Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
April 01, 1948
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| (Senator Howard McGrath, R. I.) (Senator Alben W. Barkley, Ky.) (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) (Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget) (Congressman Sam Rayburn) (This appointment arranged off the record) | ||
| Congressman Michael J. