Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
June 04, 1946
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| Executive Orders: [9733 AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION FOR PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF PERSONS] | ||
| The President will sign H.R. 3370, an Act to provide assistance to the State in the establishment, maintenance and expansion of School Lunch programs, and for other purposes. The following were present: The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson]; Mr. Norris E. Dodd; Mr. Nathan Koenig; Mr. Robert H. Shields; Mr. Paul C. Stark; Senator George D. Aiken, Vt.; Senator Allen J. Ellender, La. Senator Elmer Thomas, Okla.; Senator Richard B. Russell, Ga.; Cong. John W. Flannagan, Jr.; Cong. Malcolm C. Tarver, Ga.; Cong. Clarence Cannon, Mo.; Cong. Everett M. Dirksen, Ill.; Cong. Clifford R. Hope, Kansas; Dr. John W. Studebaker. | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing the National School Lunch Act] | ||
| Cong. Clarence Cannon, Mo. | ||
| The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] | ||
| Hon. John Townsend | ||
| Hon. Bernard Dickmann Father Holloran, President, St. Louis University Father Burke, St. Thomas College, Houston (Mr. Dickmann wired the President stating he would arrive in Washington early in the day by plane with these priests who have a matter they would like to discuss with the President. Mr. Dickmann is returning, for the Postmasters Convention in St. Louis, on June 4. | ||
| Cong. L. Mendel Rivers, S. C.; Cong. Joseph R. Bryson, S.C.; Cong. John J. Riley, S.C.; Cong. Graham A. Barden, N. C.; Cong. J. Bayard Clark, N. C.; Cong. E.E. Cox, Ga.; Cong. Frank W. Boykin, Ala.; Cong. George W. Andrews, Ala.; Mr. M. O. Dunning, Attorney for the Group. (Cong. Rivers asked for this group to see the President re CAB decision on Colonial Airlines. Said they did not want to take the matter up with Mr.Locke, and felt it urgent that that they insist on seeing the President) | ||
| The Rt. Rev. Charles Wesley Flint, Resident Bishop, the Methodist Church, Washington Area The Rt. Rev. Ralph A. Ward, Resident Bishop of the Methodist Church of Shanghai, China. (Bishop Flint wrote the President that Bishop Ward would be in Washington, at this time; stated during war he was prisoner of Japanese for over one thousand days and suffered considerably at their hands; that Bishop Ward knows China from many long years of residence. Bishop Flint suggested that the President might want to take a few minutes out to talk to Ward on China) | ||
| Mr. Murray J. Hancock, Branch Manager, Security First National Bank of Los Angeles (Wrote the President in March enclosing copy of his Honorable Discharge from Army showing he served in Battery F, 129th Field Artillery - said he was to be in N. Y. in May or June and would like to pay his respects. | ||
| (Cabinet Lunch) | ||
| The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] General Dwight Eisenhower Admiral Nimitz Admiral Radford (This is the final meeting on unification. They have sent their reports in.) | ||
| Congressman Adolph J. Sabath, Ill. (Wrote to the President, stating he would appreciate it greatly if the President would give hime a few minutes of his time before acting on the Case Bill) | ||
| The Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug] Hon. Munoz Marin, President of Puerto Rican Senate (The President told Mr. Julius A. Krug he might bring Marin in) | ||
| The Rt. Rev. G. Bromley Oxnam, President, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Dr. Louis Newton, President, Southern Baptist Convention Dr. William D. Pugh, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church Dr. Franklin C. Fry, President, United Lutheran Church Dr. Edwin T. Dahlberg, President Northern Baptist Convention Professor W. E. Garrison, Editor of the Christian Century Dr. John A. MacLean, representing Southern Presbyterian Church Dr. W. H. Jernagin, representing National Baptist Convention (Colored) Dr. John W. Bradbury, Editor of Watchman-Examiner Dr. Samuel McCrea Cavert, General Secretary Federal Council, etc. (Re newspaper accounts of the President's appoint- ment of a "personal representative," their quotes, at the Vatican, which they claim has led to ferment of discussion throughout Protestant bodies.) | ||
| (Hon John R. Steelman) (Mr. George Harrison, President, Union of Railway Clerks) (The President told Mr. Steelman he wanted to talk with Mr. Harrison off record, next time he came to Washington) | ||
| (Mr. Irving Brant) (Arranged by Mr. Charles Ross) | ||
| H. E. Dr. Wei Tao-ming, the Ambassador of China (Leaving for China Friday, June 7th, and has asked to see the President before them) | ||
| Hon. Hugues Le Gallais, the Minister of Luxembourg (He is going to leave, when he expects to return to the Grand Duchy, and has asked to pay respects before he leaves, June 6th. | ||
| Hon. David Gray, U. S. Minister to Irish Free State. (Wrote from New York asking for this appointment) | ||
| The Lord Inverchapel, the newly appointed Ambassador of Great Britain The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Hon. Edwin Locke) | ||
| Hon. John W. Gibson, Assistant Secretary of Labor Captain Granville Conway | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [Fred M. Vinson] | ||
| The Postmaster General [Robert E. Hannegan] Congressman Smathers, Fla. (newly elected.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9734 PRESIDENT'S CERTIFICATE OF MERIT] | ||
