Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
October 15, 1947
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| The President attended the Opening Concert of the National Symphony Orchestra. Accompanying him were: Admiral William D. Leahy Honorable Charles Ross Major General Harry Vaughan | ||
| (Honorable Charles Luckman) (Phone Mr. Connelly yesterday to ask for this appointment) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (The President motored to Silver Springs, Maryland, where he met Mrs. Truman, who arrived on the B. & O. train from St. Louis at 11:00 a.m.) | ||
| (Judge Edward Curran) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The President received a delegation from the General Conference of Unitarian Churches who are meeting in Washington. They were: Mr. Melvin Arnold, Editor, The Beacon Press Dr. Everett M. Baker, President, United Unitarian Appeal Rev. Raymond B. Bragg, Exec. Dir., Unitarian Serv. Committee Judge Lawrence G. Brooks, Chairman of the Board, American Unitarian Assoc. Rev. Thaddeus B. Clark, President, Ministerial Assoc. Dr. A. Powell Davies, Minister of All Souls Church, Washington Rev. Dale DeWitt, Regional Director, American Unitarian Assoc. Dr. Frederick May Eliot, President, American Unitarian Association Rev. Homer Jack, Pres., Unitarian Fellowship for Social Justice Honorable Lowell B. Mason, Federal Trade Commission Dr. Alfred J. Montzka, Pres., Board of Trustees, All Souls Church Dr, Winfred Overholser, Moderator, Amer. Unitarian Assoc. Mr. David B. Parke, Buffalo, Pres., American Unitarian Youth Mrs. George W. Pieksen, President of the General Alliance Dr. Curtis Reese, Editor, Unity Magazine Dr. Wallace W. Robbins, Pres., The Meadville Theological School Mr. Laurence C. Staples, Chairman, Commission on Planning and Review Dr. Richard M. Steiner, Portland, Oregon Mr. Dwight S. Strong, Pres., Unitarian Laymen's League Mr. Samuel A. Towne, Chairman, Local Committee on Arrangements for the General Conference | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (All present except the Postmaster General. Mr. Robert Lovett came for State) | ||
| (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) | ||
| (The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) | ||
| Honorable Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army General Lucius D. Clay, Military Governor, U.S. Zone, Germany Honorable Robert D. Murphy, U. S. Political Adviser, Berlin, Germany (General Clay and Mr. Murphy returning to posts Monday) | ||
| Congressman Mike Mansfield, Montana (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask for this appointment) | ||
| Mr. Edward Phelan, Director General, International Labor Office The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] The Under Secretary of Labor | ||
| Honorable Edward J. Flynn (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly from New York for this appointment) | ||
| Senator Brien McMahon, Conn. (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly for this appointment) | ||
| Congressman Frank L. Chelf, Ky. (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly for this appointment) | ||
| The President received the following Members of the National Conference of Editorial Writers: Roanoke World-News~M. Carl Andrews Anniston Star~Harry M. Ayres Harrison Daily News-Record & Winchester Evening Star~Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Minneapolis Star-Journal & Tribune~Carroll Binder Providence Journal-Bulletin~Sevellon Brown, 3rd. New London Day~Gordon Bodenwein Buffalo Courier-Express~Thomas Cook Brown Cedar Rapids Gazetter~Harry Boyd Jamestown (NY) Post-Journal~S. Miles Bouton Louisville Courier-Journal~Russell Briney Louisville Courier-Journal~Barry Bingham Editor & Publishing Mag.