Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman

October 24, 1951

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.

8:00 pm	October 24, 1951	At the Blair House: (Mr. William Hillman) (Mr. Albert Wagg) OFF THE RECORD (Jack Romagna)
9:45 am	October 25, 1951	(Mr. William Hillman) OFF THE RECORD
10:00 am	October 25, 1951	(Staff)
11:00 am	October 25, 1951	Honorable Walter B. Huber (Former Congressman from Ohio; called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.)
11:15 am	October 25, 1951	(Honorable Joseph Keenan, A.F. of L.) OFF THE RECORD (Called Mr. Connelly last Monday and asked for this Off the Record.)
11:30 am	October 25, 1951	Honorable Norman Armour, recently American Ambassador to Venezuela (Asked for this through Protocol)
11:35 am	October 25, 1951	(Honorable Charles E. Wilson, Director of Defense Mobilization) OFF THE RECORD
11:45 am	October 25, 1951	Honorable Oscar Ewing, Federal Security Administrator (Asked for this some time ago.)
12:00 pm	October 25, 1951	The President was presented with the 1951 Histadrut Humanitarian Award; given to the President as the first person to give recogni- tion to the State Israel upon its proclamation, etc. Presented by the following from the National Committee for Labor Israel: SCHLOSSBERG, Joseph, General Chairman, National Committee for Labor Israel HAMLIN, Isaac, General Secretary, NCLI SEGAL, Charles M., Director, Press and Special Events BURSTEIN, Dr. Joseph, Special Histadrut Delegate to the U. S. HASKIN, Itzhak E., Treasurer of Histadrut & Special Delegate to the U. S. BRESLAW, Joseph, Chairman, American Trade Union Council for Histadrut & Vice President of the ILGWU (AFL) GOLDBERG, I. H., Vice President United Hatters, Cap & Millinery Workers International Union (AFL) MILLER, Abraham, Secretary-Treasurer New York Joint Board, Amalgamated Clothing Workers (CIO) & Chairman, National Council of Histadrut KAHN, Mrs. Sarah, Histadrut Chairman of the Pioneer Women's Organization SEIDEL, Dr. Herman, Representing Labor Zionist Organization of America SHAPIRO, Morris, Chairman, New England Business & Professional Council for Histadrut CHESNIN, Samuel, Chairman, Utd. Organizations for Israel Histadrut Segal, Louis, General Secretary Labor Zionist Order KAPLOW, Joseph, Chairman, Business & Professional Council for Histadrut in New York EWING, Hon. Oscar R., Federal Security Administrator [Public Papers: Remarks on Receiving the 1951 Histadrut Humanitarian Award]
12:30 pm	October 25, 1951	Honorable James E. Webb, Under Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment for State; Secretary enroute to Paris.)
1:00 pm	October 25, 1951	(LUNCH)
3:00 pm	October 25, 1951	(Honorable Clark Clifford) OFF THE RECORD
3:30 pm	October 25, 1951	(Pre Press)
4:00 pm	October 25, 1951	Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers]
4:20 pm	October 25, 1951	(Mr. James McCahey, of Illinois) OFF THE RECORD
4:30 pm	October 25, 1951	Honorable Oscar Chapman, the Secretary of the Interior Mr. Matson White, Solicitor for the Department of the Interior (Half hour)
5:00 pm	October 25, 1951	(Honorable John W. Snyder, the Secretary of the Treasury) OFF THE RECORD
8:00 am	October 26, 1951	[Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Longshoremen's Strike]
8:30 am	October 26, 1951	[Public Papers: Letter to the Chairman, Wage Stabilization Board, on the Settlement of a Labor Dispute Affecting the Production of Copper]
9:45 am	October 26, 1951	(Mr. William M. Boyle, Jr.) OFF THE RECORD
10:00 am	October 26, 1951	(Staff)
10:45 am	October 26, 1951	(General W. Bedell Smith, Director of Central Intelligence) (Admiral Sidney Souers) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. James Lay, Executive Secretary, National Security Council)
11:00 am	October 26, 1951	Cabinet [Meeting] (Vice President [Alben Barkley] absent; Webb for State; Burke for Post Office; Rentzel for Commerce; W. Averell Harriman absent; all others present.)
11:45 am	October 26, 1951	(Honorable Charles Brannan, the Secretary of Agriculture) OFF THE RECORD
12:00 pm	October 26, 1951	Honorable Alan G. Kirk, American Ambassador to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (The Ambassador notified us he was in town, through Secretary Acehson's office; did not ask for appointment but said was available if the President cared to talk to him.) Half hour.
