Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
January 28, 1947
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| Executive Orders: [9824 AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9154 OF MAY 1, 1942, 1 AUTHORIZING CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS FROM THE OPERATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT ACT OF MAY 29, 1930, AS AMENDED 4] | ||
| (Archbishop H. G. Athenagoras, Head of the Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America) (Mr. Wm. G. Helis, President, Greek War Relief) (Mr. George Xanthape, Vice President, Greek War Relief) (Honorable Paul Economou-Gouras, Greek Charge d'Affaires) (This off-the-record appointment arranged by General Harry Vaughan, who will bring them in) | ||
| (Honorable Samuel Rosenman) | ||
| Mr. J. E. "Buck" Taylor, the Attorney General of the State of Missouri; Mr. Drake Watson (Mr. Fred Canfil wrote to Mr. Matthew Connelly re this appointment) | ||
| Mr. Milton H. Richman, Commander of the Jewish War Veterans (Newly elected and wished to pay his respects) | ||
| Mr. Lloyd F. Oleson, National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans | ||
| The President received the Members of the Coordinating Committee of the President's Conference on Fire Prevention: W. E. Reynolds, Commissioner of the Public Buildings, Federal Works Agency, Chairman of the Committee George J. Richardson, Secretary-Treasurer, National Association of Fire Fighters Paul Betters, Executive Secretary, United States Conference of Mayors Ernest B. Brown, President, Ernest W. Brown, Inc. Attorney and Manager, Associated Reciprocal Exchanges Frank A. Christensen, President, National Board of Fire Underwriters Ned H. Dearborn, President, National Safety Council Charles A. Delaney, President, International Assn. of Fire Chiefs Robert E. Dineen, President, National Assn. of Insurance Commissioners Jas. R. Edmunds, Jr. President, American Institute of Hovey T. Freeman, Pres., Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company A. V. Gruhn, General Manager, American Mutual Alliance H. E. Hilton, Asst. Manager of Insurance Dept., U. S. Chamber of Commerce W. E. Mallalieu, General Manager, National Board of Fire Underwriters Earl D. Mallery, Executive Director, The American Municipal Association James H. Mooney, President, Building Officials' Conference of American Guy T. Warfield, Jr., President, National Association of Insurance Agents Frank N. Whiston, National Association of Building Owners and Managers Percy Bugbee, General Manager, National Fire Protection Association Hal Colling, Managing Secretary, Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference Hubert Gallagher, Council of State Governments James L. Madden, Vice President, Metropolitan The following members of the Conference staff were also present: A. Bruce Bielaski, Executive Director Lewis A. Vincent Ray E. Wilson (General Fleming was unable to attend because of the death of his mother) | ||
| Mr. Lincoln Filene (Of Boston - requested this appointment through Mr. David Niles) | ||
| Honorable Warren R. Austin (Wrote that he expected be in Washington early part of this week to confer with General Marshall, and would greatly appreciate the opportunity to call upon the President) | ||
| (Mr. Max Lowenthal) | ||
| The President received the Members of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion Advisory Board: Dr. George Taylor Mr. Albert S. Goss Mr. Edward O'Neal Mr. Nathaniel Dyke, Jr. Mr. T. C. Cashen Mr. Philip Murray Mrs. Anna Rosenberg Mr. Edward P. Felker Mr. Harold Stein Dr. John R. Steelman (Probably their last meeting) | ||
| Dinner for the President pro Tempore of the Senate at the White House. | ||
| (Honorable Lowell Mason) | ||
| Senator James O. Eastland, Miss. Congressman William M. Whittington, Miss. (Senator Eastland phoned and requested this appointment in order that they might invite the President to attend and address the Delta Council next May) | ||
| Dr. Edward Hughes Pruden, Minister, First Baptist Church, Washington, D. C. Dr. Jesse M. Bader, an official of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America (Dr. Pruden wrote Mr. Connelly for this, stating Dr. Bader represents the World Convention of the Disciples of Christ, one of the stronger Protestant denominations, and wishes to invite the President to address this World Convention in Buffalo, N. Y. next Summer) | ||
| Senator Chapman Rovercomb, W. Virginia (R) Telephoned to ask if he could see the President re ideas on public works, as he is Chairman of Public Works Committee, and to discuss appointment to fill vacancy on the Board of Directors of FDIC) | ||
| Mr. John Coleman Mr. John Brosnan (Both men are officers of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, who asked through Mr. Hannegan to call on the President) | ||
| Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai, Charge d'Affaires of India (Asked through the State Department to have an opportunity to say "goodbye" to the President before leaving Washington permanently at the end of this month. He had requested a signed photograph of the President, and as a retiring Chief of Mission, the State Department thought he should have one. The President handed it to him) | ||
| Honorable James K. Vardaman, Jr., Member of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (Called last week to say he had returned from trip during which he completed his visits to all the large business centers of the United States. He crossed the continent four times) | ||
| (Mr. Joe Healey) | ||
| (Luncheon downstairs in the Executive Offices. Colonel Earhart lunched with the President) | ||
| (Honorable Joseph Davies) | ||
| (Mr. John Buxton) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9825 AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9386 OF OCTOBER 15, 1943,1 PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNMING THE GRANTING OF ALLOWANCES FOR QUARTERS AND SUBSISTENCE TO ENLISTED MEN] | ||
| Senator Owen Brewster, Maine (Phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday to ask that he be given an opportunity to see the President before 10:00 a.m. today) | ||
| Mrs. Charles Tillett, Democratic National Committee Mrs. India Edwards, Democratic National Committee (Mrs. Charles Tillett called yesterday to ask if she could see the President as soon as possible with respect to something important relating to women) | ||
| Senator Pat McCarran, Nevada (Asked yesterday to see the President to go into the general problem of the magnesium plant at Henderson, Nevada, in its relation to the whole war assets problem.) | ||
| Congressman Walter K. Granger, Utah (Phoned earlier in week to ask if he might come in this week and discuss with the President, judgeship appointments in Utah.) | ||
| (Mr. Edward Loughlin, New York) (Called Mr. Connelly to ask if he could come down and see the President, off the record, He used the East Entrance) | ||
| Honorable Myron Taylor (Asked for this last week, as he wanted to also see the Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] while here) | ||
| Honorable Basil O'Connor, Chairman, American National Red Cross (Called Mr. Connelly for this appointment) | ||
| The President presented the Medal of Honor to Commander Robert N. Antrim, U. S. N. The following persons were present: The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz, U.S.N. Vice Admiral L.E. Denfeld, U.S.N. Honorable Homer E. Capehart (Senator from Indiana) Honorable William E. Jenner (Senator from Indiana) Honorable Forest A. Harness (Representative from Indiana) Miss Julia Antrim (Daughter of Commander Antrim) Mrs. Robert N. Antrim (Wife of Commander Antrim) Miss Nancy J. Antrim (daughter of Commander Antrim) Lt. Comdr. Joe H. Floyd, U.S.N. (escort) Mrs. Joe H. Floyd Captain W. R. Smedberg, III, U.S.N. (Aide to Sec. of Navy) Comdr. E. B. Fluckey, USN (Aide to Adm. Nimitz) Captain E. B. Dexter, U.S.N. (Office of Public Information) | ||
| The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable James Webb, Director of the Budget | ||
| (Mr. Max Lowenthal) | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| (The President will make a brief radio address for the March of Dimes) | ||
| [Public Papers: Radio Remarks on Behalf of the March of Dimes Campaign] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9826 Designating the Honorable A. Cecil Snyder as Acting Judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico; Jan. 31, 1947; not published] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress on Extension of the Second War Powers Act] | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (All present) | ||
| (Mr. Myron K. Blalock) (Came in off the record to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and the President) | ||
| Senator Dennis Chavez, New Mexico (Called yesterday to ask to see the President this week.) | ||
| (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) (The Postmaster General [Robert E. Hannegan]) | ||
| Honorable Marriner S. Eccles, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve Board (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly Wednesday to ask for this appointment) | ||
| Mr. Karl T. Compton, Chairman, the President's Advisory Commission on Universal Training (Called Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday for this appointment) | ||
| Mr. Robert McLean, President of the Associated Press (He wrote Mr. Charles Ross that he would like to call on the President this week to invite him to address the Annual Luncheon which the Associated Press is holding at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom, April 21st.) | ||
| (Mr. M. R. Evans) | ||
