Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
February 11, 1952
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.
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| The President was photographed with the winners of the White House Photographers Association Contest (ninth annual contest): ROBERTS, Joseph, National Geographic ALLAN, William C., AP WALKER, Hank, Life ALLEY, C. Ed, UP LARTZ, Jack, Washington Post ATHERTON, James, UP DANOR, George, Washington Star ABBOTT, Gene, President, White House News Photographers Assn. | ||
| (Senator Brien McMahon, Connecticut) OFF THE RECORD (Hon. Gordon E. Dean, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission) (Hon. Thomas E. Murray, Member, Atomic Energy Commission (Arranged as a result of the President's memo to Senator McMahon dated January 30th) | ||
| (General Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Engineers) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| AT THE BLAIR HOUSE (Honorable Newbold Harris, Special Assistant to the Attorney General) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Bill Lawrence, of NEW YORK TIMES) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. Joseph Short brought Mr. Lawrence in) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Hon. W. Stuart Symington (Mr. W. Stuart Symington sent Mr. Matthew Connelly word that he would be back in Washington at this time and hoped he might see the President.) | ||
| Mr. Francis J. Kane, President, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Mr. Howard Casey, Vice President Mr. Simon McHugh Mr. John A. Reilly (Asked if he might come in and invite the President to attend their dinner on March 17th) | ||
| Congressman Adolph J.Sabath, Illinois (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week from Chicago and asked for this) | ||
| Congressman Clement J. Zablocki, Wisconsin (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| Congressman William J. Green, Jr., Pennsylvania (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| (The President and Mrs.Truman left for the Lincoln Memorial, for the Annual Wreath-Laying Ceremony) | ||
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| Honorable Maurice Tobin, Secretary of Labor | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget (Called yesterday and asked for a brief appointment today) | ||
| (The President "dropped in" on a tea at the Blair House given by Mrs. Truman for veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Hospital) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Mr. Benjamin C. Browdy, President, Zionist Organization of America (Wrote Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask for this) | ||
| (Col. Henry Crown) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Butler Mr. Champ Butler (Mr. Monroe Butler old friend of the President's; called Mr. Matthew Connelly and asked for this; their son Champ is playing at the Capitol Theatre in this city at present) | ||
| Mr. Abraham Feinberg (Asked for this thru David Niles) | ||
| Mr. Bert Stolpe Mr. Owen Crist (Both are dirctors of Japanese International Christian Foundation; Asked for this thru Dr. John R. Steelman and also Judge Howard at Democratic National Committee. The Japanese International Christian Foundation is develop- ing Protestant Japanese Educational Project in Tokyo and from contributions received have purchased a 350 acre tract of land in Tokyo and approximately $20,000 worth of farm equipment has been donated. Jake More, Iowa State Chairman, thinks may be able to gain some favorable publicity if the President would see whether this material can be transported to Japan for them) | ||
| H.E. Dr. Max Loewenthal-Chlumecky, the Ambassador of Austria (Newly appointed, presented credentials) | ||
| (Congressman Louis B. Heller, New York) (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this, SOUTHWEST GATE) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President, accompanied by Mr. Matthew Connelly and Mr. Joseph Short, will leave for the Department of Agriculture, for luncheon with Secretary Charles Brannan and the chief officials and bureau chiefs of the Department) | ||
| Mr. Fred Whittaker Mr. William Crete Mr. William Bierce (Mr. Whittaker called Mr. Matthew Connelly from Philadelphia, February 1st and asked if he could bring in these gentlemen to shake hands with the President. They are here at the invitation of John McShain to go thru White House, and are great admirers of the President) | ||
| Senator Clinton Anderson, New Mexico | ||
| Honorable Millard Caldwell | ||
| (The President left Blair House for Mayflower Hotel, where he "dropped in" on testimonial dinner in honor of Mike DiSalle) | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks at Dinner Honoring Michael V. DiSalle] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress Requesting That the Special Assistant to the Attorney General Be Given the Power of Subpoena] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress Reporting on the Labor Disputes in the Nonferrous Metals Industry] | ||
| (General Graham, et al) OFF THE RECORD (General Graham brought in people who are going to accompany him on trip to Saudi Arabia) | ||
| (Honorable Frank Pace, Jr., the Secretary of the Army) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Pre Press) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Honorable Telford Taylor, Administrator, Small Defense Plants Administration. LOWER WEST DOOR) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Mr. David L. Cole Mr. Aaron Horvitz Mr. George E. Osborne (This was the President's Emergency Board in Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad Co. They asked for this thru Dr. John R. Steelman, to present report to the President.) | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, the Under Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment for State) | ||
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| Dr. Howard A. Rusk (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly for this last week) | ||
| Congressman Robert L. Doughton, North Carolina | ||
| (Mr. Joe Carson) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Frank McKinney) (Mr. J.R. Parten, of Houston, Texas) (LOWER WEST DOOR) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President "dropped in" on a tea at the Blair House given by Mrs. Truman for veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Navel Hospital) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President and Mrs. Truman left Blair House for Congressional Club for Annual Reception in their honor) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (General W. Bedell Smith, Director, C.I.A.) (Mr. James Lay, Executive Secretary, National Security Council) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Charles F. Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Vice President [Alben Barkley] absent; Charles Sawyer absent; W. Averell Harriman absent; Mr. Webb for State; all others present) | ||
