Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
August 27, 1946
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| [Log of President Truman's Trip: Vacation Cruise] | ||
| [Log of President Truman's Trip: Vacation Cruise] | ||
| [Log of President Truman's Trip: Vacation Cruise] | ||
| [Log of President Truman's Trip: Vacation Cruise] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President: Labor Day] | ||
| [Log of President Truman's Trip: Vacation Cruise] | ||
| [Log of President Truman's Trip: Vacation Cruise] | ||
| [Log of President Truman's Trip: Vacation Cruise] | ||
| Aboard the USS WILLIAMSBURG | ||
| The President and party docked at the Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., ending their 18-day vacation Cruise. | ||
| Executive Orders: [9775 ESTABLISHING THE FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY SAFETY] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9774 DESIGNATING THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION AS THE AGENCY TO ACT WITH RESPECT TO CERTAN BONDS, NOTES, AND OTHER SECURITIES ACQUIRED ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE TRANSPORTATION ACT, 1920] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9773 DISPOSAL OF THE U. S. S. LAFAYETTE (APV-4, EX-NORMANDIE)] | ||
| Honorable Wm. L. Clayton, the Acting Secretary of State General John H. Hilldering Mr. James W. Ridelleberger | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mr. James Daleo Judge Henry Bundschu | ||
| (Dr. John Steelman and daughter) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Chairman, American Veterans Committee, Concerning Discrimination on the Campus] | ||
| Senator Lister Hill, Alabama (Called Mr. Connelly yesterday and asked for this appointment) | ||
| Senator Carl A. Hatch, N. Mexico Vice Admiral W.H.P. Blandy, USN Captain R.E. Jasperson, USN Major General W.E. Kepner, USA Dr. Edward U. Condon; Maj. Gen. A.L. McAuliffe, USA (They brought gifts from the natives of Bikini. The appointment was originally only for Senator Hatch and Admiral Blandy, but the Senator called later and asked for permission to bring others as he said they felt all the "gold braid would impress and please King Judah".) | ||
| Judge and Mrs. George Neilson (Judge on Municipal Court of the District of Columbia. This was arranged two or three weeks ago. Came in to pay respects and invite the President to dinner.) | ||
| Senator Burnet R. Maybank, S.C. (Wired from South Carolina yesterday and asked for this appointment.) | ||
| (Honorable Raymond S. McKeough, U.S. Maritime Commission) (Called Mr. Connelly yesterday and asked for this appointment and suggested he come off record.) | ||
| Mr. O.G. Warden, Democratic National Committee- man from Montana.) (The appointment was arranged at the request of Mr. Hannegan.) | ||
| Honorable George H. Butler, U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic (Newly appointed, came to pay respects before leaving for post about September 10th.) | ||
| Mr. Robert P. O'Bannon, President, Indiana Democratic Editorial Association Mr. Pleas E. Greenlee, Democratic State Chairman, Indiana (They came in to formally invite the President to the Fall meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association in French Lick, Indiana, September 13th and 14th. The President will be unable to attend, but as these gentlemen were in town the Connittee thought it would be a good idea to have them come in.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Mr. Paul Dillon) | ||
| The President received members of the Advisory Committee of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion: Honorable John R. Steelman Mr. Edward A. O'Neal Mr. James G. Patton Mr. George W. Taylor Mr. Eric A. Johnston Mr. T.C. Cashen Mrs. Anna Rosenberg | ||
| Senator Lister Hill, Alabama | ||
| (Honorable Clark Clifford) (Honorable John R. Steelman) (Honorable George Allen) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9776 REOPENING EAST EXECUTIVE AVENUE TO PUBLIC TRAVEL] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9777 DESIGNATING THE HONORABLE A. CECIL SNYDER AS ACTING JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR PUERTO RICO; SEPT. 5, 1946; NOT PUBLISHED] | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Senator Joseph F. Guffey, Pa. (Asked for five minutes) | ||