12:30 pm	October 26, 1951	(Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Chairman, R.F.C.) OFF THE RECORD
12:45 pm	October 26, 1951	Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., of Chicago (Arranged at request of Mr. Russ Stewart; Mr. Stewart said they are politically Independent, but voted for the President in 1948 and thought this would be helpful.)
1:00 pm	October 26, 1951	(LUNCH)
3:00 pm	October 26, 1951	Senator James E. Murray, Montana Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming (Senator Murray called Mr. Connelly last week and asked if he could come in before going home.)
3:30 pm	October 26, 1951	General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
3:45 pm	October 26, 1951	(Honorable Dan A. Kimball, the Secretary of the Navy) OFF THE RECORD
4:00 pm	October 26, 1951	(The remainder of the day was kept open for work on a speech.)
8:00 am	October 27, 1951	[Public Papers: Letter to the Chairman, Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights]
9:30 am	October 27, 1951	(Mr. Charles Murphy) OFF THE RECORD
9:45 am	October 27, 1951	(Mr. Donald Dawson) OFF THE RECORD
10:00 am	October 27, 1951	(Dr. John R. Steelman) (Admiral Robert Dennison) (Mr. David Stowe) OFF THE RECORD
10:30 am	October 27, 1951	(Mr. William Hassett) OFF THE RECORD
10:45 am	October 27, 1951	(Mr. Frank McKinney, of Indianapolis) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. Matthew Connelly)
11:15 am	October 27, 1951	(Mr. Joseph Short) (Dr. John R. Steelman) OFF THE RECORD
11:35 am	October 27, 1951	(The President, accompanied by the following, left the Executive Office for Gompers' Square, 10th and Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., where he participated in the dedication ceremonies of this square in memory of Samuel Gompers, the distinguished Labor Leader of yesteryears:) (Miss Margaret Truman) (Admiral Robert Dennison) (General Robert Landry) (Mr. Matthew Connelly) (Mr. Joseph Short) (Mr. Charles Murphy) (Dr. John R. Steelman) (Mr. David Stowe) (Mr. David Lloyd) (Mr. Richard Neustadt)
11:45 am	October 27, 1951	[Public Papers: Address at the Dedication of a Square in Washington to the Memory of Samuel Gompers]
12:20 pm	October 27, 1951	(The President returned to the Executive Office.)
12:25 pm	October 27, 1951	(Mr. Hopkins) OFF THE RECORD
12:30 pm	October 27, 1951	(Mr. Joseph Short) OFF THE RECORD
1:00 pm	October 27, 1951	(LUNCH)
9:30 am	October 28, 1951	The President, Mrs. Truman and Miss Margaret Truman attended the Fourth Annual International Orchid Show at the American Security and Trust Company Bank, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (Immediately following this, the President and his family returned to the Blair House for the day.)
9:15 am	October 29, 1951	(Honorable W. Averell Harriman) OFF THE RECORD
9:45 am	October 29, 1951	(Mr. William Hillman) OFF THE RECORD
10:00 am	October 29, 1951	(Staff)
11:00 am	October 29, 1951	Honorable William Preston Lane, Jr.
11:05 am	October 29, 1951	Mr. Warren Smith, Vice President, Fairchild Aircraft Corp. (Governor Lane called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.)
11:15 am	October 29, 1951	Senator Thomas C. Hennings, Jr., Missouri (Called Mr. Connelly and asked to see the President as soon as possible.)
11:30 am	October 29, 1951	(Senator Clinton P. Anderson, New Mexico) OFF THE RECORD (Called Mr. Connelly last Friday and asked for this and requested it to be Off the Record.)
