Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
December 29, 1951
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| (General W. Bedell Smith, Director of Central Intelligence) (Mr. James Lay, Executive Secretary, National Security Council) (Admiral Robert Dennison) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Senator Carl Hayden, New Mexico (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly late yesterday and asked for this.) | ||
| Honorable Leon H. Keyserling, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers Honorable John D. Clark, Member Honorable Roy Blough, Member (Mr. Leon H. Keyserling, called Mr. Matthew Connelly December 19th and said he wanted to see the President and submit a report re the economic message; one-half hour) | ||
| (Honorable John W. Snyder, the Secretary of the Treasury) OFF RECORD (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday and asked if he might come in for a few minutes as was going to New York) | ||
| Honorable James J. Reynolds, Jr., Member, National Labor Relations Board (Resigining, effective December 31st; asked to see the President before resigning) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| AT THE BLAIR HOUSE (Mr. William Hillman) (Mr. Jack Romagna) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President walked to Church in the morning, and remained at home at the Blair House for the rest of the day.) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget (Half hour) | ||
| Congressman Mike Mansfield, Montana (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this, stating he had just returned from Europe and wanted to give the President a report on Hungary.) | ||
| Honorable Maury Maverick (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly for this when he came in for David Lloyd's swearing last week.) | ||
| Hon. Myron M. Cowen, American Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines Admiral Raymond D. Spruance (Requested by State Department; Admiral Spruance agreed to accept post as Ambassador to the Philippines upon retirement of Mr. Cowen) | ||
| (Honorable William M. Boyle, Jr.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (LUNCH) (The President remained at the Blair House for the rest of the day and evening.) (Mr. Charles Murphy saw the President during the afternoon.) | ||
| NEW YEAR'S DAY | ||
| (The President spent the day at the Blair House.) | ||
| (Mr. William Hillman) (Mr. Romagna) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on Reorganization of the Bureau of Internal Revenue] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Congressman Wayne L. Hays, Ohio (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| (Admiral William Leahy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Mrs. India Edwards, Women's Division, Democratic National Committee (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Honorable John W. Gibson, Chairman, Displaced Persons Committee (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| (Honorable Justin Miller) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable George C. McGhee, American Ambassador to Turkey (Newly appointed; asked to see the President before departure) | ||
| (Admiral William M. Fechteler) (Admiral Robert Dennison) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable John W. Snyder, the Secretary of the Treasury | ||
| (General Mark Clark) OFF THE RECORD (Arranged by Mr. Connelly OFF RECORD: Southwest Gate) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Mr. Max Lowenthal) OFF THE RECORD (One half hour) | ||
| Honorable Charles Brannan, the Secretary of Agriculture | ||
| Honorable Jack Gorrie, Acting Chairman, N.S.R.B. Mr. Edward Dickinson | ||
| (Mr. Martin Lewis) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| AT THE BLAIR HOUSE: | ||
| (Mr. William Hillman) (Mr. Jack Romagna) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Executive Orders: [10318 ESTABLISHING THE MISSOURI BASIN SURVEY COMMISSION] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing Executive Order Establishing the Missouri Basin Survey Commission] | ||
| (Mr. Max Lowenthal) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Congressman Emanuel Celler, New York (Called Mr. Connelly late yesterday) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable Robert Butler, former Ambassador to Cuba (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Congressman Brent Spence, Kentucky (Called Mr. Connelly January 2nd and asked for this.) | ||