| Count Carlo Sforza (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, who is in U.S. after official tour of other American Republics for the Italian Government. He was a frequent visitor to the United States prior to the war and was received several times by President Roosevelt. Requested by the Italian Embassy. Political Division of the State Department recommended that, if possible, the President see the Count, as he worked closely with President Roosevelt and our Government while Mussolini was in power.) | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, West Virginia (Called from West Virginia and asked for this appointment.) | ||
| Honorable Myron Taylor (He called Mr. Connelly from New York Tuesday and asked for this appointment.) | ||
| Honorable Harold H. Tittman, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Haiti (Newly appointed and came in to pay respects before departing for his post about September 10th.) | ||
| Judge Nadine Lane Gallagher, Municipal Court of the District of Columbia (She came to thank the President and pay respects.) | ||
| Honorable William Clayton, the Acting Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable James Vardaman | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| Dinner and movies at the White House for those who accompanied the President on the Cruise. | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (No agenda - Absentees were Senator McKellar, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Agriculture. Honorable William Clayton represented the Department of State and the Solicitor General the Department of Justice.) | ||
| General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Coming at the President's suggestion) | ||
| H.E. Senor Dr. Don Oscar Ivanissevich, the Ambassador of the Argentine Republic (Newly appointed) | ||
| Honorable Hallett Johnson, American Ambassador to Costa Rica (He is in Washington for consultation, leaving tomorrow and asked for an appointment before leaving for post.) | ||
| Mr. Robert Uihlein, of Milwaukee Judge A.C. Backus of Milwaukee (Judge Backus called from Milwaukee Tuesday for this appointment) | ||
| (Mr. Jim Blair) (Mr. Hayden Covington) (Mr. E.C. Kennedy) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Paul Appleby | ||
| The President had no appointments | ||
| The President spent the day alone at the White House as Mrs. Truman is in Missouri. | ||
| Senator Olin D. Johnston, South Carolina (The Senator telephoned last week to ask for this appointment) | ||
| Vice Admiral Louis I. Denfeld, USN (Captain C.A.Swanson) Captain James Foskett (The Naval Aide arranged, stating that Captain Swanson would be off record) | ||
| Honorable Cammillo Gutt, Managing Director of the Monetary Fund (Arranged by Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| Honorable Francis B. Sayre, Diplomatic Advisor to UNRRA (Mr. Sayre telephoned for this appointment last week. He wanted to discuss UNRRA.) | ||
| The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] (The President said he wanted to see him today or tomorrow) | ||
| Honorable Harry B. Mitchell, President, U.S. Civil Service Commission (Mr. Mitchell called Mr. Connelly last week for the appointment) | ||
| Honorable George A. Isaacs, the British Minister of Labor and National Service Sir Godfrey Ince, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Honorable John Balfour, of British Embassy (The British Embassy asked for this appointment in August.) | ||
| (Dr. Isaiah Bowman) (President Johns Hopkins University - appoint- ment arranged by Mr. Clark Clifford at the President's direction) | ||
| The Acting Secretary of State, Hon. William Clayton (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Honorable Edwin Locke) | ||
| (Honorable George Allen) | ||
| (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9778 REGULATIONS GOVERNING TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES OF NEW APPOINTEES TO POSITIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND SUCH EXPENSES OF EMPLOYEES RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES] | ||
| (Honorable Lowell Mason) (He wanted to have an off record talk with the President before the President sees the Editorial Group from McGraw Hill on Friday) (Came in to see Mr. Connelly) | ||
| Senator George L. Radcliffe, Maryland (He called Mr. Connelly from Baltimore a week ago to ask for this appointment - re Maritime matters) | ||
| (Vice Admiral Louis I. Denfeld, USN) (Commodore M.D. Willcutts, USN) (Captain James Foskett, USN) (Captain Foskett arranged and will bring in, off record) | ||
| The Secretary of Commerce [Henry A. Wallace] (This appointment arranged at request of Mr. Wallace, back in August before the President left on cruise.) | ||
| Honorable Joseph E. Davies (Called Mr. Connelly yesterday for this appointment) | ||
