Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
June 25, 1947
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| Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Theodore Roosevelt, 3rd Theodore Roosevelt, 4th Colonel J. Callam O'Laughlin (To present to the President a set of historic stamps which have been gotten up by a group who hope, thru sale of these stamps, to finance free library as memorial to General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. It is to be erected at Oyster Bay. She will also present to the President a booklet of the General's life. This appointment was originally set for May 27th but because of the President's absence in Kansas City, it had to be postponed. | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Mr. William Boyle) (Mr. Russell Boyle and wife and two children) (Off record - came to see Mr. Connelly and then saw the President) | ||
| (Mr. Nick Bez) | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks Broadcast on the Second Anniversary of the United Nations] | ||
| [Public Papers: Veto of the Wool Act] | ||
| (Honorable Lowell Mason) | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, W. Va. (Phoned Mr. Connelly for this) | ||
| Mr. Ben Hoffman, of Milwaukee Mr. Otto Hauser of Milwaukee Mr. John Heinrich (Senator William Langer asked for this appointment for these three men, who are in charge of the German Relief Association. The Senator originally planned to accompany them but had to cancel his appointment) | ||
| The President met the following people, who are here as guests of the National Association of Broadcasters: Colonel Kenneth Clark, Motion Picture Assn. of America Hon. Donald Nelson, Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers Mr. Melville Ninton, Amer. Book Publishers Council Mr. Harry F. West, Amer. Book Publishers Council Mr. William Chenery, Publisher Collier's and represent- ing National Publishers Ass'n. Mr. David Howe, Amer. Newspaper Publishers Ass'n. Colonel J. Hale Steinman, Newspaper Publishers Ass'n. Judge Justin Miller, Natl. Ass'n. of Broadcasters Mr. A. D. Willand, Jr. Natl. Assn. of Broadcasters Mr. Paul Miller, of Associated Press (Justin Miller took up possibility of this appointment with Leonard Reinsch. Stated that these men, represent- ing principal media of news dissemination in the nation, are having this editorial conference in order to explore possibilities of creating a permanent joint council or committee, made up of representatives from all media, to act as a unit in aggressive resistance to any threats against freedom of expression.) | ||
| Honorable George A. Garrett, U. S. Minister Designate to Ireland (To pay respects before leaving for post at Dublin) | ||
| Dr. Alberto Llergas Camargo, new Director General of Pan American Union | ||
| Mr. Richard R. Deupree, former Executive Chairman of the Army and Navy Munitions Board (To say goodbye to the President) | ||
| (Honorable J. K. Vardaman) | ||
| The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] | ||
| (The President lunched in the private dinning room of the Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9744 TERMINATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF LIQUIDATION] | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Under Secretary Johnson for Labor, Jesse M. Donaldson for Post Office. All others present) | ||
| Senator Walter F. George, Ga. Senator Richard B. Russell, Ga. Senator Claude Pepper, Fla. and two boys Senator Spessard L. Holland, Fla. Senator Lister Hill, Ala. Senator John J. Sparkman, Ala. Congressman Prince H. Preston, Jr., Ga. Congressman Edward E. Cox, Ga. Congressman Stephen Pace, Ga. Congressman Albert Sidney Camp, Ga. Congressman James Curran Davis, Ga. Congressman Henderson Lovelace Lanham, Ga. Congressman William M. Wheller, Ga. Congressman John Stephens Wood, Ga. Congressman Emory H. Price, Fla. Congressman Robert L. F. Sikes, Fla. Congressman George W. Andrews, Ala. Mr. W. J. Bowen Mr. F. E. Williams Congressman George M. Grant, Ala. Mr. Paul Shain Mr. Arthur Brock (Senators Russell and George requested that these gentlemen call on the President in order to invite him to come to Valdosta, Georgia this fall to the Turpentine Festival, in the heart of their naval stores area) | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget Honorable Frederick J. Lawton, Bureau of the Budget (Director Webb called Mr. Matthew Connelly late yesterday for this appointment.) | ||
| Senator Francis J. Myers, Pa. Honorable David l. Lawrence, Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa. (Senator Myers phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask for this.) | ||
| (Mr. E. Montgomery Reily) | ||
| General Omar Bradley (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly early in week for this) | ||
| (Mr. Joseph Healy) | ||