| (Honorable Myron Taylor) OFF THE RECORD (Arranged by Mr. Hassett; lower west door.) | ||
| (Honorable W. Averell Harriman, Director of Mutual Security) (Had OFF THE RECORD pictures made with the President) | ||
| (Honorable Stanley Woodward, American Ambassador to Canada) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| H.E. Senor Don Ricardo Martinez Vargas, the Ambassador of Bolivia Honorable Juan Penaranda, the Minister of Bolivia (Mr. Raymond Muir, from Protocol, State Department) (The Bolivian Ambassador asked for this before Christmas, through the State Department, saying he wished to discuss the tin problem with the President; asked Wednesday to include his Minister in this meeting.) | ||
| Honorable Joseph Darst, Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri (Called Mr. Connelly some time ago and asked for this.) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Pre Press) | ||
| Press & Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (Honorable Charles E. Wilson, Director of Defense Mobilization) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Louis Johnson) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Executive Orders: [1031 CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES] | ||
| (The President left the Executive Office for Silver Spring, Maryland to meet the train of Miss Margaret Truman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (General W. Bedell Smith) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. James Lay, Executive Secretary, National Security Council) | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (All present except Secretary of Commerce: that Deparment not represented.) | ||
| (The President shook hands with the daughter of Secretary Maurice J. Tobin, Helen Louise Tobin, her classmates and instruct- resses from Holy Cross Academy, Brookline, Massachusetts. The following were present: AMBROSE, Carolyn~HENNEBERRY, Claire BURKE, Marion~HICKEY, Mary Ellen CAPODILUPO, Ella~HILTON, Mary CARTER, Betty~HOOPER, Eleanor CODY, Janet~KUNTZ, Marie DONAHOE, Lorraine~KELTY, Patricia DONOVAN, Paula~McELWEE, Maureen DOWD, Dorothy~MEEHAN, Peggy DOYLE, Patricia~MURPHY, Patricia DUFF, Jackie~NYHAN, Jane FOLEY, Nancy~PEARCE, Ellen FREDEY, Janet~ROBINSON, Ruth GALLAGHER, Joan~SETTANA, Carol GALVIN, Kathryn~SULLIVAN, Barbara HALEY, Margaret~SULLIVAN, Jane HAYES, Betty~TOBIN, Carol Also: Sister M. Canisius, C.S.C. Sister M. Dolores, C.S.C | ||
| H.E. Dr. Yu Chan Yang, Ambassador of Korea (Mr. Raymond Muir, from Protocol Division) OFF THE RECORD (The Korean Ambassador has just returned from a visit of nearly two months in Korea and Japan and asked, through Protocol, for an interview with the President in order to touch on certain problems affecting his country.) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. Max Lowenthal) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. June Holloway) OFF THE RECORD (Came to see Mr. Connelly and saw the President Off Record) | ||
| (The President spent the remainder of the afternoon working on the Budget Message.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| AT THE BLAIR HOUSE: | ||
| (Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Hassett) | ||
| (Admiral Robert Dennison) (Admiral Sidney Souers) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. James Lay) | ||
| (Mr. Charles Murphy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. H. W. McNeil, of Oklahoma) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President left the Executive Office to meet the Rt. Honorable Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain, at the National Airport upon his arrival at 12:30 pm. The Prime Minister arrived from New York aboard the USAF INDEPENDENCE, which the President sent to meet him.) [Public Papers: Remarks of Welcome to Prime Minister Churchill at the Washington National Airport] | ||
