Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
January 08, 1947
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| (The President, Mrs. Truman and Miss Truman were guests of the Secretary and Mrs. Snyder at a luncheon in the Private Dining Room of the Treasury Department) | ||
| The Budget Seminar | ||
| [Public Papers: The President's News Conference on the Budget] | ||
| (Mr. Edwin Locke) | ||
| (Mr. James Doarn, of Kansas City) (In Washington attending meeting at the Labor Department and he called Mr. Connelly to ask if he could come in and see the President while he was here. Came in off the record, to see Mr. Connelly) | ||
| Congressman Mike Mansfield, Mont. (Called Mr. Connelly yesterday for this appointment) | ||
| (Mr. Archie McLaren) (He is a friend of Senator Wheeler, who called Mr. Connelly and asked if McLaren might meet the President. Mr. McLaren is a retired business man) | ||
| (Mr. Martin Lewis, of Kansas City, and Washington, D.C.) | ||
| Honorable Paul Porter (Leaving for Greece Monday next; the President asked him to come in before his departure) | ||
| H. E. Don Carlos Sanz de Santamaria, the Ambassador of Colombia (He is retiring and wishes to say "goodbye") | ||
| Senator Richard Russell, of Georgia Mr. Wilwee Owens, Publisher, Augusta Herald Colonel Benjamin Pierce, of Augusta, Ga. (Senator Russell requested this appointment for this Georgia delegation.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The President left the White House with Mrs. Truman and Miss Truman for Constitution Hall where they attended the Concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9819 APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATE MEMBER OF A MILTIARY TRIBUNAL ESTABLISHED FOR THE TRIAL AND PUNSIHMENT OF MAJOR WAR CRIMINALS IN GERMANY] | ||
| [Public Papers: Annual Budget Message to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1948] | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Mr. Oscar Chapman represented the Department of the Interior. the Postmaster General [Robert Hannegan] and Mr. Julius A. Krug [Secretary of the Interior] absent) | ||
| Honorable Harold H. Burton, Associate Justice, Supreme Court Dr. Carson P. Frailey, President, YMCA of Washington, D.C. Mr. L. W. De Gast, General Secretary, YMCA of Washington, D.C. (Justice Burton asked for this appointment so that they may present an invitation to the President to attend and speak at the Annual Dinner for the members and friends of the YMCA in Washington, in late February or early March) | ||
| Major General Lowe Rooks, Director-General of UNRRA (He called last week to ask for this appointment - is newly appointed) | ||
| Congressman Alfred L. Bulwinkle, N. C. (Called last Monday to ask for this appointment) | ||
| (Reverend J. W. Dawson) (Leading Baptist Clergyman. Appointment arranged by General Harry Vaughan) | ||
| (Mr. E. H. Colgan, of Arlington, Texas) (Son of Fred R. Colgan, a cousin of the President-- in town for two or three days and asked to come in just to pay respects) Came in to see Mr. Matthew Connelly, off the record. | ||
| (Mr. V. E. "Puppy" Leigh) | ||
| H. E. Jan Masaryk, the Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia (In Washington and asked through his Embassy for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable James C. Dunn, U. S. Ambassador-designate to Italy (To pay his respects before leaving for Rome - be here until about January 15th) | ||
| Mrs. Mabel Williams Hughes of Tenn. (Called to extend an invitation to the President on behalf of the Parent-Teachers' Association to attend their Golden Jubilee Celebration) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Bernard Baruch | ||
| (The President, Mrs. Truman and Miss Truman attended a small tea given by the White House Luncheon Club in the Dining Room in the Executive Office) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9820 SEGREGATION OF THE FUNCTION OF THE HOUSING EXPEDITER FROM THE FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATOR1] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9821 AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9070 OF FEBRUARY 24, 1942, CONSOLIDATING THE HOUSING AGENCIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT INTO THE NATIONAL HOUSING AGENCY] | ||
| (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| (The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The President left for the National Press Club where he was the dinner guest of the Club) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9822 DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN FINNISH MERCHANT VESSELS TO THE FORMER OWNERS THEREOF] | ||
| (Mr. Lynn Skeels, photographer, will take some special pictures of the President to be used for educational purposes by the Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pa. They are three-dimension pictures to be used in stereograph. They have one of President Roosevelt and asked through Senator Guffey if they could add the President to the series. Mr. Charles Ross approved) | ||
| (The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (Mr. F. D. Plumley) (The Secretary asked to bring in Mr. Plumley, who is the son of Congressman Plumley of Texas. Off record, used the East Entrance) | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, W. Va. (Asked for this appointment last week) | ||
