Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
July 17, 1950
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| Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mrs. Roosevelt asked Mr. Hassett to arrange this) | ||
| Honorable Dean G. Acheson, the Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Mr. M.V. Woodward) (Mr. A.E. Weston, of Neosho, Missouri) - OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Congressman Clarence Cannon, of Missouri) - OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Thomas E. Murray, Member, Atomic Energy Commission (To thank the President for appointment, and also to tell him about his recent trip. ONE HALF HOUR) | ||
| Senator Clinton Anderson, New Mexico (Called Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| (Dentist) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letters to Agency Heads on the Need for Restricting Housing Credit] | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) - OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Mr. R.W. Kemler, President, U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce Mr. J.R. Gorman, Vice President, U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce Captain James D. Bligh, Jr., President, D.C. Junior Chamber of Commerce Mr. Paul M. Hawkins, Nat'l Director, U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce Lou Brott, Public Relations, U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce | ||
| Honorable James G. Patton, President, National Farmers Union (Phoned Mr. Connelly last week to say he would be here at this time and wanted very much to have talk with the President.) | ||
| Congressman Edward J. Hart, New Jersey Congressman Charles R. Howell, New Jersey Congressman Peter Wallace Rodino, Jr., New Jersey Congressman Hugh J. Addonizio, New Jersey (Congressman Hart called Mr. Connelly last week to ask if he and the above three Democratic Congressmen from New Jersey might see the President) | ||
| (Mr. William Randolph Hearst, Jr.) (Mr. Bernard Rellin) (Arranged by Mr. Connelly, OFF THE RECORD. LOWER WEST DOOR. (One-half hour) | ||
| Honorable Waldemar J. Gallman, American Ambassador to Poland (Asked for this through Division of Protocol; has recently returned to United States and would like to pay respects) | ||
| The Secretary of Defense [Louis Johnson] (Usual weekly appointment) The Secretary of the Army [Frank Pace, Jr.] | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Dentist) | ||
| Honorable Alex Campbell (Democratic candidate for Senate from Indiana; in town and asked to pay respects) | ||
| (Admiral William D. Leahy) - OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Cabinet (All regulars present except Agriculture; Stuart Symington and W. Averell Harriman attended) | ||
| (Mr. Tom Evans) - OFF THE RECORD | ||
| At Blair House (Speech Conference) | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress Reporting on the Situation in Korea] | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| (Honorable Bryce Smith) | ||
| Senator Hubert H. Humphrey Mr. York Langton, Congressional Candidate, 5th Dist., Minnesota Honorable Karl Rolvaag, State Chairman, Minnesota Judge Harry Peterson, Democratic Candidate for Governor, Minnesota Mr. William C. Sims, Administrative Assistant to Senator Humphrey Mr. Frederick Gates, Campaign Manager for Langton Mr. Harvey Diehl, Campaign Manager for Peterson (Mr. Boyle asked Mr. Connelly to arrange for this Minnesota group to call on the President) | ||
| (Mr. Elmer F. Harber) (Honorable Donald Dawson) (Arranged by Mr. Dawson, who brought Mr. Harber in OFF THE RECORD) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Dentist) | ||
| The President broadcast from the Projection Room of the White House. The following were invited: The Vice President Secretary of State Secretary of Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General The Postmaster General Secretary of Interior Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Labor Honorable W. Averell Harriman Honorable W. Stuart Symington Admiral Dennison David Niles General Vaughan George Elsey Stephen Spingarn David Stowe Donald Dawson William D. Hassett Charles Ross John Steelman Charles Murphy Admiral Souers James Lay William Hopkins Herbert Miller Marx Leva Joseph Feeney Colonel Charles Maylon Eben Ayers Colonel Mara | ||
Radio and Television Address on the situation in Korea. [ Audio excerpts: MP3]
[Public Papers: Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Situation in Korea] |
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| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Appointment of Charles M. Spofford as Deputy U.S. Representative to the North Atlantic Council] | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| (Colonel Pinckney) (Honorable Donald Dawson) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Dr. Walker Stone, Editor, Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance) (Mr. Bernard Rellin) (Mr. Rellin arranged this with Mr. Connelly; will bring Stone in OFF THE RECORD. LOWER WEST DOOR) | ||
| Honorable Dean G. Acheson, Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) Honorable Charles Spofford, Deputy U.S. Representative to Atlantic Council | ||
| (Honorable Richard Patterson) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Honorable Gordon Gray) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Stuart Symington, Chairman, Nat'l. Security Resources Board Honorable John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury Honorable Charles Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce Honorable Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary of the Interior Honorable Maurice J. Tobin, Secretary of Labor (Mr. Connelly asked them to come in for talk with the President) | ||
| (Dentist) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10144 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO 10062 OF JUNE 6, 1949, (1) ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF UNITED STATES HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR GERMANY] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to Agency Heads Directing a Review of Government Programs] | ||
