Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
December 12, 1952
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| Mr. Walter Reuther, President, CIO (Arranged by Mr. Charles Murphy) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. Theodore Marks) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Mr. Sidney Salomon (Asked for this sometime ago, saying had number of things to discuss. Half hour) | ||
| (Mr. G. T. Baker, President, National Airlines) (Mr. Paul Scott, Counsel) OFF THE RECORD (Arranged at suggestion of Abe Feinberg. Came to see Mr. Connelly and saw the President OFF THE RECORD.) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget (One hour) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Administrator, Economic Stabilization Agency, on the Wage Stabilization Board] | ||
| (Navy Photographers) OFF THE RECORD (Admiral Robert Dennison arranged for them to photograph the President) | ||
| (Mr. Philleo Nash) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable James A. Farley (Wrote Mr. Connelly would be here for the Gridiron Dinner and hoped might have opportunity to see the President a few minutes today.) | ||
| General Omar Bradley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (His office phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday and asked for this to report on his Korean trip.) | ||
| (Mr. Eben Ayers) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Douglaw McIvor) (Mr. James Spellman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (The President left for the National Guard Armory, where he attended a DeMolay Ceremony and presentation of an award to the Secretary of Commerce [Charles Sawyer].) | ||
| The President remained at the White House for the entire day. | ||
(The President motored to the National Archives for ceremonies
on "Bill of Rights Day". He was accompanied by:
Mr. Charles Murphy
Mr. David Lloyd
Mr. David Stowe
Mr. Donald Dawson
Mr. Roger Tubby
Mr. Irving Perlmeter
Mrs. Short
General Harry Vaughan
Admiral Robert Dennison
General Robert Landry
(This was a ceremony marking installation in permanent shrine
of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and
the Bill of Rights.)
[Public Papers: Address at the National Archives Dedicating the New Shrine for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights]
[ Audio Excerpts: MP3]
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| (Arrived back at the Executive Office) | ||
| Congressman Toby Morris, of Oklahoma (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Honorable Kerr Scott, Governor of North Carolina Mr. Thomas H. Walker, Administrative Assistant to Governor Scott Mr. Lextor E. Ray, Chairman of Cumberland County, North Carolina Board of Commissioners Mr. Tom M. Hunter, Member of Cumberland County, North Carolina Board of Commissioners Mr. A. Wilbur Clark, State Highway Commissioner (Arranged by Mr. David Stowe) | ||
| Honorable Richard C. Patterson, Jr., American Minister to Switzerland (Asked for this through Protocol) | ||
| Honorable David Bruce, the Under Secretary of State Honorable Edward J. Foley, Under Secretary of the Treasury (Usual Monday appointment for State) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Tom Craven) OFF THE RECORD (Were photographed with the President.) | ||
| (Honorable Jack Gorrie, Chairman, N.S.R.B.) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. William A. Stead) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget (Half hour) | ||
| (Honorable Frank Pace, the Secretary of the Army) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Ward M. Canaday, U. S. Co-chairman, Caribbean Commission (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| (SPEECH CONFERENCE) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to Michael V. DiSalle on His Appointment as Administrator, Economic Stabilization Agency] | ||
| (Mr. Abraham Feinberg) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable Roger Putnam) OFF THE RECORD (Came in to say "goodbye" to the President) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable John Carson, Federal Trade Commissioner (Asked if might come in to thank the President and to ask him for a signed photograph. The President handed him a photograph, already signed.) | ||
| Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Honorable Russell Adams and children (Former member of C.A.B.; asked Mr. Matthew Connelly if might bring his children in to meet the President.) | ||
| (The President left for Fort Lesley J. McNair, where he spoke at a meeting of the Industrial College. He was accompanied by: Admiral Robert Dennison Dr. John R. Steelman Mr. Roger Tubby) [Public Papers: Address Before the Alumni Association of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces] | ||
| (The President returned to the White House from Fort Lesley J. McNair.) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Mr. Ted Marks) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Charles Brannan, the Secretary of Agriculture (Asked for half hour) | ||