| (Colonel William Kirby) | ||
| Congressman Brent Spence, Ky. (Asked to see the President just a few minutes as he has something he is anxious to tell the President) | ||
| (Mr. Arthur Coates) | ||
| Honorable Charles F. McLaughlin, Member, American- Mexican Claims Commission (Saw the President last week, when the President asked him to look into a matter for him. Mr. McLaughlin called to say he has answer for the President and is ready to report.) | ||
| Mr. Clark Griffith (To invite the President to attend the opening ball game. Mr. Griffith is leaving for the South Tuesday, tomorrow, and as he plans to stay down longer than usual, he wished to invite the President now instead of waiting until his return to Washington) | ||
| (Honorable Charles R. Denny, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission) | ||
| Mr. Mark Etheridge (He is leaving the middle of this week with the Greek Commission and asked if he might see the President to say "goodbye". | ||
| Honorable John Foster Dulles (He called from New York, stating that he would be in Washington today, and would like to pay his respects to the President) | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Don Faurot Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Burk (Are visiting from Missouri University and are in Washington, visiting Mrs. T. F. Burk, who called and stated that these young people knew the President very well and wished to pay respects.) | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Cabinet Luncheon - All present with the exception of the Secretary of Interior and the Postmaster General) | ||
| (Mr. William Hutchinson, A.F. of L.) (Dr. John Steelman) | ||
| (Judge Caskie Collet) | ||
| (Colonel Marshall Carter) | ||
| (The President left with Mrs. Truman to attend Dinner given by Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer at the 1925 F Street Club in honor of Ambassador and Mrs. O. Max Gardner and the Chief Justice and Mrs. Vinson) | ||
| Congressman Sol Bloom, New York (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday for this) | ||
| Honorable James Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget (He asked to see the President sometime before January 15th, to talk about Congressional program and also the Assistant Directorship of the Budget) | ||
| Congressman Sam Rayburn, Texas (Honorable James Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget) (Congressman Rayburn asked to see the President, re the case of the Southwestern Power Administration. He wanted the Budget Director to sit in on this appointment, as Congressman Rayburn feels the President's letter to him, prepared by the Budget, does not comprehend the facts.) | ||
| Congressman Milton H. West, Texas Honorable Richard Kleberg, former Congressman from Texas Mr. Jos. Finley (Congressman West phoned for this to discuss Executive Order concerning hoof and mouth disease and importation of cattle from Mexico. He says it requires Executive Order inasmuch as the three-nation alliance is in effect, and Mr. West is most anxious to get this straightened out.) | ||
| Judge John White, National Commander, Spanish War Vets Mrs. White (In the city and asked if they might pay respects. The title is honorary. He is not a Judge but is a prominent lawyer in Dallas, Texas.) | ||
| Mr. James E. Branigan, President, National Democratic Club, New York City Mr. Charles Silver (To talk about Jefferson Day Dinner in April - this request was made at the suggestion of Paul Fitzpatrick, State Chairman, Democratic Committee) | ||
| Honorable Charles W. Taussig, United States Co-Chairman, Caribbean Commission (He has just returned from a conference in the Caribbean and would like to report to the President) | ||
| Dr. Edwin O. Nourse, Chairman, Council of Economic Affairs (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week for this appointment) | ||
| H.R.H. Crown Prince Saud, of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Faud Hamza; Sheikh Alo Alireza Sheikh Soliman Al-Hamad; The Minister of Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mr. Gene Tunney Mr. James Conzelman | ||
| Honorable Preston Lane, Governor of Maryland (Called Mr. Hassett and asked for this appointment last week.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Brown) (Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz) (Admiral DeWitt C. Ramsey) (Vice Admiral F. P. Sherman) (Rear Admiral O. S. Colclough) (Captain Phillips) (Captain E. A. Solomons) (Admiral William D. Leahy) (The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]) (The Director, Bureau of the Budget) (Honorable Clark M. Clifford) (This is an off-the-record presentation given by the Navy) | ||
| (Honorable Samuel I. Rosenman) (The President asked him come down today. He arrived on the 3:50 plane) | ||
| (Dinner at the White House for the Chief Justice [Fred Vinson] and Supreme Court) | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on Highway Safety] | ||
| (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Arizona (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly and asked for this last week) | ||
