Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
May 17, 1950
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| The Under Secretary of State | ||
| The Secretary of Defense [Louis Johnson] (Usual weekly appointment) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| The President left for Congressional Library where he took part in a convocation celebrating publication of first volume of complete works of Thomas Jefferson. | ||
| [Public Papers: Address on the Occasion of the Publication of the First Volume of the Jefferson Papers] | ||
| (The President and Mrs. Truman left Blair House for 1925 F Street Club, where they will attend dinner given by Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer) | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Sen. Walter F. George, Ga. Cong. James C. Davis, Georgia Cong. Henderson Lanham, Georgia (Sen. George asked for this, stating they wished to discuss Veterans Hospital at Atlanta) | ||
| Hon. Paul G. Hoffman, Administrator, ECA (Called Mr. Connelly yesterday and asked for this) | ||
| Hon. Claude G. Bowers, American Ambassador to Chile (Asked thru Mr. Woodward to call on the President before returning to his post at Santiago - sailing from New York tomorrow) | ||
| Hon. Bolitha J. Laws, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court Hon. Harold M. Stephens, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals (Judge Laws phoned Mr. Connelly two weeks ago to ask if they might call on the President to ask him to lay cornerstone on afternoon of June 7th of new U.S. Courts Building in D.C.) | ||
| Dr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Kalmes Mr. Al Cohn (Dr. Kalmes is President of Technicolor, and asked, thru Mr. Cohn, if he and his wife might call on the President. Mr. Cohn wrote later to say they had asked him to come with them) | ||
| Hon. James E. Webb, Under Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment for Secretary of State) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| The President received members of the Board of Trustees of the Committee for Economic Development. (Originally Mr. Paul Hoffman expressed hope that the President might come to their dinner or a lunch, but this was settled upon instead.) | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Mr. Webb represent State; Postmaster General [Jesse Donaldson] absent; Dr. John R. Steelman absent) | ||
| (The Attorney General [J. Howard McGrath]) | ||
| Mr. Dan Nee | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Mr. Lloyd Reisner, Driver of the Year Mrs. Lloyd Reisner General Philip B. Fleming, Chairman, the President's Highway Safety Conference Mr. Robert Test, American Trucking Ass'n. (The President presented the award to Mr. Reisner who was chose this year by the American Trucking Association, Inc. as winner of their national contest.) | ||
| Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg (Just returned from trip to Europe and asked, thru Mr. David Niles, to report to the President) | ||
| Hon. Myron Taylor (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly from New York on Tuesday to ask for this) | ||
| The President received special committee from the Alumni Association of the University of Missouri as follows: Margaret L. Ashburn General John T. Barker Clarence Cannon, M.C. A.S.J. Carnahan, M.C. Donald S. Dawson Senator Forrest C. Donnell John Boyle Gordon John L. Graves Paul C. Jones Senator James P. Kem Morgan Moulder, M.C. F. B. Scheetz James Wild Lyle C. Wilson James Steele Williams (To tell the President about luncheon they are giving in honor of Mr. Charles Ross' fifth anniversary at White House as Press Secretary, and to invite the President to attend; also to express their pleasure that the President plans to come to the Commencement Exercises at the University of Missouri, June 9th) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| General Walter Bedell Smith | ||
| Hon. Ugo Carusi, Chairman, Displaced Persons' Commission Miss Dace Epermanis, of Latvia Ruth Safrin Mr. Fowler (Director of Public Relations of National Capital Sesqui- centennial Commission requested this. She is guest of Commission for "I Am An American Day." She is 150,000th D.P. - pictures) | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| (Oscar Ewing) | ||
| (Frank Pace) | ||
| (The President left for Statler where he attended Armed Forces Dinner) | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks at the Armed Forces Dinner] | ||
| (Clark Clifford) | ||
| The President left for Reviewing Stand where he reviewed Armed Forces Parade. Members of Cabinet accompanied the President. | ||
| (Miss Ann Hall Carvell) (Imogene Gordy (teacher) Delmar, Del.) (Jos. H. Whelton (teacher) Delmar, Del.) (Mrs. Geo. Nye (teacher) Laurel, Del.) (Marjorie Wright, Laurel, Md.) (Trenny Marvil, Laurel, Del.) (Frances Vincent, Laurel, Del.) (Daughter of Governor of Delaware; Governor phoned Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this, stating she would be accompanied by some of her young girl friends.) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman left for Mayflower Hotel where they attended dinner given by Democratic Women's National Council. | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks at the Democratic Women's National Council Dinner] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress Following the Signing of the Rivers and Harbors Bill] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President in Response to the Report of the Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letters of Appreciation on the Third Anniversary of the Greek-Turkish Aid Program] | ||