| (The President gave a stag luncheon at the Blair House in honor of the Prime Minister of Great Britain. The following guests were present:) The President The Prime Minister H.E. The British Ambassador, Sir Oliver Franks The Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for Foreign Af- fairs of Great Britain Gen. The Rt. Hon. Lord Ismay, Secretary of State for Common- wealth Relations of Great Britain The Rt. Hon. Lord Cherwell, Paymaster-General of Great Britain Field Marshal Sir William J. Slim, Chief of the Imperial General Staff of Great Britain Adm. Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor, First Sea Lord of Great Britain Sir Norman Brook, Permanent Secretary and Secretary of the Ca- binet The Vice President, the Hon. Alben Barkley The Secretary of State, the Hon. Dean Acheson The Secretary of the Treasury, the Hon. John W. Snyder The Secretary of Defense, the Hon. Robert A. Lovett Senator Alexander Wiley Senator Theodore Francis Green Representative Charles A. Eaton Representative Mike Mansfield General of the Army Omar N. Bradley Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy Honorable Walter S. Gifford | ||
| (The President left Blair House and motored to the Naval Gun Factory, where he boarded the USS WILLIAMSBURG to await the arrival of the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain, who joined the President for dinner.) (The following guests were also present for dinner: The President The Prime Minister The Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden The Rt. Hon. Lord Ismay The Rt. Hon. Lord Cherwell Sir Oliver Franks The Secretary of State [Dean G. Acheson] The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] The Secretary of Defense [Robert A. Lovett] Honorable W. Averell Harriman, Director of Mutual Security Ambassador Walter Gifford General of the Army Omar N. Bradley | ||
| (The President spent the morning at the Blair House) | ||
| (LUNCH - Ambassador and Mrs. Walter Gifford dined with the President at the Blair House.) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Dr. Edward L. R. Elson, Pastor, National Presbyterian Church Dr. Harrison Ray Anderson, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of the United States (Dr. Elson asked Mr. Connelly if he might bring in the Moderator, who is titular head of the Presbyterian Church in this county.) | ||
| The following representatives of the British government and the American government met with the President to discuss problems of the two countries: The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Great Britain The Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Great Britain Gen. The Rt. Hon. Lord Ismay, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations with Great Britain The Rt. Hon. Lord Cherwell, Paymaster-General of Great Britain H.E. The British Ambassador, Sir Oliver Franks Field Marshall Sir William J. Slim, Chief of the Imperial General Staff of Great Britain Adm. Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor, First Sea Lord of Great Britain Air Marshall Elliot Sir Norman Brook, Permanent Secretary and Secretary of Cabinet Sir Roger Makins Sir Leslie Rowan Mr. Gore-Booth Mr. Shuckburgh or Mr. Leishman (Secretaries to Foreign Minister) Mr. Colville or Mr. Pitblado (Secretaries to Prime Minister) Mr. Mallaby Mr. Powell Mr. Rickett Mr. McDougall Sir Kenneth McLean For the Americans: Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State Honorable H. Freeman Matthews, Deputy Under Secretary of State Honorable George W. Perkins, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs H.E. Hon. Walter Gifford, American Ambassador to Great Britain Mr. Bohlen Mr. Knight Honorable Robert A. Lovett, Secretary of Defense Honorable John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury Honorable W. Averell Harriman, Director of Mutual Security General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs Mr. Joseph Short, Press Secretary to the President Honorable Charles E. Wilson, Director of Defense Mobilization Honorable Manley Fleischmann, Administrator, Defense Production Administration Honorable Willard L. Thorp, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Larry Jim Gross, 1952 Poster Boy for March of Dimes Campaign Honorable D. Basil O'Connor, President, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Honorable F. Joseph Donahue, Commissioner of the District of Columbia and Chairman of the Local Drive Chief Warrant Officer and Mrs. Jim Wheeler (parents of the boy) Lt. Virginia M. Stager, USAF, Nurse assigned to care for Poster Boy Mr. Bryson Rash (Usual ceremony in connection with opening of March of Dimes Campaign) | ||
