Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
December 14, 1948
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| Senator Kenneth McKellar, Tennessee (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday, and then sent up the letter addressed to the President, stating that he wanted to discuss this with him.) | ||
| Congressman Emanuel Celler, of New York (Has been trying for quite a while to get this.- Wants to discuss civil rights) | ||
| Honorable Charles McLaughlin, former Congressman from Nebraska (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask for this.) | ||
| Honorable Eugene I. Van Antwerp, Mayor of the City of Detroit (Called Mr. Connelly to ask for this.) | ||
| Honorable Elmer E. Robinson, Mayor of San Francisco, Calif. Mr. Francis Keesling (Mayor Robinson wrote and wired Mr. Matthew Connelly for this.) | ||
| Mayor Delesseps D. Morrison of New Orleans | ||
| Mr. Jack Kroll, CIO | ||
| Honorable Estes Kefauver, Senator-elect from Tennessee (Wrote the President long letter on November 30th, and in replying asked him to come in sometime.) | ||
| Honorable Perry Faulkner, Chief of Veterans Employment Service (Arranged by Mr. Ted Marks when in last week.) | ||
| (Mr. J. O'Connor Roberts) (Mr. Wash Williams) (To invite the President to Christmas Luncheon of Chatterbox Club. Off the Record) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Senator William C. Feazel, La. Honorable Leslie Biffle | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Honorable Frank Pace | ||
| Dr. Edwin G. Nourse | ||
| The Australian Ambassador, H. E. Honorable Norman J. O.Makin Honorable Robert Butler, former Ambassador to Australia (Ambassador Makin is bringing a rug made of sheepskin to the President as a gift) | ||
| (Mr. Joseph Blythe) | ||
| Honorable George Radcliffe, former Senator from Maryland (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly last week from Baltimore to ask for this) | ||
| Honorable Joseph J. O'Connell, Jr., Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to set this up) | ||
| Mr. Miguel J. Uline, owner of Washington Capitols local professional basketball club Mr. Arnold Auerbach, Coach, Washington Capitol Basketball Team Mr. Robert Ferrick Captain of Team Mr. Horace McKinney, one of the players (To present the President with gold pass for the Washington Capitols' home games at the Uline Arena this season.) | ||
| Honorable David Sholtz, of N. Y. C. (Wired Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask for this appointment) | ||
| Mrs. India Edwards | ||
| Senator Arthur M. Vandenberg, Michigan Judge Joseph A. Moynihan of Detroit, President of the Inter-American Bar Association Honorable Prentiss Brown Mr. William B. Cudlip of Detroit, distinguished Michigan lawyer who is secretary of the Pan American Conference Mr. George S. Fitzgerald, Democratic National Committee- man from Michigan (Senator Vandenberg originaly asked to just bring in Judge Moynihan who wants to present invitation to the Presi- dent to speak at annual conventin of Inter-American Bar Association. Later wrote Mr. Matthew Connelly that former Senator Prentiss Brown hoped, if possible, to stay on along for a few minutes' private conversation with the President.) | ||
| Honorable Edmund [Edmond] M. Hanrahan, Chairman, SEC (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this appointment) | ||
| H. E. Senor Dr. Don Alberto Bemingues Campora, the Ambassador of Uruguay (Newly appointed - presented credentials.) | ||
| Mr. Walter Reuther (Arranged last week by Mr. Clark Clifford) | ||
| The President received a Committee from National Public Housing Conference, Inc.: Mr. Edward Weinfeld, President of National Public Housing Conference Mr. Leo Goodman, CIO Mr. Peter Henley, A. F. of L. Mr. Jack Carter, National Housing Officer, Veterans of Foreign Wars Miss Anna Lord Straus, League of Women Voters Mr. David L. Krooth, Member of Board, National Public Housing Conference Mr. Russell Smith, National Farmers Union Mr. Leslie Perry, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Asked to meet with the President to discuss possible housing programs to be introduced in coming session of Congress.) | ||
| Honorable Fletcher Bowron, Mayor of Los Anngeles (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange this.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Arthur Hill (Phoned Mr. Connelly late yesterday to ask for this) | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget Honorable Frank Pace, Assistant Director (One hour) | ||
| Mr. Lou E. Holland, of Missouri (Wrote the President early in month and the President replied, saying he would be looking forward to seeing Mr. Holland when he came here at this time.) | ||
| The President received the following members of the Executive Committee of the A. F. of L. Honorable William Green Mr. George Mead Mr. George Harrison Mr. Daniel Tracy and The Secretary of Labor [Maurice J. Tobin] (The Secretary of Labor asked Mr. Connelly to arrange this) | ||