| [Public Papers: Message to the Congress Transmitting the Fourth Annual Report on U.S. Participation in the United Nations] | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Senator John L. McClellan, Arkansas (Mr. Connelly phoned him on Friday and told him the President would like to see him) | ||
| Congressman Harley O. Staggers, West Virginia (Called Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this, stating he wished to discuss fuel and coal industry in West Virginia) | ||
| (Honorable Frank Pace, Secretary of the Army) (Mr. Karl R. Bendetsen, Special Consultant to the Secretary) (Off the record) | ||
| Congressman George A. Smathers, Florida (The Congressman sent the President a long wire immediately after his victory in primary, and in replying to this the President said he would be glad to see Congressman upon return from Western Trip.) | ||
| (Honorable Paul M. Herzog, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board) (Called to request this appoinment, off the record.) | ||
| Honorable Charles Fahey, Chairman, the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Forces. Mr. Dwight R. G. Palmer, Member Mr. John Sengstacke, Member Mr. William E. Stevenson, Member Mr. E. W. Kenworthy, Member Mr. Charles Browning, Member (Judge Fahey asked for this, through Mr. Niles, two weeks ago.) | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, the Acting Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment for State) | ||
| (Cabinet Luncheon - all present except the Vice President) | ||
| Congressman John Kee, West Virginia | ||
| (Dentist - for about two hours.) | ||
| On this date the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services (Fahy Committee) submitted its final report, "Freedom to Serve," containing recommendations for fully integrating the U.S. military. See student research file Desegregation of the Armed Forces: documents, photographs and more. | ||
| Executive Orders: [10127 ESTABLISHING AIRSPACE RESERVATIONS OVER CERTAIN FACILITIES OF THE UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION] | ||
| The Vice President [Alben W. Barkley] Senator Scott Lucas, Illinois Congressman John W. McCormack, Mass. (The Speaker [Sam Rayburn] out of town) | ||
| Senator Scott Lucas, Illinois Senator Paul H. Douglas, Illinois Congressman Thomas J. O'Brien Congressman Barratt O'Hara Congressman Neil J. Lineham, Ill. Congressman Thomas S. Gordon, Ill. Congressman Sidney R. Yates, Ill. Congressman Chester A. Chesney Congressman Peter F. Mack, Jr., Ill. Congressman Melvin Price, Ill. Congressman Sabath Congressman James V. Buckley | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| The President received the Committee on Arrangements on the Baptist World Alliance: Honorable Thomas A. Burke, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio Dr. W. H. McKinney Dr. R. M. Caver Reverend Roger Sharpe Honorable Samuel H. Silbert Mr. Edward Brennon Dr. D. R. Sharpe Dr. Gardner Taylor Dr. Marshall L. Shepard Congressman William L. Dawson, Ill. (To formally present invitation to the President to attend their Eighth World Congress in Cleveland, Ohio. July 22 to 27) | ||
| (Honorable Gordon Gray) (Off the record) | ||
| The Secretary of Defense [Louis Johnson] (Usual weekly appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| The President received the delegates to the Fifth Annual National Conference on Citizenship. Approximately 600 people. [Public Papers: Remarks to Delegates to the Fifth Annual Conference on Citizenship] | ||
| (Mr. Charles Luckman) | ||
| (Staff meeting) | ||
| Mr. Dennis Duffy, President, National Newman Club Federation Mr. Herman Neusch, International Vice President Very Rev. Monsignor Jos. E. Schieder, Director The Rev. Jos. Connerton, National Chaplain Mr. John W. Lynch, Director, Public Relations Cong. Ray J. Madden, Ill. (National Newman Club Federation composed of Catholic students in secular colleges in United States, Mexico, Hawaii and Puerto Rico; take active interest in European relief work, aiding Displace Persons, edu- cational methods and social action techniques; at present Federation is waging National Decent Literature Campaign. On eve of their Mid-Century Convention in Cleveland, O., this delegation wishes to congratulate the President on work he has done in first five years of office, express their confidence in him and congratulate him on his Civil Rights proposals, and receive personal message from him to take to the Convention) | ||
| Congressman Wayne L. Hays, Ohio (To have picture taken with the President to be used in a story to be run in his hometown paper called "A Day in the Life of your Congressman". The President agreed to do this when asked by the Congressman) | ||
