Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
February 05, 1946
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| (Cabinet luncheon) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9694 the Existence of the Quantico-Superior Committee, Created by Executive Order No. 6783 of June 30, 1934] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Announcing Emergency Measures To Relieve the World Food Shortage] | ||
| Senator H. Alexander Smith, N.J.; Dr. Frank Laubach; Rev. Samuel Shoemaker, Rector, Calvary Church, New York City. (Senator Smith says Dr. Laubach is a Reverend and has had wide experience in Far East, and that these Reverend gentlemen have a thought they want to put before the President personally which the Senator feels of vital importance which cannot be overlooked and that it has something to do with atomic bomb situation) | ||
| Hon. Joseph R. Farrington; Cong. Hugh Peterson, Ga.; Cong. Henry D. Larceade, Jr. La.; Cong. James J. Delaney, N.Y.; Cong. George P. Miller, Calif.; Cong. Homer D. Angell, Ore.; Cong. Dean P. Taylor, N.Y. (This is Sub-committee of the Committee on Territories, all of whom have been in Hawaii holding hearings on Statehood. They have talked with Secretary Ickes since their return and now are anxious to tell the President what they have been doing) | ||
| Hon. Raymond S. McKeough, U.S. Maritime Commission (Asked for this appointment) | ||
| Hon. Frances Perkins (This appointment requested by her and the time arranged by Mr. Connelly, when she attended ceremonies marking first sale of the Roosevelt Memorial Stamp, last week) | ||
| Hon. Edward J. Flynn (Asked for this appointment sometime ago by phone) | ||
| (Mr. P.L. Shackelford; Mr. James Shackelford) | ||
| Hon. William Dawson, American Ambassador to Uruguay (In Wash. for consultation until Feb. 10th, and asked for appointment before returning to his post) | ||
| General Henry H. Arnold (To tell the President about his recent trip to South America) | ||
| The President presented Gold Star (in lieu of a second D.S.M.) to Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, ceremonies in East Room. | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Disapproving a Bill of the Philippine Congress] | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Sen. Burnet R. Maybank, S.C. (Asked for the appointment) | ||
| The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]; The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Hon. Kenneth Royall, Under Secretary of War; Hon. Struve Hensel, the Ass't. Secretary of Navy; Mr. Richard R. Deupree. (Deupree newly appointed Exec. Chairman, Army, Navy Munitions Board) | ||
| Mr. Russell Stewart, General Manager, Chicago Times (In Washington to see Paul Porter about a radio matter, and hoped could have couple of minutes with the President to check personally reports he has heard of how well the Presi- dent is "bearing up.") | ||
| Hon. Paul McNutt (Arrived in San Francisco by plane last Friday from Philippines and asked for appointment this week) | ||
| Hon. Monnett B. Davis, American Minister to Denmark (In Washington for consultation, and has requested appointment before returning to his post) | ||
| Hon. Robert S. Kerr, Governor of Oklahoma (Phoned from Oklahoma City, January 28th for this appointment, and Mr. Matthew Connelly arranged it) | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]; The Secretary of the Treasury [Fred M. Vinson]; (John Snyder) | ||
| (Lunch) (In Postmaster General's [Robert E. Hannegan] Office - off record) | ||
| Mr. Philip Murray | ||
| The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] | ||
| Mr. John A. Stephens, Vice President, U.S. Steel | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]; Hon. Chester Bowles | ||
| Executive Orders: [9695 REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9243 OF SEPTEMBER 12, 1942, PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER AND RELEASE OF FEDERAL PERSONNEL(1)] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Veterans' Emergency Housing Program] | ||
| Senator George L. Radcliffe, Md. (Asked for it) | ||
| Hon. Fletcher Bowron, Mayor of Los Angeles, Calif. (Al Cohn wrote Mr. Connelly that Bowron was to be in Washington, and said the Mayor would like very much to pay his respects to the President - says that although a Republican, Bowron openly supported Roosevelt-Truman candidacy in last election; "is a powerful figure in this section and is on the radio twice weekly.") | ||
| Sen. Harley M. Kilgore, West Virginia (Asked for the appointment) | ||
| Mr. William Green (To report to the President about a matter which the President had asked him in Miami to lay before his colleagues) | ||
| Hon. Maxwell Hamilton, American Minister to Finland (Leaving for his post about February 15th, and wanted to see the President before his departure) | ||
| (Hon. James Landis) (Coming at our invitation - OFF RECORD) | ||
| Mr. T.J. Seburn, Traffic Engineer of Kansas City, and President of Institute of Traffic Engineers (Lou Holland wrote that Mr. Seburn would be in Washington for a meeting and wished to speak to the President about a matter) | ||
| Hon. Asad Al Faqih, the Minister of Saudi Arabia (Newly appointed, and wishes to present credentials.) | ||
| Mr. Harvey D. Gibson, Pres., Manufacturers Trust Co., New York (Natl. Chairman of the Red Cross War Fund Drive to be carried out in March. Is old Red Cross executive - was Gen. Manager of Red Cross in 1917; Commissioner for France, 1918, and for Europe 1919; was Americn Red Cross Commissioner to Great Britain in 1942. Basil O'Connor wanted Mr. Gibson to have opportunity to discuss whole Red Cross situtation with the President) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Hon. Harold D. Smith (Said he needed few minutes with the President before he left for Florida) | ||
| Hon. Paul Porter | ||
| The President met with group representing personnel heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, in Motion Picture Room of the White House. [Public Papers: Remarks to Heads of Agencies and Personnel Directors on Reconversion of the Civil Service] | ||
