Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
September 19, 1950
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| Miss Mildred Wiesenfeld, Executive Secretary, National Council to Combat Blindness Senator Theodore Francis Green, Rhode Island Miss June Pheeney, Secretary to Miss Wiesenfeld Honorable William E. Powers, Attorney General, Rhode Island Mr. Franklin S. Fisher, Public Relations (Miss Wiesenfeld, on behalf of National Council to Combat Blindness, Inc., asked thru Senator Green of R.I., if she might present to the President an original painting of Norman Rockwell which appeared around election time in 1943 as cover on Saturday Evening Post. Mr. Rockwell contributed it originally to their "Fight for Sight" art auction, and the National Council wishes to give it to the President in appreciation for his signing bill for research for cause and cure of blindness) | ||
| Congressman Andrew J. Biemiller, Wisconsin | ||
| (Honorable John L. Sullivan, former Secretary of Navy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Ernest Gruening, Governor of Alaska | ||
| The President received members of the Committee on Mobilization Policy of the National Security Resources Board. The following members were present: Folsom, Marion B.~Seyferth, Otto A. Putnam, Claude Adams~Green, William Hayes, Albert J.~Murray, Philip Goss, Albert S.~Lincoln, Murray D. Patton, James C,~Graham, Frank P. Mead, George H.~Rosenberg, Mrs. Anna M. | ||
| H.E. Dr. J. Herman van Roijen, the Ambassador of the Netherlands (Newly appointed - to present credentials) | ||
| Honorable Steve Early, the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Usual Tuesday appointment) Honorable Frank Pace, Secretary of the Army | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mr. George Harrison, President, Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks | ||
| (Honorable Gordon Gray) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Cabinet Meeting (Hon. James Webb for State; Hon. Steve Early for Defense; the Solicitor General for Justice; Under Secretary Galvin for Labor; all others present) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to Committee Chairmen on the Wherry Amendment to the Supplemental Appropriations Bill] | ||
| (Honorable Jonathan Daniels) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (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) (The Joint Chiefs) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Paul Griffith, Asst. Secy. of Defense) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| (Mr. Harry Ostagen) (Mr. Norman Holm-Shaw, of Detroit) OFF THE RECORD (Presented to the President, off the record, without any announce- ment or publicity, a home movie camera with sound track. This camera has been devised by Mr. Holm-Shaw for his own amusement and is not to be offered commercially. Arranged at suggestion of Mr. Hassett.) | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, West Virginia | ||
| Congressman Richard Bollins [Bolling], Missouri | ||
| Honorable Chester Bowles, Connecticut | ||
| H.E.Luis Machado, the Ambassador of Cuba (Arranged for this thru Mr. Simmons of Protocol) | ||
| Dr. Samuel McCrea Cavert, General Secretary, the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Dr. Hugh Evans Dr. Edward Pruden Mrs. Harper Sibley, President, United Council of Church Women (To invite the President to give an address on occasion of inaugural meeting of the "National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.," to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, November 28th-December 1st. The theme of the Cleveland meeting as a whole is to be "This Nation under God," and they state they would be glad to have "the President emphasize his convictions concerning the moral and spiritual foundations of American life.") | ||
| Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Chairman, National Security Resources Board (Usual Wednesday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Senator Clinton Anderson, New Mexico | ||
| Honorable William M. Boyle (Usual Wednesday appointment) | ||
| The President put through first telephone call opening ceremony commemorating inaugeration of service to first group of subscribers under new Rural Telephone Program. | ||
| (Honorable Clark Clifford) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (General Omar Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (Honorable Philip E. Perlman, the Solicitor General) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Mr. Rufus Burrus, Independence, Missouri | ||
| Mrs. India Edwards | ||
| Honorable John White, Commission of Agriculture, Elect. for Texas Mr. Arch Underwood | ||
| Honorable James Webb, the Under Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Delos W. Rentzel, Administrator of Civil Aeronautics | ||
| (Mr. William Leahy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Mr. Edward Arnold | ||
| (Colonel Albert Hillix, Police Commissioner, Kansas City, Missouri) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable J. Howard McGrath, the Attorney General) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Mr. Lou Shainmark, Editorial Assistant for Coronet & Esquire | ||
| [Public Papers: Veto of the Internal Security Bill] | ||
| (Admiral William D. Leahy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Promotion ceremonies for General Omar Bradley. (The President presented to General Bradley the fifth star, making him a "General of the Army." The following guests were present: Cabinet Members Honorable Frank Pace, Secretary of the Army Honorable Frank P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy Honorable Thomas K. Finletter, Secretary of the Air Force Captain and Mrs. Herman Beukema Mrs. Blair (Mrs. Cole's mother) Mrs. Omar H. Bradley Colonel and Mrs. C.V. Cole General J. Lawton Collins Admiral A.C. Davis Master Sergeant Vernon Durpau (photographer) Senator Chan Gurney Colonel and Mrs. Willis D. Matthews Sergeant Ralph Santos (photographer) Admiral Forrest P. Sherman Congressman Dewey Short Senator Millard E. Tydings General Hoyt S. Vandenberg Congressman Carl Vinson Master Sergeant D.W. Wingfield (Photographer) Major General E.F. Whitsell | ||
| Cabinet Meeting (Mr. Webb for State, Mr. Early for Defense; all others present) (General Bradley briefed the Cabinet - OFF THE RECORD) | ||
| Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas, California Congressman Clair Engle, California (Congresswoman asked to come in to urge the President to sign H.R. 163, which has to do with irrigation project affecting Northern California) | ||