| The following representatives of the British-American governments met with the President: British participants: Prime Minister Winston Churchill Mr. Eden Lord Cherwell Ambassador Franks Sir Roger Makins Sir Christopher Steele Field Marshal Sir William Slim Air Marshal Sir William Elliot Lord Ismay Sir Norman Brook Sir Leslie Rowan Mr. Colvill or Mr. Pitblado Mr. Shuckburgh or Mr. Leishman Mr. Gore-Booth Mr. Mallaby United States Participants: Secretary of State Dean Acheson Deputy Under Secretary of State Matthews Mr. Perkins Ambassador Gifford Mr. Phillips Mr. Knight Honorable Robert A. Lovett, Secretary of Defense Honorable John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury Honorable W. Averell Harriman, Director of Mutual Security General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs General Hoyt Vandenberg General Hull Admiral Fechteler Mr. Joseph Short Mr. Arneson Mr. Berry Honorable Frank Pace, Secretary of the Army Mr. David Lloyd | ||
| (The President left Blair House for the British Embassy to attend dinner in his honor given by Sir Oliver Franks, the British Ambassador, for Prime Minister Churchill.) | ||
| (The President left Blair House for Silver Spring, Maryland, to meet Mrs. Truman upon her arrival by train from Missouri. They then returned immediately to the Blair House.) | ||
| (The President left Blair House for National Presbyterian Church accompanied by General Harry Vaughan, Admiral Robert Dennison, Admiral Sidney Souers, and Mr. Joseph Short. The President chose to attend services on this date, it being the opening day of the new session of Congress.) | ||
| (Honorable W. Stuart Symington) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Honorable Robert A. Lovett, the Secretary of Defense) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| The Rt. Honorable Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain Rt. Honorable Anthony Eden Lord Ismay Lord Cherwell Ambassador Franks Sir Norman Brook Sir Roger Makins Sir Leslie Rowan (Mr. Shuckburgh or Mr. Leishmann) (Mr. Colville or Mr. Pitblado) Mr. Gore-Booth Mr. Mallaby Mr. Burrows Mr. Tomlinson Field Marshal Sir William Slim Admiral Sir Rhoderick McGrigor Air Marshal Sir William Elliott Sir Kenneth McLean United States Participants in above Conference with British: The President, Harry S. Truman Secretary of State, Dean Acheson Under Secretary of State Matthews Mr. Perkins Ambassador Gifford Mr. Bohlen Mr. Knight Secretary Robert Lovett Secretary John Snyder Mr. W. Averell Harriman General Omar Bradley~Mr. Allison Mr. Joseph Short~Admiral Fechteler Mr. Burton Berry (For complete names and titles of above, see 11:00 a.m. appointment, Monday, January 7, 1952.) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. David Noyes) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| The following met in the President's office before the larger meeting in the Cabinet Room between the British and American representatives: The President, Harry S. Truman Secretary of State, Dean Acheson General Omar Bradley Secretary Robert Lovett Admiral Fechteler The Prime Minister Admiral Sir Rhoderick McGrigor Field Marshal Sir William Slim Lord Ismay | ||
| The British-American discussion continued in the Cabinet Room, with the following representatives from both countries: British participants The Prime Minister Mr. Eden Lord Cherwell Lord Ismay Ambassador Franks Sir Norman Brook Sir Roger Makins Sir Leslie Rowan Mr. Shuckburgh or Mr. Leishman Mr. Colville or Mr. Pitbaldo Mr. Gore-Booth Mr. Mallaby Field Marshal Sir William Slim Admiral Sir Rhoderick McGrigor Air Marshal Sir William Elliott Sir Kenneth McLean Sir Christopher Steele Mr. Rickett Mr. McDougall Mr. Hall Mr. Powell Lord Knollys U.S. Participants The President, Harry S. Truman Secretary of State, Dean Acheson Mr. Matthews Mr. Perkins Ambassador Gifford Mr. Bohlen Mr. Knight Secretary Robert Lovett Secretary John Snyder Mr. W. Averell Harriman General Omar Bradley Mr. Joseph Short Mr. Charles Murphy Mr. David Lloyd Mr. Byroade Mr. Charles Wilson Mr. Manley Fleischmann Mr. Thorp (For names and titles of above, see 11:00 a.m. appointment, Monday, January 7, 1952.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Joint Statement Following Discussions With Prime Minister Churchill] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Mr. David Niles) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| The President left for the Capitol to deliver his Annual Message on the State of the Union before a Joint Session of the Congress. He was accompanied by: Mr. Joseph Short Mr. Matthew Connelly General Harry Vaughan General Wallace Graham Admiral Robert Dennison | ||
| [Public Papers: Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union] | ||
| (LUNCH) |