Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
December 27, 1946
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.
| (Honorable George Allen) (Mr. John Goodloe) | ||
| Honorable Fiorello LaGuardia (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable J. Russell Young, Commissioner, D.C. (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly and asked for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable Robert Hinckley (Former Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board. He called Mr. Matthew Connelly and asked for the appointment) | ||
| Senator Joseph F. Guffey, Pa. (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly for the appointment) | ||
| Senator Sheridan Downey, California (Asked Mr. Matthew Connelly for this appointment) | ||
| (Mr. Paul Dillon) | ||
| H.E. Senor Dr. Don M.A. Flacon-Briceno [Falcon-Briceno], the Charge d'Affaires, Venezuelan Embassy Senor Dr. Don Francisco Alvarez-Chacin, First Secretary, Venezuelan Embassy Senor Arturo Briceno, Attache Mr. John Crane (General Harry Vaughan) (Admiral James Foskett) (Presented to the President a bust of Bolivar and a Venezuelan Flag - appointment arranged by General Harry Vaughan) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Honorable Dean Acheson, Under Secretary of State) (He asked Mr. Connelly late yesterday if he might just run over for a minute this morning) | ||
| (Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| (Colonel Marshall Carter) | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, West Virginia Honorable Joseph Rosier (Former Senator from West Virginia) (Senator Kilgore asked for this in early December) | ||
| Honorable Francis B. Sayre (Just returned from Uruguay and is leaving the first of the year for Mexico. He asked to see the President before leaving) | ||
| Vice Admiral Louis B. Denfeld, USN (Wants to come in to discuss some appointments with the President. Arranged through Admiral Foskett) | ||
| Mr. George H. Combs, of New York (Arranged at the request of Ed. Flynn) | ||
| Mr. Edward V. Loughlin (of Tammany - called Mr. Connelly that he had heard Mr. Combs was coming down, and could he come along. Mr. Connelly told him he could, but thought they might each have a brief separate appointment) | ||
| (Honorable David Lilienthal) (Mr. Carroll Wilson) | ||
| Honorable Robert S. Kerr, Governor of Oklahoma (Wired Mr. Connelly before Christmas, asking for this appointment) | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Cabinet Luncheon - All members present except the Postmaster General, Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor) | ||
| (Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) (Director of the Budget) (Judge Richmond B. Keech) (Dr. John R. Steelman) (Mr. Clark Clifford) (The President saw these gentlemen, OFF RECORD, re message to the Congress) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9816 PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTIES AND PERSONNEL TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9817 REGULATIONS GOVERNING AWARDS TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FOR MERITORIOUS SUGGESTIONS AND FOR EXCEPTIONAL OR MERITORIOUS SERVICE (2)] | ||
| (New Year's Eve) | ||
| [Public Papers: Proclamation 2714: Cessation of Hostilities of World War II] | ||
| (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (Miss Pauline Heflin, of Idependence) (Comes with a letter of introduction from Dr. J.W. Greene, Independence, Mo. She is a teacher in Independence schools on way to Brazil, where she will represent Central Presbyterian Church of Kansas City as educational missionary. Will first enter Presbyterian Assembly Training School, in Richmond for a few months - came to see Mr. Matthew Connelly through the Northwest gate) | ||
| Honorable Myron Taylor (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week from New York, for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable James M. Landis, Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week and asked for this appointment) | ||
| Mr. Granville Currey Mr. Carter Ford, American Association of Railroads Mr. Roland Rice, Truckers' Association Mr. John Benton, lawyer for State Utility Commissioners Mr. Wilbur La Roe, Head of the Association of Railroad Practitioners (These are lawyers who practice before Interstate Commerce Commission, and are coming at the request of Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who called Mr. Matthew Connelly. They wanted to recommend someone for a vacancy on the Commission) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable David Lilienthal Honorable Sumner T. Pike Honorable Lewis L. Strauss Honorable William W. Waymack Mr. Carroll Wilson The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] General Leslie Groves Colonel K.D. Nichols (Transfer of Powers from Military to Civilian Control) | ||
| (Senator Alben Barkley, Ky.) | ||
| (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| The President dined with the following: Honorable Clark Clifford Honorable Charles Ross Honorable William D. Hassett Honorable John Steelman Honorable Maurice Latta Honorable Matthew Connelly | ||
| The President with the above and the following left for the USS WILLIAMSBURG for a New Year's Eve Party. The President remained aboard the USS WILLIAMSBURG for the night: Admiral William Leahy General Harry Vaughan Admiral James Foskett Honorable George Schoeneman Mr. Zimmerman Honorable Richard Keech Honorable David Niles General Wallace Graham Mr. Eben Ayers Honorable Stephen Early Honorable George Allen | ||
| (New Year's Day) | ||
| The President returned from the USS WILLIAMSBURG, where he spent New Year's Eve. | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] (At the White House) | ||
| The Secretary of Treasury [John W. Snyder] (At the White House) | ||
| (Newsreels taken of the President reading from "End of Hostilities Message") | ||
| Major General Butler B. Miltonberger, Chief of the National Guard Bureau of the War Department (Appointment arranged by General Harry Vaughan) | ||