~Robert U. Brown Huntington (WVa.) Herald-Dispatch~Raymond Brewster Freeport (Ill.) Journal-Standard~Donald L. Breed Macon Telegraph~Charles J. Bayne Tulsa Tribune~Victor F. Barnett Buffalo Evening News~Millard C. Browne Sayre (Pa.) Evening Times~Jack Beahan Washington Post~Alan Barth Baltimore Sun~Ernest B. Vaugh Baltimore Sun~H. Curtiss Bennett Boston Herald~John H. Crider Joplin Globe & News Herald~Philip Coldren Milwaukee Journal~Will C. Conrad Waukegan News-Sun~George G. Crawford Memphis Commercial Appeal~Jack O. Carley Dayton Journal-Herald~J. F. Carroll Lowell (Mass.) Sun~David F. Connors St. Louis Post-Dispatch~Ralph Coghlan Grand Rapids (Mich.) Herald~Carleton Cady Washington Star~John H. Cline Washington Star~Rex Collier Los Angeles Herald & Express~Darsie L. Darsie Binghamton Press~Robert J. Dillon St. Louis Post-Dispatch~Irving Dilliard Shreveport Times~Donald M. Ewing Baltimore Sun~A. D. Emmart Washington Post~Robt. Estabrook Elkhart (Ind.) Truth~Maurice Frink Wall Street Journal~William H. Grimes Boston Post~Henry J. Gillen Durham Morning Herald~C. Slyvester Green Ogden Standard Examiner~A. L. Glasmann Pensacola News-Journal~Marion T. Gaines New Orleans Times-Picayune~Mat Gray Newport News Times Herald~William M. Harrison Fort Worth Star-Telegram~Robert E. Hicks Pottsville Republican~H. C. Hoffman Pittsburgh Post-Dispatch~Frank Hawkins Los Angeles Daily News~Robert E. G. Harris Haverhill (Mass.) Gazetter~William H. Heath Akron Beacon Journal~Tom Horner Washington Star~William H. Harrison Wilkes Barre Record~Robt. W. Johnson Ottumwa, Iowa, Courier~Clarence Johnston Chicago Times~Robert E. Kennedy (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union~Caleb J. King, Jr. Harrisburg Telegraph~Daniel W. Kops St. Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press~Herbert Lewis Chicago Sun~Robert Lasch Washington Post~Josephy M. Lalley Peoria Journal~George Magenheimer (Madison) Wisconsin State Journall~Roy L. Matson Moline Daily Dispatch~Wilbur B. Mueller Worcester Telegram and Gazette~Leslie Moore Cleveland News~John B. Mullaney Scranton Times~Thomas F. Murphy Minneapolis Times~Bradley L. Morison Youngstown Vindicator~Wm. F. Magg, Jr. Youngstown Vindicator~George R. Madtes Boston Globe~Chas. A. Merrill Cleveland Press~Carlton K. Matson Newport News Daily Press~Fred J. Naff Minneapolis Star~George L. Peterson Greensboro Daily News~William T. Polk (Long Island) Newsday~Stanton Peckham Hartford Courant~G. Stephen Potwin Rock Island Argus~Ben H. Potter Washington Post~Merlo J. Pusey Wilmington News-Journal~Charles L. Reese Racine Journal-Times~W. C. Reynolds Richmond Times-Dispatch~Parke Rouse, Jr. Christian Science Monitor~Donovan M. Richardson Rock Island Argus~J. W. Ramsey Des Moines Register & Tribune~Forrest W. Seymour Peoria Journal~Henry P. Slane Woonsocket Call~Paul L. Smith Portland (Me.) Press Herald~Dwight E. Sargent Moline Daily Dispatch~August Sundine Erie Daily Times~Harold J. Sullivan Macon News~W. R. Smith Port Huron Times Herald~Edward S. Snover Tulsa Daily World~Marshall L. Smith Indianapolis News~L. A. Tolle Philadelphia Evening Bulletin~Paul H. Trescott Bloomington Daily Pantagraph~H. Clay Tate Waterbury Republican & Amer.~W. W. Vosburgh, Jr. Birmingham News & Age Herald~McClellan Van der Veer Charleston News & Courier~Thomas R. Waring Utica Observer-Dispatch~William J. Woods Baltimore Sun~Philip Wagner Dallas, Texas, News~C. Richard West Washington Post~Herbert Elliston Kansas Ctiy Star~Richard B. Fowler Cincinnati Post~George Bidinger | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks and Question and Answer Period With the National Conference of Editorial Writers] | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Honorable John L. Sullivan, the Secretary of the Navy) | ||
| Congressman Brent Spence, Ky. | ||
| (Honorable Maple Harl) (Mr. Byron Rogers) | ||
| (Mr. Merriman Smith, United Press) | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on Receiving Secretary Krug's Report "National Resources and Foreign Aid"] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Making Public a Report "The Nation's Medical Research"] | ||
| Lt. General Walter Bedell Smith, American Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. (Leaving Monday morning for Post) | ||
