Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
January 10, 1949
President Harry S. Truman's appointment calendar covers the dates from April 12, 1945 to January 20, 1953. Please select a date within that range.
| Congressman James W. Trimble, Arkansas (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| Honorable Josh Lee, C. A. B. (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| The President presented the President's Cup to the winner of the President's Cup Race: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schafer (Mr. Schafer is the winner) Senator Homer Ferguson, Mich. Congressman Roy O. Woodruff, Mich. Hon. Harry A. McDonald, S. E. C. Mr. Robert F. Haggerty Mr. Herbert C. Blunck Mr. Ronald C. Seeley Mr. Douglas G. Mode Admiral Henry G. Hamlet Mr. Edgar Morris Mr. James Councillor Mr. Edward Baltz Mr. Ned Fenlon General Vandenberg Mr. V. B. Steinbaugh Mr. Dan Arena Mr. J. P. Miller Mr. L. C. Sauer (This is requested by Mr. Douglas Mode) | ||
| Congressman Phil Welch, Mo. Mr. Harold Slater (Asked for this, stating that Mr. Vivian Truman had advised him that the President wanted to see him) | ||
| Honorable John Foster Dulles (To make oral report to the President on activities of Third Session of United Nations General Assembly, especially its latter phase when Mr. Dulles was Chairman of U. S. Delegation, Dulles asked for this thru State Department in December) | ||
| Hon. Robert Lovett, the Under Secretary of State Dr. Philip C. Jessup (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (CABINET LUNCHEON - Vice President [Alben Barkley], Agriculture and Commerce absent - Mr. Robert Lovett for State) | ||
| Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall] | ||
| Hon. Wayne Coy, Chairman, F.C.C. Mr. John Corson, President, American Society for Public Administration (Mr. Coy asked if he might bring in Mr. Corson, he wishes to invite the President to meeting of American Society for Public Administration, to be held in March) | ||
| Congressman John Lesinski, Michigan Congressman John Kennedy, Massachusetts Congressman Augustine Kelley, Pennsylvania (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask if he might have this late afternoon appointment) | ||
| The President left office and motored to Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, to see Admiral William D. Leahy | ||
| (Colonel Louis Johnson) (Colonel J. Monroe Johnson) | ||
| (Mrs. Perle Mesta) (Will come to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and see the President OFF THE RECORD) | ||
| Congressman Paul Jones, Mo. (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| Congressman O. C. Fisher, Texas (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly if he might come in and discuss with the President the angora goat industry) | ||
| Hon. E. L. Bartlett, Delegate from Alaska | ||
| (Honorable Howard Hunter) (OFF THE RECORD) | ||
| Mr. Hugh Baillie (Just back from extended tour of South America and would like to tell the President about. Arranged by Mr. Charles Ross) | ||
| The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] (Phoned yesterday to ask for this) | ||
| Honorable John C. Wiley, American Ambassador to Iran (Is in State Department on consultation, expecting to remain until Jan. 18th. Asked to see the President before returning to his post at Tehran) | ||
| (Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Public Works Administrator) (Mr. Edward F. Neild, architect, of Shreveport, La.) (Mr. Crim) (Mr. Winslow) (Commissioner W. E. Reynolds) (OFF RECORD. The President phoned Mr. Neild January 1st asking him come up for a conference. Mr. Neild come will come to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and see the President OFF RECORD. Others will come EAST ENTRANCE.) | ||
| Honorable Arthur Hill | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. William Boyle) | ||
| Honorable Frank Pace, Assistant Director of the Budget (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly - wants half hour) | ||
| (Mr. V. B. Steinbaugh) (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange this when he came in Monday for the presentation of the President's cup. OFF THE RECORD) | ||
| (Sen. Clinton Anderson, N. Mex.) | ||
| Senator Chan Gurney, S. D. Senator Kenneth S. Wherry, Nebraska (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly and asked him to arrange this) | ||
| Congressman Hugh Mitchell, Washington (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly on Monday to ask for this) | ||
| Maj. Gen. George M. Littlejohn (Joe Major asked that we set this up about the middle of December. He had heard that the General intended coming to Washington at this time) | ||
| (Mr. Carter Barron) (Mr. J. Robert Rubin, of Metro Goldwyn Mayer) (Mr. Rubin to present to the President a print of the film "The Truman Story". Mr. Rubin directed the making of this film. Mr. Barron called yesterday to ask that we make this OFF RECORD EAST ENTRANCE, as Mr. Rubin was very modest and said he did not want the White House to think he wanted any publicity) | ||
| Honorable Robert Patterson, former Secretary of War (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly from New York on Monday, asking if he might drop by for few minutes while in city) | ||