| Cong, J. Hardin Peterson, Fla. (To invite the President accept invitation which he is extending on behalf 56th Annual Session of Supreme Council, Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, which opens in St. Petersburg, June 9th.(Read letter to Congressman who in turn gave the President's letter to Prophets to be read, expressing the President's regrets.) | ||
| Cong. Thad F. Wasielewski, Wis. (Re Allis-Chalmer situation in his district. Says there is threat the Government will take over plant and he needs to talk it over with the President. Says he has tried to get in touch with the Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] on this matter but has not been able to do so -- that the Secretary will not return his calls.) | ||
| Cong. William R. Thom, Ohio (Has asked twice for this opportunity to discuss with the President some legal aspects of the Case Bill before the President acts.) | ||
| Mr. J. I. Miller, Vice President, United Press in charge of South America. Has been in South America over 30 years, a great deal of the time in Argentina, and would like to talk to the President for few minutes about the situation down there. Said he does not want a story but just to chat on current Latin American situation. Came through Mr. Charles Ross from Merriman Smith) | ||
| Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, Director, Bureau of the Mint. (To present the President with the gold Presidential Medal which the Mint has been working on for some time) | ||
| (Mr. James M. Pendergast) | ||
| Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] Hon. J. Rives Childs, newly appointed American Minister to Saudi Arabia Col. William A. Eddy, Retiring Minister to Saudi Arabia (Appointment originally arranged for Childs alone to pay respects before departing for his post. State Department later asked if Colonel Eddy could accompany him. Colonel arrived by plane this morning bringing with him a letter to the President (in Arabic) from the King of Saudi Arabia. | ||
| Hon. Joseph Flack, newly appointed Ambassador to Bolivia. (To pay respects before leaving for his post) | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman will give a luncheon for the President-elect of Colombia, and Senora de Ospina. | ||
| The Secretary of State and Mrs. Byrnes Miss Grace A. DuPre (To present to the President a picture (portrait) which Miss DePre has painted of him and his mother) | ||
| The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| General Dwight D. Eisenhower | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting Proposed Reductions in Appropriations for War Agencies] | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Mr. Schindler came for Commerce and Mr. Gardner for Treasury. Absentees were Postmaster General and the Secretary of Labor. | ||
| Mr. Philip Buck (Was to have seen the President two weeks ago and the railroad strike prevented his getting transportation from New England) | ||
| Senator Warren R. Austin, Vt. (To thank the President for his appointment) | ||
| H. E.Colonel Vladimir Hurban, the retiring Ambassador of Czechoslovakia (To say goodbye, after ten years service in Washington) | ||
| General Alexander A. Vandegrift, Commandant, USMC | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] Hon. Bernard Baruch | ||
| Cong. Brent Spence, Ky. (The Congressman asked for this appointment) | ||
| The President had no appointments -- gave time to study on Case Bill. | ||
| The President devoted day to study of the Case Anti-Strike Bill - worked with Aides. | ||
| Senator Kenneth McKellar, Tenn. Senator Lister Hill, Ala. Speaker Sam Rayburn, Tex. Cong. John W. McCormack, Mass. | ||
| Congressman Jed Johnson, Okla. (Asked for this appointment for about a week) | ||
| Mr. Juan Trippe, President, Pan American Airlines (The appointment was requested through Ed Locke. Pan American feels that it has been discriminated against by CAB. Mr. Locke thought the President should see Trippe. Mr. Trippe would have liked to come "off the record" but Mr. Locke thought it would be best to put him "on record".) | ||
| Lt. General Edmund B. Gregory | ||
| Honorable Chester Bowles | ||
| Honorable Prentice Cooper, American Ambassador-designate to Peru. (Has asked for appointment with the President to pay his respects before leaving for his post at Lima) | ||
| Honorable Joseph E. Davies | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] (Regular Monday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Benjamin Stapleton, Mayor of Denver Honorable Maple Harl | ||
| (Honorable George Allen) (Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9735 ESTABLISHING A CABINET COMMITTEE ON PALESTINE AND RELATED PROBLEMS] | ||
| [Public Papers: Veto of the Case Bill] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Appointing a Cabinet Committee on Palestine and Related Problems] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Senate Urging Ratification of the International Convention on Civil Aviation] | ||
| Senator Brien McMahon, Conn. Congressman Schuyler Otis Bland, Va. (Senator McMahon asked for this appointment to discuss the aviation program which is now pending before Congress) | ||
| Senator Brien McMahon, Conn. Mr. Fred S. Lipmann Mr. Emil Lichter Mr. Bart Butler (Senator McMahon asked for this appointment, Mr. Lipmann and Mr. Lichter are American businessmen, importers with offices in Paris. Wish to present watch to the President similar to one which French Watchmakers' Association (Of which Lipmann is member) gave to Mr. Churchilll and General DeGualle. Senator McMahon vouched for both gentlemen, stating they had no political affiliations or interest here on in France. | ||
