Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
June 28, 1951
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| Congresswoman Edna F. Kelly, of New York (Called Mr. Connelly, asking if she might see the President to discuss political issues in her District, of strategic importance to the party; also an amendment to Defense Production Act which she is thinking of proposing.) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Honorable Dean Rusk, Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (This was the Secretary of State's usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Honorable Daniel Kimball, Under Secretary of the Navy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Pre Press) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Senator Clinton Anderson, New Mexico (Asked if he might bring in some papers he wished to show to the President.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10263 TRANSFER OF THE PANAMA CANAL (THE WATERWAY), TOGETHER WITH FACILITIES AND APPURTENANCES RELATED THERETO, AND OTHER FACILITIES AND APPURTENANCES MAINTAINED AND OPERATED BY THE PANAMA CANAL (THE AGENCY), TO THE PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10264 TRANSFER OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10265 TRANSFER OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on Transferring the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and American Samoa to Civilian Administration] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (General Walter Bedell Smith) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. James Lay, Executive Secretary, National Security Council) | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (The Vice President [Alben Barkley] absent; Dr. John Steelman absent; Under Secretary Robert Lovett for Defense; Under Secretary Galvin for Labor.) | ||
| (Admiral W. H. Blandy, U.S.N. Ret'd.) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. Matthew Connelly wrote the Admiral June 21st and asked him to come in Off the Record.) | ||
| (Honorable Louis Johnson) OFF THE RECORD (Asked if he might come in Off the Record.) | ||
| Senator Brien McMahon, Connecticut Congressman Abraham A. Ribicoff, Connecticut (Senator McMahon asked if they might come in and see the President about S. Con. Res. 11, "Reaffirming the friendship of the American people for all the peoples of the world, including the peoples of the Soviet Union." | ||
| (Mrs. Myrtle Limbaugh, Cooter, Missouri) (Mrs. Marian Lee) (Miss Elaine Jarman) OFF THE RECORD (Mrs. R. C. Jones) (Judge Roy Harper wrote Mr. Matthew Connelly and asked if Mrs. Limbaugh, sister-in-law of Leonard Limbaugh, a good friend of the President's might come in with these other school teachers and shake hands. Came to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and saw the President Off the Record.) | ||
| Honorable Joseph F. Donohue, D. C. Commissioner John T. Porterfield, Sr. John T. Porterfield, Jr. Mr. Al Harloff (Mr. Harloff, who is Chairman of Publicity Department of the D.C. Fourth of July Celebration, asked Mr. Matthew Connelly if they might bring in a small boy dressed in Colonial costume, to present invitation to the President to attend Fourth of July Celebration at Washington Monument.) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. Martin Lewis) OFF THE RECORD (Came to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and saw the President Off the Record.) | ||
| Mrs. Mary Lasker (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange this.) | ||
| Honorable Raymond M. Foley, Administrator, Housing and Home Finance Agency (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday and asked for this.) | ||
| (Honorable Charles Wilson, Director of Defense Mobilization) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President left for the USS WILLIAMSBURG) | ||
| (he had dinner with the following: Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State Honorable George C. Marshall, the Secretary of Defense Honorable Robert A. Lovett, the Deputy Secretary of Defense General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Honorable Dean Rusk, Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs | ||
| Executive Orders: [10266 SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE OFFICER PERSONNEL ACT OF 1947, AS AMENDED, WHICH RELATE TO OFFICERS OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS] | ||
| (The President remained aboard the USS WILLIAMSBURG, which returned to the Naval Gun Factory at 4:00 p.m. There the President was joined by the following for a weekend cruise of the Potomac:) Honorable Fred Vinson, the Chief Justice Honorable Clinton Anderson, U.S. Senator from New Mexico Honorable Robert Kerr, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Chairman, R.F.C. Honorable Mon Wallgren, Chairman, Federal Power Commission Honorable George Allen Honorable Clark Clifford | ||
