Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
January 13, 1948
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| (Honorable Oscar Ewing) (Honorable David Niles) (Mr. Theodore Marks) | ||
| Reception at the White House for officials of the Treasury, Post Office, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce and Labor Departments and Federal Agencies.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Excerpts From Annual Message: The President' s Economic Report to the Congress] | ||
| Congressman Robert L. Doughton, N. C. Congressman Jere Cooper, Tennessee Congressman John D. Dingell, Mich. (The President asked them to come in and discuss tax legislation) | ||
| Honorable Joseph F. Guffey, former Senator (Phoned Mr. Connelly for this) | ||
| Master Terry Tullos, aged three Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Tullos, (parents) of Laurel Miss. Mr. Edgar Morris Mr. Bryson Rash (Terry Tullos was selected as poster boy for the March of Dimes Campaign - was stricken with infantile paralysis from hips down before he was year old.) | ||
| (Mr. James Doarn) (Phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday - came to see Mr. Connelly and to see the President off the record) | ||
| (Miss Grace G. Tully) (Came to see Mr. Connelly and to see the President off the record) | ||
| Honorable Brooke Claxton, the Minister of National Defense of Canada H. E. Mr. Hume Wrong, the Canadian Ambassador (Mr. Claxton in this country on official visit and asksed to pay respects to the President) | ||
| Honorable Harry H. Woodring (Enroute to Europe and would like to see the President before leaving) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Honorable George Allen) (Mr. Victor Emanuel) | ||
| The Postmaster General [Jesse M. Donaldson] | ||
| Honorable Gael Sullivan Mr. Harry Carlson, of Meridan, N. H., National Democratic Committeeman for New H. (Mr. Sullivan called Mr. Connelly yesterday for this) | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Howard, of Kansas City, Mo. (Mr. Howard wrote Mr. Connelly that while in Mexico, at invitation of President Aleman, they were en- trusted by Lic. Esperanza Velazquez Bringas, with copy of her book "Rosa Nautica" which she wished them to present to the President. As they had to be in Washington at this time, on other business, they hoped they might call on the President and deliver this present.) | ||
| Senator James O. Eastland, Miss. Senator John C. Stennis, Miss Congressman John Bell Williams, Miss. Honorable E. W. Haining, Mayor of Vicksburg, Miss. Dr. Harris Bell, Pres., Chamber of Commerce, Vicksburg Mr. M. L. Miles, Secy, Chamber of Commerce, Vicksburg Maj. Gen. Max C. Tyler, Retired, representing Mississippi River Commission Mr. Courtenay Pace, Administrative Assistant to Senator Eastland Mr. Ralph Morrow, Administrative Assistant to Sen. Stennis Mr. James M. Walker, Secy. to Congressman Williams (Congressman Williams called Mr. Connelly January 9th, to ask if he, the two Senators and this group from Mississippi, might call on the President and invite him to come to Vicksburg, Mississippi.) | ||
| Mr. Louis Hiser Mr. Irving Geist (Mr. Gael Sullivan asked Mr. Connelly to arrange for these gentlemen to call on the President to discuss arrangements for presentation to the President of International, Inter-faith Medal) | ||
| Senator Tom Connally, Texas Honorable Price Daniel, the Attorney General of Texas Honorable Robert Lee Bobbitt, fomer Attorney General of Texas (Senator Connally phoned Mr. Connelly Tuesday to ask if he might bring these gentlemen down to see the President) | ||
| Honorable Avra M. Warren, Minister Designate to Finland (To pay respects before departing for post at Helsinki) | ||
| Honorable Gael Sullivan Honorable Henry C. Sevier, Democratic National Committeeman for La. (Mr. Sullivan asked Mr. Connelly if they might come in and discuss Mississippi River Commission appoint- ment) | ||
| General H. H. Arnold | ||
| (Mr. Pat McDonough) | ||
| (Honorable Raymond M. Foley) (Honorable Wm. K. Divers) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman together with Miss Truman left for Constitution Hall, where they attended the concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (All present except Secretary of the Treasury) | ||
| Honorable Eugene I. Van Antwerp, Mayor of Detroit Father Eugene Van Antwerp (Son of the Mayor) (The Mayor called from Detroit last week to ask Mr. Connelly to arrange this - called yesterday to ask to bring along his son, Father Van Antwerp) | ||
| Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Federal Works Administrator Honorable Thomas H. MacDonald, Commissioner, Public Roads Administration (General Fleming called Mr. Connelly Wednesday to arrange for this) | ||
| Honorable Frank A. Waring, Chairman, Philippine War Damage Commission Honorable John A. O'Donnell, Member (This was originally arranged for first of this week, but due to death of Mr. O'Donnell's father, was postponed.) | ||
| Mr. Bert Stolpe, Promotion Manager for the Register and Tribune Company, and Chairman of the Iowa Centennial Committee (Jake More, Iowa Democratic State Chairman, wrote Mr. Connelly that Mr. Stolpe wanted to extend to the President invitation to come to Iowa to participate in the Centennial festivities on June 27th. Mr. Stolpe came alone although Senator Hickenlooper and Congressman Paul Cunningham had originally intended to accompany him.) | ||
| Honorable Robert Scotten, American Minister Designate to New Zealand (Requested appointment to pay respects before leaving for post at Wellington) | ||
| Senator Clyde R. Hoey, North Carolina Congressman Robert L. Doughton Congressman Hamilton C. Jones, N. C. Mr. Hugh Morton | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of Budget | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9927 RESTORING CERTAIN LANDS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9925 ESTABLISHING AIRSPACE RESERVATIONS OVER CERTAIN FACILITIES OF THE UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9926 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9898, SUSPENDING THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW AS TO LABORERS AND MECHANICS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY AND THE AIR FORCE ON CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 1 of 1948] | ||
| (Mr. A. H. Maclean) | ||
| (Honorable Harlee Branch, Member, C.A.B.) (Phoned Mr. Connelly to ask if he might see the President, off record) | ||
| Senator Milton R. Young, N. Dak. Mr. Martin Cross (Indian) Thunderbolt Lefthand Mr. Jim Driver (Senator Young 'Phoned Mr. Connelly to ask if these two Indians might come in to shake hands with the President.) | ||
| (Mr. Harry Schwimmer) | ||
| Congressman Walter B. Huber, Ohio (To extend invitation to the President on behalf of Military Order of Cooties in connection with the launching of their campaign to raise twenty-five million dollars for cancer research. Congressman Huber has never been here before.) | ||
| Dr. Howard A. Rusk, of New York Times (Had to be in Washington today and asked if he might call on the President) | ||
| Mr. Robert L. Smith, Editor of Los Angeles News Mr. Charles Arne, of that paper (Mr. Ed Pauley asked Mr. Connelly to arrange this) | ||
| The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Cabinet Luncheon - all present except Secretaries W. Averell Harriman and James V. Forrestal) | ||
| (Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force) (General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, U. S. Air Force) (Lt. Gen. Lauris Norstadt, U. S. Air Force) (Off record to model new Air Force uniform) | ||
| The President received the Members of the Armed Services Committee of the Senate | ||
| (Mr. Arthur Coates) (Mr. Allen Campbell) | ||
| (Mr. James Pendergast) | ||
| (Honorable Florence Allen) | ||
| (Mrs. Herbert A. Von Urff and sons, Herbert and Noell) | ||
| Mr. Louis Inwood, Director, of Aviation, Kansas City, Mo. Col Charles Daley, Supt. of Airports, Kansas City, Mo. (Phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday asking if they might call on the President while in city. Have with them the plans for new airport which will be located just across river from Independence and thought the President might like to look plans over - but mainly coming to pay respects) | ||
| Senator Walter F. George, Ga. Senator Richard B. Russell, Ga. (This originally arranged for last week, but Senator George developed cold. They made request) | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cousins Mr. and Mrs. Norman Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyers Mr. and Mrs. Eric C. Malmquist Mr. J. A. Migel Mr. Randolph Compton Senator Brien McMahon, Conn. (To present to the President, the Norwalk Petition. This requested by Senator McMahon. This is a petition to strengthen the United Nations) | ||
