Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
September 23, 1951
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| (The President remained at home at the Blair House with his family) | ||
| (Mr. Roy Webb saw the President at the Blair House.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Executive Orders: [10290 PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION, TRANSMISSION, AND HANDLING, BY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION WHICH REQUIRES SAFEGUARDING IN THE INTEREST OF THE SECURITY OF THE UNIT] | ||
| (The President and Mrs. Truman left for the Union Station to meet the train of the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs for Italy, Alcide De Gasperi. and Madame De Gasperi, upon their arrival in Washington for an official visit.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks of Welcome at Union Station Plaza to Prime Minister De Gasperi of Italy] | ||
| BIG FOUR Alben Barkley, the Vice President Honorable Sam Rayburn, the Speaker of the House Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Arizona Congressman John W. McCormack Massachusetts | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| H.E. Ole Bjorn Kraft, the Danish Foreign Minister H.E. Henrik de Kauffmann, the Ambassador of Denmark (The Ambassador requested this through Protocol) | ||
| Congressman Mike Mansfield, Montana (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| The President gave a luncheon at the Blair House for Prime Minister De Gasperi of Italy. The following guests were present: The President H.E. The Prime Minister of Italy (Alcide de Gasperi) H.E. The Minister of the Budget of Italy (Guiseppe Pela) H.E. The Ambassador of Italy (Alberto Tarchiani) The Honorable Pasquale Jannelli, Director General for Political Affairs in the Italian Foreign Officce The Vice President, Hon. Alben Barkley The Secretary of State, Hon. Dean Acheson Honorable Tom Clark, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Honorable Robert A. Lovett, the Secretary of Defense Senator Tom Connally, of Texas Senator Alexander Wiley, of Wisconsin Congressman John McCormack, of Massachusetts Congressman Charles A. Eaton, of New Jersey Honorable W. Averell Harriman Ambassador James C. Dunn Honorable Richard M. Bissell, Jr., Acting Administrator, ECA | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget One half hour) | ||
| Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| (Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Chairman, R.F.C.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| AT THE BLAIR HOUSE | ||
| The President received the Chief Judges of the Judicial Circuits of the United States at the request of the Chief Justice: Honorable Fred M. Vinson, Chief Justice Honorable J. Howard McGrath, the Attorney General Honorable Robert Stern, the Acting Solicitor General Honorable J. Lawrence Groner, Chief Justice (Retired) of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Honorable John Biggs, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Judicial Circuit, Wilmington, Delaware Honorable William Denman, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Judicial Circuit, San Francisco, California Gardner, Honorable Archibald K., Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Judicial Circuit, Huron, South Dakota Honorable Xen Hicks, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Judicial Circuit, Knoxville, Tennessee Honorable Joseph C. Hutcheson, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Judicial Circuit, Houston, Texas Honorable Calvert Magruder, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Judicial Circuit, Boston, Massachusetts Honorable J. Earl Major, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Judicial Circuit, Springfield, Illinois Honorable Albert Maris, former chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Judicial Circuit, Wilmington, Delaware Honorable John J. Parker, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Judicial Circuit, Charlotte, North Carolina Honorable Orie L. Phillips, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Judicial Circuit, Denver, Colorado Honorable Harold M. Stephens, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Honorable Thomas W. Swan, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Judicial Circuit,New York Honorable Alger Fee, Judge, Oregon Honorable Bolitha Laws Judge Curran | ||
| Executive Orders: [10292 AMENDING THE SELECTIVE SERVICE REGULATIONS] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10291 ESTABLISHING AN AIRSPACE RESERVATION OVER THE SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT OF THE UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing Executive Order Prescribing Regulations for Classifying and Protecting Security Information] | ||
| [Public Papers: Memorandum on the Executive Order Prescribing Regulations for Classifying and Protecting Security Information] | ||
| [Public Papers: Joint Statement Following Discussions With the Prime Minister of Italy] | ||
| Congressman Brent Spence, Kentucky (Called Mr. Connelly yesterday and asked for this.) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Mr. Paul Ginsberg, National Commander, Jewish War Veterans (Newly elected at recent national convention held in Atlanta, Georgia; asked to pay respects.) | ||
| Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey, West Virginia (Called Mr. Connelly on September 14th and asked for this.) | ||
| Mr. G. Keith Funston, President of the New York Stock Exchange Mr. Richard Crooks, Chairman of the Board of the Stock Exchange (Arranged at request of Sidney Weinberg, who wrote Mr. Connelly September 12th that these gentlemen were going to be in town at this time and wanted to shake hands with the President.) | ||
| Senator Lister Hill, Alabama Senator John Sparkman, Alabama (Senator Hill called Mr. Connelly yesterday and asked for this.) | ||
