Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
February 13, 1950
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. Joseph Curran, President, Natl Maritime Union Mr. John Green, President, Shipbuilders Union (Requested appointment) | ||
| Honorable Maurice J. Tobin, Secretary of Labor) Mr. C. A. Putnam, President, Natl. Assn. of Manufacturers Mr. Earl Bonting Mr. Wm. D. Lamson (Requested by Secretary Maurice J. Tobin) | ||
| (Mr. Arthur Krock, Chief, Washington Bureau of the New York Times) (Requested appointment) | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Honorable Jasper Bell (Requested appointment) | ||
| Honorable David Lilienthal (Requested appointment) | ||
| Honorable Oscar Holcombe, Mayor of Houston Mr. Charles Evans, President, Houston Press Club Mr. Harry Johnson, Vice President, Houston Press Club Mr. Douglas McGregor, formerly Assistant Attorney General (Requested by Senator Johnson of Texas. Extended inviation to the President to attend Gridiron Dinner of the Houston Press Club on April 12th.) | ||
| Honorable Raymond M. Foley, Administrator, Housing and Home Finance Agency (Called Mr. Connelly to request appointment) | ||
| The Secretary of Defense [Louis Johnson] | ||
| Honorable Fletcher Bowron of Los Angeles | ||
| Honorable John M. Cabot, American Ambassador-designate to Finland (To pay respects) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The President received a group of attorneys who are attending United States Attorneys Conference. Approximately 85 attended meeting with the President, together with their wives. Attorney General present. | ||
| (Mr. Fred Canfil) | ||
| (Speech Conference) | ||
| The President "dropped in" at a session of the United States Attorney's Conference at the Justice Department. | ||
| [Public Papers: Address Before the Attorney General's Conference on Law Enforcement Problems] | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Honorale John H. Handren, Chairman, Missouri Democratic State Committee (Requested appointment) | ||
| Hon. Hale Boggs, Congressman from Louisana Honorable deLesseps S. Morrison, Mayor of New Orleans Colonel Lester Alexander (with Tidewater Association in Louisiana) (Congressman Boggs asked for appointment) | ||
| Honorable David L. Lawrence, Mayor of Pittsburgh Mr. Edward Lamb, Publisher of the Erie Dispatch (Mayor Lawrence requested appointment) | ||
| Honorable Wayne Hays, Congressman from Ohio (Requested appointment) | ||
| Mr. James Daleo, Kansas City (Requested appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Senator Herbert H. Lehman, New York (Mr. Charles Murphy) (Arranged through Mr. Matthew Connelly) | ||
| Honorable William Boyle Mr. Thomas B. Phillips (Mrs. India Edwards) (Mrs. John A. Clark, Natl. Committeewoman, Mississippi) (This is Mr. Boyle's weekly appointment. He will bring with him Mr. Thomas B. Phillips, Member Motor Carrier Claims Comm. in Kansas City.) (Mrs. India Edwards brought in Mrs. Clark, off the record.) | ||
| Honorable Harold Ickes (President told him last week to come in again) | ||
| The President receives members of Advertising Council. | ||
| (Pre-Press Staff Conference) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers: The President's News Conference ] | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| The Secretary of State [Dean G. Acheson] (Usual weekly appointment) | ||
| The President received members of the Democratic National Committee. This included state officials of the Committee and others who came to Washington for the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner.) | ||
| H. E. Senor Dr. Oscar Gans, Ambassador of Cuba (Dr. Gans has been appointed Minsiter of Justice in the Cuban Cabinet and wishes to say good-bye before relinquishing his post as Ambassador.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Frank Pace, Director of the Budget (Arranged through Mr. Matthew Connelly) | ||
| The President received the National Officers of the Disabled American Veterans. (General Harry Vaughan arranged) | ||
| The President received the Officers and Commanders of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. | ||
| General Robert Lee Bobbitt, former Attorney General of Texas Honorable Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr., Congressman from Texas (Judge Bobbitt called Mr. Matthew Connelly) | ||
| Honorable James E. Murray, Senator from Montana Honorable John W. Bonner, Governor of Montana Mr. Charles Murray, the Senator's Assistant (Requested by Senator Murray) | ||
| (Honorable Edwin Locke) | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman attended the Jefferson- Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory. The President made a national broadcast at 10:30 p.m. [Public Papers: Address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10111 ESTABLISHING A SEAL FOR THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10110 PRESIDENT'S COMMUNICATIONS POLICY BOARD] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to Dr. Irvin L. Stewart on the Establishment of the President's Communications Policy Board] | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Agriculture out of the city; all others were here. Mr. Jess Larsen also attended) | ||
| Honorable James Farley (Requested appointment) | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Honorable George Fitzgerald, Democratic National Committeeman of Michigan Mr. Clarence J. Reese, President Continental Motor Car Co. Mr. Jack Tompkins, Chairman, International Air Fair Mr. James Votta, Executive Secretary, Aero Club Mr. Rex Jacobs, President, F. L. Jacobs Co. Mr. James C. Windham, Treas., F. L. Jacobs Co. Mr. John McElroy, Michigan State Aviation Commission Mr. Edward M. Welch Mr. Leon Slavin (Arranged by Mr. Fitzgerald -- group to extend invitation to President to attend International Air Fair at Willow Run Airport August 11th to 13th.) | ||
