Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman

January 26, 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.

3:50 pm	January 26, 1949	(Secretary of Labor [Maurice J. Tobin]) (Honorable Charles Murphy)
4:00 pm	January 26, 1949	Senator Elbert D. Thomas, Utah
4:15 pm	January 26, 1949	(Colonel Louis Johnson) Mr. Abraham Feinberg)
8:00 am	January 27, 1949	[Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress Concerning Relief to Palestine Refugees]
9:45 am	January 27, 1949	(Mr. Paul Dillon will bring in two children to shake hands with the President) (Off the Record)
10:30 am	January 27, 1949	Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers]
11:00 am	January 27, 1949	Mr. A. F. Whitney, President, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (Arranged at suggestion Dr. John R. Steelman)
11:15 am	January 27, 1949	Honorable James Henderson, Administrator, Philippine Alien Property Administration (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange this, stating he wished to talk to the President and also present him with a carved box containing cigars.)
11:30 am	January 27, 1949	(Honorable W. Averell Harriman) (Honorable Samuel I. Rosenman) (Honorable W. Stuart Symington) (Wanted to invite the President to make a speech, off the record)
11:45 am	January 27, 1949	Senator Francis J. Myers, Pa. Mr. Albert M. Greenfield, of Philadelphia (Senator Myers asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange, stating Mr. Greenfield was very active in campaign for the President working with Colonel Louis Johnson)
12:00 pm	January 27, 1949	(Honorable Thomas B. McCabe, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve Board) (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange this off-the-record)
12:15 pm	January 27, 1949	(Major General Hugh J. Casey, engineer for Far East Command) (Off the record)
12:30 pm	January 27, 1949	The Secretary of State [Dean G. Acheson] (Usual Thursday appointment)
1:00 pm	January 27, 1949	(Lunch)
3:00 pm	January 27, 1949	Honorable George Luckey and family, wife, daughter and son-in-law.
3:30 pm	January 27, 1949	(The Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan]) (Mr. Daniel Kimball) Off the record
3:40 pm	January 27, 1949	(The President attended meeting of National Security Council in the Cabinet Room.
4:00 pm	January 27, 1949	General Philip Fleming
12:00 am	January 28, 1949	Executive Orders: [10032 CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE AKRON, CANTON & YOUNGSTOWN RAILROAD COMPANY AND OTHER CARRIERS, AND CERTAIN OF THEIR EMPLOYEES]
10:00 am	January 28, 1949	Cabinet [Meeting] (Secretary of Agriculture and General Fleming absent)
11:00 am	January 28, 1949	(The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal])
11:05 am	January 28, 1949	Mr. John Coleman (Mr. Harry Durning
11:10 am	January 28, 1949	(Honorable George A. Garrett, U. S. Minister to Ireland)
11:15 am	January 28, 1949	Congressman Eugene Worley, Texas (Phoned Mr. Connelly early in week to ask for this)
11:30 am	January 28, 1949	(Mr. John Ferguson) (Asked Mr. Connelly to arrange this - off-the-record)
11:45 am	January 28, 1949	The President recieved a Delegation of Blue Star Mothers: Mrs. Lydia Doyle of Long Beach, Calif. (wife of Cong. Doyle of Calif.) Mrs. Ann Archer, New York Mrs. Odess Arnold, Long Beach, Calif. Mrs. Susan Delaney, Greenville, Pa. Mrs. Edna Ehlow, St. Clair Shores, Mich. Mrs. Ann Fetting, Smithcreek, Mich. Mrs. Irma Hoffman, Columbus, Ohio Mrs. Hazel Scott, Erieside, Ohio Mrs. Annabelle Stumpf, Jamestown, Pa. Mrs. Irene Uhl, Rosemead, Calif. (Arrange at request of Congressman Doyle of California. Mr. Connelly checked with Veterans Administration, and was advised that this organization was new, growing out of World War II, but was getting to be large and quite representative, and had their approval)
12:00 pm	January 28, 1949	Senator Dennis Chavez, New Mexico (Asked Mr. Connelly to arrange this.)