| Senator Alben W. Barkley (Phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday for this appointment) | ||
| (Admiral James Foskett) (Dr. Putch) | ||
| The President with Mrs. Truman left the White House for National Presbyterian Church of Washington, D. C. where they attended brief ceremony commemorating the establishing of this Church. | ||
| The President received a group from the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Chattanooga, Tennessee: Dr. Garnett Austin Mr. George Barber, Jr. Mr. Norman Bradley Mr. Shelby Brammer, President, Chattanooga Junior Chamber of Commerce Mr. E. L. Brooking Mr. Beverly Burbage, State President, Junior Chamber of Commerce Mr. Tom Corum Mr. Bruce Dahrling Mr. Harry Dick Mr. Henry Fields Mr. Aubrey Folts Mr. John Fort Mr. Virgil Hale Mr. W. O. Hubbuch Dr. R. M. Ingham Mr. Robert E. Johnson Congressman Estes Kefauver Mr. Hubert Kuhn Mr. Bart Leiper Mr. A. J. Locke Mr. James U. Nichols Mr. Brunson Orgain Mr. Jack Reich, National Vice President, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Indianapolis, Indiana Mr. Glenn Smotherman Mr. Herbert St. Goar Judge Wilkes T. Thrasher Mr. Lane Tomlin Mr. Jack Trimble Honorable Hugh P. Wasson, Mayor of Chattanooga Mr. Harry Weill (This appointment was at the request of Senator Kenneth McKellar, Senator Stewart and Congressman Kefauver concurring. The Junior Chamber of Commerce of the United States is going to present citations to the ten outstanding young men in the organization, the presentation to take place sometime early next year. This ceremony will take place in Chattanooga and these young men wish to invite the President to come to Chattanooga and make presentation speech.) | ||
| Honorable Mary T. Norton, New Jersey (Wired Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this, stating it concerned matter of great importance to her.) | ||
| Honorable James M. Landis, Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board (Phoned Mr. Connelly last week for this appointment.) | ||
| Dr. Edward Acheson, George Washington University (Brother of Dean Acheson) | ||
| Senator John H. Overton, La. (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this appointment - re flood control) | ||
| Mr. Henry A. Arnold, V.P. of the International Telephone & Telegram Corporation Honorable Norman Armour, Assistant Secretary of State (Mr. Armour and our Ambassador to Argentina, Honorable James Bruce, asked that the President receive Mr. Arnold, an American citizen, in charge of his company's operations in South America. Both Ambassador Bruce and Mr. Armour state that Mr. Arnold has rendered invaluable service to American interests in South America.) | ||
| The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Cabinet Luncheon - Robert Lovett for State--Agriculture absent.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9900 CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY, INC., AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES] | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dockweiler) (Mrs. Alfred Bayer) (Miss Claire Schneider) | ||
| (Honorable Charles Luckman) (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday to ask if he might come over for a few minutes and see the President, off record) | ||
| Mr. William Wildeboor, of Jefferson City, Mo. Mr. Fred Naetor Mr. Louis J. Sharp Mr. Robert Evans Mr. Dwight Brown Mr. James Marshall Mrs. Tom Stark Mrs. Mayme Ousley (This group from Missouri are all connected with the Missouri Training School Board, and are in Washington studying National Training Schools - they wished to pay their respects.) | ||
| (Mr. Charles Winger) (Mr. Herbert Winger) (Sometime ago Mr. Charles Winger phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask if he might bring in his father to meet the President while he was in Washington. Came to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and to see the President, off record.) | ||