| Mr. John Cashmore (This appointment was arranged at the request of Mr. Hannegan. Mr. Cashmore, Borough President of Kings County, New York, was recently elected political leader to succeed the late Frank Kelly) | ||
| H.E. Senor Don Jorge Prado, Ambassador of Peru (Newly appointed) | ||
| Honorable Jouett Shouse (Called Mr. Connelly last Wednesday and asked for this appointment) | ||
| (Honorable John Steelman) (Mr. Chapman Rose) (Mr. Roger Putman) (Mr. Steelman arranged this and will bring others in off record) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]; Captain Foskett The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Admiral William Leahy General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Captain Clark Clifford Admiral Chester Nimitz (The President asked to have them come in) | ||
| The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] The Under Secretary of War Honorable Howard C. Peterson, The Assistant Secretary of War Mr. Thomas McCabe, Commissioner of the Foreign Liquidation Commission (These gentlemen just back from China where they sold United States surplus property to the Chinese Government in "one bundle". This appointment was arranged by General Harry Vaughan.) | ||
| Mr. William Paley Master Geoffrey Paley Mr. Earl Gammons | ||
| Senator James M. Mead, New York (The Senator called and asked Mr. Matthew Connelly for this appointment yesterday) | ||
| Dr. H.H. Meyer, Assistant Pastor, Johns Street Church, New York Reverend A.E. Claxton, Pastor, Broadway Methodist Church, New York Dr. C.V. Vickery, President Golden Rule Foundation, New York Bishop W.C. Brown, Los Angeles Bishop W.W. Slade, Charlotte, North Carolina Reverend B.C. Robeson, Pastor, Mother Zion Church, New York Alderman H.G. Foster, New Haven, Connecticut Editor W.R. Lovell, Charlotte, North Carolina Mrs. Ruth W. Whaley, New York Dr. Marshall Shephard, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Emma Clement Reverend H.L. Caution Bishop W.J. Wahls Dr. Spotswood Paul Douglas, American University | ||
| (Mr. Lester Markel, Sunday Editor, N.Y. Times) (To present an invitation to the President) | ||
| Congressman and Mrs. John B. Sullivan | ||
| H.E. Hon. Norman John Oswald Makin, the Ambassador of Australia (Newly appointed) | ||
| The President signed a message, to be included in a brochure which the War Department will send with an accompanying letter, to the next of kin of members of the Armed Forces who died in World War II, to determine their wishes concerning return and final burial of deceased. This is in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 383. This brochure will explain burial options available and fix priority of authority among relatives on matters of final disposition. Accompanying the letter and brochure will be a form which an authorized person must fill out and return to the Quartermaster General. Under Secretary Royall requested that there be a brief ceremony of this signing, attended by him and the Quartermaster General, with appropriate War Department photogra- phers to record the ceremony for release at a later date appropriate with the progress of the "repatriation" plans. The following were were present: Honorable Kenneth Royall, the Under Secretary of of War Major General Thomas B. Larkin, Quartermaster General | ||
| Honorable Frank T. Hines, U.S. Ambassador to Panama (The State Department informed us that the Ambassador was in Washington and had requested an appointment with the President to pay his respects before de- parting for his post, at the end of this week.) | ||
| Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, British Army Lt. General J. Lawton Collins, USA (General Montgomery will be accompanied by three Aides. Major Mitchell and Colonel Barnes will come in a car together.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Warren R. Austin (Mr. Austin is having a series of conferences in the State Department this week, and as they were taking place in morning hours he suggested coming afternoon.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on Employment of Disabled Veterans and Other Handicapped Persons] | ||
| Dr. Paul Fitzpatrick, Democratic State Chairman, New York (Wanted to see the President this morning if possible re the New York Situation) | ||
| The President visited the Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland. | ||
| Honorable Frank Walker | ||
| Honorable Frances Perkins (Appointment arranged by Mr. Hannegan) | ||
| Honorable William Clayton, the Acting Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) |