| (The President returned to the Naval Gun Factory from a weekend cruise on the Potomac aboard the USS WILLIAMSBURG, and from there motored to the Blair House.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers, in Response to Report "The New England Economy."] | ||
| (Mr. James Lay, Executive Secretary, National Security Council) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| BIG FOUR Honorable Alben Barkley, the Vice President Honorable Sam Rayburn, the Speaker Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Arizona, Majority Leader of the Senate Congressman John W. McCormack, Mass., Majority Leader of the House | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable George A. Garrett, former American Ambassador to Ireland (Requested this through Protocol) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Congressman Brent Spence, of Kentucky) (Miss Ruth Bennett) (Cong. Spence's secretary) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable William M. Boyle, Jr., Chairman, Democratic National Committee (Usual weekly appointment, moved up a day so that the President could devote Tuesday afternoon to Fourth of July speech.) | ||
| (Mrs. Greta Kempton McNamara, artist) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Executive Orders: [10276 ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOUSING AND RENT ACT OF 1947, AS AMENDED, AND TERMINATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE HOUSING EXPEDITER] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10267 DECLARING CERTAIN LANDS IN THE NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable George Stokes, State Senator, Texas (Corsicana) Honorable Dolph Briscoe, of Texas House of Representatives, (Uvalde) (These gentlemen are friends of Justice Tom Clark; the Justice called Mr. Connelly and asked if they might come in to meet the President.) | ||
| Honorable Preston Lane, former Governor of Maryland (Called Mr. Connelly last week from Baltimore and asked for this.) | ||
| Honorable Elmer B. Staats, Assistant Director, Bureau of the Budget (Asked Mr. Connelly for this.) | ||
| (Mr. Joseph Keenan, A.F.of L.) OFF THE RECORD (Called Mr. Connelly last week) | ||
| (Mr. Joseph Healey) (Mr. William Kehoe) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Lt. Gen. Charles L. Bolte, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (Has just concluded an official visit to Ethiopia as personal representative of the President. He gave to Emperor of Ethiopia a letter from the President as well as gift of a rifle and decoration of Legion of Merit, Degree of Chief Commander. During General's final audience with the Emperor, the Emperor gave Bolte a personal letter to the President which he asked him to deliver personally.) | ||
| Honorable George C. Marshall, the Secretary of Defense (Usual Tuesday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Honorable Gordon Gray) OFF THE RECORD (Remainder of afternoon kept open for work on Fourth of July speech.) | ||
| (At Blair House, the President saw the following: Hon. Dean Acheson, Secretary of State, and Hon. W. Averell Harriman, Special Assistant to the President.) | ||
| INDEPENDENCE DAY | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the President of the Senate on the Continued Need for Effective Price, Wage, and Production Controls] | ||
| (The President left Blair House for the Washington Monument grounds, where he delivered Fourth of July Speech to the nation on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.) [Public Papers: Address at the Ceremonies Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10268 RESTORING CERTAIN LANDS COMPRISINGS PORTIONS OF THE FORT RUGER MILTARY RESERVATION TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII] | ||
| (Hon. Eric Johnston) 0FF THE RECORD (Called Mr. Connelly and asked if he might come in for a few minutes early today.) | ||
| (Pre Press) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| The President presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to the following: Captain Raymond Harvey, USA Captain Lewis L. Millett, USA Master Sergeant Stanley T. Adams, USA Corporal Einar H. Ingham, USA The following guests were present: Guests of Captain Millett Mrs. George H. Young Mrs. A.B. Palmer Mrs. Winona Clifft Guests of Captain Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Ward N. Bowling Mr. and Mrs. John Land Lt. Col. and Mrs. Nat S. Perrine Mr. John W. Gregor Guests of Sergeant Adams Mrs. Wava June Adams Master Gary Adams Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Adams and daughter, Ruth Adams Guests of Corporal Ingman Mr. and Mrs. Einar T. Ingman Department of Defense Officials Asst. Secretary of the Army and Mrs. Karl R. Bendetsen General of the Army and Mrs. Omar N. Bradley Lt. Gen. and Mrs. J.C. Hull Lt. Gen. Charles L. Bolte General and Mrs. Wade H. Haislip Lt. Gen. and Mrs. R.S. McLain Major General W.E. Bergin~Lt. Col. A.J. Rehe Brigadier General G.S. Meloy, Jr.~Col. E.A. Williams Colonel and Mrs. J.H. Beishline~Hon. and Mrs. Dan Kimball, Colonel Ned Moore~Under Secretary of Navy General and Mrs. J. Lawton~Hon. and Mrs. Thomas K. Finletter Collins~Secretary of Air Force Lt. Col. R.B. Bush~Gen. and Mrs. Nate F. Twining Lt. Col. W.J.Gallagher Admiral and Mrs. Forrest P. Sherman | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks Upon Presenting Congressional Medals of Honor to Capt. Raymond Harvey, Capt. Lewis L. Millett, M. Sgt. Stanley T. Adams, and Corp. Einar H. Ingman, USA] | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable John C. Wiley, American Ambassador to Panama (Newly appointed, asked to pay respects before leaving for new post.) | ||
| Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, Minnesota Governor Luther W. Youngdahl, of Minnesota | ||
| Honorable Millard Tydings (Called Mr. Connelly last Monday and asked for this.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10270 EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENTS IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10269 DELEGATING TO THE DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE MOBILIZATION THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO DETERMINE, WITH RESPECT TO THE NEED FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES, AREAS WHICH ARE CRITICAL BY REASON OF NATIONAL-DEFENSE ACTIVITIES] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (General Bedell Smith, Chairman, National Security Council) (Mr. James Lay, Executive Secretary, National Security Council) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (General George C. Marshall, the Secretary of Defense) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Charles Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Solicitor Gen. represented Justice; Under Secretary Rentzel for Commerce; Under Sec. Galvin for Labor) | ||
| Mr. Dewey Godfrey and son Dewey, Jr. | ||
| Mr. Spencer J. Love, Chairman, Burlington Mills Corporation (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Mr. James Brannigan, President, National Democratic Club, N.Y. City Mr. John A. Lenane Mr. Barney B. Schlinger (Mr. Brannigan called Mr. Connelly last week from New York and asked if he might bring these gentlemen in to shake hands.) | ||
| Honorable Paul V. McNutt (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Mr. Frank Land, of Kansas City, Missouri (Called Mr. Connelly from Kansas City last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Judge James McGranery, of Philadelphia | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The Secretary of State [Dean G. Acheson] Senator Brien McMahon, Connecticut Congressman Abraham Ribicoff, Connecticut (The President directed that they be asked to call at this time.) | ||
| (The President tried out a new TV Screen in his office for use in broadcasting his speeches.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10271 DELEGATING THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO ORDER MEMBERS AND UNITS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES INTO ACTIVE FEDERAL SERVICE] | ||
| [Public Papers: Message to the President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, U.S.S.R., Transmitting a Resolution Expressing American Friendship] | ||
| (The President left the Executive Office for Silver Spring, Maryland, to meet Mrs. Truman when her train arrived from Independence.) | ||
| (Honorable John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President left the Executive Office for the Statler Hotel, where he "dropped in" on a meeting of the 25th Infantry Division Association. The President was accompanied by his three Aides, Mr. Joseph Short and General Lawton Collins.) [Public Papers: Remarks to Members of the 25th Infantry Division Association] | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| OFF THE RECORD | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman left Blair House and motored to Harewood Farms estate, Sandy Springs, Maryland, of Secretary of State and Mrs. Dean Acheson.) | ||
| (Arrived at estate. General Bradley and Mrs. Bradley were also present, as were Mr. and Mrs. David Acheson, son and daughter-in-law of Secretary Acheson.) (Informal luncheon) | ||
| (Departed Harewood Farms and returned to the Blair House.) | ||
| (Arrived at Blair House.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the President of the Senate Recommending Legislation To Terminate the State of War With Germany] | ||
| [Public Papers: Message to the Prime Minister of Iran Following the Breakdown of Oil Discussions With Great Britain] | ||
| (Mr. James Lay, Executive Secretary, National Seurity Council) (Admiral Robert Dennison) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (General Omar Bradley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff) OFF THE RECORD (Stayed and briefed the BIG FOUR) | ||
| BIG FOUR Honorable Alben Barkley, the Vice President Honorable Sam Rayburn, the Speaker Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Arizona Congressman John W. McCormack, Massachusetts | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Under Secretary Searles for Interior; Labor absent.) |