| Commander-in-Chief Ray H. Brannaman, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Mr. Omar Ketchum (Commander Brannaman is newly elected and wished to pay respects - is a prominent citizen of Colorado. Wanted picture taken with the President) | ||
| Mayor George W. Welsh, of Grand Rapids, President of U. S. Conference of Mayors Mayor Charles M. J. H. Hustinix, of Nijmegen, Holland Honorable Jonkhean O. Reuchlin, Minister of the Netherlands Mr. Paul V. Betters, Exec. Director, U. S. Conference of Mayors Mayor Hustinix is guest of U. S. Conference of Mayors. The Mayor flew here to thank City of Albany, which had adopted Nijmegen, for having sent 250 tons of relief supplies to that battered city. He is also visiting Major General James Gavin, Commanding General of the Airborne Division at Fort Bragg. General Wallace was in the action at Nijmegen, where 800 American soldiers lost their lives. He came over for this meeting.) | ||
| H. E. Henrik de Kauffman, the Danish Ambassador Honorable Gustav Rasmussen, the Danish Foreign Minister (This appointment arranged at the suggestion of Under Secretary Robert Lovett.) | ||
| Mr. Frank Land, of Kansas City, Missouri (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly about two weeks ago for this appointment) | ||
| (Colonel Louis Johnson) (Arranged by General Harry Vaughan, who will bring him in Off Record) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Mr. Franklin Roosevelt, Jr.) | ||
| (Senator B. B. Hickenlooper) (Came off record) | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Chris Skillman) | ||
| (Mr. Jules Kohn) | ||
| Honorable Nelson Lee Smith, Chairman, Federal Power Commission (Phoned Mr. Connelly last week stating he was anxious to see the President as soon as possible.) | ||
| (Mr. Sylvester Ryan) (At request of Mr. Ed Flynn, whose choice he is for New York Judgeship, off record) | ||
| Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming (Phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday for this appointment) | ||
| H. E. Senor Don Julio Ortega Frier, the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic (Is retiring and wishes to say "goodbye") | ||
| Commodore Oliver O. Kissing, Deputy Commissioner of American Football Conference (Admiral Ingram is Commissioner but is on west coast) Mr. Robert Rodenberg, owner of Baltimore Colts, Member of American Football Conference (Mr. Rodenberg asked Mr. Connelly to arrange as they wish to present to the President a gold pass to their games) | ||
| (Honorable Wayne Coy) | ||
| The President received members of the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction: Rupert F. Asplund~Chas Cyrus Coombs Rodowe H. Abeken~Walter R. Coombs Andres D. Agnew~James Donn Samuel E. Aler~Sanford G. Donaldson R. J. Arnett~Thomas E. Doss Colon Eloy Alfaro~Hugh M. Dunlop Charles F. Buck, Jr.~Ford Q. Elvidge Haslett P. Burke~Mark I. Forkner George E. Bushnell~Ramon Fournier James H. Brice~Everett W. Frazar George Bonsescu~Ralph H. Gauker John H. Cowles~Thomas J. Markins Robert S. Crum~Ray Baker Harris Llewellyn L. Callaway~Wm. Rhodes Herbey Wm. Stephenson Cooke~James E. Jacob James W. Collins~C. F. Kleinknecht William Kock~Joshua K. Shepherd Stuart H. Lees~Leslie M. Scott Charles A. Moffett~John S. Wallace Wm. B. Massey~Claud F. Young Charles A. McAlister~Douglas G. McIllwraith Wm. H. Northrup~Frank C. Patton Edgar C. Powers~ Rufus O. Renfrew Delbert T. Robinson~Silas E. Ross William B. Roberts~Luis R. Reinhardt Charles P. Summerall~Luther A. Smith | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Mr. Charles Wilson, President, General Electric) (Phoned Mr. Connelly Monday to ask if he might see the President off record re personnel problems in connection with Atomic Energy Program.) | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (All present except Secretary George Marshall. Mr. Robert Lovett attended for State) | ||
