Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
October 19, 1948
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[Public Papers: Address at the State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, North Carolina]
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Mr. Floyd Odlum (At the request of Colonel Louis Johnson and arranged by him) | ||
H. E. Erik C. Boheman, the Ambassador of Sweden. (Newly appointed - presented credentials.) | ||
(Lunch) | ||
(Mr. Herman Rosenberg) | ||
(Mr. William Hillman) | ||
(Speech meeting in Cabinet Room) | ||
(Mr. Ralph McClure, of Los Angeles) (Mr. George M. Conovan) (His wife, Mrs. Louise H. McClure, wrote to Mrs. Truman asking if her husband, "an old Missourian" and a tax consultant might have a chance to shake hands with the President, while in Washington on tax business.) | ||
General Lucius D. Clay The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] Mr. Robert Murphy The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall] Honorable William Draper, the Under Secretary of the Army | ||
The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall] presented to the President the Medal of Honor Book. Also present were: Colonel James H. Phillips Major Donald Bovee Mr. Thomas H. Huntington Mr. John F. Kane (This book contains names and citations of every man in the Army and Air Force who received Medal of Honor awards from the Civil War through World War II) | ||
Honorable Frank Pace, Assistant Director, Bureau of Budget (Asked for half hour) | ||
Honorable Robert Lovett, the Acting Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
(Lunch) | ||
Honorable Richard Patterson Honorable James Gerard (Arranged at suggestion Colonel Louis Johnson, who also said it should be on record) | ||
(Speech Meeting in Cabinet Room) | ||
[Public Papers: Address on Radio Program Sponsored by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union Campaign Committee] | ||
Executive Orders: [10011 AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO EXERCISE CERTAIN POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT WITH RESPECT TO THE GRANTING OF ALLOWANCES AND ALLOTMENTS TO GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL ON FOREIGN DUTY] | ||
Executive Orders: [10012 EXCLUDING FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE CLASSIFICATION ACT OF 1923, AS AMENDED, POSITIONS FILLED BY PATIENTS IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS] | ||
(The President made a transcription in the Cabinet Room for the Department of State) | ||
(Colonel Louis Johnson) | ||
Governor Ernest W. Gibson | ||
(Honorable Caskie Collet) | ||
Mr. J. A. Fisher, President, Utility Workers of America Mr. Joseph Lawrence, Democratic National Committee Mr. William J. Pachler (Request made by Mr. Lawrence. The Utility Workers of America organization has just held convention and the President, Mr. Fisher, wants to pledge support of this organization to the President) | ||
W. H. Rivers, of Minor Teachers College, Chairman, Executive Committee, National Championships. W. Spurgeon Burke, General Secretary of National Championships Alice Coachman, Albany State College Nell Jackson, Tuskeegee Institute Theresa Manuel, Tuskeegee Institute Audrey Patterson, Tennessee State College Emma Reed, Tennessee State College Mabel Walker, Tuskeegee Institute Mrs. Jesse Abbot Mrs. Anna Evans Dr. Edward Henderson Coach Rhoulac Harry Riley (Arranged by Philleo Nash) (Each year a football game between two negro colleges is played at Griffith Stadium - this is an important event and compares with the Rose Bowl Game. The game will be played this Saturday between Wilburforce University, Ohio, and Tennessee State College. The proceeds are given to the United Negro College Fund and for scholarships. They will pay respects to the President and the negro athletes who won medals at the Olympics will be presented to the President.) | ||
Mrs. India Edwards | ||
(Lunch) | ||
The President saw the movie "The Truman Story" in the Projection Room) | ||
(Mr. E. C. Faris) | ||
(Judge Welburn Mayock) | ||
The President left Washington by train | ||
[Public Papers: Address in Scranton, Pennsylvania] | ||
[Public Papers: Address in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania] | ||
[Public Papers: Rear Platform Remarks in Pennsylvania] | ||
[Public Papers: Address in Johnstown, Pennsylvania] | ||
[Public Papers: Address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] | ||
[President on campaign trip to Cleveland, Boston, Providence, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City.] | ||
[Public Papers: Statement by the President on Israel] | ||
[President on campaign trip to Cleveland, Boston, Providence, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City.] | ||
[Public Papers: Rear Platform Remarks in Indiana] | ||
[Public Papers: Address in the Memorial Auditorium, Gary, Indiana] | ||
[Public Papers: Address in the Chicago Stadium] | ||