| Honorable Emmet O'Neal, U. S. Ambassador Designate to the Republic of the Philippines (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable Owen J. Roberts, former Supreme Court Justice (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday to ask if he might call on the President today and discuss universal military training. Stated he has talked with Senators Taft and Vandenberg and will appear before House of Representatives today and speak in favor of universal military training.) | ||
| Honorable Robert Kerr, former Governor of Oklahoma Honorable Harrington Wimberly, Federal Power Commission Congressman Preston E. Peden, Okla. (Governor Kerr phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask if they might call on the President in order to invite him to come to Oklahoma) | ||
| (Honorable Gael Sullivan) (Will come to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and see the President, off the record) | ||
| (Lunch - downstairs in the Executive Office) | ||
| (Colonel and Mrs. Paul Henderson) | ||
| (The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (Is coming with the group, off record, at 3.30 pm but he wanted to see the President alone for a few minutes so decided to come fifteen minutes early) | ||
| (The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall]) (The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]) (The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (General Dwight D. Eisenhower) (Admiral William D. Leahy) (Admiral Chester Nimitz) (Honorable David Lilienthal) (OFF RECORD - Used East Entrance) | ||
| (Mr. Merle Young) | ||
| (Mrs. Greta Kempton McNamara) (Artist, needed 15 minutes to put finishing touches on the President's portraits) | ||
| Mrs. Hattie Caraway and daughter-in-law and seven year old granddaughter -- to meet the President.) | ||
| (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| Honorable Alf Landon | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt lunched with the President, stayed on for a conference and drove with the President to the Lincoln Memorial, where at 4.00 they arrived and participated in the final conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Mrs. Roosevelt spoke at 4.19 p.m. and Mrs. Vinson accompanied the President and Mrs. Roosevelt to the Memorial in the President's car and the Attorney General and Mrs. Clark followed in their own car. | ||
[Public Papers: Address Before the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People] [ Audio excerpts: MP3] |
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| Executive Orders: [9869 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9744B OR JUNE 29, 1946, (1) PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FURNISHING OF CLOTHING IN KIND OR PAYMENT OF CASH ALLOWANCES IN LIEU THEREOF TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY, THE COAST GUARD, THE NAVAL RESERVE, AND THE] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress Upon Signing the Housing and Rent Act] | ||
| Senator Lister Hill, Ala. Senator Hugh Butler, Nebr. Congressman Laurie C. Battle, Ala. Congressman Clifford Davis, Tenn. Congressman Chester E. Merrow, N. H. Senator Chapman Revercomb, W. Va. Colonel John Thomas Taylor of the American Legion (To discuss a proposal to create several National Cemeteries) | ||
| Congressman John W. McCormack, Mass. (Phoned Mr. Connelly for this) | ||
| (Honorable John B. Sullivan, former Congressman) (Will come to see Mr. Connelly and see the President, off record) | ||
| Mr. Henry W. Beyster Mr. Robert Kerr (Made at Mr. Kerr's request. Mr. Kerr was fornerly with Mr. Ed Locke) | ||
| Senator Ralph E. Flanders, of Vt. (Re certain Presidential appointments) | ||
| Honorable Francis Biddle (Phoned Mr. Connelly last week to ask for this) | ||
| (The President presented the Medal for Merit to Honorable Dean Acheson. The following guests were present at the ceremony: Hon. George C. Marshall~Mr. John Peurifoy Mr. Charles Bohlen~Mr. George Kennan Mr. Carlisle Humelsine~Miss Florence Kirlin Mr. Benjamin Cohen~Miss Barbara Evans Mr. Charles Fahy~Mr. Edmund Gullion Mr. Willard Throp~General Marshall Carter Mr. Loy Henderson~Mr. James Byrnes Mr. John Carter Vincent~Mr. James Wright Mr. Norman Armour~Mr. Ellis Briggs Mr. Robert Lovett~Mr. Lincoln White Mr. H. Freeman Matthews~Mr. Willard Barber Mr. Henry Labouisse~Mr. Frank Merkling General John Hilldring~Mr. Leslie Biffle Hon. Averell Harriman~Mr. Felton Johnson Mr. Donald Hiss~Mr. David Lilienthal Mr. Herbert Marks~Mr. James Warburg Mrs. Dean Acheson~Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Brown | ||
| [Public Papers: Citation Accompanying Medal for Merit Awarded to Dean Acheson] | ||
| The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] Honorable Robert Lovett, Under Secretary of State (The Secretary's usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Cabinet Luncheon -- Post Office and Labor absent. Both the Secretary of State and Mr. Acheson will attend.) | ||
| (Honorable George Schoeneman) | ||
