Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
December 22, 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.
| (Miss Rose Ella Dwyer, formerly of Kansas City) OFF THE RECORD (Works in Department of Interior; at one time worked for late Dr. Czarlinsky in Kansas City, and at that time knew the President; wished to shake hands before the President leaves) | ||
| Mr. Lewis J. Hines, Legislative Representative of American Federation of Labor (Dr. John R. Steelman accompanied Mr. Hines. Dr. John R. Steelman said that Mr. Hines, a republican, asked if he might come in and tell the President how much he admired the way he conducted his office, etc.) | ||
| Congressman Frank M. Karsten, of Missouri (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Honorable Stanley Woodward, Ambassador to Canada (Came in to wish the President a Merry Christmas - arranged through State) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (Miss Margaret L. Coit) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. Roger Tubby accompanied and arranged. Mr. David Stowe also arranged. Miss Coit is writing biography of Bernard Baruch) | ||
| (Mr. Robert Nixon) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. Roger Tubby arranged and accompanied Mr. Nixon) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget Honorable W. Averell Harriman, Director for Mutual Security Honorable William Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense Honorable Elmer Staats, Assistant Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Congressman Emanuel Celler, of New York (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| Mrs. India Edwards (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| Honorable Carl R. Gray, Jr., Administrator of Veterans' Affairs (Called last week and asked for this.) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| His Excellency James Barrington, the Ambassador of Burma (Presented to the Presidnet a Burmese ivory Chinthe. In October Mr. Raschid, Minister for Housing and Labor of Burma was here and asked if he might make this presentation, but as the President was campaigning he was unable to see him.) | ||
| Honorable Harrington Wimberly, Commissioner, Federal Power Commission (Called Mr. Connelly yesterday and asked for this.) | ||
| (The President left for the Supreme Court Building, where he was guest at luncheon of the Court) | ||
| (Mr. Tony Liviero) (Mr. Tubby brought him in OFF THE RECORD) | ||
| (Father Rowley) OFF THE RECORD (Jim Rowley's brother - handshake) | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Vice President [Alben Barkley] absent; Commerce absent; W. Averell Harriman absent; all others present) | ||
| The President, Mrs. Truman, and Miss Margaret Truman received the Members of the White House Staff at the annual Christmas Reception | ||
| (Mr. Durries Crane) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| (The President left the White House for the site of the National Christmas Tree in lower South Grounds) | ||
| The President participated in the lighting of the National Christmas Tree [Public Papers] | ||
| CHRISTMAS DAY The President spent the day with his family | ||
| (Mr. Tony Vacarro) (Mr. Tubby brought him in OFF THE RECORD.) | ||
| (Mr. Edward Folliard) (Mr. Tubby brought him in OFF THE RECORD.) | ||
| (Mr. Joseph Fox) (Mr. Tubby brought him in OFF THE RECORD.) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| The President spent the day at home. | ||
| The President spent the day at home. | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to Stephen J. Spingarn on Ethics in Government] | ||
| Mr. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. (Asked if, while in city, might pay respects.) | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable Oscar Chapman, the Secretary of the Interior (One half hour) | ||
| The Committee on Retirement met with the President: Honorable Eliot Kaplan, Chairman Honorable John W. Snyder, the Secretary of the Treasury Honorable William C. Foster, the Deputy Secretary of Defense Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget Honorable Robert Ramspeck, Civil Service Commission Honorable William W. Parsons (Arranged by Mr. Dawson; this Committee established by Public Law 555, 82nd Congress, 2nd Session) | ||
| Dr. Elmer Ellis, Dean of Faculty, College of Arts and Science, University of Missouri (Result of correspondence between the President and Dean English, of University of Missouri, last month, re Research and Cultural Center in Grandview. Dean English adivsed that Dean Ellis would be in Washington at this time and wanted to discuss this with the President.) | ||
| Honorable J. Monroe Johnson, Interstate Commerce Commission (Called last week and asked for this) | ||
| Captain Robert G. Burke, USN, President, Reserve Officers Association of U. S. Colonel Charles M. Boyer, Executive Secretary (Arranged by General Harry Vaughan; presented to the President the Distinguished Service Citation of the Reserve Officers Association.) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Honorable Homer Cummings, former Attorney General (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| (Mr. Clarence Poe, President and Editor, The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, North Carolina) OFF THE RECORD (Arranged by Mr. Tubby) | ||
| Mr. Joseph Keenan, A. F. of L. (Postponed from last week) | ||
| (Mr. Abraham Feinberg) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to Committee Chairmen on the Need for Continuing Aid to the United Kingdom, France, and Italy] | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Colonel Edward Condon and son) OFF THE RECORD (Handshake) | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bingham, and family (Deputy Administrator for TCA and asked, through Mr. Lloyd if might bring his family in to meet the President before January 20th. Mrs. Bigham is niece of Senator Lehman) | ||
