Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
July 29, 1946
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| Honorable Robert P. Patterson, Secretary of War Honorable Dean Acheson, Acting Secretary of State | ||
| Senator Kenneth McKellar, Tenn. Senator Alben W. Barkley, Ky. Speaker Sam Rayburn, Texas Congressman Alfred L. Bulwinkle, N. C. | ||
| Dr. Thomas Parran, Chief of the Public Health Service (He wanted to make a report to the President on the International Health Conference which just ended in New York and on which he served as Chairman as directed by the President.) | ||
| Dr. James B. Conant, President, Harvard University (Off record regarding serving on a Committee) | ||
| General A. F. Lorenzen, Ret'd. (He wired Mr. Matthew Connelly from Long Island, stating he would be in the city at this time, and expressed the hope that he might be allowed to call on the President.) | ||
| (Mr. Chester I. Barnard, President, N. J. Bell Telephone Company) (Off record, regarding serving on a Committee. Mr. Barnard is a member of the Board of Consultants which drafted the Atcheson Lilienthal report. He has been most energetic in working for the proper control of atomic energy.) | ||
| H.E. Dr. Wellington-Koo, the Ambassador of China General Ho Ying-Ching, Chief of the Chinese Military Mission (General Ho succeeds General Shang-Chen in this position and wishes to meet the President. Admiral William D. Leahy arranged the appointment.) | ||
| (Honorable Sumner T. Pike, formerly with SEC in Philadelphia) (Off record, regarding serving on a Committee. Mr. Pike is a retired business man and former Commissioner on the Securities Exchange Commission. He has been with the Continental Insurance Company of New York and was Vice-President and Director of Case Pomeroy & Company. He was at one time the business adviser to the United States Secretary of Commerce and formerly the Director of the Fuel Price Division of the Office of Price Administration.) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Acting Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable George Mead | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] Honorable James E. Webb Honorable Paul Appleby Honorable John Steelman | ||
| (Honorable Samuel J. Rosenman) | ||
| (Mr. William Boyle) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Acting Secretary of State | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Senate Transmitting a Treaty and Protocol With the Philippines] | ||
| Congressman Emanuel Celler, N. Y. Congressman Wm T. Byrne, N. Y. Congressman Walter A. Lynch, N. Y. Congressman Donald L. O'Toole, N. Y. Congressman Vito Marcantonio, N. Y. Congressman John J. Rooney, N. Y. Congressman Arthur G. Klein, N. Y. Congressman Chas A. Buckley, N. Y. Congressman Leonard Hall, N. Y. (Congressman Celler and this group of New York Congressman wanted to talk with the President regarding the Jewish question. David Niles arranged this appointment.) | ||
| Congressman Wm. C. Cole, Mo. Mr. George C. Van Nostrand, Assistant to the Vice President American Air Lines (Congressman Cole called and asked if they might present a gavel to the President made from the Pony Express Stable at St. Joseph, Missouri. This was part of the celebration commemorating the establishment of the first air freight terminal in the United States, at Rosecrans Field, St. Joseph, Missouri.) | ||
| Congressman Robert L. F. Sikes, Florida Miss Alma Butler, Legislative Secretary Congressman J. Hardin Peterson, Fla. (The Congressmen asked to be present when the President signed H. R. 4486, An Act to abolish the Santa Rosa Island National Monument and to provide for the conveyance to Escambia County, State of Florida, of that portion of Santa Rosa Island which is under the jurisdiciton of the Department of the Interior.) | ||
| Congressman Brooks Hays, Ark. (The Congressman asked to be present when the President signed S.704, an Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to continue administration of and ultimately liquidate Federal rural rehabilitation projects and for other purposes. This bill gives veterans preference in the purchase of farm land.) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] The Secretary of Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| (Dr. Reuben G. Gustavson, Chancellor, Unversity of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebr.) (He came in off record to be asked to serve on a Committee. Dr. Gustavson is the Chancellor of the University of Nebraska, and the former President of the University of Colorado. During the war years he was the Dean of Faculties at the University of Chicago and as such had intimate connections with the Administration of the Metallurgical Laboratory which was the part of the Manhattan District which designed the Hanford Plutonium Plant. His early training was as a chemist.) | ||