| The President received a group of outstanding radio operators, in town for the Radio Correspondents' Dinner tomorrow evening: Mr. Edgar Kobak, President, Mutual Broadcasting System Mr. E. M. Antrim & Chesser Campbell, of WGN, Chicago Lewis Allen Weiss and Willet H. Brown, the Don Lee Network, Pacific Coast John Shepard, 3rd, and Linus Travers, the Yankee Network, Boston and New England H. K. Carpenter, WHK and the Cleveland Plain Dealer Benedict Gimbel, WIP, Philadelphia Alfred J. McCosker (Long time party worker in New York and intimate of Hague and Theodore C. Streibert both of WOR, Bamberger Broadcasting Company, New York City. J. E. Campeau of KLW, Detroit, Michigan Robert D. Swezey, General Manager, Mutual James Wallen, Comptroller and Charter Heslep of Mutual | ||
| Honorable O. Max Gardner, Ambassador-designate to the Court of St. James Mr. Herbert Fails (Requested this appointment through the State Department to pay respects and say "goodbye" before leaving for London) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug]) (Honorable John Sonnett, Assistant Attorney General) (Honorable Clark Clifford) | ||
| (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) | ||
| Honorable James Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| (The President left for a surprise visit to the Testimonial dinner at the Statler Hotel, for Honorable Sam Rayburn) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to Leaders of Labor and Management in the Building and Construction Industry] | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] General Eisenhower (Re the Selective Service Act) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Left for the Hotel Statler to attend the Radio Correspondents Association Dinner | ||
| Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Mich. Senator Wallace H. White, Jr., Maine Senator Alben W. Barkley, Ky. Congressman Charles A. Halleck, Ind. Congressman Sam Rayburn, Texas (The President invited the "Big Six" down to see him. The Speaker [Joseph W. Martin] in Massachusetts attending a celebration in his District, so will not be present.) | ||
| Congressman Sam Hobbs, Ala. Senator Clyde M. Reed, Kansas (R) (Senator Reed telephoned Mr. Connelly and requested this appointment) | ||
| Congressman R. Ewing Thomason, Texas (Called Mr. Connelly last Saturday for this appointment) | ||
| The President signed the transfer of the Port of Embarkation that the Army has operated, to the State Ports Authority of South Carolina. The following guests were present: Senator Burnet Maybank, S. C. Senator Olin D. Johnston, S. C. Congressman James P. Richards, S. C. Congressman Joseph R. Bryson, S. C. Congressman John J. Riley, S. C. Congressman John L. McMillan, S. C. Congressman L. Mendel Rivers, S. C. Congressman W. J. Bryan Dorn, S. C. Honorable J. Strom Thurmond, Governor Ex-Governor J. Ransome Williams Lt. Governor George Bell Timmerman, Jr. Speaker of the House, Bruce Littlejohn Honorable Edgar Brown, Chairman Senate Finance Committee Honorable Charles N. Plowden, Chairman House Ways and Means Committee Mr. Arthur Simons, Chairman, States Ports Authority Cotesworth P. Means, Vice Chairman Mr. R. M. Figg, Attorney Honorable E. E. Wehman, Mayor of Charleston, S. C. State Ports Authority: Mr. Milton Pearlstein, Charleston Mr. Howard E. Danner, Beaufort Mr. Herbert Smith, Georgetown | ||
| The President will make the first draw for the Davis Cup Match--The following distinguished guests were present: Ambassador of the Netherlands, Dr. A. Loudon Ambassador of France, Mr. Henri Bonnet Ambassador of Norway, Mr. Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne Ambassador of Czechoslovakia, Mr. Juraj Slavik Amassador of Yugoslavia, Mr. Sava N. Kosanovic Ambassador of Australia, Mr.Norman J. O. Makin Minister of Ireland, Mr. Robert Brennan Minister of Switzerland, Mr. Charles Bruggmann Minister of New Zealand, Sir Carl Berendsen Minister of the Union of South Africa, Mr. H. T. Andrews Minister of Sweden, Mr. Herman Eriksson (Minister is in New York and in event he does not return in time Count Bonde, First Secretary will attend) Charge' d'Affaires of Spain, Senor Don German Baraibar Charge' d'Affaires of Greece, Mr. Paul Economou-Gouras Charge' d'Affaires of Belgium, Mr. Louis Goffin England, Mrs. Roger Makins (She is wife of Minister at British Embassy and daughter of donor of Davis Cup) India, Mr. Sen,Counselor, or Mr. Baig, First Secretary Canada, Mr. George Magam, Counselor Poland, Mr. Wladyslaw Nizinski, 2nd Secretary Denmark, Mr. Povl Bang-Jensen, Counselor Egypt, Mr. Anwar Niazi, Third Secretary Mr. Lawrence A. Baker, First Vice-President, U. S. Lawn Tennis Association Mr. Chester C. Johnson, 2nd Vice-President, U. S. Lawn Tennis Association Mr. Walter Merrill Hall, Former President, U. S. Lawn Tennis Assn., and Chairman, Davis Cup Committee of Management Mr. Walter L. Pate, non-playing captain, 1946 Davis Cup Team Mr. Samuel Hardy, Former Captain, Davis Cup Team Mr. Alrick H. Man, Jr., member Davis Cup Committee of Management and Davis Cup Selection Committee Mr. Dwight F. Davis, Jr., son of the donor of the Davis Cup Mr. Renville McMann, West Side Tennis Club | ||
| The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Cabinet luncheon-- all present (10) | ||
| The Postmaster General [Robert E. Hannegan] (Asked for this appointment late today.) | ||
