Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
July 12, 1948
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Honorable Cavendish Cannon, American Ambassador to Yugoslavia (Has talked to Mr. Robert Lovett, who thought the President might be interested in hearing of situation in Yugoslavia before Mr. Cannon returns to Belgrade middle of this week) | ||
Honorable Raymond S. McKeough, U. S. Maritime Commission Mr. Ben Adamowski | ||
(Lunch) | ||
Mr. John A. Kennedy, Editor and Publisher, San Diego Journal (Arranged by Mr. Charles Ross) | ||
The President left for Silver Springs, Md. where he met the train bringing Mrs. Truman and Miss Truman from Missouri. | ||
Mr. Grove Patterson, Editor in Chief of the Toledo Blade (Requested the appointment of Mr. Charles Ross through his Washington representative) | ||
(Major General Lewis B. Hershey) | ||
(Lunch) | ||
Executive Orders: [9977 DISCONTINUING CERTAIN DISTRICT LAND OFFICES] | ||
Honorable Laurence A. Steinhardt, U. S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia | ||
(Lunch) | ||
(Honorable Charles Bohlen) | ||
The President left for Philadelphia, Pa. where he accepted nomination of Democratic National Convention - Made his acceptance speech at 2.30 a.m., July 15th. | ||
[Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon the Death of General Pershing] | ||
Address in Philadelphia Upon Accepting the Nomination of
the Democratic National Convention [Public Papers]
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The President arrived in Washington,D. C. | ||
(The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall]) (The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) | ||
(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (Admiral Sidney Souers) (The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall]) | ||
(Lunch) | ||
The President motored to Union Station where he greeted members of Missouri Delegation when they arrived at the Washington Union Station from Philadelphia enroute to Missouri. | ||
On this date, Harry Truman was nominated the Democratic candidate for President on the first ballot at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. See student research file The Election Campaign of 1948: documents, photographs and more. | ||
(Honorable Ugo Carusi) | ||
Honorable Henry F. Grady, American Ambassador Designate to Greece (Wishes to pay his respects before leaving for his post at Athens to assume his new duties) | ||
Honorable James L. Fly (Wrote to the President requesting appointment) | ||
(Lunch) | ||
(Mr. Henry Dockweiler) | ||
(Mr. Lowell Mellett) | ||
(General and Mrs. Ralph Truman) | ||
The President received the members of the Public Advisory Board of the Economic Cooperation Administration: Honorable Paul Hoffman, Administrator, ECA Miss Sarah Gibson Blanding, President, Public Advisory Bd. Mr.James B. Carey, Secretary-Treasurer Honorable Jonathan W.Daniels Mr.Albert S. Goss, National Grange Mr.Robert H. Hinckley, Vice President, American Broad- casting Company Mr. Eric A. Johnston Mr.Allan B. Kline, President, American Farm Bureau Federation Honorable Herbert H. Lehman Mr. George H. Mead Mr. George Meany, Secretary-Treasurer, American Fedeation of Labor Mr. James G. Patton, President, National Farmers Union | ||
(Honorable Oscar Ewing) | ||
Executive Orders: [9978 TRANSFER OF THE DISTRICT LAND OFFICES AT BLACKFOOT AND COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO, TO BOISE, IDAHO] | ||
(Mr. Clifford Bourette) (Mr. Victor Holmquist) (Mr. Harry Miller) | ||
(Mr. Maurice Winger) | ||
(Mr. Merle Young) | ||
(Honorable Harry Woodring) | ||
(Mr.and Mrs. Barney Watley and son) | ||
(Mr. Jake More) (Miss Stella Laffan) (Mr.Leo Devitts) (Miss Mary Jane Freeman) | ||
(Lunch) | ||
(The President with three aides left for Capitol to view remains of General John J. Pershing) | ||
(The President returned to the White House) | ||
(Senator Alben W. Barkley, Ky.) | ||
(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) | ||
Mr. Thomas Walsh Mr. Lamoine Dowling (At request of Steve Harrington. These men are heading up the "Truman Club" of Minnesota) | ||
Honorable Joseph B. Keenan (Formerly with War Crimes Commission in Tokyo - phoned Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyo. | ||
(The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall]) (The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) | ||
The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall] The Under Secretary of State The Under Secretary of Army The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] | ||
Honorable Edward H. Foley, Jr. Honorable John S. Graham, Asst. Secy of Treasury | ||
(Cabinet Lunch) | ||
(The President left for Arlington National Cemetery to attend funeral of General John J. Pershing) | ||
(Honorable Oscar Ewing) (Honorable George Allen) (Mr. William Boyle) (Honorable Matthew J. Connelly) | ||
Executive Orders: [9979 PRESCRIBING PORTIONS OF THE SELECTIVE SERVICE REGULATIONS AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF SELECTIVE SERVICE TO PERFORM CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT UNDER THE SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT OF 1948 (1)] | ||
The Secretary of Agriculture [Charles F. Brannan] Mr. Wayne Williams of Denver, Colo. | ||
Mr. George Marshall Mr. Bert Bell (To present the President with his annual Football Pass) | ||