| Major General Philip B. Fleming, Federal Works Administrator (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly early part of this week and requested the appointment) | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] (Uusual Thursday Appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (All present with the exception of the Postmaster General) | ||
| Senator George D. Aiken, Vt. (R) (Called Mr. Connelly and asked for this appointment) | ||
| (Mr. Hugh Fulton) (Mr. Fulton asked to come in to wish the President a Happy New Year - came off record, using East Entrance) | ||
| Honorable James Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt (She wrote the President in December that she expected to be in Washington, January 2nd to 5th, and hoped she might have the opportunity of talking with him - the President wrote her he would be glad to see today) | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rider, of St. Louis) (Mrs. Truman asked that they be given opportunity to pay respects - came to see Mr. Connelly through the Northwest gate) | ||
| Honorable Charles Sawyer (Of Cincinnati, Ohio - called Mr. Connelly last week and requested this appointment) | ||
| (Colonel Marshall Carter) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter Accepting Resignation of Bernard M. Baruch as U.S. Representative on the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission] | ||
| (Worked all day on the "State of the Union Message") | ||
| (Colonel Marshall Carter) | ||
| (Sir Campbell Stewart, Treasurer of the British Roosevelt Memorial) | ||
| (Mr. Leonard Reinsch) (At the White House) | ||
| (Honorable John Steelman) (At the White House) | ||
| The President walked to Union Station to meet Mrs. Truman's train from Missouri - motored with Mrs. Truman back to the White House | ||
| (Colonel Marshall Carter) | ||
| (Mr. Charles Murphy) | ||
| (Mr. Bryce Smith) | ||
| The President left for the Capitol with his 2 Aides and Secretaries Charles Ross and Matthew Connelly | ||
The President delivered his "State of the Union
Message" to the 80th Congress. [ Audio: MP3]
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| [Public Papers: Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union] | ||
| The President returned to the White House | ||
| The President remained at the White House for remainder of the day --no callers. | ||
| Executive Orders: [9818 ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE ALIEN PROPERTY ADMINISTRATION AND DEFINING ITS FUNCTIONS] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter Accepting Resignation of James F. Byrnes as Secretary of State] | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] Honorable A. L. M. Wiggins, Under Secretary of the Treasury | ||
| Senator Owen Brewster, Me. Senator Wallace H. White, Jr. Me. | ||
| Honorable Chester Bowles (Sent word he would arrive in Washington last Friday, remaining through this morning, and would like to call on the President while here) | ||
| Honorable Joseph C. Grew (Former Ambassador to Japan and Under Secretary of State - he called Mr. Matthew Connelly late yesterday and asked for this appointment) | ||
| (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) (Congressman Sam Rayburn, Texas) (The President told Attorney General last week he wished to see him and Mr. Rayburn, off record, this week) | ||
| Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Assistant Secretary of War (Asked last week for this appointment) | ||
| H.E. Alcide De Gasperi, the Prime Minister of Italy H.E. Alberto Tarchiani, the Ambassador of Italy (The Prime Minister was invited to come to Washington as soon as possible for final work in connection with the Treaty of Peace with Italy. While here guest of the State Department at Blair House. He is seeing Secretary of State James F. Byrnes just before this appointment, coming directly here from the State Department) | ||
| Honorable Charles R. Denny, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (This arranged at the suggestion of Mr. Leonard Reinsch) | ||
| General Omar Bradley, Administrator, Veterans Affairs (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly late yesterday for this appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Jim Maloney) | ||
| (David Niles) | ||
| Honorable James Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget (Several members of his staff accompanied him) | ||
| (Mr. Arthur Coates) | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] | ||
| (Diplomatic Reception) | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress: The President's First Economic Report] | ||
| [Public Papers: Memorandum Concerning the Red Cross Campaign] | ||
| Congressman Clarence Cannon, Missouri (He called Mr. Matthew Connelly and asked for this appointment) | ||
| (Colonel Marshall Carter) | ||
| (Honorable Bryce Smith) | ||
| Honorable Charles P. McLaughlin, Member of American- Mexican Claims Commission (He wrote the President before Christmas, stating that "recent events make me anxious to have a personal talk with you at your earliest convenience". He was Democratic Member of the House or Representatives from Nebraska, from 1934 to 1943.) | ||
| Honorable Francis Biddle, former Attorney General Mrs. Francis Biddle (Mr. Biddle called Mr. Matthew Connelly for this appointment) | ||
| Congressman Albert Thomas, Texas (He called Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable James Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget (Accompanied by several assistants - brought the President some materials which the President asked him yesterday to prepare; for use in the Seminar this afternoon) | ||
| H.E. Jose Vicente Trujillo, the Foreign Minister of Ecuador H.E. Dr. L. Neftali Ponce, Minister ad-interim of Ecuador (The Department of State asked the President to receive Trujillo while he was in this country. He has just married an American girl in California) |