12:15 pm	January 28, 1949	Senator Harley M. Kilgore, W. Va. Congressman Robert L. Ramsay, W. Va. (New Democrat) Congressman Harley O. Staggers, W. Va. (New Democrat) Congressman M. Vailey, W. Va. Congressman E. H. Hendrick Congressman Burnside, W. Va. (Congressman Burnside called to ask whether the President would receive West Virginia delegation to discuss H. R. 841, "To amend Title III of the Service- men's Readjustment Act of 1944 to promote the construction of veterans housing". This bill introduced by Congressman Hedrick)
12:30 pm	January 28, 1949	Rt. Rev. John O'Grady, Secretary of National Catholic Charities Mr. James Carey, CIO Mr. Lee Goodman, CIO Mr. Jack Williamson, Veterans of Foreign Wars Mr. Peter Handley, A. F. of L. Mr. Lee Johnson, National Public Housing Conference Mr. Betram Gieseche, American Legion Housing Committee (Requested by Monsignor O'Grady, who called Mr. Connelly. Wished to talk largely about question of leadership on housing problem, about which they claim there is con- fusion but they would like to get a little leadership from National Housing Agency; that they are sorely disappointed in the leadership they are getting from them, or lack of it. Wish to also talk aboout provisions affecting middle income groups.)
12:45 pm	January 28, 1949	Honorable David Lynn, Architect of the Capitol (Asked if he might come up and present the President with flag which flew over East Wing of the Capitol at Inaugural. The flag on west side is to be given to the Vice President [Alben W. Barkley].)
1:00 pm	January 28, 1949	(Lunch)
3:00 pm	January 28, 1949	Honorable Frank Pace, Acting Director, Bureau of the Budget
3:15 pm	January 28, 1949	Congressman Carl Vinson, Georgia (Phoned Mr. Connelly on Thursday to ask for this)
3:45 pm	January 28, 1949	Honorable Mark Ethridge The Secretary of State [Dean G. Acheson]
4:00 pm	January 28, 1949	(The Secretary of Labor [Maurice J. Tobin]) (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder])
9:00 am	January 29, 1949	(Honorable Robert Lovett)
10:00 am	January 29, 1949	Staff Meeting
11:45 am	January 29, 1949	(H. B. Deal of Saint Louis, Missouri)
12:00 pm	January 29, 1949	(Honorable Cyrus Ching) (Honorable John R. Steelman)
8:00 am	January 31, 1949	[Public Papers: White House Statement Announcing Recognition of the Government of Transjordan]
8:10 am	January 31, 1949	[Public Papers: White House Statement Announcing Recognition of the Government of Israel]
10:00 am	January 31, 1949	The Vice President [Alben W. Barkley] Speaker Sam Rayburn Senator Scott Lucas, Ill. Congressman John W. McCormack, Mass.
11:00 am	January 31, 1949	Congressman Walter K. Granger, Utah (Phoned Mr. Connelly last Wednesday to ask for this)
11:15 am	January 31, 1949	Honorable Wallace H. White, former Senator from Maine (Called on Friday to ask if he might see President as soon as possible on a personal matter)
11:30 am	January 31, 1949	Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune (Arranged at suggestion of David Niles, to whom she made her request)
11:45 am	January 31, 1949	(Honorable Mark Edwin Andrews, Assistant Secretary of the Navy) (Arranged by Secretary Sullivan whom he called on the President last Friday) (off the record)
12:00 pm	January 31, 1949	Honorable John Carter Vincent, American Minister to Switzerland (To pay respects before returning to his post at Bern)
12:15 pm	January 31, 1949	Congressman Clarence Cannon, Mo. Congressman Clare Magee, Mo. Congressman Morgan M. Moulder, Mo Congressman Phil J. Welch, Mo. Congressman Leonard Irving, Mo. Congressman Richard Bolling, Mo. Congressman George H. Christroper, Mo. Congressman A. S. J. Carnahan, Mo. Congressman Paul C. Jones, Mo. Congressman John B. Sullivan, Mo. Congressman Raymond W. Karst, Mo. Congressman Frank M. Karsten, Mo. (The President invited the Missouri Democratic Delegation in the House to call on him)
12:30 pm	January 31, 1949	The Secretary of State [Dean G. Acheson] (Usual Monday appointment)
1:00 pm	January 31, 1949	(Cabinet luncheon)
3:25 pm	January 31, 1949	(Mr. John Adams)
3:30 pm	January 31, 1949	(Honorable Mon Wallgren)
3:40 pm	January 31, 1949	The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]
4:10 pm	January 31, 1949	The President signed duplicate of Press Release announcing de jure recognition to the Government of Israel by U. S. Government. Present were: Mr. Edward Jacobson Mr. Frank Goldman, President of B'nai B'rith Mr. Maurice Bisgyer, National Secretary
11:59 pm	January 31, 1949	On this date the United States gave official de jure recognition to the new state of Israel. See student research file, The Recognition of the State of Israel: documents, photographs and more.