| (The President left for the Department of Agriculture where he attended the Birthday Luncheon for the Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson], whose birthday it was.) | ||
| The President met with the following Congressional Leaders: Senator Wallace H. White, Jr., Maine Senator Alben W. Barkley, Ky. Senator Robert A. Taft, Ohio Senator Tom Connally, Texas Senator Homer Ferguson, Michigan Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Mass. Congressman Charles A. Halleck, Ind. Congressman Charles A. Eaton, N. J. Congressman Jesse P. Wolcott, N. J. Congressman Sol Bloom, New York Congressman Christian A. Herter, Mass. | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] | ||
| (Mr. Jas. W. Skelly) | ||
| Honorable William Benton (Phoned early in month that he would be in Washington today enroute to Mexico City to attend UNESCO General Conference. He wanted to call on the President and receive benefit of any thoughts which the President might have with respect to this conference.) | ||
| Rabbi Samuel Thurman, of United Hebrew Congregation, St. Louis, Missouri (Old friend, wrote the President he would be in Washington today and would like to pay respects.) | ||
| The President received the members of the Citizens Committee for National Security: Adams, Charles Francis, Jr., National Security Committee, Massachusetts Branch Alton, E. W., 4-H Clubs Angell, Nicholas, Dr., Amer. Hellenic Educational Anuskewicz, Benjamin T., Colonel, Polish Legion of American Veterans Armstrong, Charles W., Kiwanis International Atherton, Warren H., American Legion Bachman, Lula EE., Citizens Committee for U.M.T. Barrett, Robert S., B.P.O. Elks Blair, Percy, Society of the Cincinnati Barlow, Ernesta, Mrs., Citizens Emergency Committee for U.M.T. Berns, Karl H., Dr., National Education Assoc. of U.S. Bettelheim, Edwin S., Jr., Military Order of the World Wars Betters, Paul V., U.S. Conference of Mayors Bowman, Isaiah, Dr., Citizens Emergency Committee for U.M.T. Brown, Agnes Mary, Colonel, Americ. Ass'n. of University, Women Cooke, Jay, Citizens Committee for U.M.T. Campbell, Milton H., American Legion Carroll, Philip A., Citizens Committee for U.M.T. Chandler, E. L., The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Chisholm, Wm. J., Regular Veterans Assoc. Crist, Allan G., Military Naval Club Cutler, Robert, National Security Committee, Mass. Branch Duer, H. Adgate, Univ. Military Training Action Committee Durham, Knowlton, Ass'n of Ex-Members of Squadron A. Special Committee on U.M.T. Dunlop, Robert, Brig. Gen. USA rtd., National Sojourners Easley, Ralph H., Mrs., The National Civic Federation Egitto, Francis X., American Bill of Rights Day Ass'n. Eliot, George Fielding, Major, Citizens Emergency Committee for UMT Floyd, W. M. Regular Veterans Ass'n. Fraternal Order of Eagles Representative Fries, Amos, Maj. Gen., USA, Rtd., National Sojourners Funk, Wm. T., Greater Beneficial Union of Pittsburgh Fuller, Arthur M., Army & Navy Legion of Valor Glowacki, Jozef A., Polish National Alliance Greenwood, Lloyd, Blinded Veterans Ass'n. Grew, Joseph C., Citizens Emergency Committee for U.M.T. Grossi, E. H. A., Univ. Military Training Action Committee Hall, Edward, Citizens Emergency Committee for U.M.T. Hammer, Harry, Air Force Ass'n. Havvry, F. Barton, Jr., Univ. Mil. Training Action Committee Hedberg, L. Eugene, Ass'n. of Military Colleges & Schools of the U. S. Johnson, Lewis, American Legion Ketchum, Omar B., Veterans of Foreign Wars of U.S. Korpanty, Mr., & Mrs., Polish Falcons of America Kutz, Harry R., Brig. Gen. USA, Rtd., National Sojourners Leonard, Frank M., Air Force Ass'n. Lada-Mocarski, Valerien, Citizens Committee on Univ. Military Training Legg, Wm. A., Univ. Military Training Action Committee Land, Frank S., Grand Council of Order of DeMolay Lewis, L. A. National Order of Elks Lindeberg, Harrie T., Citizens Emergency Committee for U.M.T. Lusby, John J., Flett Reserve Ass'n. Mannion, Jos. F., Legion of Valor Metcalf, Bryce, General Society of the Cincinnati McQuatters, Geneva F., Miss., National Ass'n of