| Honorable Henry F. Grady, American Ambassador to Greece (Requested through Stanley Woodward) | ||
| Honorable Paul M.Herzog, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board Honorable John M. Houston, Member Honorable James J. Reynolds, Jr., Member Honorable Abe Murdock, Member Honorable J. Copeland Gray, Member (Chairman Herzog asked Mr. Connelly to arrange this) | ||
| Honorable Robert E. Tehan, Democratic National Committeeman, Wisconsin Honorable Jerome Fox, State Chairman Congressman Andrew Biemiller (Congressman-elect) Wis. (Mr. Tehan wrote to the President early in December asking if he and these gentlemen might see him with view to laying before him their representations concerning filling vacancy in U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Says they were assured by Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] on November 24th that he would recommend a Wisconsin man) | ||
| Commander H. David Frackman, Regular Veterans Association (To be received in official capacity and have picture taken with the President.) Mr. William J. Chisholm | ||
| Honorable George H. Combs, Jr., Chairman, Democratic County Committee of County of New York (Wrote Mr. Connelly early in Demcember asking for this) | ||
| His Holiness, Athenagoras I., Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church, et al - Mr. William Helis; Mr. Tom Poppas | ||
| (The President spoke on the telephone to Senator-Elect J. Melville Broughton, North Carolina, who was calling from farm of Mr. W. J. Pace in Alamance County, near Burlington, N.C. This event signalizes installation of one millionth rural telephone by the Bell System since V-J Day) | ||
| Senator-elect Matthew M. Neely, W. Va. (Wrote to the President last week to ask for this) | ||
| The Under Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable William Clyton | ||
| Judge Bennett C. Clark Mr. John Ferguson | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (After Press Conference: Mr. Joe Healy) (Mr. John Throckmorton) (Mr. John Smiley) | ||
| Dr. William M.Leiserson, Chairman, Railroad Emergency Board Mr. George A. Cook, Member Mr. David L. Cole, Member (Arranged at suggestion of Dr. John R. Steelman) | ||
| Cabinet (All present except Alben W. Barkley, and he may make it.) | ||
| Mr. Carl H. Claudy, Executive Secretary, the Masonic Service Association of the U. S. (Wrote to the President in November asking if he might come in.) | ||
| Mr. John E. Bierwirth, President, New York Trust Co. Honorable Louis Johnson (Arranged at Colonel Louis Johnson's request.) | ||
| (Mr. Juan Trippe) (Honorable Louis Johnson) (Off the record - arranged at the suggestion of Col. Louis Johnson) | ||
| Mr. Frank C. Berbest, of Blatz Brewing Co. Mr. Harry Scharzer (Colonel Louis Johnson) (Arranged at suggestion of Colonel Louis Johnson) | ||
| Colonel Jack Arvey, of Chicago (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| Mr. John A. Kennedy, Editor and Publisher, San Diego Journal (Wrote Mr. Matthew Connelly early in December asking for this) | ||
| The President presented the Collier Trophy to: Mr. John Stack, of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, for his concept of supersonic flight Mr.Lawrence D. Bell, President of Bell Aircraft for con- struction of the craft which broke the sonic barrier Captain Charles E. Yeager, of U. S. Air Forces, who piloted the craft which made initial flight Following guests were present: Honorable John R. Alison Captain Maxwell W. Balfour Mt. T. L. Brantly James W. Batchelor Thomas H. Bock David L. Behncke Horace P. Bromfield, Vice President, Corn Exchange Bank Richard Chaplin William L. Chanery Frederick C. Crawford Oscar Dystel Walter Davenport General Oliver P. Echols Lester D. Cardner J. B. Hartranft, Jr. William Hillman Captain John J. Ide S. Paul Johnston William J. Kelly Brig. General Frank F. Lahm Admiral E. S. Land Jerome Lederer Louis E. Leverone Colonel A. B. McMullen Glenn M. McCarthy Harry Meixell G. John Morean Frederick R. Neely Mrs. Frances W. Nolde Shirley Rapee Ben Regan Dr. J. Sutherland E. C. W. Sweeney Honorable W. Stuart Symington [Secretary of the Air Force] John F. Victory Albert E. Winger Mr. Charles E. Yeager Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Yeager | ||
| Mr. Leonard Irving, Congressman-elect, Missouri | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mr.Louis Rosensteil, Head of Schenley's (Colonel Louis Johnson) (At request of Colonel Louis Johnson) | ||
| Mr. Sam Rorex | ||
| (Mr. William Hutchinson, A. F. of L. (Dr. John Steelman) | ||