| (Senor Colonel Don Francisco Linares Aranda, Chief of Staff, Guatemala) (Lt. Colonel Jack Brause, U. S. Army, Station Hospital, Andrews Field) (Colonel Oscar Morales Lopez, Military and Air Attache, Guatemalan Embassy) (Lt. Colonel George Barrios, Aide to Colonel Aranda) (General Harry H. Vaughan) | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Transmitting Bill Providing Benefits to Philippine Army Veterans] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Reduction in Appropriations for the Bureau of Internal Revenue] | ||
| Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Mass. Congressman Clarence J. Brown, Ohio (Senator Lodge phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday. They discussed Committee to study the executive de- partments of the government.) | ||
| (Congressman Clarence Cannon, Mo.) (Asked Mr. Connelly to arrange an "off-the-record" appointment for him with the President) | ||
| (Major General Butler B. Miltonberger) | ||
| The President signed S. J. Res. 77, "Providing for membership and participation by the United States in the International Refugee Organization and authorizing an appropriation therefor". The following were present at the ceremony: Honorable John H. Hilldring, Assistant Secretary of State Mr. Goldthwaite Dorr, Office of the Secretary of State (The State Department thought this ceremony would help to get the organization off to a good start. Senator Vandenberg had hoped to come but had to attend meeting Committee on Foreign Relations which will discuss Anglo-American Oil question - so could not be away. Congressman Vorys had hoped to attend but was unable to come. Congressman Vorys is Chairman of the sub-committee in the House, and did most of work in getting the Bill through.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing Resolution Authorizing Him To Accept Membership in the International Refugee Organization] | ||
| The Presidnt signed H. J. Res. 193, "To grant authority for the erection of a permanent building for the American National Red Cross, District of Columbia Chapter, Washington, District of Columbia". The following were present for the ceremony: Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg) General U. S. Grant )~Members of Red Cross Bldg. Mrs. Davis Finley) ~Committee J. C. Folger, Chairman of D. C. Chapter of Red Cross | ||
| Honorable Joseph C. Baldwin, Former Congressman from New York (Phoned Mr. Connelly from New York last week. Is going abroad at the President's direction, for Battle Monuments Commission, to look over sites in London, Paris and Rome. He would like the President's views before leaving Europe.) | ||
| (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) | ||
| Brig General Benjamin O. Davis, The President's Special Representative to the Liberian Centennial (Requested this through the Division of Protocol) | ||
| Senator Pat McCarran, Nev. Congressman Charles H. Russell, Nev. Commander Lloyd Olsen, Disabled American Veterans Vivian Corbley, National Adjutant, DAV Mr. Jack Walsh Mr. John Sullivan, National Legislative Director Mr. William E. Tate, Natl. Director of Claims (Senator McCarran requested this appointment for this group to invite the President to attend the National Convention of the DAV to be held in Nevada.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The Postmaster General [Robert E. Hannegan]) | ||
| (Mr. Paul Shields) | ||
| (General Wallace Graham) (Dr. Jos. A. Zimmerman) | ||
| (Left the White House and went aboard the yacht of the Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] for an informal.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress on the Control and Administration of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City] | ||
| Senator Lister Hill, Ala. Senator Harley M. Kilgore, W. Va. Senator John J. Sparkman, Ala. (Senator Kilgore phoned to ask for this to discuss aluminum stock piling) | ||
| Congressman Edward J. Devitt, Minn. Congressman Hale Boggs, Delaware Congressman Richard M. Nixon, Calif. Congressman Charles Kersten, Wis. (Congressman Devitt phoned Mr. Connelly to ask if this group of Republican Congressmen might come in and discuss foreign affairs with the President) | ||
| Congressman Hal Holmes, Washington (Congressman Holmes wrote, asking if he and the two Washington Senators (Senator Cain and Senator Magnuson later cancelled out) might come in to present invitation to the President from Ellensburg Rodeo Posse. This invitation has been carried from Ellensburg to Yakima, Washington by Pony Express in a replica of the original Wells-Fargo pouch. It was then sent to Washington, D. C. by Northwest Airlines plane, arriving here June 30th.) | ||
| Mr. Robert F. Wagner, Jr. (Son of the Senator. The Senator's office asked for this last week.) | ||
| Congressman Michael J. Kirwan, Ohio Mr. William F. Maag, Jr., Editor and Publisher, Youngstown Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio (Congressman Kirwan wrote the President to ask if Mr. Maag, whose papers supports the Administration, as it did that of President Roosevelt, might come.) | ||
| Honorable Albert V. Bryan, District Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia (Wrote Mr. Connelly note to ask for this appointment) | ||