| Mr. Herbert Bayard Swope Mr. Morris Ernst Mr. Leo Cherne Monsignor Sheehy Robert Patterson George Field Edward McGrady (This group represents National Citizens' Council on Civil Rights, which was formed sometime after Report of the President's Committee had been made public, to give whatever resources and strength they could develop to promotion of ideas contained in that report. Particulary interested in supporting idea of permanent Federal Commission on Civil Rights. Decided to have small policy-making committee meet with the President to learn first hand what he has in mind) | ||
| Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly on Tuesday to arrange this) | ||
| The President met with the Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services: Honorable Charles H. Fahy, Chairman Mr. Alphonsus J. Donahue Mr. Lester Granger Mr. Charles Luckman Mr. Dwight R. G. Palmer Mr. John H. Sengstacke Mr. William E. Stevenson 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. Thomas R. Reid, Chairman of Personnel Policy Board, OSD | ||
| Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming Senator Carl Hayden, Arizona | ||
| Honorable M. E. [N. E.] Dodd, head of Food & Agriculture Organization of United Nations (To discuss with the President the idea of keeping these headquarters in this country) | ||
| Left by plane with Secretary Charles Ross and General Robert Landry for Pinehurst, North Carolina to see General George Marshall | ||
| Executive Orders: [10028 DEFINING NONCOMBATANT SERVICE AND NONCOMBATANT TRAINING] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Senate Transmitting Charter of the Organization of American States] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Senate Transmitting Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights to Women] | ||
| H. E. Senor Felix Nieto del Rio, the Ambassador of Chile (Upon instructions of his Government, requested thru Mr. Stanley Woodward an appointment with the President at earliest practicable date. Mr. Stanley Woodward stated the State Department understands that the Ambassador has been instructed to present to the President the Chilean view on recognition of the Venezuelan and Salvadoran regimes) | ||
| Honorable Thomas B. McCabe, Chairman, Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System | ||
| H. E. Sir Oliver Shewell Franks, the British Ambassador (Requests thru Mr. Stanley Woodward, appointment with the President to discuss Palestine. The Ambassador makes this request upon urgent instructions from the Prime Minister) | ||
| Honorable Edward R. Burke, former Senator from Nebraska Mr. George McClane, Executive Secretary of the Hawaii Statehood Commission (Senator Burke called Mr. Matthew Connelly and asked if they might come in and deliver a message to the President | ||
| Miss Linda Brown, The March of Dimes poster girl Mrs. Leonard Brown, mother Mr. James Herkenham of N. Y. representing National Foundation Mr. Edgar Morris, Chairman of D. C. Committee (Attached for the President's information is background and biography material on Linda Brown, and how she came to be chosen Poster Girl, the history of her recovery from polio) | ||
| Mr. Walter P. Marshall, President of Western Union Telegraph Co. (Honorable Paul Porter) (Paul Porter asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange. Marshall recently elected President of Western Union and desires pay this courtesy call upon the President. Mr. Porter is counsel for Western Union and wishes to participate in this call OFF RECORD, in order that the President may be briefly informed of the company's critical situation. Attached is Mr. Porter's summarization of this critical situation.) | ||
| Mr. Charles Merz, Editor, the New York Times (Merz wrote to Mr. Charles Ross Dec. 26th, stating he expected to be here at this time and would like to pay respects to the President and also to establish personal contact which he states he has lacked hitherto) | ||
| Honorable Joseph R. Farrington, Delegate from Hawaii | ||
| Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (To report on deliberations in Paris - one-half hour) | ||
| Honorable Robert Lovett, the Under Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (The Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan]) (Came in to see Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday and arranged this - OFF RECORD - BASEMENT ENTRANCE WEST SIDE) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Cabinet (All present except some doubt about Attorney General who was at home yesterday. Will come if able. Mr. Paul Hoffman will also attend) | ||
| Mr. Russell J. Hopley (Secretary James Forrestal asked to have this arranged - Mr. Hopley was formerly Director of Civilian Defense Planning - saw the President last on November 22, 1948) | ||
| Dr. Karl Compton (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly about a week ago to ask if he might come in and invite the President to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They are also inviting Winston Churchill) | ||
| Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Arizona | ||
| (Mr. Edwin Locke) (OFF THE RECORD) | ||
