Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
December 15, 1951
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| Honorable Gordon Browning, Tennessee (The President talked to the Governor and arranged this.) | ||
| (The President went with General Edgerton for a tour of the White House.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (The President left Blair House for National Presbyterian Church to attend Mr. George Elsey's wedding.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President left the National Presbyterian Church and motored to the Naval Gun Factory, where he boarded the USS WILLIAMSBURG and was met by the following, who accom- panied the President on a weekend cruise down the Potomac: ) The Chief Justice [Fred Vinson] Senator Clinton P. Anderson Senator Robert S. Kerr Honorable Oscar R. Ewing Honorable Scott W. Lucas Mr. George E. Allen Mr. Clark M. Clifford | ||
| A.M. (On board the USS WILLIAMSBURG) | ||
| (The President and his party returned to the Naval Gun Factory from a weekend cruise on the Potomac, and motored directly to the Blair House.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10314 CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC., AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES] | ||
| Honorable Alben Barkley, the Vice President (Arranged by the President; one hour) | ||
| (The President dropped in on a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the War Mobilization Policy Committee.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| The President presented the Collier Trophy for 1950 (Presented "for the greatest achievement in aviation in America, the value of which has been demonstrated in actual use during the preceding year." It goes to the Helicopter Industry, represented by Dr. Igor I. Sikorsky; to the Military Services and the Coast Guard for develop- ment and use of Rotary-Wing Aircraft for Air Rescue Operations. Secretary Lovett represented Military Service and Vice Admiral O'Neill, Commandant, the U.S. Coast Guard. The following were present: SIKORSKY, Dr. and Mrs. Igor I., Engineering Manager, Sikorsky Aircraft, Bridgeport, Conn. O'NEILL, Vice Adm. Merlin, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard LOVETT, Robert A., Secretary of Defense 1951 Collier Trophy Committee: CASSADY, Vice Adm. John, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (air) HORNE, C. F., Administrator, Civil Aeronautics Admn. JOHNSTON, S. Paul, Director, Institute of Aeronautical Sciences ARNOLD, Brig. Gen., M.W., Vice President, Air Transport Assn. MacCRACKEN, William P., 1152 National Press Bldg., Wash., D.C. RAMSEY, Admiral DeWitt C., President, Aircraft Industries Assn. REESE, C. J., President, Continental Motors Corp. TALBERT, Ansel L., New York Herald-Tribune TWINING, Gen. Nathan F., USAF, Vice Chief of Staff VICTORY, Dr. John F., Executive Sec'y., National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics LOGSDON, C. S., Secretary, 1951 Collier Trophy Committee, National Aeronautic Assn. GEUTING, Joseph T. Jr., Acting President, Washington, D.C. N.A.A. WEBSTER, Donald D., General Manager, National Aeronautic Assn. WINGER, Albert A., Chairman of Board, Crowell-Collier Publishing BRANTLY, T.L., Vice President, Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. HILLMAN, Mr. William, Washington Manager, Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. [Public Papers: Remarks Upon Presenting the Collier Award Trophy for 1950] | ||
| Senator Ralph E. Flanders, Vermont (Wrote to the President in Key West re disarmament and ending Korean War, and asked if he might come in and talk to the President on this subject.) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Dr. Daniel Polling) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Daniel Bell, former Under Secretary of the Treasury) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| AT THE BLAIR HOUSE: (Mr. William Hillman) (Jack Romagna) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the President of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association on the Executive Order Safeguarding Security Information] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Administrator, Housing and Home Finance Agency, on the Problem of Employee Integrity] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Mr. R. M. Calbert, President, National Turkey Federation and Mrs. C. Mr. C. Fred Smith, Poultry and Egg National Board Rowena Carpenter, U. S. Department of Agriculture Major Close, Springfield, Missouri Mrs. Violet Faulkner, Washington, D.C. Miss Alice H'Doubler, Springfield, Missouri Mr. Homer I. Huntington, Poultry and Egg National Board Don Lyon, Poultry and Egg National Board Henry Mangus, Lafayette, Indiana A. E. Matlack, Jr., Belford, New Jersey Mrs. Cherry Shafer, New York City M. C. Small, Mt. Morris, Illinois & Mrs. Small (Presented Christmas turkey to the President. This group has each year presented the President with a turkey for either Thanksgiving or Christmas; this year it had to be Christmas as the President was away most of November.) | ||
