is Mr. Simmons' father- in-law) | ||
| Hon. Robert Butler (Wrote Mr. Matthew Connelly May 18th stating he would be here at this time and would like to see the President) | ||
| (Hon. Thos. Murphy, U. S. Attorney, New York City) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Hon. James E. Webb, the Under Secretary of State. (Usual Thursday appointment - Secretary Dean Acheson was attending Senate hearings) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Congressman Clarence Cannon, Missouri) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Charles Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce. | ||
| (Pre Press) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (Mr. Eben Ayers) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The following met with the President at the Blair House for a conference:) OFF THE RECORD Senator Clinton P. Anderson, New Mexico Senator Brien McMahon, Connecticut Senator William Benton, Connecticut Senator John J. Sparkman, Alabama Honorable William Boyle, Chairman, Dem. Nat'l Committee Honorable Clark Clifford Honorable Philip B. Perlman, Solicitor General Honorable Stephen Early Honorable Charles Van Devander Hon. Joseph Short Hon. Matthew J. Connelly Hon. John Carroll Hon. Charles Murphy | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Hon. Robert Patterson) OFF THE RECORD (Former Secretary of War) | ||
| (General Bedell Smith, Admiral Sidney Souers, and Mr. James Lay) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Hon. Charles Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture | ||
| H.E. the Honorable P. C. Spender, K.C., the Ambassador of Australia. (Newly appointed - presented credentials) | ||
| Congressman James B. Frazier, Jr., Tennessee (Called Mr. Connelly) | ||
| Hon. Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget (One-half hour) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Hon. Oscar Chapman, Secretary of the Interior (Called Mr. Connelly yesterday and asked for appointment) | ||
| (Hon. Gordon Gray) OFF THE RECORD (Called Mr. Connelly last week from Chapel Hill to ask for appointment) | ||
| (Senator Estes Kefauver, Tenn) OFF THE RECORD (Hon. John McCone, Under Secretary Air Force) OFF THE RECORD (Cong. Joseph Evins, Tenn) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Hon. Thomas Davis, Ass't Secretary of Commerce) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| The President met with the following people: Senator Burnet R. Maybank, South Carolina Senator A. Willis Robertson, Virginia Senator John J. Sparkman, Alabama Senator Homer E. Capehart, Indiana Senator Irving M. Ives, New York Cong. Brent Spence, Kentucky Cong. Paul Brown, Georgia Cong. Wright Patman, Texas Cong. Jesse Wolcott, Michigan Cong. Ralph A. Gamble, New York Hon. Charles Wilson, Director, Defense Mobilization Herbert Bergson (came in with Mr. Wilson) Hon. Eric Johnston, Director, ESA Hon. Mike DiSalle, Director, OPS Hon. Leon H. Keyserling Hon. John W. Snyder, Secretary of Treasury Hon. Elmer Staats, Bureau of the Budget From White House Staff: Mr. John Carroll Mr. Charles Murphy | ||
| Executive Orders: [10252 ATTACHING THE CANAL ZONE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTION DISTRICT OF FLORIDA] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Director, Bureau of the Budget, on the Utilization of Manpower in the Federal Government] | ||
| (Admiral Forrest P. Sherman) OFF THE RECORD (Vice Admiral Arthur Struble) OFF THE RECORD (Rear Admiral Robert Dennison) OFF THE RECORD (Appointment arranged by Admiral Robert Dennison.) | ||
| (Governor Adlai E. Stevenson, Illinois) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Hon. Averell Harriman) OFF THE RECORD (Hon. Charles Wilson) OFF THE RECORD (President asked them to come in today) | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Richard Daley) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. and Mrs. Donald Daley) OFF THE RECORD (Nephews of Jack Daley) | ||
| (The President left White House for Naval Gun Factory where he boarded the USS WILLIAMSBURG for luncheon and a week-end cruise of the Potomac) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| The following joined the President aboard the USS WILLIAMSBURG: Hon. Fred Vinson, The Chief Justice Senator Lyndon Johnson, Texas Hon. Stuart Symington Hon. Mon Wallgren Hon. George Allen Hon. Scott Lucas Hon. Clark Clifford | ||
| (The President disembarked from the USS WILLIAMSBURG at the Naval Gun Factory and motored direct to the Blair House) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10253 PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE WORK OF FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES WITH RESPECT TO STATISTICAL INFORMATION] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to Senator Hayden on the Effect of Certain House Amendments on Hydroelectric Power Policy] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Hon. Chas. Luckman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Defense not represented; Solicitor General Philip B. Perlman represented Justice; and Under Secretary Rentzel represented Commerce; all others present) | ||
| Hon. William C. Foster, Administrator, Economic Cooperation Administration (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for appointment) | ||
| The President met with the following people who make up the "Amputee Demonstration Team of the American Legion": Mr. Lonnie Carberry, of Waco, Texas Mr. Herman Pheffer, of New York City Mr. T. O. Kraabel, Director, Nat'l Rehabilitation Commission American legion, and Stephen and John Kraabel, his two small nephews. Dr. H. D. Shapiro, Rehabilitation, Medical Consultant Mr. Norman Lodge, Nat'l Public Relations Division (Mr. Kraabel, Nat'l Director of Rehabilitation of Legion asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange this appointment; stated they were sponsoring trip throughout country of these two World War II amputees, one double leg and other double arm; They were on tour to visit amputees of Korean War to boost morale. Similar project carried on during World War II and the Amputee Team was received by President Roosevelt). | ||
| Hon. Dean Acheson, Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Senator Carl Hayden, Arizona) OFF THE RECORD (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this appointment) | ||
| (Mr. Theodore Marks) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Hon. Maurice Tobin, Secretary of Labor) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Hon. Gordon Clapp, TVA) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President met with the following Democratic members of the Banking and Currency Committee at the Blair House;) OFF THE RECORD Cong. Brent Spence, Kentucky Cong. Paul Brown, Georgia Cong. Wright Patman, Texas Cong. Albert Rains, Alabama Cong. Abraham J. Multer, New York Cong. George D. O'Brien, Michigan Cong. Clinton D. McKinnon, California Cong. Hugh J. Addonizio, New Jersey Cong. Isidore Dollinger, New York Cong. Richard Bolling, Missouri Cong. Clarence G. Burton, Virginia Cong. Tom B. Fugate, Virginia Cong. John C. Kluczynski, Illinois White House members present: Hon. Charles Murphy Hon. George Elsey Hon. John Carroll | ||
| (General Omar Bradley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Admiral Sidney Souers) (Mr. James Lay) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| BIG FOUR Honorable Alben Barkley, The Vice President Honorable Sam Rayburn, The Speaker of the House Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Majority Leader of the Senate (Arizona) Congressman John W. McCormack, Majority Leader of the House (Mass.) | ||
| Honorable Paul M. Herzog, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Congressman Henry M. Jackson, Washington (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) |