| Congressman L. Mendel Rivers, S.C. Congressman Graham A. Barden, N.C. Congressman Frank W. Boykin, Ala. Mr. T. J. Restor of Mobile, Ala. Senator Olin D. Johnston, S.C. Mr. Kenneth Gibbons, of Mobile, Ala. (Congressman Rivers called yesterday and asked for this appointment) | ||
| Senator Burnet R. Maybank, S.C. Congressman Paul Brown, Ga. Senator Richard B. Russell, Ga. Senator Olin Johnston, S.C. (Senator Maybank called Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday and asked for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable Edward J. Flynn (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week for this appointment) | ||
| Mrs. Samuel I. Rosenman (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week. She wanted to discuss the Housing question with the President) | ||
| Mr. Spyros Skouras, President, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (Advised he was coming to Washington for the Supreme Court dinner at the White House and hoped he could stay over today and see the President) | ||
| The President met with the Members of the President's Committee on Civil Rights: They are: Mr. C. E. Wilson, Chairman Mrs. Sadie T. Alexander~Mr. James B. Carey Mr. John S. Dickey;~Mr. Charles Luckman Mr. Morris L. Ernst;~Rabbi Roland G. Gittelsohn Dr. Frank P. Graham;~The Most Rev. Francis J. Haas Mr. Francis P. Matthews;~The Right Rev. Henry K. Sherrill Mr. Boris Shishkin;~Mrs. M. E. Tilley Mr. Channing Tobias Also present were: The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] Mr. Turner Smith, Head of Civil Rights Section, Department of Justice Mr. Peyton Ford, Special Asst. to the Attorney General Mr. Richard Potter, Assistant to Mr. Charles Wilson (The President invited them to come to this initial meeting and the entire membership accepted.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks to Members of the President's Committee on Civil Rights] | ||
| H. E. Eduardo Rodrigues Larreta, the Foreign Minister of Uruguay H. E. Dr. Juan Carlos Blanco, the Ambassador of Uruguay (Senor Larretta is here as a guest of the State Department, January 13-18 inclusive. He has been outstanding in his friendship towards the United States) | ||
| Honorable George S. Messersmith, American Ambassador to Argentina (To pay respects before returning to Argentina the end of this week) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mr. John J. Nangle | ||
| (Miss Grace G. Tully) | ||
| Honorable James Webb, Director of the Budget | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to Secretary Patterson and Secretary Forrestal Concerning Unification of the Armed Services] | ||
| Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Michigan Senator Wallace H. White, Jr. Maine Senator Alben W. Barkley, Ky. Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Congressman Charles A. Halleck, Ind. Congressman Sam Rayburn, Texas (The President asked them to meet with him) | ||
| Mr. Ted Marks Mr. Perry Faulkner | ||
| Senator Glen H. Taylor, Idaho (Called Mr. Connelly and asked for this appointment) | ||
| Congresswoman Mary T. Norton, N. J. (Called Mr. Connelly and asked for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable Herbert H. Lehman (Wired Mr. Connelly this week and requested this appointment) | ||
| Honorable James J. Caffrey, Chairman, SEC (Wired Mr. Connelly from Philadelphia and requested this appointment) | ||
| Honorable George Wadsworth, American Ambassador- Designate to Iraq (To pay respects before leaving for Baghdad to assume his new duties) | ||
| The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes] H.R.H. Crown Prince Saud, of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Asad Al-Faqih, the Minister of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Foud Hamza (To continue conversation with the President begun Tuesday when he made his initial call. The Secretary of State said he would give all of his usual Thursday appointment to this discussion) | ||
| (Judge Tom Garrard) (Mr. Garland Pennington) (Congressman George H. Mahon) | ||
| The President gave a stag luncheon at the White House in honor of H.R. H. Crown Prince Saud of Saudi Arabia. The following guests were present: H.R.H. Amir Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia H.E. Sheikh Faud Hamza, with rank of Ambassador The Minister of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Soliman Al-Hamad, with rank of Minister Sheikh Ali Alireza, with rank of Counselor of Legation Dr. Adib Intabi, with rank of Counselor of Legation Major Mohamed Al-hamlah, Aide-de-Camp to the Crown Prince The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg Senator Alben W. Barkley Senator Tom Connally Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Representative Sol Bloom Representative Charles A. Eaton Honorable Dean Acheson Honorable Matthew J. Connelly Honorable Charles G. Ross Honorable Stanley Woodward Mr. Loy W. Henderson Major General Harry H. Vaughan Rear Admiral James H. Foskett Brig. Gen Wallace H. Graham Honorable Leslie L. Biffle | ||
| The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] | ||
| The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] Honorable Stuart Symington, Assistant Secretary of War Honorable Clark Clifford | ||
| (Mr. Bill O'Connor) (Mr. Wilbur Clark) | ||
| (Honorable George Allen) | ||
| (General Ralph Truman) |