| Mr. Sidney Salomon (Former treasurer of National Committee; on way through city from Florida and asked if he might pay respects) | ||
| Honorable Telford Taylor, Administrator, Small Defense Plants Administration (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Honorable Harry A. McDonald, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| (Honorable Edmund [Edmond] Hanrahan, former Chairman S.E.C.) OFF RECORD (Called Mr. Connelly last week; came to see Mr. Connelly and saw the President OFF THE RECORD) | ||
| Honorable Sumner Pike, former Member A.E.C. (Called yesterday and asked if he might see the President) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (The President made TV and movie recordings of his Christmas Eve Broadcast) | ||
| Honorable Frank McKinney, Chairman, Democratic National Committee (Judge Joseph Howard, Assistant to Mr. McKinney) OFF RECORD (Usual Tuesday appointment for the National Chairman) | ||
| (Honorable James Lay, Executive Secretary, National Security Council) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable John W. Snyder, the Secretary of Treasury) OFF RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Samuel Rosenman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Executive Orders: [10315 EXEMPTION OF WILLIAM E. LEE FROM COMPULSORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE] | ||
| (Judge Samuel I. Roseman) (Mr. Charles Murphy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Charles Sawyer, the Secretary of Commerce) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Frank Pace, the Secretary of the Army) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget (One-half hour) | ||
| Honorable and Mrs. Daniel Hoan (Mrs. Hoan is National Committeewoman for Wisconsin and Mr. Hoan former Mayor of Milwaukee) | ||
| H.E. Gustave Laraque, the Ambassador of Haiti (Asked for this through Protocol, to present the President of Haiti's reply to the letter from the President which Ambassador Travers delivered when he recently presented his Letter of Credence to President Magloire) | ||
| Congressman Francis E. Walter, Pennsylvania (Called Mr. Connelly on Monday to say he had just returned from Migration Conference held in Brussels, Belgium, and wanted to see the President this week.) | ||
| H.E. Binay Ranjan Sen, the Ambassador of India (Newly appointed; presented credentials.) | ||
| H.E. Dr. Ludwig Kleinwaechter, the Ambassador of Austria (Newly appointed; presented credentials.) | ||
| Honorable Oscar Chapman, the Secretary of the Interior (Called Mr. Connelly yesterday and asked for this.) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Honorable Robert Lovett, the Secretary of Defense Honorable Anna Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Mrs. Rosenberg called Mr. Connelly yesterday and asked for this.) | ||
| (National Security Council) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Arthur Fleming) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable W. Averell Harriman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Joseph Healey) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Mr. Barney Balaban, President, Paramount Pictures, Inc. (Asked for this through David Niles) | ||
| (Mr. Thomas Gavin, of Kansas City, Missouri) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Oscar R. Ewing, Administrator, Federal Security Agency (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly sometime ago and asked for this.) | ||
| Mr. Thomas Whelan, President, Touchdown Club Mr. Jack Haley, Chairman of Dinner Committee (Invited the President to attend Touchdown Club Dinner January 12th) | ||
| Honorable Charles Brannan, the Secretary of Agriculture (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly for a few minutes) | ||
| Honorable Gordon Gray Dr. Raymond B. Allen (Dr. Allen is to succeed Mr. Gordon Gray as Director of the Psychological Strategy Board; Mr. Gordon Gray asked if he might bring him in. Half hour.) | ||
| (General Ernest Harmon) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. Abraham Feinberg) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (White House Renovation Commission) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff Meeting on State of the Union Message) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| AT THE BLAIR HOUSE: | ||
| (Mr. William Hillman) (Jack Romagna) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Honorable Allan [Allen] Dulles) OFF THE RECORD (Came instead of General W. Bedell Smith) | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (All present) | ||
| (Governor G. Mennen Williams, of Michigan) (Senator Blair Moody) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Dr. Paul E. Freed, of Greensboro, North Carolina (Has been in Spain and greatly impressed Ambassador Griffis with his able grasp of the problem; i.e. question of religious freedom in Spain as concerns various Protestant faiths which bear brunt of restrictions and discriminations in that country. Ambassador Griffis wrote to Mr. Dawson, expressing hope that Dr. Freed might see the President; Mr. Dawson checked with State Department, and they also recommended the appointment, as did Senator Hoey and Jonathan Daniels. Dr. Freed is returning to Spain.) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Senator Wayne Morse, of Oregon) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Gordon E. Dean, Chairman, A.E.C | ||