| The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday to ask for this appointment for the purpose of discussing the aviation situation with the President) | ||
| (Honorable David E. Finley, Commissioner of Fine Arts) (The President asked him to come in to discuss a picture) | ||
| Congressman Prince H. Preston, Ga. Senator Walter F. George, Ga. Senator Richard B. Russell, Ga. (Congressman Preston asked for this, stating the two Senators wanted the appointment made, to discuss Camp Stewart lands in the Congressman's district, which the Government controlled during the war. Congressman says Government was supposed to turn land back to rightful owners but instead has given contracts to cut all timber on the land.) | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] Honorable William L. Clayton, Assistant Secretary of State Honorable Joaquin M. Elizalde, the Ambassador of the Philippine Republic Congressman C. Jasper Bell, Missouri (To discuss Philippine finances--the President asked that this appointment be set up) | ||
| H.E. Jozef Winiewciz, the Ambassador of Poland (Newly appointed) | ||
| H.E. Dr. Don Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, the Ambassador of Mexico (Honorable Stanley Woodward) (To discuss the President's forthcoming trip to Mexico) | ||
| Honorable Fiorello LaGuardia (Phoned and wired Mr. Matthew Connelly last week--says he had a very important paper re the Joint Defense Board to give to the Presidnet) | ||
| Major General Everett S. Hughes, the Chief of Ordnance, War Department Mr. Graham Hudson Anthony, President, Colts' Patent Fire Arm Mfg. Co. (Presented some pistols to the President--arranged by General Harry Vaughan) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Their Excellencies the Governor General of Canada and Lady Alexander will arrive at the White House (Military honors in North Grounds of the White House, followed by a small tea) | ||
| Dinner in honor of their Excellencies, the Governor General of Canada and Lady Alexander | ||
| Army and Navy Reception at the White House | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on Succession to the Presidency] | ||
| [Public Papers: Message to the Congress Transmitting First Annual Report on U.S. Participation in the United Nations] | ||
| Mr. Joseph K. Carson (Former Mayor of Portland, Oregon--we invited him to come, off record--came to see Mr. Matthew Connelly) | ||
| Mr. Martin McNamara Judge Edward M. Curran Mr. William Leahy (Mr. McNamara called Mr. Matthew Connelly and requested this appointment) | ||
| Senator Styles Bridges, N. H. Senator C. Wayland Brooks, Ill. Senator Clyde M. Reed, Kansas Senator Joseph H. Ball, Minn. Senator Homer Ferguson, Mich. Senator Kenneth S. Wherry, Nebr. Senator Guy Gordon, Oregon Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Mass. Senator Milton R. Young, N. Dak. Senator William F. Knowland, Calif. Senator Henry C. Dworshak, Idaho (Senator Bridges had invited the President to a reception he gave January 31st for Republican Chairmen of various sub-committees of the Appropriations Committee, and the President in regretting his in- ability to attend, invited the Senator to bring them to call on him here at the Executive Offices) | ||
| Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly for this yesterday) | ||
| Mr. Albert S. Goss, Master, National Grange, Wash.D.C. (He asked for this when he called on the President last week with members of the Advisory Committee, OWMR) | ||
| (Honoraable Lawrence Steinhardt, U. S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Senator Joseph H. Ball, Minn. (He asked for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable James Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget | ||
| Judge Caskie Collet | ||
| (The President and Mrs. Truman will leave the White House for Pan American Union to attend Commemorative Ceremony in tribute to the memory of Dr. L. S. Rowe. The State Department, when asked, thought both Aides should accompany the President.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Death of O. Max Gardner] | ||
| (Mr. Howard Chandler Christy, artist) (He came in to complete a sketch to be used in a group picture he is doing of signing of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco, 1945) | ||
| Congressman William G. Stigler, Okla. Congressman Carl Albert, Okla. (Newly elected) Congressman Preston Pedan, Okla. (Newly elected) Congressman Tobey Morris, Okla. (Newly elected) Senator Elmer Thomas, Okla. (Congressman Stigler asked for this in order that they might talk to the President re the Indian Claims Commission; also that the three new Democratic Congressmen from Oklahoma, might have the pleasure of meeting the President.) | ||
| Congnressman Cecil R. King, California (He asked Mr. Connelly for this appointment just as soon as possible in order to talk to the President regarding general policy matters) | ||
| Mr. George Hamilton Combs (Called Mr. Connelly from New York for this appoint- ment. He is a former Congressman from Missouri, now radio commentator in New York |