| Samir Rifai Pasha, former Prime Minister of Transjordan (To deliver personally a letter to the President from King Abdualah of Transjordan. Mr. Woodward will accompany.) | ||
| The Rt. Hon. Peter Fraser, Prime Minister of New Zealand H. E. Sir Carl Berendsen, Ambassador of New Zealand (Berendsen has been attending UN meetings in Paris and is on way home. When Ambassador saw the President recently he asked if he might bring in Mr. Frazer when he arrived in Washington) | ||
| Mr. Melvin Hildreth Mr. William Boyle Hon. Nellie Tayloe Ross Mr. Edward Boykin Mr. Leland Howard Agnes Doherty Mrs. Meigs Russell Powell Mr. H. L. Kemp Winifred McGill (To present to the President invitation to Inaugural, the Inaugural Program and the Inaugural Medal) | ||
| Honorable Wayne C. Grover, Archivist of the U. S. Dr. Luther H. Evans, Librarian of Congress The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] Mr. Thomas D. Brophy, President of the American Heritage Foundation Mr. J. Edward Shugrue, Natl. Director, Heritage Foundation Mr. Allan Wilson (To present to the President scroll containing over 3,500,000 names, including that of the President, of all people who have gone through the Freedom Train. This will of necessity be token presentation as scroll too large to carry around. It is to become a permanent archive of this government.) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Senator James E. Murray, Montana Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minnesota Senator Guy Gillette, Iowa (Senator Murray called Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask if they might see the President to discuss resources development in the Missouri Valley) | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday to ask for this) | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| (Colonel Louis Johnson) (Colonel Monroe Johnson) (General Harry Vaughan) (Colonel Renfrow) | ||
| Senator Robert S. Kerr, Oklahoma | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Leslie Biffle) | ||
| Left for Missouri State Society Reception at the Shoreham Hotel with Mrs. Truman | ||
| (Staff meeting in Cabinet Room to work on Inaugural Address) | ||
| (Honorable John R. Steelman) (The Secretary of Commerce [Charles Sawyer]) (The Secretaty of Labor [Maurice J. Tobin]) (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) (The Secretary of Agriculture [Charles F. Brannan]) (The Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug]) (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) (Honorable Thomas McCabe, Federal Reserve) (Honorable Frank Pace, Bureau of Budget) (Met with the President in Cabinet Room to discuss anti-inflation. OFF RECORD) | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress Requesting Permanent Reorganization Legislation] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Senate Transmitting Convention on Wage and Hour Statistics in Principal Mining and Manufacturing Industries] | ||
| Honarable Alben W. Barkley, Vice President-elect Honorable Scott Lucas, Ill. Honorable Sam Rayburn, Texas Honorable John W. McCormack, Mass. (Big Four asked by the President, thru Mr. Connelly to come at this time.) | ||
| Mr. James Petrillo, President, American Federation of Musicians (To present the President with honorary gold membership card in his organization) (Requested by Jack Redding) | ||
| (Mr. Ed McKim) (Mr. Ted Marks) | ||
| (Mr. Max Lowenthal) (Off the Record) | ||
| Mr. William Hyman Mr. Julio Kilenyi, sculptor (Colonel Louis Johnson) (Mr. Kilenyi will bring in his model of medal he did, and which was paid for by Mr. Hyman as his contribution to Democratic Party. Photographed with the President. Presentation of the medal is to be made Wednesday at luncheon of Finance Committee) | ||
| (Governor Mon Wallgren) | ||
| Honorable Frank Pace, Assistant Director, Bureau of the Budget (Phoned Mr. Connelly on Saturday to ask for this) | ||
| Honorable Robert Lovett, Acting Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Senator Carl Hatch | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bowman) | ||
| [Public Papers: Message in Response to Governor Dewey's Inaugural Greetings] | ||
| (Honorable Robert E. Hannegan) | ||
| (Mr. Russell Stewart) | ||
| (H. E. Senor Don Octavio A. Vallarino) the Ambassador of Panama) (H. E. Don Enrique Jimenez, former President of Panama) (Jimenez was Ambassador to Washington 1943-45 and during tenure as Chief Executive was consistantly cooperative and helpful in relations between our two Governments. Only reason for making Off the Record is that we are turning down so many other requests for appointments this week.) | ||
| (Mr. Tom Van Sant) | ||
| H. E. Senor Don Rafael de la Colina, the Ambassador of Mexico (Newly appointed - presented credentials) | ||
| H. E. Senor Don Ferando Berckmeyer Pazos, Ambassador of Peru (Newly appointed - presented credentials) | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Henri L. Warren) (Miss Martha Warren) (Mrs. Walter Warren) (Mr. Ross B. Warren) (Mary Lowell Warren) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Bryce Smith | ||
| Mr. William Burke of Mass. | ||
| (Mr. Ed Egan) (Mr. John Peyton) (Chicago Police Department members) | ||
| (Left for the Truman-Barkley Dinner) |