| The President signed in the Cabinet Room, H. J. Res. 305, Providing for membership and participation by the United States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and authorizing an appropriation therefor. The following were present: Honorable William Benton, Assistant Secretary of State Senator James E. Murray, Mont. Congressman Chester E. Merrow, N. H. Dr. John Studebaker, U. S. Commissioner of Education Dr. Luther Evans, Librarian of Congress Dr. George Zook, President, American Council on Education Mr. Wm. G. Carr, Associate Secretary, National Education Ass'n. Monsignor Frederick Hochwalt, Director of the National Catholic Education Association Mr. Howard Meyerhoff, Secretary, American Association for the Advancement of Science Dr. Waldo Leland, Director, American Council of Learning Mr. James Marshall, Vice President, the American Assocation for an International Office for Education, Inc. Mr. Charles Thomson, Adviser, Office of International Information and Cultural Affairs, Department of State Mrs. Lucille M. Simmons, Primary Grade Teacher, Washington, D. C. (Is outstanding colored teacher) Mr. Mark Starr, Director, Education Bureau, International Ladies Germent Workers Union Mr. E. R. Kassalow, of the Education & Research Department, CIO | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Concerning U.S. Membership in UNESCO] | ||
| H.E. General Baber, Senior Commanding General of Nepal Lt. General Ekraj Major General Kiran (General Baber is the cousin of the King of Nepal, an Independent State north of India - is going to present to President from the Prime Minister of his country, a kukri sword (apparently a gold ceremonial sword) and as a present from himself, an Indian idol - The President presented General Baber with a framed picture of himself.) | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dillon and family) (Mr. Dillon wrote Mr. Connelly asking if he, his wife, his sister and his granddaughter might call on the President.) | ||
| (Mr. Lewis L. Strauss) (Off record, was asked to serve on a Committee - Mr. Strauss associated with Kuhn Loeb & Co., N. Y., since 1919. Director, U. S. Leather Co. (Exec. Com.) General American Transportation Corp., U. S. Rubber Co. (Finance Committee) Commerical Investment Trust, Hudson Manhattan R. R. Co., Secretary to Herbert Hoover, World War, 1917-19; Member Board of American Relief Administration, American Children's Fund. President, Congregation Emmanuel, New York City. Hon. President, Jewish Agricultural Society. He had just arrived on West Coast when we got word to him on Saturday that the President wished to see him and he turned around and came back.) | ||
| The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] (They asked to discuss labor situation as it affects a number of plants. Feel they cannot go into the subject any furthur without talking with the President.) | ||
| (Cabinet luncheon -- Honorable Dean Acheson came for the Department of State; The Attorney General, the Postmaster General and the Secretary of Interior absent.) | ||
| Honorable Wilson Wyatt | ||
| Honorable Roy L. Thompson | ||
| The President received the Member of the Advisory Committee of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion: Mr. T. C. Cahsen Mr. George W. Taylor Mr. Albert S. Goss Mr. George H. Mead Mr. Edward A. O'Neal Mrs. Anna Rosenberg Mr. Edward P. Felker Honorable John R. Steelman | ||
| Mr. John J. Pelley | ||
| Executive Orders: [9764 INSPECTION OF INCOME, EXCESS-PROFITS, DECLARED VALUE EXCESS-PROFITS, AND CAPITAL STOCK TAX RETURNS BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SENATE RESOLUTION 71, SEVERNTY-SEVETNTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, TO INVESTIGATE THE OPERATION OF THE NATION] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9766 AUTHORIZING THE DETAIL OF AN ARMY OFFICER FOR MILITARY DUTY WITH THE INSTITUTE OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS AND THE INTER-AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION] | ||
| Senator Brien McMahon, Conn. (Regarding suggestions for Atomic Control Committee.) | ||
| The President will sign H. R. 6372, An Act to Amend the Federal Credit Union Act. Those present were: Congressman Brent Spence, Ky. Mr. Hubert Rhodes, representative of the Credit Union National Association Honorable Maple T. Harl, Chairman, FDIC Mr. C. R. Orchard, Special Assistant to the Board, FDIC Mr. Russell D. Miller, Counsel, FDIC | ||
| Congressman William G. Stigler, Okla. Congressman Karl E. Mundt, S. Dak. Congressman John R. Robertson, N. Dak. (Re Indian Claims Bill, H. R. 4497; They mentioned that as Congressman Jackson of Washington was seeing the President on this, they wanted to come in following Congressman Jackson. We tried to arrange, but Jackson and Mitchell had to ask for a later appointment today; Senator Mitchell having to attend an important committee meeting earlier.) | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, West Virginia | ||