| (Mr. David Lloyd) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Congressman John J. Rooney, New York (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10420 AMENDING THE SELECTIVE SERVICE REGULATIONS AND EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10363 OF JUNE 17, 1952 (footnote 1)] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| The President received a group from the Association of Immigration and Nationality Lawyers, who presented to him their Founders' Award for the year 1952. (They had hoped to make this presentation to the President at their annual dinner in New York, December 6th, but as the President could not attend they made token presenta- tion to Commissioner Mackey, of Immigration, and today made actual presentation. "This is an honor reserved for public servant who has distinguished himself during current year in the areas of immigration and naturalization.") (List attached) THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY LAWYERS WILL MEET WITH THE PRESIDENT ON DECEMBER 17, 1952 AT 11:00 a.m. CUSUMANO, Gasparo, of New York DUBROFF, Edward L., of New York GUROCK, William B., of New York KOENIGSBERG, Joshua, of New York LAZARUS, Gustav, of New York MACKEY, Honorable Argyle R., Commissioner of Immigration MASINO, Filindo B., of Philadelphia ORLOW, Mrs. Lena L., of Philadelphia REIMER, Andrew, of New York ROTHSCHILD, William B., of New York ROZINSKY, Jacob W., of New York SALZMAN, Mrs. Minerva, of New York STREEP, Mrs. Anita, of New York WASSERMAN, Jack, of Washington | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks to the Association of Immigration and Nationality Lawyers] | ||
| Congressman Clair Engle, California (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget (Half hour) | ||
| (Congressman Frank L. Chelf, Kentucky) OFF THE RECORD (Asked for this OFF RECORD.) | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Weaver, and three sons (Mr. Weaver is Deputy Commissioner of Housing, New York Department of Housing and Building; wrote to Mr. Matthew Connelly he would like to bring in his family to shake hands with the President before January 20th) | ||
| Congressman William T. Lantaff, Jr., Florida Mr. William Wilcox, Administrative Assistant (The Congressman wanted to say "goodbye"; Mr. Wilcox presented the President with an honorary membership in the Florida State Society.) | ||
| Honorable Mastin G. White, Solicitor of the Department of the Interior (Asked if might call to pay respects to the President) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Mr. James Brannigan, of New York James Brannigan, Jr. Mr. Barney Schlinger (Mr. Brannigan called Mr. Matthew Connelly from New York and asked for this.) | ||
| (Honorable Clark Clifford) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (National Security Council) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable William Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense | ||
| (The President left the White House for the Statler Hotel, where he "dropped in" at the annual Wright Memorial Dinner of the Aero Club of Washington. The President presented the Collier Trophy, as well as the Wright Trophy. (Black tie) The following accompanied the President: General Harry Vaughan Admiral Robert Dennison Mr. Matthew Connelly Mr. Roger Tubby) [Public Papers: Remarks at the Wright Memorial Dinner of the Aero Club of Washington] | ||
| (Sergeant Don Irish, U. S. Air Force) OFF THE RECORD (Henri Warren wrote Mr. Connelly last month that Sgt. Irish, son of Fred Irish of F Battery, 129th Field Artillery, of First World War, would be in Washington in connection with some search of his deceased brother's records; asked if could call on the President) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| His Excellency Dr. Farid Zeineddine, the Ambassador of Syria (Newly appointed; presented credentials) | ||
| Honorable Thomas A. Morgan, Chairman, the President's Advisory Committee on Management (Presented report of this Committee) | ||
| The President received the members of the Commission on the Health Needs of the Nation, who presented the final report of the Commission. (List attached) Half hour. THE FOLLOWING PERSONS WILL MEET WITH THE PRESIDENT ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18TH AT 11:30 A.M. (Health Commission Members) MAGNUSON, Dr. Paul B., Chairman, Chicago, Illinois BARNARD, Dr. Chester I., New York, N. Y. BURKET, Dr. Lester W., Philadelphia, Pa. CLARK, Dr. Dean A., Boston, Massachusetts CLARK, Dr. Donald, Peterborough, New Hampshire HAYES, Mr. Albert J., Washington, D. C. HINSKY, Dr. Joseph C., New York, N. Y. JOHNSON, Dr. Charles S., Nashville, Tennessee LEE, Dr. Russel V., San Francisco, California MAGEE, Miss Elizabeth S., Cleveland, Ohio POE, Dr. Clarence, Raleigh, North Carolina REED, Dr. Lowell J., Baltimore, Maryland SHEAHAN, Miss Marion W., New York, N. Y. Staff Members BRESLOW, Dr. Lester FALES, Dr. Thurber GORMAN, Mr. Mike HAPNEY, Miss Cosette PRESS, Dr. Harold A. | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Report of the Commission on the Health Needs of the Nation] | ||
| Dr. Howard Rusk (Asked for this sometime ago) | ||
| Honorable Millard Caldwell, former Civil Defense Administrator (Called Mr. Connelly last week from Florida) | ||
| Honorable David Bruce, the Under Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment for State) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Honorable Frank Pace, Secretary of the Army) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Mr. Leonard Reinsch) OFF THE RECORD (Had something to take up for Governor Cox) | ||
