Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
August 24, 1945
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.
| Mr. Michael Konomos, Supreme President, Supreme Lodge of the Order of Ahepa, and following members: Mr. James J. Starr Mr. George T. Poolitsan Mr. George Geroulis Mr. Ben Anattol Mr. Solon Vlasto Mr. Charles G. Garrison Mr. Soterios Nicholson Mr. George G. Papanicholas (Just ending their Convention in this city - and wish to pay respects) | ||
| Col. Al. Holland Mr. Jack Connelly | ||
| Mr. Geoffrey Parsons, Jr. (Head of Eastern Division of New York Herald-Tribune, according to Charles Ross, very friendly and capable and one who initiated idea of sending several hundred copies his paper daily by air from Paris to Potsdam Conf.) | ||
| Hon. W. J. Fulton, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois (To pay respects) | ||
| Mr. Earl G. Harrison, of University of Pennsylvania (Returned from Europe where he was Government's representative on Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees - wishes to report to the President) | ||
| Hon. John Snyder Mr. Eric Johnston Mr. Philip Murray Mr. William Green Mr. Ira Mosher, Pres. Natl. Assn. of Manufacturers The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] (Preliminary meeting preceding Labor Management Conf.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mr. John Sinnock, the sculptor from U.S. Mint | ||
| Dr. Huang | ||
| General Henry H. Arnold (Arranged by General Harry Vaughan) | ||
| General Charles de Gaulle, President of the Provisional Government of France [Public Papers: Citation Accompanying the Legion of Merit Presented to President de Gaulle of France] | ||
| H.E. M. Georges Bidault, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France [Public Papers: Citation Accompanying the Legion of Merit Presented to Georges Bidault, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France] (The President presented Commander of the Legion of Merit to Gen. de Gaulle and Legion of Merit medal to M. Bidault.) (On this day General de Gaulle gave to the President for the nation, as a present from the French people, an original painting of Benjamin Franklin painted from life by Joseph-Siffred Duplessis.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9603 TERMINATION OF POSSESSION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9604 PROVIDING FOR THE RELEASE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION (EXTENSION AND AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9568) (1)] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the 25th Anniversary of the Women's Suffrage Amendment] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Concerning Veterans Hospitals] | ||
| [Public Papers: Joint Statement Following Discussions With President de Gaulle of France] | ||
| Hon. Samuel Jackson, Indiana | ||
| Congressman Jed Johnson, Oklahoma (Going out of town tomorrow - wanted particularly to see the President before that time) | ||
| Major Alex F. Sachs, of Kansas City, Mo. | ||
| (Admiral Royal H. Ingersoll, U.S.N.) (Commodore Vardaman bringing in OFF RECORD) | ||
| Hon. Clyde Herring and Grandson | ||
| Judge Ernest J. Tipton, Supreme Court of Mo. | ||
| Mr. Frank Wheatley | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Attended entertainment in East Room - "Hildegarde" - with family, friends and White House Staff | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Committees on Military Affairs on Army Manpower Requirements] | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [Fred M. Vinson] | ||
| Mr. Clark Eichelberger, Director, American Association for the United Nations, N.Y.C. (Has been asking for this appointment for some weeks) | ||
| Hon. Edwin Pauley | ||
| Mr. Edwin Posner, President of N.Y. Curb Exchange (Arranged at suggestion of Mr. George Killion) | ||
| Mr. Richard Nacy | ||
| Mr. Oscar Ewing (Has something to take up with the President at sug- gestion of Bob Hannegan) | ||