| The President signed S. 920, An Act to fix the salaries of certain judges of the United States. The following were present: The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] Justice Harold M. Stephens, U. S. Court of Appeals Mr. Peyton Ford, Special Assistant to the Attorney General Senator Pat McCarran, Nev. H. Graham Morison, (The Attorney General's Office) Congressman Hatton Sumners | ||
| Captain John Kennedy (Now in the office of the Secretary of the Navy, former liaison officer with the Truman Committee.) | ||
| Senator Hugh B. Mitchell, Wash. Congressman Henry M. Jackson, Wash. (Re TVA and Indian Claims Commission.) | ||
| The President signed H.R. 1362, An Act to amend the Railroad Retirement Act. etc. | ||
| (Judge Hennings of St. Louis and his two grandsons.) | ||
| Senator Styles Bridges, N. H. | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The President signed H.R. 4590, The Silver Bill. Those present were: Senator Abe Murdock, Utah Senator Pat McCarran, Nev. Senator Eugene D. Milliken [Millikin] Senator Elbert D. Thomas, Utah Senator Edwin C. Johnson, Colorado Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Ariz. Mr. James White, Committee Clerk | ||
| (Mr. Roy Harper) | ||
| [Public Papers: Memorandum on the Need for Reducing Expenditures] | ||
| [Public Papers: Veto of Bill Granting Veteran Status to Certain Former Members of Revenue Cutter Crews] | ||
| [Public Papers: Veto of Bill Concerning Title to Offshore Lands] | ||
| Mr. Max Grassli, Charge d'Affaires, Swiss Embassy Mr. Samuel Campiche, Attache (This was arranged by General Harry Vaughan - to present a watch to the President on behalf of Swiss watchmakers.) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| The President will sign S. 1717, An Act for the development and control of atomic energy. Those present were: Senator Brien McMahon, Conn. Senator Richard B. Russell, Ga. Sen. Edwin C. Johnson, Colo. Senator Harry Flood Byrd, Va. Senator Warren R. Austin, Vt. Senator Eugene D. Milliken [Millikin], Colo. Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Iowa Senator Thomas C. Hart, Conn. Senator Tom Connally | ||
| Honorable J.F.T. O'Connor, Judge Southern District of Calif. (Wrote Mr. Matthew Connelly that he would be here at this time and asked if he might pay his respects to the President.) | ||
| The President signed S. 1636, An Act to Amend the Surplus Property Act of 1944 to designate the Department of State as the disposal agency for surplus property outside the continental United States, its territories and possessions, and for other purposes. Those present were: Senator J. William Fulbright, Arkansas Honorable William Benton, Assistant Secretary of State | ||
| Honorable Max Gardner Senator Clyde R. Hoey, N.C. (Asked to come in and see the President with reference to an invitation to the President from Salem Academy and College, Winston-Salem, N.C., to address the student body on the occasion of celebration of the 175th anniversary of this University) | ||
| The President signed S.619, an Act to amend the Act of June 8, 1936, relating to vocational education, so as to provide for the further development of vocational education in the several States and Territories. Those present were: Senator Lister Hill, Ala. Senator Olin Johnston, S.C. Senator Walter F. George. Ga. Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., Wis. Senator Allen J. Ellender Congressman Graham A. Barden Dr. L.H. Dennis, Executive Secy, Amer. Vocational Assn. Mr. C.L. Greiber, of Wis., President, Amer. Vocational Assn. Mr. M.D. Mobley, Ga., past President, Amer. Vocational Assn. Mr. Chas W. Sylvester, Md., Treasurer, Amer. Vocational Assn. Mr. Ira W. Kibby, Vice President, Amer. Vocational Assn. Dr. John Studebaker, Commissioner, Office of Education Mr. R.W. Gregory, Office of Education Mr. G.C. Wright, former Commissioner Mrs. M.D. Mobley Mrs. Charles W. Sylvester Mrs. L.H. Dennis | ||
| The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfeld (Mr. James Forrestal phoned yesterday for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Acting Secretary of State | ||
| (Lunch downstairs in the Executive Office) | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] Honorable James E. Webb Honorable Paul Appleby Honorable John Steelman Honorable Charles Ross | ||
| (Attended Army Air Force Dinner at the Statler Hotel) | ||
| [Public Papers: Veto of Bill To Authorize Exchange of Public Lands by the Secretary of the Interior] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing the Legislative Reorganization Act] | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Honorable Dean Acheson came for the Department of State, The Postmaster General and the Attorney General absent. The Secretary of Agriculture brought the Under Secretary with him.) | ||