| (Honorable Stuart Symington, Chairman, R.F.C.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable William McC. Martin, Jr., Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (Called Mr. Connelly yesterday and asked for this.) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget (One-hour) | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Labor Dispute in the Steel Industry] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Chairman, Wage Stabilization Board, Requesting an Investigation of the Labor Dispute in the Steel Industry] | ||
| (Honorable Clark Clifford) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. William Bray) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| The President held his annual Reception for the Members of the White House Staff to extend best wishes for the Christmas Holiday Season. | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| AT THE BLAIR HOUSE | ||
| (Honorable John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Joseph Davies) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President departed from National Airport aboard the USAF INDEPENDENCE for Kansas City to spend the Christmas holiday at his home. He was accompanied by the following: Miss Truman Miss Rose Conway General Robert Landry (returned to Washington same day) Captain R. C. Colgon [Colgan] Mr. Roger Tubby General Wallace Graham (returned to Washington same day) Captain H. J. Cokely, USN 3 Secret Service A group of carolers from Hilltop School in Independence, Missouri sang Christmas carols for the President and his family. | ||
| The President made a broadcast of his Christmas Tree Lighting Message to the nation from Independence, Missouri. [Public Papers] | ||
| CHRISTMAS DAY | ||
| (The President spend this day with his family in Independence, Missouri) | ||
| The President received the following people at his suite in the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City. List furnished by Secret Service, but no times indicted. 1. Mr. Frank Spina 2. Mr. Tom Evans Mr. Sloan 3. Mr. Joe McGee 4. Mr. Odis Bryan 5. Mr. Tom Gavin 6. Mr. William Kitchen 7. Mr. Charles F. Curry 8. Mr. George Wallace 9. Mr. Ted Marks 10. Mr. Harry Jobes 11. Father Tiernan 12. Mr. Pendergast 13. Mr. Jack Vaugh 14. Mr. Mike Murphy 15. Mr. Alex Sacks 16. Judge Rich 17. Mr. Francis Yeager | ||
| The President received the following people at his suite in the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City. List furnished by Secret Service, but no times indicted: 1. General Robert Landry brought in a Mr. Novac to meet the President. 2. Mr. Al Hillix 3. Mr. Bryce Smith 4. Mr. Tom Evans 5. Mr. Jack Tolliver and Mr. Vivian Truman 6. Mr. Ernie Ahlfeldt (Mr. Matthew Connelly brought him in) 7. Mr. Frank Land 8. Mr. Ralph Taylor 9. Mr. Jack Bolland 10. Bishop O'Hara 11. Mr. Louis McGee 12. Mr. Daleo 13. Mr. Spaulding 14. Mr. Jim King 15. Mr. Botts (General Robert Landry brought him in) 16. Mr. Jerry Walsh 17. Mr. James Lillis 18. Mr. Eddie Jacobson 19. Mr. Sam Wear 20. Mr. Roe Bartle 21. Mr. Charnce 22. Mr. Ben Hurst 23. Mr. Millet 24. Mr. Sands 25. Mr. Harry Schwimmer 26. Mr. Joseph McGee 27. Mr. Veatch 28. Mr. Julius Kohn 29. Mr. Donnelly 30. Mr. Smally | ||
| (The President and his party returned to Washington aboard the USAF INDEPENDENCE.) | ||
| Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (Wrote to the President from Paris stating she could come to Washington this afternoon of December 28th. Has been asked by State Department to go to Pakistan and India but did not want to go direct from Paris as she felt it better to report to the President first.) | ||
| Honorable Charles Wilson, Director of Defense Mobilization Honorable W. Averell Harriman, Director of Mutual Security Honorable Rovert Lovett, the Secretary of Defense Honorable Frank Pace, the Secretary of the Army Honorable Thomas K. Finletter, Secretary of the Air Force Honorable Dan Kimball, Secretary of the Navy The Joint Chiefs of Staff Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget Mr. Elmer Staats, Budget Mr. Schaub, Budget Mr. McCandless, Budget Mr. Veatch, Budget Honorable John Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State (The President told Mr. Connelly to arrange this meeting.) | ||
| (Honorable W. Averell Harriman, Director of Mutual Security) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President attended the swearing in ceremoney of his two new Administrative Assistants in the Fish Room: ) Mr. David Bell Mr. David Lloyd | ||
| Executive Orders: [10317 ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION OF THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE NATION] | ||
| Executive Orders: [10304 INSPECTION OF INCOME, EXCESS-PROFITS, DECLARED VALUE EXCESS-PROFITS, CAPITAL STOCK, ESTATE, AND GIFT TAX RETURNS BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on Establishing the Commission on the Health Needs of the Nation] |