Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
August 30, 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.
| H.E. Dr. Alberto Dominguez-Campora, the Ambassador of Uruguay Dr. Jose A. Mora, Minister (To act as interpreter) (The Ambassador asked for this thru Division of Protocol. Is leaving Washington, and although retirement has not been announced, he does not plan to return, but will retire.) (To say "goodbye") | ||
| (Honorable Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense) (Mr. K.T. Keller, head of Chrysler Corporation) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Stuart Symington, Chairman, N.S.R.B. (Usual Wednesday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable William Boyle Honorable Joseph Ferguson Mr. Al Horstman Mr. Charles Vandevender | ||
| (Mr. Richard E. Dougherty) (Mr. Douglas William Orr) OFF THE RECORD (Arranged thru General Edgerton) | ||
| (Mr. Bernard Ralin) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Executive Orders: [10158 FURTHER AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10084 OF OCTOBER 12, 1949, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE CAREER COMPENSATION ACT OF 1949] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President: Labor Day] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the General Chairman of the President's Highway Safety Conference] | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. James Stringfellow) OFF THE RECORD (To say goodbye and get picture) | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Honorable W. Averell Harriman | ||
| The President met with the members of the United States Advisory Commission on Information. The following were present: Honorable Mark F. Ethridge, Chairman Mr. Erwin D. Canham Mr. Mark A. May Mr. Justin Miller Mr. Philip D. Read (Arranged at request of Mr. Edward W. Barrett, Assistant Secretary of State) | ||
| Honorable William M. Boyle Honorable Johnston Murray, candidate for Governor, Oklahoma Honorable J. H. Arrington, Democratic State Chairman, Oklahoma Mr. Forrest McIntire, Executive Secretary to Governor Turner of Okla. Mr. William Doenges (Mr. Murray is son of old Governor, "Alfalfa Bill Murray," and asked if he might pay respects while here.) | ||
| Mr. A.P. Giannini, Jr., and daughter | ||
| Senator Brien McMahon, Connecticut Senator William Benton, Connecticut Senator Theodore Francis Green, Rhode Island Congresswoman Chase Going Woodhouse, Connecticut (Senator McMahon called Mr. Connelly on Tuesday to ask if they might come in and discuss with the President the problem of natural gas in New England) | ||
| Honorable Dean G. Acheson, Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (Honorable Dean G. Acheson, Secretary of State) OFF THE RECORD (Speech Conference) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Ambassador of Chile on the U.S. Excise Tax on Copper] | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Cabinet Meeting (Under Secretary McCormick for Agriculture; Under Secretary Galvin for Labor; Mr. Stuart Symington absent; All others present) | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Dr. E. Stanley Jones (Requested by Senator Graham of North Carolina. Dr. Jones is famous Methodist Minister and Missionary in Asiatic field, mainly India; author of several Asiatic books, most famous being "Christ of the Indian Road". Has long been interested in world peace. Wants to talk to the President about Asiatic situation with special reference to India.) | ||
| Honorable John E. Peurifoy, Ambassabor to Greece (Is Ambassador designate and asked for this thru Division of Protocol) | ||
| (Honorable Wayne Coy, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission) (Honorable Charles Ross) (Honorable John Steelman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Joe Healey) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Lewis Douglas, American Ambassador to Great Britain | ||
| The President Broadcast to the Nation [Public Papers: Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Situation in Korea] | ||
| (Honorable John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The President attended movie in Projection Room) | ||