| Mr. Sam Morris, Dem. National Committeeman, Arizona Mr. William Turnbow (Mr. Gael Sullivan asked Mr. Connelly to make this. Wm. Turnbow is editor and radio commentator with Arizona papers, who has been favorable to the President, parti- cularly on reclamation. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Morris believe it will be very helpful for the President to receive him.) | ||
| Senator James E. Murray, Montana Mr. V. J. Strong, Chairman of the Missouri Valley Authority (Senator Murray phoned Mr. Connelly to ask if they might call on the President to discuss the Missouri Valley Authority) | ||
| H. E. Dr. Guillermo Enciso Velloso, Ambassador of Paraguay (Newly appointed, presenting credentials. Papers late arriving from the State Department) | ||
| Honorable William C. Foster, Under Secretary of Commerce Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget (Mr. Foster phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday, stating he had just had meeting with Cabinet group considering aviation matters. Mr. Foster wanted to make report to the President and thought it would be helpful if Mr. Webb also attended.) | ||
| Honorable Mark Gates, Mayor of the City of Santa Monica Mr. Robert McRae Mr. Theo. Stern Mr. Sam Gates (Honorable Mark Gates arrived bearing engraved message of greetings to the President from Mr. Douglas of Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc., and signed by the men and women of the Santa Monica plant who worked on the President's new plane "Special Mission" DC-6. This plane was supposed to have reached Washington late yesterday, piloted by Colonel Myers and with the Mayor and group aboard.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| H. E. Dr. Don Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, the Ambassador of Mexico (The Ambassador came to the office and walked over with the President to the movie theatre in the White House, where they saw the film made by the State Department.) (This film was of President Aleman's visit to the United States.) | ||
| Honorable Dwight Griswold, Chairman, Greek-Turkish Relief | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress on the Trusteeship Agreement for the Territory of the Pacific Islands] | ||
| (Mr. Barnet Nover) (Came to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and saw the President, off the record.) | ||
| Senator Clyde R. Hoey, N. C. Senator William B. Umstead, N. C. Senator Forrest C. Donnell, Mo. Senator James P. Kem, Mo. Congressman Carl T. Durham, N. C. (Senator Hoey phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask if these gentlemen might call on the President to invite him to attend the Missouri-Duke Football Game this autumn.) | ||
| (Honorable Fred Hauser, Attorney General of California) (This request was made by the Vice Chairman of the California Democratic State Committee, as well as by Mr. Ralph Pittman of this city. Mr. Hauser is a Republican but very friendly to the Administration and they feel he might be quite helpful.) | ||
| (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) (Congressman Sam Rayburn, Texas) (Congressman Robert Doughton, N. C.) (Congressman Rayburn phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday to arrange for this off-the-record appointment.) | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget Honorable Robert L. Cochran (The President asked that they come in.) | ||
| The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] (Honorable John R. Steelman) (The President said to have Mr. John Steelman come in when the Secretary of State had his next appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The President, accompanied by Admiral William Leahy, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and other guests, departed the White House by motor at 2.20 p.m.(DST) and arrived at the Woodward estate (Colle) in Charlottesville, Virginia, at 4.20 p.m.(EST), where they were greeted by their host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Woodward. Mr. Charles Ross and Mr. Clark Clifford were also guests of Mr. and Mrs. Woodward. Mr. Reinsch, Mr. Eben Ayers, and Mr. Jack Romagna registered at the Monticello Hotel in Charlottesville. Mr. William Hassett did not make the trip. Secretary John Snyder remained at the residence as a guest of Mr. Stanley Woodward for dinner and departed at 11.00 p.m. for the Farmington Club where he was the week-end guest of Mr. Frank K. Houston, President of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation.) | ||
| [ Audio: MP3]
[Public Papers: Independence Day Address Delivered at the Home of Thomas Jefferson] |
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| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Report of the Cabinet Committee on World Food Programs] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress on Admission of Displaced Persons] | ||
| Honorable Carl Bailey, former Governor of Arkansas |