| (Honorable Charles E. Wilson, Director Defense Mobilization) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Maurice J. Tobin, Secretary of Labor) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Mrs. Lawrence Steinhardt (Widow of late Ambassador to Canada; asked for this thru Mrs. India Edwards) | ||
| Mr. Wilson Gilmore (Called Mr. Connelly from Missouri last week to ask for this) | ||
| H.E. Carlos P. Romulo, the Ambassador of the Philippines (Newly appointed, presented credentials) | ||
| The President received delegation from Lithuanian American Council SIMUTIS, Leonard, Chicago, Ill., President, Lithuanian American Council GRIGAITIS, Dr. Pius, Chicago, Ill., Secretary, Lithuanian American Council VAIDYLA, Michael, Chicago, Ill., Treasurer, Lithuanian American Council OLIS, Anthony, Chicago, Ill., Vice-President, Lithuanian American Council GRIGALUS, John G., Boston, Mass., Vice-President, Lithuanian R.C. Alliance, Chairman Lithuanian Democratic Committee KAZIS, Mary M., New York City, Director, Lithuanian American Inf. Center KVETKAS, William, Wilkes Barre, Pa., Secretary, Lithuanian R.C. Alliance LAUKAITIS, William, Baltimore, Md., President, Lithuanian Alliance of America PIVARONIS, Peter P., Pittsburgh, Pa., Lithuanian Alliance of America DARGIS, Paul, Pittsburgh, Pa., Lithuanian Alliance of America TRECIOKAS, Albin, Newark, N.J., United Lithuanian relief MATAS, Thomas, Waterbury, Connecticut CIEPLINSKI. M. | ||
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| (The President and Mrs. Truman left Blair House for the National Cathedral for services in honor of the King of England) | ||
| (Honorable Howard Hunter) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Clark Clifford) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Gordon Clapp, Chairman, T.V.A.) (Called late yesterday to ask for this, LOWER WEST DOOR) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. William Hassett) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Eben Ayers) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. William Hillman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Admiral Robert Dennison) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Joseph Short) OFF THE ROCORD | ||
| (Mr. David Lloyd) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable John W. Snyder, the Secretary of the Treasury) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. David Stowe) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Charles Murphy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Admiral Sidney Souers) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Donald Dawson) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Admiral Robert Dennison) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Hopkins) OFF THE RECORD | ||
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| (The President and Mrs. Truman went to Constitution Hall to attend a concert given by Guy Lombardo and his All Star Revue for the benefit of the Washington Chapter of the United Cerebral Palsy Association.) | ||
| (The President remained at home at the Blair House, except for a short visit to the Executive Mansion to survey the renovation proceedings between 11:55 a.m. and 12:50 p.m.) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Paul Vincze, sculptor) (Mrs. Truman) OFF THE RECORD (Mrs. Truman called Mr. Matthew Connelly on February 16th at the suggestion of Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, Director of the Mint) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Congressman John. McCormack, Massachusetts Honorable Paul A. Dever, Governor of Massachusetts (Governor Dever called Mr. Matthew Connelly on January 14th and asked that this be arranged) | ||
| Hnorable John E. Peurifoy, American Ambassador to Greece (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly February 16th and asked for this) | ||
| Congressman Leonard Irving, Missouri (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| Mr. Frank Land, of Kansas City | ||
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| Mr. Peter Grimm, Chairman, Executive Committee, Netherland-America Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cecil, former President of Foundation (Senator Lehman asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange for Mr. Grimm to hand to the President, on behalf of Netherland-America Foundation, formal invitation to attend dinner to be given in honor of the Queen of the Netherlands. Senator Lehman was not able to come.) | ||
| Mr. Wash Williams, Chairman, Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner (Arranged at suggestion of Chairman McKinney) | ||
| Honorable Kerr Scott, Governor of North Carolina Mr. Jordan, Highway Commissioner of North Carolina Mr. Getty Browning (The Governor asked for this through Mr. Charles Murphy, stating they would like to come in and discuss with the President the work on the Parkway in North Carolina) | ||
| Honorable Leslie Biffle, Secretary of the Senate (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| (Honorable James Webb, Acting Secretary of State) (Honorable H. Freeman Matthews, Deputy Under Secretary of State) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The following had dinner with the President at Blair House "off the record": | ||
| (Dr. John R. Steelman) (Judge Samuel Rosenman) (Hon. Clark Clifford) (Hon. William Hassett) (Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson) (Hon. Charles Murphy) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Transmitting Draft of an Emergency Powers Continuation Act] | ||
| (Mr. Paul Vincze, sculptor) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Senator Styles Bridges, New Hampshire (The Senator asked for this) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Donald McQuade, National Chairman, Catholic War Veterans Vincent Zito, General Chairman, National Convention Francis Skelley Paul Dolan Thomas Bailey Richard McCusker Father Kofflin, National Chaplain (Asked if might call on the President and invite him to attend their National Convention in Baltimore in June.) | ||
| Senator Harley Kilgore, West Virginia (Called Mr. Connelly and asked for this) | ||
| Honorable George H. Christopher, former Congressman from Missouri (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this) |