| (The President drove with Mrs. Truman to Union Station, where she boarded train to Missouri. The President then drove to Naval Gun Factory and boarded USS Williamsburg) | ||
| Aboard USS Williamsburg | ||
| (Labor Day) Holiday Aboard USS Williamsburg | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| (The President received members of Preparedness Sub-committee of the Senate Armed Services Committee) OFF THE RECORD (Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, Chairman) (Senator Virgil Chapman, Kentucky) (Senator Estes Kefauver, Tennessee) (Senator Lester C. Hunt, Wyoming) (Senator Styles Bridges, New Hampshire (Arranged at request of Senator Johnson, ONE HALF HOUR) | ||
| H.E. Abba Eban, the Ambassador of Israel (Newly appointed - to present credentials) | ||
| Honorable Dean G. Acheson, the Secretary of State (Usual bi-weekly appointment) | ||
| Honorable Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense (Usual Tuesday appointment) Honorable Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Mr. Bill Bray) | ||
| Honorable John J. McCloy | ||
| [Public Papers: Veto of Bill Relating to Spanish-American War Veterans] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing the General Appropriation Act] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letters to the Commandant of the Marine Corps League and to the Commandant of the Marine Corps] | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) (General J. Lawton Collins, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army) (General Forrest P. Sherman, Chief of Naval Operations) (General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Senator Harley M. Kilgore, W. Virginia) (Senator Frank P. Graham, North Carolina) (Senator Paul H. Douglas, Illinois) (Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, Minnesota) (Senator Herbert E. Lehman, New York) (Senator Clinton P. Anderson, New Mexico) (Senator Estes Kefauver, Tennessee) OFF THE RECORD (Senator Kilgore requested appointment) | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| (Admiral William D. Leahy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable E.L. Bartlett, Delegate from Alaska Honorable Joseph R. Farrington, Delegate from Hawaii (Delegate Bartlett requested appointment, stating they wished to discuss Alaskan and Hawaiian Statehood Bills) | ||
| Honorable Paul C. Hoffman, Administrator, Economic Cooperation Adm. | ||
| Mr. Edward C. Baltz, President, President's Cup Regatta Association Mr. John A. Remon, Honorary President Mr. Edgar Morris, Vice President Mr. Bernard C. Hardy Miss Marilyn O'Neil, Queen of Regatta Admiral Merlin O'Neil (Father of Queen) (Extended official invitation to the President to attend Regatta) | ||
| Honorable John Sherman Cooper, former Senator from Kentucky | ||
| General George C. Marshall, President, American National Red Cross (Requested appointment thru his Aide - one half hour) | ||
| Honorable Stuart Symington, Chairman, N.S.R.B. (Usual Wednesday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable J. Monroe Johnson, Chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission (Requested appointment to see President before the President signs Defense Production Act of 1950) | ||
| Honorable William M. Boyle (Usual Wednesday appointment) | ||
| Mr. Roy Howard (Honorable Charles Ross) | ||
| (General Clifton B. Cates, Commandant, Marine Corps) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill Regarding Marine War-Risk Insurance] | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks to Members of the Marine Corps League] | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| The President received Members of National Citizens Committee for United Nations Day. The following were present: Anderson, Joseph P.~Auerback, Frank Bernstein, Mrs. David~Bower, Miss Blanche Brown, Dr. Francis J.~Campbell, Wallace J. Carr, William G.~Carter, Mrs. Margaret R.T. Chapman, Mrs. Theodore~Clinchy, Dr. Everett R. Cochrane, Miss Doris H.~Cordier, Andrew Davis, Malcolm W.~Denning, William Driscoll, T.G.~Emeny, Brooks d'Estournelles, Miss Julie~Ferebee, Dr.. Dorothy B. Fernback, Frank~Fieberger, Miss Julie Frye, Mrs. Grace Hare~Goldman, Frank Gorman, J.B.~Grant, Miss Barbara Hacke, Mrs. Morris A.~Harmon, Francis Haynes, Kit H.~Hazen, John C. Hines, Lewis~Hughes, Miss Hallie Hymer, Mrs. Esther W.