| (Mr. Jerome Duggan) (Mr. Milton Kronheim) (General Harry Vaughan) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10023 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9984 OF JULY 31, 1948, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FURNISHING OF CLOTHING IN KIND OR PAYMENT OF CASH ALLOWANCES IN LIEU THEREOF TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY, COAST GUARD, NAVAL RESERVE, AND COAST GUARD RESERVE] | ||
| (Mr. John Ferguson) (Judge Bennett C. Clark) (Off the record) | ||
| Congressman Brent Spence, Ky. (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly from Cincinnati last week) | ||
| Honorable Ernest Gruening, Governor of Alaska The Secretary of Interior [Julius A. Krug] (Governor Gruening asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange) | ||
| Mr. Carroll Bird Mr. Thomas Whalen (To invite the President to the Annual Dinner of the Touchdown Club on January 8th.) | ||
| Mr. John Hendren | ||
| Honorable Sid McMath, Governor-elect of Arkansas Mr. Eugene R. Warren (The Governor wrote to the Mr. Matthew Connelly asking if he might see the President - Secretary Snyder asked if Mr. Warren might be included in the appointment) | ||
| Mr. Murray D. Lincoln, Farm Bureau Insurance, Columbus, Ohio (Wired the President on December 6th, asking for this, saying in part "I want to congratulate you on your election and am anxious to tell you how I believe our farmers in Ohio feel about the urgent problem of the Ruhr and other foreign relations difficulties. Our farmers seem more acutely aware of the world situation and their dependence on it than ever before. The votes of many of them for you reflected their concern.") | ||
| Mr. Jacob Blaustein (Colonel Louis Johnson) (Arranged at suggestion of Colonel Johnson) | ||
| The President presented the Medal for Merit to Honorable Myron Taylor The following guests were present: Hamilton Fish Armstrong Dr. Isaiah Bowman Miss Regina E. Bushwaller John W. Davis Mrs. Dwight Davis Secretary James Forrestal William C. Fitch Mrs. Franklin Gowen and son Mrs. J. Borden Harriman Admiral William Leahy Secretary Robert Lovett Nathan L. Miller Harley Notter Dr. Lee Pasvolsky Miss Grace G. Tully Mr. Owne Young | ||
| [Public Papers: Citation Accompanying Medal for Merit Awarded to Myron C. Taylor] | ||
| The President received the following officers and members of the National Democratic Club: Mr. James E. Branigan John P. O'Brien Harry Harshfield Charles H. Silver Joseph Love Barney B. Schlinger Richard T. Flanagan Arthur Immerman Dennis J. McMahon Frank P. Leckler Anthony F. Favia William A. Gainey William P. Dunne Charles D. Gilbert (Presdented the President with a Gold Honorary Membership | ||
| The Under Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| Cabinet Luncheon | ||
| The President held his annual Christmas Reception in his office for the Members of the White House Staff. | ||
| Honorable John J. McCloy | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget (The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) (The Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall]) (The Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan]) (The Secretary of the Air Force [Stuart Symington]) | ||
| (Mr. William Hillman and son) (Off the record) | ||
| Honorable Paul G. Hoffman, Administrator, E. C. A. (Phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday to ask for this) | ||
| The Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug] (Asked Mr. Connelly to arrange) | ||
| (Mr. Perry Hodgden) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Richmond Keech (Asked Mr. Connelly yesterday to arrange) | ||
| (Honorable Basil O'Connor) | ||
| The Secretary of Agriculture | ||
| Dr. Edwin G. Nourse | ||
| (Mrs. Perle Mesta) | ||
| (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| The President left Washington, D. C. by air for Independence, Mo. to join Mrs. Truman and Miss Truman at the summer White House for Christmas. Accompanied by Mr. Charles Ross, Mr. Matthew Connelly, Miss Rose Conway and General Robert Landry; General and Mrs. Wallace Graham and children. | ||
| [In Independence, Missouri for Christmas] | ||
| [In Independence, Missouri for Christmas] | ||
| [Public Papers: Radio Remarks on the Occasion of the Lighting of the Community Christmas Tree on the White House Grounds] | ||
| [In Independence, Missouri for Christmas] | ||
| [In Independence, Missouri for Christmas] | ||
| At the Muehlebach, Kansas City, Missouri | ||
| The President received a delegation of Elks. | ||
| The President received the Grand Commandery Knights of the Templar of Missouri: Mr. Robert W. Hedrick, Sr. Mr. Robert W. Hedrich, Jr. Governor Forrest Smith Mr. George Hubert Bates Mr. Geo C. Marquis, Mr. James M. Terhune Mr. Clarence E. Purdy Mr. Frank Land | ||
| The President received Dr. Yaeger and group from Advertising and Sales Executives Club and was presented by them with honorary membership card. | ||
| (Lunched at the Muehlebach Hotel with Edward Jacobson and others at testimonial for Mr. Jacobson. |