| The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] Honorable Paul Porter Mr. Richard Field (Mr. Clinton P. Anderson asked that the President see them a few minutes today with reference to failure to reach agreement on price control matters.) | ||
| Mr. Jack L. Capps, of Liberty, Mo. (An appointee of the President's to West Point while Senator. Wishes to present the President with a copy of the Howitzer, the Annual of the U.S. Corps of Cadets) | ||
| Congressman Daniel J. Flood, Pa. (Wilkes Barre, Pa., has built an office building for the Veterans Administration out of City funds, a most unusual procedure, and wishes to show the President the deed - picture taken - appointment arranged by General Harry Vaughan.) | ||
| The President signed S. 2177, An Act to provide for the increased efficiency in the legislative branch of the Government. Those present were: Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., Wis. Senator Elbert D. Thomas, Utah Senator Claude Pepper, Fla. Senator Richard B. Russell, Ga. Senator Wallace H. White, Me. Congressman A.S. Mike Monroney, Okla. Congressman E.E. Cox, Ga. Congressman Earl C. Michener, Mich. Congressman Everett M. Dirksen, Ill. | ||
| Senator James M. Tunnell, Dela. (Asked for the appointment, saying he had several matters to discuss) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Budget Seminar [Public Papers: The President's News Conference on the Review of the 1947 Budget] | ||
| Governor-Elect J.T. Pinero, of Puerto Rico; Hon. Oscar Chapman | ||
| (Honorable Dean Acheson; Hon. Henry F. Grady) (At the White House) | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Review of the 1947 Budget] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letters Calling for Reductions in Expenditures for National Defense] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letters Calling for Reductions in Expenditures for Construction] | ||
| The President left by plane for Kansas City and Independence, Mo. | ||
| In Independence, Mo. | ||
| In Independence, Mo. | ||
| In Independence, Mo. | ||
| Left Independence by plane for Washington, D.C. | ||
| Arrived at Washington, D.C. | ||
| (Artist) | ||
| Rear Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood, Navy Budget Officer | ||
| Mr. David Dubinsky (Last week David Niles thought that in connection with the Italian situation it might be helpful to have David Dubinsky and Mr. Antonini, V.P. of International Ladies Garment Workers Union, come in for a conference, especially as it was thought Antonini intended coming out for Dewey. Dubinsky was in town today and told Mr. Niles he wanted to come in alone and would not come in with Antonini, so the appointment was made for just Dubinsky.) | ||
| Mr. Reuben Markham, Correspondent for Christian Science Monitor (Wrote the President regarding his recent ten months in the Near East, and the President wrote him he would like to see him | ||
| Governor Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma | ||
| The President received the special Greek Mission as follows: H.E. Hon. Cimon P. Diamantopoulos, the Greek Ambassador Hon. Sophocles E. Venizelos, former Prime Minister, now member of Parliament from Serres Hon. Michael Ailianos, Member of Parliament from Athens and Under-Secretary for Coordination Hon. Anastasios Bakalbassis, Member of Parliament from Rhodope Honorable Konstantine Karamanlis, Member of Parliament from Macedonia Mr. Baxter of Near Eastern Division of State Department will accompany these people and go in with them to the President (This mission is seeking a loan. The State Department is furnishing further information) | ||
| The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] Lt. General R.A. Wheeler, The Chief of Engineers, USA (The Secretary arranged for this through General Harry Vaughan) | ||
| The President signed H.R. 6528, An Act to authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces to commemorate the life and perpetuate the ideals of Booker T. Washington Dr. S.J. Phillips, et al. [Public Papers: Statement by the President Concerning the Coinage of Commemorative Half-Dollars] | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, The Acting Secretary of State | ||
| The Postmaster General [Robert E. Hannegan] | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| [Public Papers: Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill Relating to Construction of a Weather Bureau Station in Michigan] | ||
| Senator Carl Hayden, Ariz. (Asked to come in and talk to the President re H.R. 5654, an Act to provide basic authority to perform certain functions and activities in the Bureau of Reclamation. (The Bill is at the White House awaiting reports.) | ||
| Senator Lister Hill, Ala. (Telephoned Mr. Connelly for this appointment yesterday) | ||
| Honorable Ewin L. Davis, Federal Trade Commission (Called up last week to ask for this appointment to pay respects and thank the President for his reappointment.) |