~Ingram, Miss Charlotte Irwin, Mrs. James W.~Jacobs, Mrs. Camille Johnson, Albert E.~Jones, Roland, Jr. Kelly, Robert A.~Henderson, Horace Korbel, Edward J.~Lee, Mrs. John G. Legendre, Leonce~Linzer, Miss Estelle Loder, Miss B. Gertrude~Logan, Dr. Rayford W. Lynn, J.C.~Lyon, A.E. McDonald, Angus~McGowan, Reverend R.A. Mealey, Miss Margaret~Mitchell, Miss Eleanor Mitchell, James S.~Morrison, Dr. Phoebe Mudge, Mrs. Alfred E.~Murphy, Carl Nicholson, James T.~Odor, Mrs. E. Branklin Parker, Mrs. Virginia~Parks, Miss Mary Lou Patterson, John M.~Porter, Mrs. Paul Reckmeyer, Miss Luella~Reid, Robert Russell, Francis H.~Ryan, Miss Mary Saymon, Miss Eleanor~Schiff, Philip Schroeder, Mrs. Josephine U.~Shackleton, Mrs. Robert Shank, Mrs. Robert F.~Sibley, Harper Siddall, Hall~Singer, Russell E. Sonne, H. Christian~Spingarm, Jerome Straight, Michael~Sweetner, Arthur Tanner, Very Rev. Msgr., Paul~Tourover, Mrs. Raphael Van Duesen, Robert~Van Kirk, Dr. Walter W. Warren, Miss Gertrude~Wilson, Allen Wilson, M.L.~Wyland, Dr. Ray O. Whitfield, Dr. J.F. | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks to the National Citizens' Committee for United Nations Day] | ||
| Major General Kenneth F. Cramer, Chief, National Guard Bureau, Department of the Army Honorable Frank Pace, Secretary of the Army (Secretary of the Army requested this appointment) | ||
| Honorable Dean G. Acheson, Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The President attended meeting of National Security Council, in Cabinet Room) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| Congressman Paul Brown, Georgia | ||
| Honorable Warren R. Austin | ||
| Executive Orders: [10159 PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing Order Concerning the Point 4 Program] | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) (General J. Lawton Collins, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army) (Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Chief of Naval Operations) (General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Honorable Maurice J. Tobin, Secretary of Labor | ||
| (Mr. Carter Barron) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Senator Dennis Chavez, New Mexico | ||
| H.E. Senor Don Rafael de la Colina, the Ambassador of Mexico (Asked for this thru Protocol, to convey personal thanks of President Aleman for action taken in granting to Mexico a credit of $150,000,000 and to express warm sentiments of friendship to the President) | ||
| The President received Committee for Cooperation with U.S. Govern- ment of Council of Motion Picture Organizations, Inc. The followng were present: Mr. Ned E. Depinet~Miss Myrna Loy Mr. Art Arthur~Miss Brenda Marshall Mr. Carter Barron~Mr. Harry Brandt Mr. Leo Brecher~Mr. Roy Brewer Mr. A. Julian Brylawski~Mr. Sherrill C. Corwin Mr. Cecil B. DeMille~Mr. Lauritz Garman Mr. Abel Green~Mr. Francis S. Harmon Mr. William Holden~Mr. Gunther R. Lessing Mr. Arthur L. Mayer~Mr. Abram F. Myers Mr. Joyce O'Hara~Mr. Marc Wolf | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The President left office and drove to Absentee Voters' Bureau, 1508-H Street, N.W., where he was met by Honorable William Boyle and Photographers | ||
| (Honorable Lewis L. Strauss) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Stuart Symington, Chairman, N.S.R.B.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Betty J. Money, National Aide, Marine Corps League, San Francisco B.B. Poliakoff, Spartanburg, South Carolina (Honorable Charles Ross) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President left Blair House for Statler where he attended small informal dinner given jointly by Political Committees of CIO and AF of L) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10160 PROVIDING FOR THE PRESERVATION OF RECORDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES OF THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10161 DELEGATING CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT UNDER THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950] | ||
| [Public Papers: Veto of Bill To Amend the Nationality Act of 1940, as Amended] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Approving an Increase in U.S. Forces in Western Europe] | ||
| (Honorable Clark Clifford) OFF THE RECORD |