| H.E. Alcide de Gasperi, the Prime Minister of Italy Dr. A. Tarchiana, the Italian Ambassador Ambassador V. Zoppi, Secretary General of the Italian Foreign Office Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State Honorable W. Averell Harriman, Special Assistant to the President Honorable G.W. Perkins, Assistant Secretary of State Honorable James C. Dunn, American Ambassador to Italy Mr. Homer Byington, Department of State Mr. J.N. Greene, Jr., Department of State (Arranged at request of Department of State) | ||
| Honorable Robert A. Lovett, the Secretary of Defense | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable William M. Boyle, Jr., Chairman, Democratic National Committee (Usual weekly appointment) | ||
| (General and Mrs. Ralph Truman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr.Theodore Marks) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Mon Wallgren, Chairman, Federal Power Commission) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Roy Webb) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Frank Waring) OFF THE RECORD (Work on speech in Cabinet Room) | ||
| (Honorable Gordon Gray) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Charles E. Wilson, Director of Defense Mobilization) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Congressman Robert E. Jones, Jr. Alabama (Wrote the President that he had been designated Chairman of a special subcommittee to make a study of civil works projects and water resource programs now carried out by the federal government, and before undertaking this study would like to discuss general aspects of problem with the President.) | ||
| Dr. Howard Mitchell, Conductor, National Symphony Orchestra Mr. Gordon S. Reid, President Mrs. Arthur Lyon Mr. William Carmichael (Brought to the President his and Mrs. Truman's season tickets for the Symphony) | ||
| Honorable Basil O'Connor (Asked if he might report to the President on the Second International Poliomyelitis Conference at Copenhagen. Wanted to use this call as a backdrop for getting some additional publicity for drive for funds in January.) | ||
| (Mr. Telford Taylor) (Hon. Donald Dawson) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. Dawson brought Mr. Taylor in Off the Record) | ||
| (The President left the Executive Office for the Memorial Bridge, where he spoke at the dedication ceremonies of the Equestrian Statues, the gift of the people of Italy to the United States government.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| The ceremony listed above commenced | ||
| [Public Papers: Address at the Dedication of Equestrian Statues, a Gift of the People of Italy] | ||
| (The President returned to the Blair House for lunch.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| The President received six officers of the Korean Army, combat men who are part of a group of 250 Korean soldiers being brought to this country. 150 are going directly to Fort Benning and 100 to Fort Sill. The following were present: CHIN,Byung Suk, Major, Korean Army PARK, Byung Doo, Major, Korean Army SOHN, Jang Nai, Captain, Korean Army LEE, Chang Hee, Captain, Korean Army PAE, Yung Koon, 1st Lt., Korean Army John R. Beishline, Colonel, U.S. Army John P. Kelly, Major, U.S. Army John X. Carrier, Captain, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Hwang, Military Attache, Korean Embassy [Public Papers: Remarks to a Group of Korean Soldiers] | ||
| (National Security Council) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President made a recording to be used in a broadcast on September 27th, in honor of Women's Democratic Day.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| AT THE BLAIR HOUSE | ||
| (Honorable Frank Pace, the Secretary of the Army) (Honorable Dan Kimball, the Secretary of the Navy) OFF THE RECORD (Honorable Thomas Finletter, the Secretary of the Air Force) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10293 AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10276 WITH RESPECT TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE I OF THE HOUSING AND RENT ACT OF 1947, AS AMENDED] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress Recommending Conflict-of-Interest Legislation] | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks Recorded for Broadcast on Democratic Women's Day] | ||
| (Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Chairman, R.F.C.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Commander Frank C. Hilton, Veterans of Foreign Wars Mr. Omar Ketchum Mr. Leland Lovette (Hilton was recently elected National Commander. Came to pay respects) | ||
| Honorable Oswald Ryan, Vice Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| Mr. Jacob Potofsky, General President, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (Mr. Connelly wired Mr. Potofsky September 19th, and told him the President wanted him to come down.) | ||
| Honorable John W. Gibson, Chairman, Displaced Persons Commission Honorable Harry N. Rosenfield, Commissioner, Displaced Persons Commission Honorable Edward M. O'Connor, Commissioner, Displaced Persons Commission Honorable A.R. Mackey, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service Honorable Allen C. Devaney, Assistant Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service Honorable Herve J. L'Heureux, Chief, Visa Division, Department of State Honorable Elmer Falk, Deputy Coordinator in Europe for Displaced Per- sons Commission Honorable James J. McTigue, General Counsel, Displaced Persons Commission (Mr. Gibson asked if this group might call on the President on eve of their departure for Europe to study Displaced Persons problem.) | ||
| Honorable Francis P. Matthews, American Ambassador to Ireland (Came to pay respects before leaving for new post.) | ||
| Honorable William McC. Martin, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve Board (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Honorable Scott Lucas, former Senator from Illinois) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Roy Webb) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Pre Press) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] (After the Press Conference, the President had a Speech Conference in the Cabinet Room with members of his staff.) | ||