| Congressman Edward Breen, Ohio (Requested by Dolonel Maylon) | ||
| (Mr. Lowell Thomas) (Appearing at Constitution Hall tonight with his son. Asked President to attend lectures. President stated he would see him in his office, off the record) | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Walter Feeney) | ||
| Mr. Nicholds J. Wagner, National Commander of the Catholic War Veterans (Mr. Tagert called Mr. Matthew Connelly) | ||
| (Mr. Douglas Orr) Mr. Richard Dougherty) (Both Members of the Commission on Renovation of the Executive Mansion -- Mr. Grim arranged appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mr. George N. Craig, Commander American Legion Mr. Clyde A. Lewis, Commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars Mr. David Brown, Commander, Disabled American Veterans Mr. Herold Russell, Commander, AMVETS (Arranged by General Harry Vaughan) | ||
| (Mr. Barney Allis) (Mr. Gobart) | ||
| Mr. Arch Underwood Mr. H. L. See Colonel Bill Knight Mr. William Kittrell | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman left Blair House for the Democratic Committee reception at the Mayflower Hotel. | ||
| (Mr. Fred Canfil) | ||
| (Mr. Bud Faris) (Mr. Bert Matthews) | ||
| Honorable Cyrus Ching Honorable David L. Cole Hon. John T. Dunlop Honorable W. Willard Wirtz Mr. Richard E. Neustadt (Arranged by Dr. John R. Steelman. Mr. Ching came with the members of the Board of Inquiry to report on labor dispute Affecting Coal Industry.) | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Honorable Samuel I. Rosenman (Gave the President four volumes of Roosevelt's papers.) | ||
| (Dentist) | ||
| The President departed for the USS WILLIAMSBURG accompanied by Mr. Vivian Truman and Mr. Fred Canfil. | ||
| (Lunch aboard the USS WILLIAMSBURG.) | ||
| The President departed from the Naval Gun Factory aboard the USS WILLIAMSBURG for a weekend cruise on river. | ||
| Aboard USS WILLIAMSBURG | ||
| Returned to Blair House from weekend cruise. | ||
| The Vice President [Alben W. Barkley] The Speaker of the House [Sam Rayburn] Senator Scott Lucas, Illinois Congressman John McCormack, Massachusetts (Usual Monday meeting for Big Four) | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Honorable William M. Boyle, Jr. | ||
| Mr. Henry Selvitella, Commander, Italian-American World War Veterans; Julia Mataloni Mr. Michael Scicca, Senior Vice Commander Mr. Mario Umana, Chief of Staff Mr. Frank Staffier, Adjutant (The Italian-American World War Veterans are holding their national conference in this city. This group of officers wish to present President with steel engraved honorable membership in organization -- appointment arranged by the Secretary of Labor [Maurice J. Tobin]) | ||
| H. E. Dr. Ali Sastroamidjoho, newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia (Arranged by Mr. Woodward) | ||
| The Secretary of State [Dean G. Acheson] (Usual weekly appoinment) | ||
| (Cabinet Luncheon) (The Attorney General and the Secretary of Agriculture absent. All others, present. Also Honorable Averell Harriman) | ||
| Mr. W. W. Herron | ||
| Senator Joseph O'Mahoney, Wyo. (Called Mr. Connelly) | ||
| Honorable Frank Pace, Director of the Budget Dr. Robert Johnson (Dr. Johnson, who is on the Citizens Committee for Hoover Report) | ||
| Honorable Philip B. Perlman, Solicitor General | ||
| (Posed for pictures with winner of the White House Photographers Association Contest.) | ||
| (Honorable Oscar Ewing) (Honorable Charles Murphy) | ||
| (Honorable George Allen) (Mr. Charles Richards, Penn Mutual) | ||
| (Staff conference) | ||
| (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| Hon. Joseph F. Guffey, former Senator from Pa. (Asked Mr. Connelly for this, stating he wished to talk about depletion tax on oil industry. Said he was with Committee that adopted the tax and is very familiar with all ramifications, etc.) | ||
| Cong. Clement J. Zablocki, Wisconsin Cong. Andrew J. Biemillar, Wisconsin (Cong. Zablocki wrote to Mr. Connelly asking for this, and enclosed one addressed to the President with reference to Mr. Michael F. Kresky, whom he endorses for office of Director, Office of Alien Property; wish to discuss this) | ||
| Hon. Lowell Mason, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission Hon. James Mead, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission Mr. Victor Nyborg, President, National Association of Better Business Bureaus (To invite the President to attend Convention of Association to be held in Washington June 7th) | ||
| Senator Edwin C. Johnson, Colorado (Arranged at suggestion of Don Dawson) | ||
| Mrs. A. F. Meyer, of Gordonville, Mo. Mrs. Robert M. Moore (Bob Moore of Democratic National Committee asked for this, as Mrs. Meyer is his mother-in-law and a staunch Democrat, etc.) | ||
| Senator Millard E. Tydings, Maryland Senator Herbert R. O'Conor, Maryland (Mr. Connelly called the Senators and asked them to come up and see the President; at suggestion Mr. Dawson. They are in interested in a William P. Cole, Jr., for appointment to Customs Court) | ||
| The Secretary of Defense [Louis Johnson] Hon. W. Stuart Symington General Omar N. Bradley Hon. James Lay (Usual Tuesday appointment) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| The Postmaster General [Jesse M. Donaldson] (Asked for this yesterday) | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Butler) (Will come to see Mr. Connelly and see the President OFF RECORD. Was large contributor in campaign and asked if might bring in wife to meet the President) | ||
| Hon. Ellis Arnall, former Governor of Georgia (Asked for this some time ago) | ||
| (Hon. Tom Clark, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States) (OFF RECORD). Wants to talk to the President about a birthday party which the Justice plans to give for the President) | ||
| General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (Asked for this) |