| (Judge John C. Collett) | ||
| Congressman Frank W. Boykin, Ala.; Cong. Edward A. Kelly, Ill.; Cong. Michael J. Bradley, Pa.; Cong. John W. McCormack, Mass. (Re National Housing situation - requested by Congressman Kelly - Bradley may not get back in time to come, but hopes to) | ||
| Hon. Ingram M. Stainback, the Governor of Hawaii (Asked for the appointment) | ||
| Mr. Ted Marks; Mr. Perry Faulkner, Chief of Veterans Service | ||
| Hon. Sherman Hinton | ||
| (Mr. Harry Johnson) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Left for Mayflower Hotel with Mrs. and Miss Truman to attend dinner of Women's National Press Club) | ||
| At White House | ||
| Hon. John Snyder | ||
| Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Marking the Bicentennial of the Birth of Thaddeus Kosciusko] | ||
| Senator Kenneth McKellar, Tenn.; Speaker Sam Rayburn, Tex.; Sen. Alben W. Barkley, Ky.; Cong. John W. McCormack, Mass. | ||
| The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]; General Omar Bradley; Hon. Paul V. McNutt. | ||
| Mr. John Crosson, of N.Y. Daily News; Mr. Charles Van Devander, of N.Y. Post. (Sam O'Neal called Mr. Matthew Connelly from N.Y.C. Friday and asked if the President would let these men come in today and present to him invitation to attend dinner in New York March 30th, given by New York-Washington political writers) | ||
| Mr. H.A. Bullis, President, General Mills, Minneapolis; Mr. James F. Bell. (This requested by Senator McKellar) | ||
| Governor Mon C. Wallgren, Washington | ||
| Brigadier General Carlos P. Romulo | ||
| The Under Secretary of State | ||
| (Rear Admiral E.W. Mills) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [Fred M. Vinson] | ||
| (Left White House for residence Hon. Joseph E. Davies, for dinner and the evening) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9696 Reinstating Monnett B. Davis in the Foreign Service of the United States; Feb. 12, 1946; not published] | ||
| Senator Brien McMahon, Conn. (The President asked him to come down) | ||
| Hon. E.L. Bartlett; Hon. Ernest H. Gruening, Governor of Alaska. (They asked for this appointment, stating they had ready the memorandum for which the President asked them at their last meeting with him) | ||
| Miss Charl Williams (To present invitation to the President to attend dinner that is to be given in honor of Mrs. Roosevelt at May- flower Hotel, March 14th. Miss Williams is also first woman to be Vice Chairman of Democratic National Committee) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson]- with sample loaves of new dark bread. | ||
| Hon. Oscar L. Chapman, Asst. Sec. of Interior. | ||
| Congressman Hugh De Lacy, Washington (To discuss China - asked for the appointment) | ||
| Hon. Ed Rivers (Former Governor of Georgia, now National Committeeman from that State - at request George Killion) | ||
| Senator Carl Hayden, Arizona (Thought he had better talk to the President re Amend- ment to Recision Bill, which the President had vetoed, with a provision taking away from Philippine Guerillas, same benefits given in G.I. Bill of Rights, as amounted to five billion dollars, which seemed excessive) | ||
| Mrs. Thomas F. McAllister (Formerly head of Women's Division, Democratic Natl. Committee - asked for this appointment to talk about Equal Rights Amendment) | ||
| Hon. Paul A. Porter | ||
| H.E. Senor Galo Plaza, the Ambassador of Ecuador (To present the President with Panama hat made in Ecuador) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]; The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]; The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy. | ||
| Executive Orders: [9697 PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUED STABILIZATION OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY DURING THE TRANSITION FROM WAR TO PEACE] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Issuing Order Modifying the Wage-Price Policy] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Concerning Reestablishment of the Office of Economic Stabilization] | ||
| Speaker Sam Rayburn | ||
| Congressman Compton I. White, Idaho (Asked for the appointment) | ||
| Cong. Sol Bloom, N.Y. (Asked for the appointment) | ||
| Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Montana (Wants to talk about F.C.C.) | ||
| Senator Carl A. Hatch, New Mexico | ||
| Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming (The President sent for) | ||
| Lt. Colonel and Mrs. O'Keefe (To shake hands, she was Mildred Kerby, daughter of Durward B. Kerby, Grain Valley, Mo., now living in Washington) | ||
| Hon. Wilson Wyatt | ||
| (Jim Blair) (Mr. Matthew Connelly will speak to President about) | ||
| Senator Elbert D. Thomas, Utah; Senator Abe Murdock, Utah. (Senator Murdock made the request late yesterday evening, stating the two of them wanted badly to see the Presi- dent today or tomorrow) | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The Secretary of Treasury [Fred M. Vinson]; The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]; The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]; Hon. John Snyder; Hon. Chester Bowles; The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach]; Hon. Paul Porter; The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson]; Hon. Caskie Collett; Hon. John Steelman; Mr. Jack Small; Mr. Fields; Mr. Rogers; Mr.William Wirtz) OFF RECORD | ||
| Cabinet Meeting | ||
| Hon. Wm. A. Ayres, Chairman, Federal Trade Comm'n.; Hon. Garland S. Ferguson, Commissioner; Hon. Ewin L. Davis, Commissioner; Hon. Robert E. Freer, Commissioner; Hon. Lowell B. Mason, Commissioner. (Re reorganization of this Commission) | ||
| Cong. Joseph C. Baldwin, New York (R) (Wanted to have brief talk with the President before leaving for the Argentine) | ||
| Mr. Henry LaCossitt, Editor of Collier's; Mr. Frank Gervasi. (Mr. LaCossitt wants to have Mr. Gervasi do article for Collier's on the President, and asked for this appoint- ment to discuss it) |