| (Mr. George Killion) (Phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday - will come to see Mr. Connelly and see the President, off record) | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. James I. Parnell (Mr. Parnell is President of the Truman Club of Kansas. Arranged at suggestion of Mr. Vivian Truman. Mr. Parnell had written Mr. Truman that he expected to be in Washington at this time and hoped he might pay respects) | ||
| Congressman Edward J. Hart, N. J. (Wrote Mr. Connelly to ask for this) | ||
| Mr. A. F. Whitney, President, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Honorable Gael Sullivan (Gael Sullivan requested this appointment) | ||
| Mr. Eugene Reynal, President, Reynal & Hitchcock, Inc. (Wrote Mr. Connelly to ask if he might present to the President personally, copy of the Economic Reports of The President, which his firm published. Says he thinks this most important project he has ever been associated with in publishing. | ||
| (Honorable Edwin Locke) (Called Mr. Connelly from New York last week to say his trip to Middle East now definite and arranged, and in accordance with the President's suggestion, would like to see the President before leaving on January 24th. Off Record.) | ||
| Congressman Carl Vinson, Ga. Congressman Overton Brooks, La. Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson, Tex. Congressman Walter G. Andrews, N. Y. Congressman Dewey Short, Mo. Congressman Leslie C. Arends, Ill. Congressman W. Sterling Cole, New York (Mr. Connelly, at the President's direction, invited the above members of the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, to call on the President today to discuss General Kuter) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Robert Patterson, former Secretary of War (in town and wanted to pay respects) | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget (For half hour appointment) (Mr. Frank Pace) | ||
| (Dinner at the White House) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9928 SUSPENDING PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS FOR PERMANENT PROMOTION OF OFFICERS IN THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY] | ||
| Congressman Joe Bryson, South Carolina Congressman Oren Harris, Arkansas Reverend Dale Crowley Mr. Jesse L. Ward, President, Vaughan Bible Class of Calvary Baptist Church (Mr Ward wrote to Mr. Connelly asking that this group be allowed to call on the President and extend to him an invitation to attend the next annual banquet of the Vaughn Bible Class of Calvary Baptist Church, to be held during the early part of March. The Class has a membership of about 500 men and is the oldest organized men's Bible class in the United States) | ||
| Senator Scott Lucas, Illinois Mr. Vilas Johnson, Chairman of the Chicago Committee of the Swedish Pioneers Centennial Dr. C. Bergendoff, President of Augustana College of Molin, Ill., and National Chairman of Celebration Carl Sandberg, Honorary President of Celebration (Senator Lucas called Mr. Connelly to ask if he and others might call on the President and invite him to meeting in Chicago Stadium on June 4th fo Swedish Pioneers) | ||
| Dr. Glen E. Snow, President, United States Educational Association (Congressman Granger called Mr. Connelly and asked if the President would receive Dr. Snow) | ||
| Honorable Herman B. Baruch, American Ambassador to the Netherlands (Ambassador Baruch is in Washington on consultation and asked to see the President while he is here) | ||
| The Australian Ambassador, Honorable Norman J.O. Makin Mr. John Dedman, Australian Minister for Defense and Post-War Reconstruction (Ambassador Makin requested through the State Department that the President receive Mr. Dedman so that he could pay his respects.) | ||
| The President will receive a group from the District of Columbia Baptist Convention. [Remarks of the President: View Text] (This group includes missionaries from both home and foreign fields, missionary teachers and several officials of the Convention. Senator Olin D. Johnston wrote Mr. Connelly requesting his appointment. The following were present: Miss Vena Aguillard Reverend and Mrs. Frank K. Brasington Reverend W. H. Carson Miss Lydia Crawford Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Crowder Dr. J. M. Dawson Reverend and Mrs. Edwin Dozier Mrs. George Hale Dr. and Mrs. J. B Hipps Dr. Clarence Hendershot Reverend Roy Hodges Mrs. John Howard Reverend Randolph L. Howard Miss Margaret Hutchison Reverend Louis Jensen Miss Alice Jorgenson Senator and Mrs. Olin D. Johnston Dr. and Mrs. A. Klaupika Reverend C. Dwight Klinck Reverend A. L. Lowther