11:45 am	October 29, 1951	(Honorable Jack Gorrie, Acting Chairman, National Security Resources Board) OFF THE RECORD (Asked for this appointment)
12:00 pm	October 29, 1951	The President presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to: Major Reginald R. Myers, U.S.M.C. Major Carl L. Sitter,U.S.M.C. (The following guests were present in the Rose Garden for the ceremony:) The Secretary of Defense, Hon. Robert A. Lovett The Secretary of the Navy, Hon. Dan A. Kimball Admiral D. B. Duncan, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Lt. Gen. M. H. Silverthorn, Asst. Commandant of Marine Corps Lt. General F. A. Hart, USMC Maj. Gen. S. L. Howard, USMC Maj. Gen. J. T. Walker, USMC Mr. Clayton Fritchey Major Reginald R. Myers, USMC (awardee) Mrs. Reginald R. Myers (wife) Miss Susan Myers (7 year-old-daughter) Master Scott R. Myers (4 year-old-son) Mr. and Mrs. Herbert G. Myers (father and mother) Miss Bonnie K. Myers (sister) Mr. and Mrs. George E. Bacheller (father and mother-in-law) Major and Mrs. T. F. Spiker (friends) Major Carl L. Sitter, USMC (awardee) Mrs. Carl L. Sitter (wife) Master Michael Stephen Sitter (2 1/2 year old son) Mr. William Sitter (father) Lt. Col. R. H. Gray, USMC (friend) Lt. Col. R. D. Tapplett, USMC (friend) Major C. M. Jones, USMC (friend) Major J. E. Estes, USMC (friend) Major R. I. Wood, USMC (friend) Capt. J. G. Theros, USMC (friend) 1st Lt. G. W. Rodney, USMC (friend) Lt. Col. R. E. Honsowetz, USMC (Aide to Gen. Silverthorn) 1st. Lt. C. G. Moody, USMC (Aide to Gen. Hart) Defense Department Photographers: Capt. Bonney Powell, USN Capt. James Henry, USA Sgt. Frank Hall, USA Sgt. Robert Wheeler, USMC
12:25 pm	October 29, 1951	(Honorable Mon Wallgren) OFF THE RECORD
12:30 pm	October 29, 1951	Honorable James E. Webb, Under Secretary of State Mr. Howard Holmes, handling Point 4 Program in India (State's usual Monday appointment)
1:00 pm	October 29, 1951	(LUNCH)
3:15 pm	October 29, 1951	Senator Kenneth McKellar, Tennessee (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked if he might see the President before leaving for Tennessee)
3:30 pm	October 29, 1951	(Honorable Thomas E. Murray, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission) OFF THE RECORD (Half hour)
4:10 pm	October 29, 1951	(Honorable William K. Boyle, Jr.) OFF THE RECORD
8:00 am	October 30, 1951	[Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill Increasing Benefits Under the Railroad Retirement System]
9:45 am	October 30, 1951	(Mr. William Hillman) OFF THE RECORD
10:00 am	October 30, 1951	(Staff)
11:00 am	October 30, 1951	Honorable David E. Lilienthanl (Half hour; wrote the President October 5th about recent trip he made through Tennessee Valley and offered to come in and give the President a summary of his impressions. The President wrote him he would be glad to talk with him.)
11:30 am	October 30, 1951	Senator Harley M. Kilgore, West Virginia (Called Mr. Connelly a week ago and asked for this.)
11:45 am	October 30, 1951	(Honorable George Allen) OFF THE RECORD
12:00 pm	October 30, 1951	(Honorable Oscar Chapman, the Secretary of the Interior) (Honorable J. Howard McGrath, the Attorney General) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. Matson White, Solicitor for the Department of the Interior) (Honorable Philip B. Perlman, the Solicitor General) (The Secretary of the Interior arranged this with Mr. Connelly on Monday, October 29th.)
12:15 pm	October 30, 1951	Honorable J. Monroe Johnson, Member, Interstate Commerce Commission (Asked Mr. Connelly for this a week ago.)
12:30 pm	October 30, 1951	Honorable Robert A. Lovett, the Secretary of Defense (Usual Tuesday appointment)
1:00 pm	October 30, 1951	(LUNCH) (The President "dropped in" on a farewell luncheon in honor of Admiral Ross T. McIntire at the Carlton Hotel.) OFF THE RECORD [Public Papers: Remarks at a Luncheon for Vice Admiral Ross T. McIntire]
3:00 pm	October 30, 1951	Honorable Charles Sawyer, the Secretary of Commerce
3:30 pm	October 30, 1951	Honorable John W. Snyder, the Secretary of the Treasury
4:00 pm	October 30, 1951	(Honorable J. Howard McGrath, the Attorney General) OFF THE RECORD (Honorable A. Devitt Vanech, the Deputy Attorney General)
12:00 am	October 31, 1951	Executive Orders: [10299 DESIGNATING AN ADDITIONAL AGENCY PURSUANT TO SECTION 103(a) OF THE RENEGOTIATION ACT OF 1951]
12:00 am	October 31, 1951	Executive Orders: [10298 EXTENDING THE PROVISIONS OF PART I OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10210 (1) OF FEBRUARY 2, 1951, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.]
9:30 am	October 31, 1951	(Mr. William Hillman) (Mr. Alfred Wagg) OFF THE RECORD
9:45 am	October 31, 1951	(Mr. W. Averell Harriman) OFF THE RECORD
10:00 am	October 31, 1951	(Staff)
11:00 am	October 31, 1951	Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget (One-half hour)
11:30 am	October 31, 1951	Mr. Chester R. Davis Mr. Fred Eckoff Mr. Victor Cullim (Arranged at request of the Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]; invited the President to address the Executive Club of Chicago, in January)
11:35 am	October 31, 1951	(Brig. Gen. Lewis H. Renfrow, Selective Service System) OFF THE RECORD
11:45 am	October 31, 1951	Honorable Claude L. Draper, Member, Federal Power Commission (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this.)