| Mr. DeWitt Paul, President of Beneficial Management Corp. Newark, New Jersey (Just for handshake, at request of Mr. Dawson, who said Mr. Paul is a great supporter of the President.) | ||
| (Pre Press) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, Minnesota (Called Mr. Connelly yesterday and asked for this) | ||
| (The President gave a dinner (black tie) for the men who have served him in various capacities since he first took office in 1945) The following attended the dinner: ALLEN, Hon. George E. AYERS, Mr. Eben BARNES, Hon. James M. BELL, Hon. David E. BROWN, Vice Adm. Wilson CLAUNCH, Charles CLIFFORD, Clark M. CONNELLY, Matthew J. CRIM, Howell DANIELS, Jonathan DAWSON, Hon. Donald S. DENNISON, Rear Adm. Robert FERNEY, Hon. Joseph G. FRIEDMAN, Mr. Martin FRITCHEY, Hon. Clayton GRAHAM, Maj. Gen. Wallace H. HANSON, Mr. Donald HECHLER, Mr. Kenneth HOPKINS, Mr. William KAYLE, Mr. Milton KEECH, Hon. Richmond B. LAWTON, Hon. Frederick J. LAY, Hon. James S., Jr. LEAHY, Fleet Adm. William D. LLOYD, Hon. David D. MARA, Brig. Gen. C. J. McKIM, Mr. Edward A. MAYLON, Brig. Gen. Charles MILLER, Mr. Herbert MILLER, Major Ray L. MURPHY, Hon. Charles S. NASH, Mr. Philleo NEUSTADT, Mr. Richard PERLMETER, Mr. Irving PORTER, Hon. Paul A. PRATT, Mr. Haraden REINSCH, Mr. Leonard SCHOENEMAN, Hon. George J. SEARLES, Mr. Wilson SOUERS, Rear Adm. Sidney SPINGARN, Hon. Stephen J. STEELMAN, Hon. John R. STOWE, Hon. David H. TUBBY, Hon. Roger VAUGHAN, Maj. Gen. Harry H. WEST, Mr. Bernard | ||
| (The President left for the National War College, where he addressed the faculty and students on the course of United States Foreign Policy; he was accompanied by General Harry Vaughan, Admiral Robert Dennison and Mr. Roger Tubby) [Public Papers] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (General W. Bedell Smith, Director, C.I.A.) (Honorable James Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, National Security Council) (Admiral Sidney Souers, Adviser to the President) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Jess Larson, Administrator, General Services Admn. (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday and asked for this) | ||
| Senator Harley Kilgore, of West Virginia (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday and asked for this) | ||
| (The President left for the National Airport and met the Secretary of State [Dean G. Acheson], who arrived from Paris on the INDEPENDENCE around noon.) | ||
| Honorable Warren Lee Pierson, U. S. Representative on the Tri- partite Debt Commission (With rank of Ambassador; asked for this through State Department) | ||
| Mr. Langdon P. Marvin, Jr. (Both Mrs. Roosevelt and Congressman Kennedy of Massachusetts asked the President to see him. Is godson of President Roosevelt and wished to speak to the President on a matter of aviation studies at Georgetown University.) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Catherine Young, photographer) (Mr. Roger Tubby) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Stephen Mitchell, Chairman, Democratic National Committee (Usual weekly appointment of half hour. Mr. Mitchell could not be here on Tuesday) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State | ||
| Justice Sherman Minton, U. S. Supreme Court | ||
| (Honorable Samuel I. Rosenman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director of Budget Honorable Robert A. Lovett, the Secretary of Defense Honorable William C. Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense Honorable W. J. McNeill, Assistant Secretary of Defense Honorable Frank Pace, Jr., Secretary of the Army Honorable Thomas K. Finletter, Secretary of the Air Force Honorable Dan Kimball, Secretary of the Navy General J. Lawton Collins, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army Admiral William M. Fechteler, Chief of Naval Operations General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Chief of Staff, U. S. Air Force Honorable David K. Bruce, Under Secretary of State Honorable W. Averell Harriman, Director for Mutual Security Mr. Garlock, Budget Officer for Defense Honorable Elmer Staats, Assistant Director of Budget Bureau Honorable William F. McCandless, Assistant Director of Budget Bureau (Meeting held in Cabinet Room) | ||
| (Honorable Samuel I. Rosenman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Mr. Jerry Behn and children (Mr. Behn is Secret Service Agent and came in for handshake) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| IN THE PRESIDENT'S STUDY (His Excellency Robert G. Menzies, the Prime Minister of Australia) (The Prime Minister's Daughter) (His Excellency Sir Percy Spender, Ambassador of Australia and Mrs. Spender) (The Ambassador advised Protocol that the Prime Minister was passing through Washington today, leaving tomorrow, and hoped might pay respects to the President. The President suggested they join him for tea in his study. Miss Margaret Truman was also present to receive the ladies.) | ||
| (Honorable John W. Snyder, and Mrs. Snyder) Social Visit at the White House | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Chairman, National Security Resources Board, Concerning the Report of the President's Materials Policy Commission] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Colonel Ray Roberts) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Congressman Victor Wickersham, Oklahoma (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this) |