| (Honorable Mon Wallgren, Chairman, Federal Power Commission) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Executive Orders: [10294 DESIGNATING ADDITIONAL AGENCIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 103(A) OF THE RENEGOTIATION ACT OF 1951] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10295 ESTABLISHING A SEAL FOR THE UNITED STATES COURT OF MILITARY APPEALS] | ||
| H.E. Louis St. Laurent, the Prime Minister of Canada Honorable Norman Robertson, Clerk of the Privy Council, and Secretary to the Cabinet Honorable J.W. Pickersgill, Prime Minister's personal Assistant H.E. Hume Wrong, the Ambassador of Canada Honorable James E. Webb, the Under Secretary of State Honorable George W. Perkins, Assistant Secretary of State Honorable Stanley Woodward, American Ambassador to Canada (Mr. Charles Murphy, Mr. Joseph Short and Mr. David Bell) OFF THE RECORD [Public Papers: Joint Statement Following Discussions With Prime Minister St. Laurent of Canada] | ||
| (Mr. Allan [Allen] Dulles, Deputy Director, CIA) (Admiral Sidney Souers) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. James Lay, Executive Secretary, National Security Council) | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (All present except Mr. Acheson. Under Secretary Webb represented State Department) | ||
| Senator John O. Pastore, Rhode Island Congressman John W. McCormack, Massachusetts Congressman John F. Kennedy, Massachusetts Congressman Gary Clemente, New York Congressman Foster Furcolo, Massachusetts (The following group of Italian Americans wished to join their protests with that of De Gasperi on unfairness of Italian Peace Treaty. Arranged at request of Congressman Kennedy) BENTI, Mr. Frank K., State Director, C.I.O., Cranston, Rhode Island CONTI, Mr. Silvio O., State Senator from Massachusetts CORDARO, Mr. Philip, representing "Il Progresso Italo- Americano Daily" DEL SESTO, Mr. Christopher, Hospital Trust Building, Providence, Rhode Island CUCCHIARA, Mr. Anthony J., representing Italian American Charitable Society DEL MONTE, Mr. John J., Commissioner of Labor, Boston, Massachusetts DE PASQUALE, Honorable Luigi, 6th District Court Justice Providence, Rhode Island DE LEO, Mr. Michael, National Commander, Italo-American World War Veterans DI SANDRO, Mr. Nicandro, Grand Official, Order of Sons of Italy FIASCONE, Mr. Joseph, Manager, Joint Board, Amalgamated Clothing Workers-CIO, Boston, Massachusetts FORTE, Honorable Felix, Superior Court Justice, Somerville Massachusetts IANELLA, Mr. Christopher, Member of Massachusetts Legislature MATERA, Mr. Francis, Associate Commissioner of Public Works, Boston, Massachusetts PANSERA, Mr. John, State House Clerk, Providence, Rhode Island PELLEGRINO, Mr. Joseph, President, Prince Macaroni Manufacturing Company, Lowell, Massachusetts RAMACORTI, Mr. Frank, Supreme Venerable, Independent Order Sons of Italy, Boston SALERNO, Mr. Joseph, Vice President, Amalgamated Clothing Workers-CIO, Boston SCALA, Mr. Luigi, President, Columbus National Bank, Providence, Rhode Island SILVERIO, Mr. Joseph B., Grand Venerable, Sons of Italy, Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Shea, of Denver, Colorado) (Wrote the President September 9th, stating they knew him thirty years ago in Independence in Inter City Dis- trict; that they were coming to Washington at this time and hoped they might pay respects. Came to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and saw the President) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Ernest Gruening, Governor, Territory of Alaska Mr. Peter Gruening (son) (The Governor wrote Mr. Matthew Connelly early in September that he expected to be here and asked if he might come in. Called yesterday to ask if his son might come in and shake hands) | ||
| (Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary of the Interior) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Mr. Russell Stewart) (Came to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and saw the President) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Stanley Woodward, American Ambassador to Canada) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (General and Mrs. Ralph Truman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Speech Conference) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable W. Averell Harriman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Left Blair House for National City Christian Church, and addressed Washington Pilgrimage of American Church) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| [Public Papers: Address to the Washington Pilgrimage of American Churchmen] | ||
| (Honorable Robert A. Lovett, the Secretary of Defense) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Admiral Robert Dennison) (Mr. David Stowe) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President had his pictures taken by Air Force Photographers) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The President motored to the Union Station to meet Miss Margaret Truman, and they returned to the Blair House at 3:25 p.m.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| AT BLAIR HOUSE (The President spent the morning at the Blair House) | ||
| (General Hoyt Vandenberg, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President went for a stroll through the White House Grounds and looked over the progress being made on the renovation of the Executive Mansion.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| [Public Papers: Radio Remarks Opening the Nation's Community Chest Campaign] | ||
| (Admiral Sidney Souers) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. James Lay, Executive Secretary, National Security Council) | ||
| 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. and Mrs. Ridge Manning, of Phoenix, Arizona) OFF THE RECORD (Senator McFarland took them in for a handshake with the President. Mr. Manning is a cartoonist with the PHOENIX REPUBLIC.) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable George Radcliffe (Former Senator from Maryland; called Mr. Connelly last week from Baltimore and asked for this.) |