| Mr. Joseph Guilfoyle (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| Honorable Joseph Adams, C.A.B. Miss Janis Margaret Adams, daughter (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| Honorable Joseph H. Freehill, Director, O.P.S. (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| Honorable Harry McDonald, Chairman, R.F.C. (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| Colonel William Draper, Special Representative in Europe under Mutual Security Pact (To pay respects; at request of Mr. W. Averell Harriman) | ||
| Honorable Robert A. Lovett, the Secretary of Defense (Usual Tuesday appointment) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Honorable William Kennedy, Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board | ||
| (Mr. Jerry Klutz) (Messers. Tubby, Dawson, Perlmeter) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Dentist) | ||
| Executive Orders: [10421 PROVIDING FOR THE PHYSICAL SECURITY OF FACILITIES IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Restriction on Imports of Dairy Products] | ||
| (Pre Press) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| Honorable Robert Ramspeck, Chairman, Civil Service Commission (Submitted resignation to the President) | ||
| Honorable William Bray and family (Asked if might pay respects before the President leaves) | ||
| Congressman Paul Brown and Mr. Moody (Congressman Brown called Mr. Connelly last Monday and asked if he might come in and talk to the President about Hartwell Dam) | ||
| Congressman Richard Bolling, Missouri (Called Mr. Connelly last week and asked for this) | ||
| Honorable Joseph F. Guffey, former Senator from Pennsylvania Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller (Mrs. Miller called Mr. Connelly last week and asked if they might pay respects before the President leaves) | ||
| (LUNCH) | ||
| Honorable Myron Taylor (Called Mr. Connelly from New York last week and asked for this) | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wheeler, and daughters (He is son of Hon. Burton K. Wheeler, and wanted to pay respects) Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Wheeler's mother also present | ||
| Honorable Frances Perkins, Civil Service Commissioner (Called Mr. Connelly Monday and asked for this) | ||
| (Honorable Frank C. Pace, Jr., Secretary of the Army) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Admiral William D. Leahy) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter Recommending Living Expense Deductions for the President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives] | ||
| (Mr. Neal McClean) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Honorable John W. Snyder, the Secretary of the Treasury) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (The President went to the Capitol with Mr. Connelly for a luncheon in Mr. Leslie Biffle's office.) | ||
| (DENTIST) | ||
| [Public Papers: Memorandum on the Secretary of State's Recommendation in the Case of John Carter Vincent] | ||
| (DENTIST) | ||
| (Mr. Carl McArdle, of Philadelphia Bulletin) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. Tubby brought him in) | ||
| The President spent the day at home in the White House with his family. | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on Report "Whom We Shall Welcome" by the Commission on Immigration and Naturalization] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter in Response to the Latest Reports From the Bureau of the Census] | ||
| (Mr. Elmer Davis) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| (Staff) | ||
| (Honorable John W. Snyder, the Secretary of the Treasury) (Mr. William Hillman) OFF THE RECORD | ||
| Reverend Dr. Hermann N. Morse, Moderator of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church Dr. Eugene C. Blake Reverend Wendell S. Tredick, Moderator of the Presbytery of Washington City Dr. Edward L. R. Elson, Minister, the National Presbyterian Church, Washington D.C. (Dr. Elson wrote to General Vaughan early in the month, asking if might bring in the Moderator as in former years) | ||
| The President's Commission on Immigration and Naturalization presented their final report to the President: Mr. George Cantor Mr. Thomas C. Finucane Mr. Adrian Fisher Mr. Charles Gordon Reverend Thaddeus F. Gullikson Mr. Earl G. Harrison Mr. Philip B Perlman Dr. Clarence E. Pickett Mr. Harry N. Rosenfield Mr. Elliott M. Shirk | ||
| Mr. Jacob Blaustein, of Baltimore (Called Mr. Connelly ten days ago from Baltimore) | ||
| Dr. Roy V. Peel, Director, Bureau of the Census (Presented to the President a specially prepared leather bound volumes of Population, Business, Manufactures, Housing, and Agriculture censuses of 1947-50) | ||
| Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic H. E. Denor Dr. Luis Francisco Thomen, the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic (Honorable John Simmons) (Trujillo came to the U.S. on own initiative; was designated by his Government as Special Ambassador-at-Large and Ambassador to the United Nations. In this country several months.) | ||
| Congressman Wayne L. Hays, Ohio (Called Mr. Connelly and asked for this) | ||
| Honorable Dean Acheson, The Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| Mr. Edwin J. Locke | ||
| (Mr. Joe Healey) OFF THE RECORD Brought in two friends to shake hands with the President | ||
| (Colonel George McNally) OFF THE RECORD (Captain Harvard Dudley) (To say "goodbye" before leaving on January 6th) |