Reverend H. J. Mikalchuk Reverend and Mrs. J. Raymond Nelson Chaplain L. E. Nicholson Reverend Alex Pasetti Chaplain Leroy Railey Mr. Howard Rees Dr. J. B. Rounds Reverend L. C. Smith Dr. M. Chandler Stith Reverend and Mrs. R. G. Van Royen Reverend W. Drew Varney Mrs. M. T. Rankin | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Mr. John Coleman, Former Chairman of the Board of the New York Stock Exchange Mr. John R. Barry, Corroan and Reynolds Insurance Company Mr. Victor D. Ziminsky, Head of the Union News - operates all of the news stands in the Union Stations throughout all country. (This appointment requested by Bob Hannegan) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| Senator Spessard L. Holland, Florida Mr. J. B. Trew, Member of the Florida Wild Life Federation Mr. Michael Hodoba, Washington Editor of Sports of Wild Life magazine Mr. Robert A. WIlson, Vice President, Outdoor Riders of America Mr. Carl D. Shumaker, Washington Representative of the Wildlife Federation Mr. C. R. Gutermuth, Vice President, Wild Life Institute Mr. Paul Shelley, Executive Secretary to Senator Holland Honorable Albert Day, Director, Fish and Wild Life Service, Interior Department, Washington, D.C. (This group will present to the President a life membership in the Florida Wild Life Federation. Appointment requested by Senator Holland) | ||
| Congressman Frank R. Havenner, of California Congressman Richard I. Welsh of California Congressman John J. Allen, Jr., of California Congressman Thor C. Tollefson, Washington Congressman George P. Miller of California Congressman Willis W. Bradley of California Congressman Cecil R. King, of California Congressman Charles K. Fletcher, of California Congressman Henry M Jackson, of Washington Congressman Homer R. Jones, of Washington Congressman Homer D. Angell, of Oregon (Congressman Havenner called Mr. Connelly last week for this apointment. These men represent the shipbuilding districts of the West Coast) | ||
| Elder Michaux, Radio Evangelist Mr. E. C. Wright, President, National Freedom Day Assocation Mr. Walter C. Backett Mr. Jesse Mitchell Mr. J. S. Dean Mr. Emmett Scott, Secretary to the late Booker T. Washington (Elder Michaux called last week to request this appointment. They wish to present to the Presi- dent a photograph of Major R. R. Wright, deceased, founder of National Freedom Day.) | ||
| Honorable Gael Sullivan Honorable Thomas Finletter, Chairman, President's Air Policy Commission (Gael Sullivan called yesterday to request this) | ||
| Senator Edward Martin, Pennsylvania Senator Tom Connally, Texas | ||
| Honorable Arthur Hill, Chairman, National Security Resources Board (Called Mr. Connelly yesterday to request this) | ||
| Honorable Robert Lovett (Usual Thursday apointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Albert Carr) (Off the record) | ||
| Vice Admiral William W. Smith, Chairman, Maritime Commission (Called late last night to request this appointment. Wants to see the President regarding the construction of three vessels for the American President Lines and wanted to discuss it with him before George Killion left town) | ||
| (Senator Alben Barkley) | ||
| (The President had a conference with Bernard M. Baruch in the President's study) | ||
| Cabinet Meeting (All present except Secretary of Defense [James V. Forrestal]; Robert Lovett for State and Kenneth C. Royall for Defense.) | ||
| The Postmaster General [Robert E. Hannegan] Honorable Vincent Burke (The Postmaster General asked to remain a few minutes after Cabinet meeting to bring Mr. Burke in to see the President) | ||
| Mr. Martin McNamara Mr. John Bell Mr. Simon McHugh (To invite the President to the dinner of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, March 17th) | ||
| Mr. Theodore O. Thackrey, Editor and Publisher of the New York Post (Arranged by Secretary Charles Ross) | ||
| Mr. Richard Uhlman, President, Chicago Board of Trade Mr. Joseph Hicks (Dr. John R. Steelman) (Mr. Hicks and Mr. Uhlman are working on the Centennial Program - arranged by Dr. John R. Steelman) | ||
| Honorable John Foster Dulles (Wired Mr. Matthew Connelly that he would be in town on this date and would like to pay his respects to the President) | ||
| (Honorable James K. Vardaman) (Mr. Earl Cocke, Jr.) (Governor Vardaman called to request this appoint- ment) | ||
| (Mr. William Boyle) (Will see President off record) | ||
| Luncheon at the White House in honor of President's Dutra's daughter) | ||
| (Mr. Oswald Ryan) (Off record) |