| General and Mrs. Ralph E. Truman | ||
| Hon. Russell B. Adams, Member, Civil Aeronautics Board (Called Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| Sir John Kotalawala, Minister for Transport and Works of the Government of Ceylon H.E. G.C.S. Corea, the Ambassador of Ceylon (The Ambassador asked for this thru Mr. Woodward, who said that State Department believes it would be help- ful if the President could see Sir John since it is possible he may become next Prime Minister of his country) | ||
| The President received the following delegation from the Ohio Farm Bureau: Mrs. Claude Albert, Lewisburg~Howard Dresbach, Columbus Morris E. Allton, Columbus~Edward E. Duncan, Dayton Mrs. Dorothy Babcock, Chardon~Frank Engel, Millersburg Lyle Battles, Chesterland~Mrs. Robert Fenwick, Chardon Mrs. H. O. Caldwell~Roy Fletcher, Newcomerstown Mrs. Lee Allen Cole~Mrs. Henry Garman, Hartville August Cordonnier~Ray Hobson, Columbus Clifford Hoover, Bucyrus~Mrs. Paul Schaller, Maumee Raymond Huck, Waterford~Albert C. Sherer, Haverhill Mrs. Edwin A. King, Findlay~Walter E. Schrader, Cincinnati Miss Eurie Loughridge, Granville~Paul Secor, Perry Mrs. Ray Meiser, Bloomville~Wayne H. Shidaker, Columbus Harold T. Miller~Green Springs~John W. Simms, Columbus W. J. Mollenkopf, Maumee~Mrs. Arthur Smith Galen Newcomer, Bryan~Mrs. Paul Snider Mrs. Forest Parmiter, McConnelsville~Walter Sollars William G. Pfaff, Swanton~E. A. Spafford Mrs. Cecil Plumly, Barnesville~Merle Stacy Mrs. F. N. Porter, Pedro~Douglas R. Stanfield Mrs. Meade Pottenger, Harrison~Rev. William Stauffer Kenneth N. Probasco, Columbus~Mrs. Alvin Stuber Ralph Ratcliffe, Londonderry~Elam Suter Mrs. Litta K. Roberson, Columbus~Mrs. Roy Titus Mrs. Harold Robison, Ashtabula~Mrs. Virgil Utz Andrew Rosbaugh, Berea~Frank O. Van Sickle A. B. Ruckel, Medina~Ralph Varian Ivan Wallace~M. K. Wells Maurice C. Wieting~Walter L. Williams Harold N. Wilson~Mrs. James Wilson Clifford Wittmeyer~Mrs. Clifford Wittmeyer W. Norton Woods~Charles Wyckoff | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks to a Group From the Ohio Farm Bureau] | ||
| Cong. Robert Crosser, Ohio (Called Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, West Virginia (Called Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. Joe Healey) (Rev. William Blacet) (Mr. Byron Harter) (Joe Healey asked Mr. Connelly if he might bring in these people. OFF RECORD.) | ||
| Hon. William M. Boyle (Usual weekly appointment) | ||
| (Bud Faris) | ||
| Secretary of the Interior [Oscar L. Chapman] Dale E. Doty Vernon D. Northrop | ||
| Hon. Pearl [Perle] Mesta, United States Minister to Luxembourg (Phoned Mr. Connelly on Monday to ask for this) | ||
| (Dentist) | ||
| (The Attorney General [J. Howard McGrath]) (Peyton Ford) | ||
| (The President and Mrs. Truman left for Anderson House where they attended a cocktail Party given by the Aides at the White House) | ||
| [Public Papers: Joint Declaration With the United Kingdom and France on the Arab States and Israel] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Joint Declaration on the Near East] | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| (Hon. Nelson Lee Smith, Federal Power Commission) (OFF RECORD. Mr Dawson will bring in) | ||
| General Wade H. Haislip, Vice Chief of Staff (Recently Sir Basil Brooke, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, while on visit here, presented to Vice Chief of Staff a silver replica of a monument erected at Belfast commemorating landing in Northern Ireland of first U.S. troops to enter Theatre of Operations, in January 1942. This plinth inscribed "Presented by the Government of Northern Ireland to the President of the United States of America, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces." This plinth also possesses utilitarian value in form of desk ink set. Since it was desired keep presentation on nonpolitical basis Gen. Haislip, as former Senior Officer of American Armed Forces in Northern Ireland during this period, was designated to receive it on behalf of United States Armed Forces for transmittal to the President. Mr. Connelly checked with State Department before arranging.) | ||
| Hon. Henrik Shipstead, former Senator from Minnesota (In town this week and asked Mr. Connelly if might have opportunity to pay his respects to the President) | ||
| Hon. Dean Rusk, Deputy Under Secretary of State Hon. Allen Griffin (Arranged at suggestion of Under Secretary Webb; Griffin, with rank of Ambassador, headed up mission to southeast Asia, and this is to report on trip) | ||
| (Mr. Joseph D. Keenan, A.F. of L.) (Asked to come in OFF RECORD) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Hon. George Schoeneman) | ||
| (Mr. Fred Whitaker) (Mr. Franklin Wagner) (Mr. Whitaker phoned Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this. OFF RECORD) | ||
| The Secretary of Agriculture [Charles F. Brannan] (Asked for one-half hour) | ||
| Mr. George Harrison, President, Union of Railroad Clerks (Called Mr. Connelly Wednesday to ask for this) | ||
| (The President and Mrs. Truman left for Constitution hall for Toscanini Concert - black tie) |