Senator Carl Hayden, Ariz. (Mr. Matthew Connelly asked him to come in and see the President) | ||
Honorable James Davis, former Governor of Louisiana (In Washington and asked to pay respects while here) | ||
(Mr. Chen Li Fu) (General Harry Vaughan brought in) | ||
Honorable Ely Palmer, American Ambassador to Afghanistan (Suggested that this be arranged - thru Mr. Woodward) | ||
Honorable Maple T. Harl, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (Wired Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday from Denver, asking for this appointment today) | ||
The President presented a scroll to Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis on the occasion of his retirement from the Army after fifty years of service. [Public Papers: Presentation of a Scroll to Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis Upon His Retirement From the U.S. Army] | ||
(Lunch) | ||
(Honorable Paul Porter) | ||
Honorable James E.Webb, Director Honorable Frank Pace, Asst. Director, Bureau of Budget | ||
(Mr.Henry Dockweiler) (Mr. Art Donaher) | ||
(Honorable Paul Porter) | ||
Mr. Franklin E. Reagan, of St. Louis Mo. (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly from St. Louis to ask for this Has in the past shipped to the President the Fruit of the Month fruits.) | ||
(Honorable Richmond Keech) | ||
(Mr. James Daleo) (Mr. Tom Gavin) | ||
Honorable James Grover McDonald, Special Representative to Israel (Arranged by Mr. Clark Clifford) | ||
Honorable George P. Shaw, American Ambassador to Nicaragua | ||
Senator J. Howard McGrath, R. I. | ||
(Mr.Hugh Fulton) | ||
(Lunch) | ||
Honorable Harold H. Burton, Associate Justice, U. S.Supreme Court, and Mrs. Burton, and grandson (Asked to have grandson shown through the White House, and Mr. Matthew Connelly told them the President would enjoy meeting the grandson) | ||
(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (The Atomic Energy Commission) (The Secretary of the Air Force [Stuart Symington]) (The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall]) (Mr. Donald F. Carpenter) (Mr. William Webster) | ||
(Honorable Mon Wallgren, Governor of Washington) | ||
Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
(The President joined meeting of Admiral Sidney Souers and National Security Council in Cabinet Room, where General Lucius Clay made report on situation in Berlin brought about by Russian blockade) | ||
Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of Budget | ||
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Pershing (Arranged by Mr. Charles Ross) | ||
The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
(Lunch) | ||
Honorable Philip Murray, President, CIO | ||
Off the Record in the President's Study: The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] The Secretary of Commerce [Charles Sawyer] Honoragle Oscar Ewing Honorable Oscar Chapman Honorable Leslie Biffle Honorable William Pawley Senator Carl Hatch Honrable Stephen Early Honorable Samuel I. Rosenman Honorable Matthew J. Connelly | ||
Cabinet [Meeting] (Morse for Labor - Foley for Treasury. Post Office not represented) | ||
(General Fleming wants word with the President after Cabinet) | ||
(Mr. Jack Shelley and daughter) | ||
Honorable Emmet O'Neal, American Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask for this appointment) | ||
Senator Carl Hayden, Arizona Sentaor Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming (Mr. Matthew Connelly invited them to come in - suggested by Mr. Charles Murphy) | ||
(Mr. George Baker) | ||
The President received the national officers of the Future Farmers of America, as follows: Mr Ervin Martin, Salem, Ind., President Honorable Oscar Ewing Mr. Wilbur Ray Dunk, Segovia, Tenn., 1st Vice Pres. Mr. John W. Webb, Jr. Wyoming, Dela, 3rd Vice Pres. Mr. Osborne J. Arlien, Fargo, N. D., 2nd Vice Pres. Mr. Kort H. Meier, Jr., Yuma, Ariz. 4th Vice Pres. Mr. Eugene Hansen, East Garland, Utah, Student Secy Hon. Rall I. Grigsby, Actg. Commissioner of Education Mr. A. Webster Tenney, Executive Secretary, Future Farmers of America (To invite the President to address the Future Famrers of America in Kansas City, Missouri, November 14th to 18th, 1948) | ||
General Lucius Clay The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall] The Under Secretary of the Army, Dr. Draper | ||
The President left for the USS WILLIAMSBURG where he had lunch aboard and remained on board for remainder of day and spent night. | ||
[Public Papers: Statement by the President Reviewing Two Years of Experience With the Atomic Energy Act] | ||
The President returned to dock at the Navy Yard where he took aboard the following and resumed cruise: Colonel Robert Landry Honorable Clark Clifford Honorable Charles Ross General Wallace Graham Honorable Stepehn T. Early Honorable George Allen | ||
Returned to the White House from cruise aboard USS WILLIAMSBURG. | ||
In Study, Off the record (The Secretary of Agriculture [Charles F. Brannan]) | ||
Executive Orders: [9980 REGULATIONS GOVERNING FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES WITHIN THE FEDERAL ESTABLISHMENT] | ||
Executive Orders: [9981 ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EQUALITY OF TREATMENT AND OPPORTUNITY IN THE ARMED SERVICES] | ||
Honorable Joseph K. Carson, Member, Maritime Commission of the United States (Carson told Dr. John R. Steelman he was leaving for west coast this week and would like to see the President before going.) |