10:00 am	February 01, 1949	Senator Burnet R. Maybank, S. C. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyo. The Secretary of Agriculture [Charles F. Brannan] Congressman Brent Spence, Ky. Congressman Edward J. Hart, N. J. (Honorable Charles Murphy, Administrative to the President) (Invited by the President at suggestion of Congressman John McCormack, to come in and discuss anti-inflation)
10:45 am	February 01, 1949	Dr. Lewis Webster Jones, President, University of Arkansas Dr. A. B. Bonds (Arranged by Dr. John R. Steelman)
11:00 am	February 01, 1949	Dr. Lewis Webster Jones, President, University of Arkansas Dr. A. B. Bonds {Arranged by Dr. John R. Steelman)
11:15 am	February 01, 1949	Honorable Mary Norton, N. J. (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this)
11:30 am	February 01, 1949	Mr. Samuel B. Stewart, General Counsel of the Bank of America (Asked for this through Mr. Perroti, resident representa- tive of the Bank of America)
11:45 am	February 01, 1949	Mrs. India Edwards (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to arrange this)
12:00 pm	February 01, 1949	General Jonathan M. Wainwright, National Commander Disabled American Veterans Mr. John Feghner, Assistant National Adjutant Mr. R. C. Lawrence Mr. William E. Tate Mr. Charles E. Foster Mr. Francis M. Sullivan (To pay respects.)
12:05 pm	February 01, 1949	(The President left for Capitol to attend luncheon for Missouri Democratic Congressman in Speaker's [Sam Rayburn] Dining Room)
3:10 pm	February 01, 1949	(Dr. Howard Rusk)
3:25 pm	February 01, 1949	(Mr. Raymond Muir)
4:10 pm	February 01, 1949	(Honorable Robert Lovett)
4:40 pm	February 01, 1949	(Mr. Henry Kanee)
8:10 pm	February 01, 1949	(The President left Blair House for Statler Hotel where he "dropped in" at Dinner held by Board of Trustees of National Planning Association.)
8:15 pm	February 01, 1949	[Public Papers: Remarks to the National Planning Association]
8:00 am	February 02, 1949	[Public Papers: Letter to the Governors Convening the Highway Safety Conference]
9:30 am	February 02, 1949	(Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bez and son)
10:00 am	February 02, 1949	Congressman William L. Dawson, Ill. Congressman Chet Holifield, Calif. Congressman Henderson Lanham, Ga. Congressman Porter Hardy, Jr., Va. Congressman Frank M. Karsten, Mo. Congressman Herbert C. Bonner, N. C. Congressman John W. McCormack, Mass. (The President asked them down to discuss reorganization bill at suggestion of Congressman McCormack)
10:30 am	February 02, 1949	General Omar Bradley, Chief of Staff General Courtenay H. Hodges Lt. General Robert L. Eichelberger (General Hodges and Eichelberger are retiring and General Bradley asked to bring them in do that they might pay their respects and say "goodbye" to the President)
10:45 am	February 02, 1949	(Honorable Mon Wallgren)
11:00 am	February 02, 1949	Honorable Frank A. Waring, Chairman, Philippine War Damage Commission Honorable Francisco A. Delgado, Commissioner Honorable John A. O'Donnell, Commissioner (Chairman Waring asked Mr. Connelly to arrange this)
11:30 am	February 02, 1949	Honorable Paul Dever, Governor of Massachusetts Congressman Harold D. Donohue, Mass. Congressman Paul B. Dague, Pa. Honorable John De Van, Mayor of Waltham, Mass. Honorable Walter E. Miller, Mayor of Elgin, Ill. Honorable D. E. Carey, Mayor of Lancaster, Pa. Congressman Charles Reed, Ill. Mr. Daniel Murphy, Secretary to Dever Mr. William Bannon, Jr. Mr. William Bannon, Sr, City Solicitor of Walthem (Congressman Donohue called Mr. Connelly last Wednesday from Worchester, Massachusetts, to ask if the President would receive these Mayors in order to discuss problems of the watch industry.)
11:45 am	February 02, 1949	Honorable George Radcliffe, former Senator from Maryland (Phoned Mr. Connelly last week from Baltimore to ask for this)
12:30 pm	February 02, 1949	Congressman Robert Crosser, Ohio
12:45 pm	February 02, 1949	(General Charles C. Drake)
3:00 pm	February 02, 1949	(The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark])
3:15 pm	February 02, 1949	Senator Clyde R. Hoey, North Carolina Senator J. Melville Broughton, N. C.
4:45 pm	February 02, 1949	(Honorable William Boyle)
10:00 am	February 03, 1949	Honorable Frank Pace, Director, Bureau of the Budget (Asked Mr. Connelly to arrange for him to have one- half hour)
10:30 am	February 03, 1949	(Mr. Charles LaFollette) (Senator Kilgore thought the President would like to talk to LaFollette who has just returned from Germany.)