| [Public Papers: Message to Dr. Daniel A. Poling, President of the World's Christian Endeavor Union] | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (All present, including Mr. Stuart Symington & Mr. W. Averell Harriman; also General Omar Bradley) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dickson and daughter) OFF THE RECORD Mr. Dickson is Postmaster at Carrollton, Missouri. He wrote Mr. Hassett that he would be here at this time, and as he was old personal friend would like to call on the President. Came to see Mr. Connelly and saw the President OFF THE RECORD. | ||
| Honorable Raymond M. Foley, Administrator, Housing & Home Finance Agency (Called Mr. Connelly earlier in the week to ask for this) | ||
| Honorable Ward M. Canaday, United States Co-chairman, Caribbean Commission (Called Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| (LUNCH) (Mr. Edward F. Neild) OFF THE RECORD Mr. Neild had lunch with the President at Blair House | ||
| The President received members of Aviation Development Advisory Committee, as follows: Mr. C. J. Reese, President~Mr. Leighton Collins, Editor Continental Motors, Inc.~Air Facts Muskegon, Michigan~New York, N.Y. Mr. Harold F. Wood, President~Mr. James D. Ramsey, Director Wood Chevrolet Company, Inc.~Nebraska State Aero Commission Birmingham, Alabama~Lincoln, Nebraska Mr. George E. Haddaway~Mr. J.B. Hartranft, Jr. Publisher & Editor~General Manager Southern Flight~Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Dallas, Texas~Washington, D.C. Mr. W.O. Marsh, President~Mr. Maxwell W. Balfour Marsh Aviation Company, Inc.~Vice President & Director Phoenix, Arizona~Spartan School of Aeronautics ~Tulsa, Oklahoma Mr. E. B. Williamson, President~Mr. Arthur Godfrey Bearing Sales & Service, Inc.~Aviation Enthusiast and Proponent Seattle, Washington~Extra-ordinary, Radio & Television ~New York, N.Y. Dr. H. L. Casebeer, President~Mr. Delos W. Rentzel Butte Chamber of Commerce~Administrator Rancher, Manufacturer, Surgeon~Civil Aeronautics Administration Butte, Montana~Washington, D.C. Dr. Lynn L. Bollinger~Mr. Wiley R. Wright, Director Graduate School of Business~Aviation Department Administration~Civil Aeronautics Administration and Harvard University~Executive Secretary of the Boston, Massachusetts~Aviation Development Advisory Committee Mr. William Berry~Mr. Robert Wear (representing Amon G. Asst. to Regional Admininstrator~Carter Publications Civil Aeronautics Administration~Fort Worth Star-Telegram Region Four~Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| (Honorable Clark Clifford) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget (One-half hour) | ||
| Congressman Adolph J. Sabath, Illinois (Postponed from yesterday) | ||
| (Honorable Dean G. Acheson, Secretary of State) (Honorable Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense) (Honorable W. Averell Harriman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Mon Wallgren) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Dentist) | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Charles Murphy) (Honorable Stephen Spingarn) 0FF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President left to go to the Naval Gun Factory, where he went aboard the USS Williamsburg for luncheon. Was joined by Miss Truman and friends at 1:00 p.m. for luncheon) | ||
| The President returned to Blair House | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Death of Mackenzie King] | ||
| (The President left Blair House for First Baptist Church, where he attended services) | ||
| Returned to Blair House | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on Reporting Information Relating to Espionage, Sabotage, and Subversive Activities] | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) 0FF THE RECORD | ||
| The Vice President, Honorable Alben Barkley The Speaker, Honorable Sam Rayburn Congressman John W. McCormack, Massachusetts (Both Senators Lucas and Myers out of the city) | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Honorable Paul Herzog, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board (Requested this appointmant through Mr. Dawson) | ||
| Senator Claude Pepper, Florida (Called Mr. Connelly some time ago to ask for this) | ||
| Honorable Nelson Rockefeller (Just back from trip to Brazil and Venezuela in connection with development program which he has been carrying on in South America since the war; has some information he feels might be helpful to the President. Is seeing the Secretary of State [Dean G. Acheson] also today) | ||
| The Secretary of State, Honorable Dean G. Acheson (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| (Mr. Bernard Rellin) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Leon H. Keyserling, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors Honorable John D. Clark, Member Honorable Roy Blough, Member (Requested this appointment thru Mr. Charles Murphy) HALF HOUR | ||
| (Dentist) | ||
| (Left the Blair House for the home of Honorable and Mrs. Clark Clifford, where the President dined with small group of friends) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, on the Need for an Increase in Taxes] | ||
| (The Secretary of the Treasury, Honorable John W. Snyder) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Congressman Harry J.Davenport, Pennsylvania (Telephoned Mr. Connelly July 14th and requested appointment) | ||
| Senator Frank P. Graham, North Carolina (Requested appointment some time ago) | ||
| (Honorable Donald Dawson) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. Bernard Kelly) | ||
| Mrs. India Edwards (Telephoned Mr. Connelly last week and requested appointment) | ||
| H.E. Senor Dr. Luis Machado, the Ambassador of Cuba (Newly appointed, to present credentials) | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. K.W. Bemis, of Los Angeles, California (Owners of California Kitchen Restaurants; arranged at request of Colonel Maylon) | ||
| (Mr. Harry Frazee) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| The Secretary of Defense, Honorable Louis Johnson (Usual weekly appointment) Secretary of the Navy, Honorable Francis P. Matthews | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Mr. David Noyes) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Delos W. Rentzel, Administrator, Civil Aeronautics Administration | ||
| Secretary of Agriculture, Honorable Charles F. Brannan | ||
| Cabinet Meeting (All regulars present, as well as Mr. Stuart Symington and Mr. W. Averell Harriman) |