Business and Professional Women Meblett, Wm. H. Colonel, Reserver Officers Ass'n of the Mallory, Margaret, Miss, Citizens Committee for U.M.T. Meikle, John C., Moose Foundation Morgan, Carroll, Reserve Officers Naval Services Muth, George E., Rotary International Murkiewicz, Ignatius, Federated Merchants Organization of America Oliver, John P., Col., Reserve Officers Ass'n. O'Neil, James F., American Legion Penniggon, Lee R., National Society Daughters of American Colonists Perry, Arthur J., Col. USA Rtd., National Sojourners Pasqualicchio, Leonard H., Order Sons of Italy in America Potter, Chas. E., Extension Service-Department of Agriculture, 4-H Clubs Renfrew, Ruth K., Mrs., Citizens Committee for U.M.T. Rechord, M. A. Col., Adjutant General Assoc. of the U.S. and National Rifle Association of America Roberts, Owen J., Honorable, Citizens Emergency Committee for UMT Rosenbloom, Edward, A.A.U. of U.S. Rossini, Vincent, American Bill of Rights Day Ass'n. Rotary International Representative Rumpff, Roy, Colonel, Loyal Order of Moose Shephard, Wm. H., Am. Association of Colleges Smith, Earl Hamilton, Maj., Army and Navy Union, U.S.A. Spicer, Bart, Citizens Emergency Committee for UMT Sullivan, Francis M., Disabled American Veterans Siverson, R. D., Chamber of Commerce Smolenski, John, Polish National Alliance Steele, Frank B., The National Society of Sons of American Revolution Sullivan, Frank, Disabled American Veterans Sumner, Edward A., Citizens Emergency Committee Thacher, Archibald, Citizens Committee for Military Training Tartakoff, Leopold, Blinded Veterans Assoc. Thompson, Worthington, Citizens Emergency Committee for UMT Tompkins, William F., Maj. Gen., National United Nations Associations, Sec. Wallace, Lewis G., Military Training Camps Ass'n. Williams, Claude K., UMT Action Committee Walsh, E. A., National Guard Ass'n of the U.S. Wertenbruch, Clair, Miss, American Women's Assoc. West, Carroll R., Kiwanis International Williams, Harold, Citizens Emergency Committee for UMT Woods, Arthur, Mrs., American Woman's Assoc. Warren, Earl, Governor of the State of California Warren, Gertrude, Miss, 4-H Clubs Watson, Forrest F., Colonel Weitzer, Bernard, Jewish War Veterans Williston, Arthur L., Citizens Emergency Committee for UMT Wolfe, Paul S., Regular Veterans Ass'n. Zongos, Denys K., Colonel, National Legion Greed- American War Veterans Sawyer, Ray, Acting Legislative Director, American Veterans of World War II Newcomb, Elliott, Exec. Director, American Veterans of World War II Corry, Edgar D., National Commander, American Veterans of World War II Frank H. Colllins, (Col.), Air Corps Reserve R. G. Jensen, Regular Veterans Association Rev. Carl McIntire, American Council of Christian Churches Wm. H. Shephard, American Association of Colleges Albert J. Stowe (Reserve Officer), Military Order of the World Wars Eugene W. Strack, The American Legion Dr. Russell A. Williams, Military Order of the World Wars Arthur L. Williston, Citizens Committee for U.M.T. (Mass. Branch) Charles Stienbach, U. S. Conference of Mayors (This appointment was arranged by former Justice Owen J. Roberts, who has started this movement of persons interested in organizing a Citizens Committee to educate our people to the necessity of universal military training. They are holding a meeting here on October 23rd and 24th. Invitations were sent to officers of over 100 national organizations inviting them to have their representatives participate in formation of Citizens Committee for National Security. This is not exact title, and they have not settled on one as they do not wish to limit themselves to universal military training but to educate on entire program envisaged by the Compton Report, with emphasis now on passage of some such bill as the Towe Bill as an essential immediate step towards entire goal.) | ||
| Congressman Everett M. Dirksen, Ill. (Just returned from Europe, to report on trip.) | ||