| The President received the members of the Advisory Committee of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion: Nathaniel Dyke, Jr. Albert S. Goss George H. Mead Philip Murray Chester C. Davis Anna M. Rosenberg | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, W. Va. (Asked for this last week and was told would have to wait until this week.) | ||
| The President will sign Senate Bill and "An Act to improve the administration of justice by prescribing fair administra- tive procedure, known as "Administrative Procedure Act". Those present were: The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] Mr. George Washington Mr. Ashley Sellers Mr. Carl McFarland Mr. Willis Smith, President, American Bar Association Senator Pat McCarran, Ne. Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Ariz. Cong. Hatton Sumners, Tex. Cong. Francis E. Walter, Pa. Cong. John W. Gwynne, Iowa (R) Mr. Charles E. Long, Jr., Counsel to Judiciary Committee of House Miss Velma Smedley, Clerk to Judiciary Committee of House | ||
| Colonel Monroe Johnston Hon. George M. Barnard, Chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission (Colonel Johnston asked for this last week, as Barnard has never met the President -- became Chairman January 1st.) | ||
| Mr. Joseph Uhlein (Asked for this appointment) | ||
| Hon. D. Basil O'Connor Hon. Harold D. Smith, Director, Bureau of Budget (Mr. O'Connor asked for this appointment and the President suggested Mr. Smith come also.) | ||
| The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] | ||
| Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall of Phoenix, Ariz. (Wife of former Vice President - request of Senator Hayden) | ||
| (Cabinet Luncheon - Seven present, Interior,Commerce and Labor absent) | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] | ||
| (The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]) (Honorable Ben Cohen) (Admiral William D. Leahy) (General Dwight D. Eisenhower) (Admiral Chester Nimitz) (General Carl Spaatz) (General McFarland) (Captain Charles J. Moore) (Colonel Dzuben) (Colonel Clark) Colonel Lardin) (The Secretary of the State called combined Chiefs of Staff from the President's office and had them) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter Accepting Resignation of Randolph Paul as Special Assistant for Negotiations on German Assets in Switzerland] | ||
| Cong. John J. Rooney, N. Y. (To duscuss Slaughter Resolution on Surplus Property Legislation) | ||
| (Mr.Arthur Coates and son, Arthur Coates, Jr.) | ||
| H. E. Dr. Juraj Slavik, the newly appointed Ambassador of Czechoslovakia | ||
| Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Vice Admiral Louis E.Denfeld (Re personnel matters at the Navy Department) | ||
| Hon. Gerard D. Reilly, Member, National Labor Relations Board (Asked for the appointment) | ||
| Mrs. LaFell Dickinson, Pres., General Federation of Women's Clubs Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, Legislation Chairman (The Executive Secretary of General Federation of Women's Clubs wrote Mr.Connelly in May saying Mrs. Dickson is away great deal speaking to state federation, but that she was expecting to be in Washington June 11th, 12th, and 13th, and would like to call upon the President with Mrs. Harvey Wiley -- did not mention just what their mission might be) | ||
| Captain Lewis and mother, Mrs. Lewis | ||
| (Mr. Nick Bez) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Honorable Fred Vinson) (Chief Justice-designate) | ||
| The President went aboard USS WILLIAMSBURG with members of his Secretariat -- Dined aboard ship and then all of party attended performance of Laffing Room Only" at National Theatre. | ||
| Hon. J. D. Small, Administrator, Civil Production Administration (Arranged By Honorable John Snyder) | ||
| Hon. Edwin Jackson Kyle, U. S. Ambassador to Guatemala Hon. Augusto Castillo Hon. Carlos E. Dorion Hon. Lazaro Chacon Hon. Eduardo Alejos Hon. Gabriel Asturias M. Hon. Carlos O. Zamora Hon. Rafaell Herrera (Ambassador Kyle requested this appointment with the President to present a group of Guatemalan Agriculturalists, who are on a tour to give them an opportunity to inspect farms, packing plants, ranches and agricultural experimental stations in Texas and Iowa before coming to Washington. A three weeks' program has been arranged for them) | ||
| Hon. Aladar Szegedy-Maszak, The Minister of Hungary H.E. Hon. Ferenc Nagy, the Prime Minister of Hungary Hon. Mathias Rakosi, the Deputy Prime Minister Hon. John Gyongyosi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Stephen Riesz, the Minister of Justice Mr. Paul Marik, Interpreter This Hungarian Delegation is in Washington as guests of the government and is staying at Blair House. Will make visit to Mount Vernon, Arlington and Capitol. | ||
| The President drove to the airport with the Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes], Senator Connelly and Senator Vandenberg, and saw them enplane for Paris where they will attend the Council of Foreign Ministers. | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Left White House for Statler Hotel, to attend Dinner of Hardrock Club). | ||
| Executive Orders: [9736 POSSESSION, CONTROL, AND OPERATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, PLANTS, AND FACILITIES OF THE MONONGAHELA CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANY] | ||
| [Public Papers: Veto of Bill To Promote Former Prisoners of War in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard] | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] |