Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
December 18, 1947
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| (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) (The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson]) (Honorable John Steelman) (Honorable Charles Ross) (Honorable Clark Clifford) | ||
| Honorable Robert Lovett, Acting Secretary of State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson]) | ||
| (Congressman Sam Rayburn) (Mr. Simmons) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Redfield -- after Press Conference) | ||
| (Honorable Josephus Daniels -- after Press Conference) | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman attended Tea in Dining Room of Executive Office. | ||
| Executive Orders: [9911 DESIGNATING THE INTERNATIONAL COTTON ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS A PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION ENTITLED TO ENJOY CERTAIN PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND IMMUNITIES (1)] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress on the Marshall Plan] | ||
| The President motored to the airport to meet Secretary of State George C. Marshall, upon his return from the Conference at London) | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (All present) | ||
| (Secretary W. Averell Harriman stayed behind after Cabinet to give the President a scroll which he received from a group of Displaced Persons whom he addressed in New York) | ||
| (Staff Meeting) | ||
| Mr. Clifford Evans, Jr. and Mrs. Evans Mr. George Truman, and Mrs. Truman Mr. Gael Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. C. Evans, Sr. (father of Clifford Evans) (These are "round the world cub fliers") | ||
| (Mr. Gael Sullivan) (Stayed behind after above fliers saw the President, for a private talk.) | ||
| Senator John H. Overton, La. (Re DeWitt Pyburn, whom he has recommended for appointment to Mississippi River Commission) | ||
| Mr. William Green, A.F. of L. Mr. Matthew Noll Mr. George Meany Mr. George Harrison (Mr. Green phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly Wednesday to ask for this appointment) | ||
| (Mr. Jim Berryman, cartoonist, to bring the President some drawings) (Camee to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and to see the President off the record) | ||
| (Honorable John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy) | ||
| Honorable S. F. Elmer Robinson, Mayor-elect of San Francisco Colonel F. V. Keesling, Jr. | ||
| The President presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Commander Arthur Murray Preston, U. S. Naval Reserve. The following guests were invited: Lt. Commander Arthur M. Preston, U.S.N. Mrs. Arthur M. Preston The Honorable John L. Sullivan Vice Adm. W. M. Fechteler, U.S.N. (represeting Adm. Denfeld) Rear Admiral T. L. Sprague, U.S.N. Mr. Ord Preston (Father) Mr. Ord Preston, Jr. (Brother) Major General Maxwell Murray, USA (Ret.) (Uncle) Mrs. Maxwell Murray Major General H. Conger Pratt, USA (Ret.) (Uncle) Mrs. H. Conger Pratt Mrs. Lewis B. McBride (Mother-in-law) Miss Jeane McBride (Sister-in-law) Mr. Linton R. Massey (Brother-in-Law) Mrs. Linton R. Massey Miss Connie Massey Brigadier General William L. Ritchie, USA (Brother-in- law) Mrs. William L. Ritchie Mrs. R. W. Van De Velde (Cousin) Rear Admiral D. M. Le Breton, USN (Ret.) Mrs. D. M. Le Breton Mr. David M. Le Breton, Jr. Captain S. S. Bowling, U.S.N. Mrs. S. S. Bowling Lt. Commander Kenneth Steen, U.S.N. Mrs. Kenneth Steen Mr. John L. Hamilton Mr. John E. Larson Mr. Alan M. Ferguson Mr. Hugh R. H. Smith Admiral Denfeld Commander Richard Tane | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Mr. Anthony Buford of St. Louis) | ||
| (Mr. Tommy Murphy) | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget The Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug] | ||
| Mr. Leslie Biffle brought over S. 1774, The Foreign Aid Bill, which the President signed. | ||
| [Public Papers: Exchange of Messages With Prime Minister de Gasperi of Italy] | ||
| (The President motored to Bethesda, Maryland where he called on Honorable William Hassett, in the Naval Hospital.) (The President motored from the Naval Hospital to the B&O Station at Silver Springs, where he met his sister, Miss Mary Jane Truman, at 1l.00 a.m. | ||
| (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Senators Carl Hayden and Ernest W. McFarland (re Arizona projects) | ||
| Honorable Oscar Ewing (Just returned from a trip through West -- wanted to discuss his trip with the President) | ||
| (Honorable Wayne Coy) | ||
| Mr. Herbert Rivers, of Building Trades Mr. Richard Gray (Originally asked to see the President before last Friday, when the Building Trades union was to appear before NLRB. Although they particularly wanted to see the President before then, Mr. John R. Steelman thought it well to wait. They insisted on seeing the President, however, not later than early this week.) | ||
| Honorable M. S. Szymczak, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly last week for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable Henry F. Grady, U. S. Ambassador to India (In Washington for consultation and asked through Mr. Woodward, to call on the President.) | ||
| (Honorable William Pawley) | ||
| (Honorable John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy) | ||
| The Under Secretary of State | ||
| (Cabinet Luncheon -- All present except Secretary W. Averell Harriman, Secretary George C. Marshall, Mr. Robert E. Hannegan and the Chief Justice) | ||
| (Dr. J. Z. Huang) (General Mow) | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman left the White House for Constitution Hall, where they attended a concert by their daughter, Miss Margaret Truman.) | ||
| Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon (Presented a turkey to the President on behalf of the Northwest Turkey Show. This bird is the grand champion of that show and the request for the presentation originated with Senator Guy Cordon.) | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, W. Va. (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to ask for this appointment.) | ||
| Mr. Clifford Berryman of the EVENING STAR (Bringing a present - his son arranged this with Mr. Matthew Connelly last week.) | ||
| (Mr. William Boyle) | ||
| Mr. Granville Gude, Executive Secretary of Society of the American Florists Mr. Robert Roland, Secretary (To present a poinsettia to the President, on behalf of Society of American Florists.) | ||
| Brig. General Frank T. Hines, U. S. Ambassador to Panama (Requested through Mr. Stanley Woodward) | ||
| Mr. Rudolph S. Hocht, of New Orleans (Wanted to talk with the President about coming to New Orleans in April -- arranged by Admiral Sidney Souers.) | ||
| (Honorable Welch Pogue) (Talked to Mr. Matthew Connelly about this yesterday. Wanted only a few minutes -- off the record) | ||
| Honorable William C. Foster, Under Secretary of Commerce Dr. E. U. Condon, Director, Bureau of Standards Dr. Cledo Brunnetti, of Bureau of Standards (To present to the President a small gift which the Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] had made for the President.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The President attended a film "March of Time" in the Projection Room | ||
| (Honorable Wayne Coy) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9912 ESTABLISHING THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT] | ||
| Christmas Eve | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing Order Establishing the Interdepartmental Committee for Scientific Research and Development] | ||
| (Honorable George Schoeneman) | ||
| (Commissioner Paul A. Walker, Federal Communications Commission) | ||
| The President received the members of the White House staff in Christmas Eve Reception.) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
The President lighted the Community Christmas
Tree in the South Grounds of the White House
and made a brief radio address.
[ Audio: MP3]
[Public Papers] |
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| Christmas Day | ||
| The President motored to Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, where he visited with the patients. | ||
| The President left the Naval Medical Center by motor, motored to Walter Reed Hospital, where he visited with the patients. | ||
| The President returned to the White House. | ||
| Executive Orders: [9913 TERMINATING THE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDING FOR THE COMPLETION OF ITS LIQUIDATION (1)] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9914 PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FOREIGN AID ACT OF 1947 (3)] | ||
| Honorable Robert Lovett, Under Secretary of State | ||
| Honorable Frederick J. Lawton, Assistant Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| (Honorable James Landis, Chairman, C.A.B.) | ||
| Honorable E. K. Jett, Federal Communications Commission | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Honorable George Allen) | ||
| (The President motored to the home of Honorable Robert E. Hannegan, where he dined and spent the evening.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement on the Resolution Enacted in Response to the President's Message of November 17] | ||
| Honorable Dr. Nissim Judasy Mevorah, the Minister of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (Newly appointed) | ||
| Honorable Robert Lovett, the Under Secretary of State | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Fred Vinson, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | ||
| The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9915 DELEGATING TO THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE PRESIDENT BY SECTION 4(b) OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVED DECEMBER 30, 1947] | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| (Mr. Barnet Nover) (Came to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and to see the President) | ||
| Mr. Lee Marshall, Chairman, United Nations Appeal For Children Mr. Ken Dyke Mr. Spyros Skouras, Chairman for New York City Campaign; Mr.Howard Hunter (Mr. Chester Bowles, International Chairman, wrote the President setting forth several things they wished the President to do to make this Campaign a success. Mr. Bowles said he was leaving for Europe soon and would not be able to come down with the others.) | ||
| Honorable Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (Arranged by David Niles) | ||
| Honorable John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday to ask for this appointment) | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, W. Va. Mr. Rudolph Halley (Senator Kilgore phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly last week for this appointment.) | ||
| (Honorable Edwin Locke) | ||
| General Carl Spaatz Lt. Colonel Francis Williams, the President's new pilot. | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mr. George Baker) | ||
| (Honorable Robert Hannegan) | ||
| (The President and Mrs. Truman motored to 4701 Connecticut Avenue where they dined at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Davis.) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9916 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 6868 OF OCTOBER 9, 1934, AS AMENDED, DESIGNATING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL HOUSING AUTHORITY] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9917 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS AND ALTERNATE MEMBER OF MILITARY TRIBUNALS ESTABLISHED FOR THE TRIAL AND PUNISHMENT OF MAJOR WAR CRIMINALS IN GERMANY] |