| Honorable H. Freeman Matthews, American Ambassador to Sweden (To pay respects before departing for Stockholm. Has been in Washington on consultation.) | ||
| Mr. L. M. Giannini (Arranged by the Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] when he called on the President yesterday.) | ||
| Congressman John Taber, New York | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The President met in the Cabinet Room with the Cabinet Food Committee, off the record:) (The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson]) (The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman]) (Under Secretary of State Lovett) (Mr. James Stillwell) (Mr. V. Louis Bassie) (Honorable Clark Clifford) (Dr. John R. Steelman) | ||
Broadcast from the Oval Room on the Food Situation.
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[Public Papers] |
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| Executive Orders: [9901 APPOINTMENT OF JAMES P. DAVIS, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TERRITORIES AND ISLAND POSSESSIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE PUERTO RICO RECONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION (2)] | ||
| The President saw movie shorts of previous night's speech in Projection Room | ||
| (General Philip Fleming) | ||
| The President, Mrs. Truman, Admiral James Foskett and Mr. David Niles left the White House for the Oscar Strauss Memorial on Fourteenth Street, Northwest, where the President accepted this Memorial Fountain on behalf of the United States Government. | ||
| (Honorable Edwin Locke) | ||
| (Mr. William Sermon) | ||
| Honorable Robert S. Kerr, former Governor of Oklahoma (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly from Oklahoma City last Friday to ask for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable James M. Landis, Chairman, CAB (Presented the President with a manuscript which has been prepared in commemoration of first daily international service from Key West to Havana) | ||
| Bishop Friedrich Otto Dibelius (Mr. Taylor asked to bring in Bishop Dibelius of Berlin. Describes Dibelius as ranking Protestant prelate in Berlin, presides over union of Lutheran and Reformed churches; his diocese according to last statistics had membership of about 5 1/2 million people, divided in 84 districts with 2,292 congregations. Is also friend of the higher clergy of Lutheran Church in America. Took very strong stand against Nazism during war and was demoted and sent to small parish in south Germany. Later arrested for ordaining men to ministry in secrecy, was imprisoned for long time, finally tried for treason and acquitted.) | ||
| The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] The Under Secretary of State [Robert Lovett] (Usual Monday meeting. Both General George Marshall and Secretary Robert Lovett will accompany the President to THE USS WILLIAMSBURG for luncheon.) | ||
| (The President, the Secretary of State [George Marshall], the Under Secretary of State and Admiral William Leahy left the White House for the Navy Yard where they attended Cabinet Luncheon aboard the USS WILLIAMSBURG.) (Attorney General [Tom Clark], Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug] and the Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] and the Secretary of Labor [Lewis Schwellenbach] will be absent. Dr. John R. Steelman and General Fleming also attended.) | ||
| (Mr. William Boyle) | ||
| Honorable Frederick J. Lawton, Assistant Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| (Honorable George Allen) | ||
| (The President gave a small, informal, stag dinner at the White House for the gentlemen who accompanied him to Key West, Florida last spring.) | ||
| The President saw newsreels in the Projection Room. | ||
| Senator Scott Lucas, Ill. (Asked for half hour) | ||
| (Mr. K. J. Edwards) (Mr. Edwards is developing agricultural program in Saudi Arabia - Appointment made at the request of Honorable Edwin Locke.) | ||
| Honorable Frederick Lawton, Assistant Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) |