| Hon. Oscar Cox, Deputy Administrator, FEA (To tell the President about his plans, as he is leaving FEA) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| [Public Papers: Memorandum Concerning Reimbursement of War Contractors for Wages Paid for Work on August 15 and 16] | ||
| Mr. Martin Coffey Mr. T.O. Kraabel Mr. John Thomas Taylor Mr. William Comer (These men are the Headquarters of the American Legion here in Washington. Martin Coffey wrote stating they had asked him as a special favor to arrange for them to pay their respects to the President) | ||
| Judge Edward P. Murphy Mr. Patrick McGinn (Both from San Francisco - George Killion asked that they be run in, if possible, as they are "wheel horses" out there in the Party) | ||
| (Hon. Isadore [Isador] Lubin) | ||
| The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] | ||
| Hon. Rexford G. Tugwell, Governor of Puerto Rico (To give the President some material which he asked him to get when in last week - leaving tomorrow for Puerto Rico) | ||
| Hon. Charles Taussig, Member of Anglo-American Caribbean Commission (Wants to call upon the President while in Washington) | ||
| Senator Carl Hayden, Arizona, with Members of Maricopa County Veterans Hospital Committee, including Hon. J.R. Fleming, Mayor of Phoenix, and the following members: Marvin E. Smith, James T. Duane, Sidney P. Osborn, E.F. Sargent, Charles A. Grant, Charles S. Stough, A.D. McClain, Ray J. Lowden, Martin E. Wist, Ross C. Goodwin, G.A. Tod, J.C. Curtis, Lola Welch, Esther Gaston, Ethel McLure, A.F. Moriarty, Zeb Pearce, Charles Bower- man, P.O. Nance, Chad Blazzard, H.L. Renick, Col. William Hardaway, Nathan Milgram, Joseph Cohan, William Craig, Virgil Shute | ||
| (Lunch) (Downstairs in Executive Office) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9605 REVOKING PARAGRAPH 4 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9279 OF DECEMBER 5, 1942(1), SO AS TO PERMIT VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENTS IN THE ARMED FORCES] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9606 ADOPTING AND RATIFYING THE CAPTURE OF THE GERMAN MOTOR VESSEL "CARIBIA"] | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [Fred M. Vinson] The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] The Under Secretary of War Admiral Ernest J. King Lt. Gen. Thomes Handy Hon. Harvey Bundy | ||
| (Mrs. Enid Kaufman - artist) (Arranged by Admiral William Leahy) | ||
| Hon. Lindsay C. Warren, the Comptroller General Mr. Willis Smith (Mr. Smith is President-Elect of American Bar Associa- tion. The Comptroller General asked for the appoint- ment. Among other things will recommend Judge Parker for Supreme Court) | ||
| Senator Robert F. Wagner Mr. Leon Keyserling | ||
| Mr. John H. Cowles, Sovereign Commander, The Supreme Council, Scottish Rite | ||
| Hon. Leo Crowley | ||
| [Public Papers: The President's News Conference] | ||
| Mr. Charles W. Froessel, Grand Master, Grand Lodge, FAAM, State of New York Mr. Henry C. Turner, Past Grand Master Mr. Gay H. Brown, Deputy Grand Master Mr. Hamilton McInnes, Grand Treasurer (Masons of New York have contributed to War Chest to this date, nearly $1,100,000 - and wish to report how this money has been and is being used among men of the armed forces, as they think it most interesting story) | ||
| Madam Chiang Kai-Shek | ||
| Hon. Benjamin F. Stapleton, Mayor of Denver, Colorado Mr. Maple T. Harl, Commissioner of Banks, Colorado Mr. Richard McCusker, of Denver, Colorado (Mr. Hannegan says they have promised to support two Congressmen - thinks it important they see the President while here) | ||
| The Secretary of the Interior [Harold L. Ickes] | ||
| Hon. Paul V. McNutt | ||
| Mr. Henry Ford, 2nd (Son of Edsel and Grandson of Henry Ford - to present Super-DeLuxe Tudor Sedan, first civilian passenger car built in America since February, 1942 - personal gift to the President from Henry Ford. Mr. Ford felt it was appropriate that the first automobile produced since shortly after Pearl Harbor be presented and driven by the President - "The Nation's First Citizen".) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9607 REVOKING EXECUTIVE ORDER 9301 (1) OF FEBRUARY 9, 1943, ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM WARTIME WORKWEEK OF FORTY-EIGHT HOURS] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to George E. Allen Concerning the Liquidation of War Agencies] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to Byron Price Requesting Him To Study Relations Between U.S. Forces of Occupation and the German People] | ||