10:45 am	February 03, 1949	Honorable Warren R. Austin (Asked for this through Dean Rusk)
11:00 am	February 03, 1949	Mr. Luther Stewart, President, National Federation of Federal Employees (Mr. Stewart asked Mr. Dawson if he might call on the President)
11:15 am	February 03, 1949	Colonel Charles Mueller, Chief of Medicine, Walter Reed Hospital (Requested this through Mr. Hassett, who arranged the appointment)
11:30 am	February 03, 1949	The Secretary of Agriculture [Charles F. Brannan] (Phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday to ask for this)
11:45 am	February 03, 1949	Theus J. McQueen, National Commandt, Marine Corps League (and nine-year-old son, Bruce) Colonel Jean Moreau, U. S. M. C. Retired Mr. Edwin W. Luther, National Legislative Director Mr. Oliver L. Onion (To pay respects of this organization to the President and present to him 1949 gold membership card)
12:00 pm	February 03, 1949	Honorable J. Klahr Huddle, American Ambassador to Burma (To pay respects before returning to his post at Rangoon)
12:15 pm	February 03, 1949	The President received group of young people representing 17 of the countries participating in the Marshall Plan: George Albrechtskirchinger, Germany Amalie Alvey, Civic Education Service Earnest Albey, Civic Education Service Gerhard Andlinger, Austria Cherry Avirett, The Washington Post William G. Avirett, The New York Herald Tribune Marco Bacciagaluppi, Italy Solvi Bauge, Norway Einar Benediktsson, Iceland Raoul Blumberg, Washington Post Peter Burgi, Switzerland Timothy Coss, Civic Education Service Roger DeBecker, Belgium Anthony Dometriadis, Greece Zoe Dragoumis, Greece Jale Ergunkan, Turkey Esbjorn Esbjornsen, Sweden Helen Ginandes, United States Gabriella Gisci, Italy Veruna Haefoli, Switzerland David Hegarty, Ireland Torston Hvidt, Denmark Elfriede Kapp, Germany Lena Kihlman, Sweden Louise LaBoulle, Belgium Christian Lange, Norway Richard Leather, United States Dr. Frank Monahan, Economic Cooperation Administration Anne Mueller, Great Britain Thomas K. Myer, Civic Education Service Rosemary Nugent, Ireland Miguel Maria Paizao d'Oliveira, Portugal Ferdinanda Popper, Austria Maria Manuela Querrerire Rebeca, Portugal Jean Roeder, Luxembourg Jean Claude Salle, France Gustaaf Albert Sedes, Holland William J. Shorrock, Civic Education Service Funt Toose, Turkey Hanne Thomsen, Denmark Rosa Thorbjornsdottir, Iceland Jenny Ellen Van Reyen, Holland J. J. Wadsworth, Economic Cooperation Administration Mady Weisgerberg, Luxemburg John Williams, Great Britain (These young people are in this country as result of having won essay contest sponsored by New York Herald in each of the countries. Title was "The Kind of World I Would Like to Live In. Planning on spending several weeks in this country and travel somewhat extensively, the high point of visit being their few days in Washington, at which time they want express to leaders of our Government their thanks for the help their countries have received through ECA. Requested by Paul Hoffman)
12:17 pm	February 03, 1949	[Public Papers: Remarks to Young Representatives From Marshall Plan Countries]
12:30 pm	February 03, 1949	The Secretary of State [Dean G. Acheson] (Usual Thursday appointment)
1:00 pm	February 03, 1949	(Lunch)
4:00 pm	February 03, 1949	Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers]
8:00 pm	February 03, 1949	Off-the-record meeting in the President's Study at the Blair House: (The Vice President [Alben W. Barkley]) (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) (The Secretary of the Labor [Maurice J. Tobin]) (Mr. Jack Bierwirth, President, New York Trust Company, New York, New York) (Mr. C. E. Wilson, President, General Electric Company, New York, New York) (Mr. John Collyer, Chairman of the Board, B. F. Goodrich Co.) (Mr. Robert Fleming)
9:50 am	February 04, 1949	(Colonel Louis Johnson)
10:00 am	February 04, 1949	Cabinet [Meeting] (All present except the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor and General Philip Fleming)
10:45 am	February 04, 1949	(Mr. Thomas Watson, Jr.)
11:00 am	February 04, 1949	Honorable Edwin G. Nourse, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers Honorable Leon H. Keserling, Vice Chairman Honorable John D. Clark, Member (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange this)