[Public Papers: Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Indiana and Ohio] | ||
[President on campaign trip to Cleveland, Boston, Providence, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City.] | ||
[Public Papers: Address in the Cleveland Municipal Auditorium] | ||
Executive Orders: [10013 ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AND MORAL WELFARE AND CHARACTER GUIDANCE IN THE ARMED FORCES] | ||
[Public Papers: Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Massachusetts and Connecticut] | ||
[President on campaign trip to Cleveland, Boston, Providence, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City.] | ||
[Public Papers: Address at Mechanics Hall in Boston]
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[Public Papers: Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York] | ||
[President on campaign trip to Cleveland, Boston, Providence, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City.] | ||
[Public Papers: Address in Madison Square Garden, New York City] | ||
[President on campaign trip to Cleveland, Boston, Providence, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City.] | ||
[Public Papers: Statement by the President on the National Holiday of Turkey] | ||
[Public Papers: Informal Remarks in New York] | ||
[Public Papers: Address in Harlem, New York, Upon Receiving the Franklin Roosevelt Award] | ||
[Public Papers: Address at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City] | ||
[President on campaign trip to Cleveland, Boston, Providence, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City.] | ||
[Public Papers: Rear Platform Remarks in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri] | ||
[Public Papers: Address at the Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri]
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[President on campaign trip to Cleveland, Boston, Providence, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City.] | ||
[President on campaign trip to Cleveland, Boston, Providence, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City.] | ||
[Public Papers: Radio Remarks in Independence on Election Eve] | ||
[President on campaign trip to Cleveland, Boston, Providence, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City.] | ||
On this date Harry Truman was elected to a second term as President. See student research file, The Election Campaign of 1948: documents, photographs and more. | ||
Executive Orders: [10014 DIRECTING FEDERAL AGENCIES TO COOPERATE WITH SATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN PREVENTING POLLUTION OF SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND WATERS] | ||
[President on campaign trip to Cleveland, Boston, Providence, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City.] | ||
[Public Papers: Remarks at the Victory Celebration in Independence] | ||
[Public Papers: Remarks in Missouri, Indiana, and Ohio While En Route to Washington] | ||
[President on campaign trip to Cleveland, Boston, Providence, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City.] | ||
Executive Orders: [10015 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10010, CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE DISPUTES BETWEEN THE AKRON & BARBERTON BELT RAILROAD COMPANY AND OTHER CARRIERS, AND CERTAIN OF THEIR EMPLOYEES] | ||
The President returned to Washington. | ||
[Public Papers: Remarks Upon Arrival at the White House] | ||
The President called an informal, brief Cabinet meeting in his office. | ||
(Lunch) | ||
(Honorable Richmond Keech) | ||
Mr. Ward Canaday | ||
Honorable Louis Johnson | ||
Honorable Oscar Ewing | ||
Mr. Philip Murray | ||
Mr. James McCahey | ||
Honorable Samuel Rosenman | ||
Honorable John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy (Arranged by Captain Dennison) | ||
Honorable Maple Harl | ||
Honorable James V. Forrestal, Secretary of Defense (Asked the President yesterday if he might come over today.) | ||
Honorable Charles Sawyer, the Secretary of Commerce (Asked the President yesterday if he might come over today) | ||
Honorable Richard Patterson, U. S. Ambassador to Guatemala (He is leaving in a day or so for Guatemala, and asked to come in and say goodbye to the President.) | ||
(Mr. John McCampbell of Goliad, Texas) (General Harry H. Vaughan) | ||
(Mr. Wayne Danis) | ||
Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
Mr. William Boyle | ||
Mr. Edwin Locke | ||
Mr. M. R. Evans | ||
Dr. Isadore [Isador] Lubin | ||
(Lunch) | ||
Honorable Lewis Douglas, U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain The Under Secretary of State | ||
Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of Budget | ||
[Log of President Truman's Trip: (Fifth) Trip to Key West, Florida] | ||
[Log of President Truman's Trip: (Fifth) Trip to Key West, Florida] | ||
[Log of President Truman's Trip: (Fifth) Trip to Key West, Florida] | ||
Executive Orders: [10016 COAT OF ARMS, SEAL, AND FLAG OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES] |