12:00 pm	October 31, 1951	Honorable W. Averell Harriman was sworn in as Director of Mutual Security (Ceremonies in the President's Office. The following guests were present: ACHESON, Hon. Dean, the Secretary of State SNYDER, Hon. John W., the Secretary of the Treasury LOVETT, Hon. Robert A., the Secretary of Defense McGRATH, Hon. J. Howard, the Attorney General DONALDSON, Hon. Jesse M., the Postmaster General CHAPMAN, Hon. Oscar L., the Secretary of the Interior BRANNAN, Hon. Charles F., the Secretary of Agriculture SAWYER, Hon. Charles, the Secretary of Commerce TOBIN, Hon. Maurice J., the Secretary of Labor GORRIE, Hon. Jack, Acting Chairman, N.S.R.B. GASTON, Hon. Herbert E., Chairman, Board of Directors, Export- Import Bank SYMINGTON, Hon. W. Stuart, Administrator, R.F.C. LARSON, Hon. Jess, Administrator, G.S.A. FLEISCHMANN, Hon. Manly, Administrator, Defense Production Admn. CABOT, Hon. Thomas D., Director, International Security Affairs WEBB, Hon. James E., Under Secretary of State FOSTER, Hon. William C., Deputy Secretary of Defense LAWTON, Hon. Frederick J., Director, Bureau of the Budget BISSELL, Hon. Richard M., Jr., Acting Administrator, E.C.A. WILSON, Hon. Charles E., Director of Defense Mobilization LAY, Mr. James S., Jr., Executive Secretary, National Security Council BARKLEY, Hon. Alben W., Vice President of the United States MARSHALL, General George C.
12:30 pm	October 31, 1951	Honorable Nelson Rockefeller (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly from New York last week, stating that the International Development Agency Board was having meeting November 5th, and that he wanted to see the President before that meeting.)
12:45 pm	October 31, 1951	Honorable Delos W. Rentzel, the Under Secretary of Commerce Delos Rentzel, Jr., (Aged 12) Lance Rentzel, (Aged 7) (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly if he migth bring his small sons in to meet the President.)
1:00 pm	October 31, 1951	(LUNCH)
3:25 pm	October 31, 1951	(Honorable James P. McGranery, of Philadelphia) OFF THE RECORD
3:40 pm	October 31, 1951	(The President left the Executive Office for the Airport with Mrs. Truman, Miss Truman and three Aides, where they met Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke Edinburgh of Great Britain.)
4:07 pm	October 31, 1951	[Public Papers: Remarks of Welcome to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Washington National Airport]
8:00 pm	October 31, 1951	(The President and Mrs. Truman gave a dinner at the Blair House in honor of Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburth of Great Britain. The following guests were present: The President and Mrs. Truman Miss Margaret Truman HRH The Princess Elizabeth HRH The Duke of Edinburgh H. E. The Ambassador of Canada and Mrs. Wrong H. E. The British Ambassador and Lady Franks The Chief Justice and Mrs. Fred M. Vinson Honorable Theodore Francis Green, of Rhode Island Honorable and Mrs. H. Alexander Smith Honorable and Mrs. Brien McMahon Honorable and Mrs. James E. Webb
10:00 pm	October 31, 1951	(A reception for approximately 100 guests was given at the Blair House following the above-mentioned dinner.)
12:00 am	November 01, 1951	Executive Orders: [EXECUTIVE ORDER 10300 PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MUTUAL SECURITY ACT OF 1951 AND RELATED STATUTES]
8:00 am	November 01, 1951	[Public Papers: Letter to Frieda B. Hennock on Her Decision To Decline a Recess Appointment as a Federal Judge]
10:30 am	November 01, 1951	Honorable and Mrs. Frank K. McKinney (Newly elected Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and his wife, to pay respects to the President.)
11:00 am	November 01, 1951	(Staff)
11:45 am	November 01, 1951	Congressman Harley O. Staggers, West Virginia (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.)
11:55 am	November 01, 1951	(Mr. Abraham Feinberg, of New York) OFF THE RECORD
12:00 pm	November 01, 1951	Mr. Jacob Blaustein, of Baltimore (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.)
12:15 pm	November 01, 1951	Honorable Charles LaFollette (Former Congressman from Indiana; was also Acting Chairman of Anti-subversive Control Board; arranged at suggestion of Mr. Dawson.)