| Congressman Henderson Lanham, Georgia Congressman Stephen Pace, Georgia (Congressman Lanham requested this appointment, stating he wished to discuss the Hill-Burton Act and fund to implement it.) | ||
| (Mr. Irving Pflaum, Foreign Editor, Chicago Sun Times) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Senator Millard Tydings, Maryland | ||
| Mr. Jacob Blaustein, of Baltimore, Maryland | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The President dropped by the Truxton Beale Naval Museum on way to office from Blair House) | ||
| Honorable Edward J. Flynn | ||
| Honorable Charles Sawyer, the Secretary of Commerce | ||
| (The President left for Union Station where he met train of Miss Margaret Truman) | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| (Mr. Durries Crane) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Irving Pflaum, Foreign Editor, Chicago Sun Times) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10163 THE ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL] | ||
| (General Omar Bradley) (General J. Lawton Collins, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army) (General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force) (Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Chief of Naval Operations) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| (Mr. Bill Hillman) (Mr. Charles Vandevander) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Congressman Noble J. Gregory, Kentucky Mr. W.F. Foster, President of Merritt Clothing Company Mr. Will J. Bennett, Executive Vice President of Merritt Clothing Co. | ||
| (Mr. Joseph Keenan, A.F.of L.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Senator Herbert Lehman, New York | ||
| Honorable Robert A. Hare, American Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Asked, thru Protocol, if he might pay respects to the President before leaving for his post) | ||
| Honorable Cavendish W. Cannon, American Minister to Syria (Asked, thru Protocol, if he might pay respects to the President before leaving for his post) | ||
| Mr. Thomas P. Coogan, President, National Association of Home Builders (Wrote to the President September 7th, offering his personal support and support of his Association in war effort. Said in part "Under new control Act I understand you are making preliminary plans and surveying requirements of the various industries. Because of the importance of task involved in drafting these controls, both to the Administration and the industry, I would like to offer you one of our build- ers to advise with you and Housing Administrator Foley in capacity of housing consultant. * * * I would welcome opportunity to discuss this matter with you personally at your convenience." Mr. Connelly cleared this with Mr. Raymond Foley) | ||
| Honorable James Webb, the Under Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment for State) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Mr. Edward Jacobson) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Cyrus S. Ching, Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (Mr. Connelly called Mr. Ching last Thursday and told him the President would like to have talk with him) | ||
| Senator Chan Gurney, South Dakota | ||
| The President received at the Blair House Members of the Judicial Conference of the United States (This organization meets annually; the Chief Justice is chairman, ex officio. The President received this group last year. Group consists of the Chief Justices of the ten Judicial Courts and, of course, the Attorney General and Solicitor General. The Chief Justice re- quested that the President receive them.) The following were present: Honorable Fred M. Vinson, the Chief Justice Honorable Philip Perlman, the Solicitor General Honorable D. Lawrence Croner, Retired Chief Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Honorable Harold M. Stephens, Dist. of Columbia Honorable Calvert MacGruder, First Honorable Learned Hand, Second Honorable John Biggs, Jr., Third Honorable John J. Parker, Fourth Honorable Joseph C. Hutcheson, Fifth Honorable Xen Hicks, Sixth Honorable J. Earl Major, Seventh Honorable Archibald K. Gardner, Eighth Honorable William Denman, Ninth Honorable Albert B. Maris, Third Honorable Alfred P. Murrah, Tenth | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| The Council of Economic Advisors Honorable Leon H. Keyserling, Acting Chairman Honorable John D. Clark, Member Honorable Roy Blough, Member (One-half hour. Mr. Keyserling asked Mr. Connelly to arrange) | ||
| (Honorable James Bruce) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Commander Harold Russell, AMVETS Mr. Elliott Newcomb Mr. Dwight Oliver Mr. Harold Keats, former National Commander (They requested appointment, stating they wished to let the President know of the program they have adopted and also to have his comments) | ||
| (Honorable Maurice J. Tobin, Secretary of Labor) (Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Creasey) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Congressman Clark W. Thompson, Texas | ||
| General George C. Marshall, the Secretary of Defense (Usual Tuesday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Lewis W. Douglas, American Ambassador to Great Britain (This arranged as result of phone conversation the President had with Mr. Acheson recently) | ||
| Honorable Stanton Griffis, American Ambassador to Argentina | ||
| Cabinet Meeting (Vice President absent; Honorable James Webb for State; Honorable Edward H. Foley for Treasury. Commerce was not represented) | ||
| (Honorable J. Howard McGrath, the Attorney General) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President made Recording in Cabinet Room for use of Women's Democratic Day, September 27th, program) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10164 EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD] | ||
| (General Omar N. Bradley) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Congressman Clarence Cannon, Missouri) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| (Mr. Walter Gates) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Admiral William D. Leahy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Harold L. Ickes (Wrote to Mr. Connelly from his summer home in Maine asking if when he returned, at this time, he might see the President) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| Honorable Boris Shishkin, Director, European Labor Division, Economic Cooperation Administration (Wrote Mr. Connelly in August, stating that he would return to United States at this time and hoped to see the President; has been in Houston attending A.F.of L. Convention) |