| Mr. Lloyd King (Former superintendant of Schools in Missouri to shake hands) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Hon. Chester Bowles | ||
| Mr. Byron Price (Judge Samuel I. Rosenman) (Hon. John Snyder) (Hon. Charles Ross) | ||
| Hon. Millard E. Tydings, Md. | ||
| Col. E.W. Gibson Col. Alfred McCormack (Arranged by General Harry Vaughan) | ||
| Hon. Ray Atherton, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada | ||
| Mr. George H. Combs (Connected with Station WHN, New York) | ||
| Dr. T.V. Soong, the Premier of China (This request made by the Chinese Ambassador) | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, W. Va. | ||
| Hon. Edward J. Kelly, Mayor of Chicago (Made by Mr. Hannegan) | ||
| Mr. Max Lowenthal | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Short | ||
| (Julius F. Pitassey - tailor) (to fit suits and overcoat) | ||
| The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] Hon. Ellis Arnall, the Governor of Georgia | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [Fred M. Vinson] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9608 PROVIDING FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION, AND FOR THE DISPOSITION OF ITS FUNCTIONS AND OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing Order Concerning Government Information Programs] | ||
| Hon. John G. Townsend | ||
| Hon. Bernard Baruch | ||
| Hon. Walter Cummings (At suggestion of Dick Nacy - Chairman of Board of Continental Bank and Trust Co. of Chicago) | ||
| Hon. Grover Whalen (To receive further advice on World Peace Day in N.Y.) | ||
| Mr. John Green, President, Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, Camden, N.J. Mr. John J. Grogan Mr. Ross D. Blood Mr. Franz Daniel (At suggestion of Secretary Forrestal, who was anxious to have the President talk to Green. The other gentle- men are coming with Mr. Green, at his invitation) | ||
| Mr. LeRoy Whitney (To talk over recent visit to Mexico while with WPB - and to give views about type of man to represent us) | ||
| Hon. Myron Taylor | ||
| Mr. Basil Vlavianos, Publisher THE NATIONAL HERALD (This is a Greek Publisher and this is a Democratic paper. He is upset because the President saw the publisher of the Greek newspaper ATLANTIS, which supported Governor Dewey in the last campaign. He feels, too, that he should have opportunity to talk to the President on Greek matters) | ||
| Hon. Richard G. Patterson, Jr., American Ambassador to Yugoslavia (Leaves for Belgrade, September 8th) | ||
| H.E. Signor Alberto Tarchiani, the Italian Ambassador (Returned from Rome last Sunday and brings message from the Italian Premier, Signor Parri, on behalf of his government) | ||
| Lt. Col. Edward Heller (Resigning from Surplus Property Board - to say "goodbye") | ||
| Mr. Joseph W. Frazer, Judge of National Peace Treaty Contest Mr. Hershel B. Sarbin, First winner, College Student Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Mr. William Dinwoodie, Church Editor, Cleveland News, Second winner Lt. (j.g.) Philip Ewald, USNR, Fourth winner, Washington, D.C. Mr. O.B. Motter Mr. William B. Ziff (The third prize winner is in South Pacific. They want to see the President to have him hand bonds to these winners.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Cabinet Meeting (Hon. Leo Crowley) | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President: Labor Day] | ||
| Mr. Edward R. Schauffler (The President agreed to see while here from Kansas City) | ||
| Hon. Lawrence Wood Robert, Jr. (Re showing of picture which artist Jacobs has completed of the President - Mr. Robert will go over to House for appointment with Mrs. Truman re this matter, at eleven o'clock) | ||
| Hon. Alben W. Barkley, Ky. (Re the President's message to the Congress) |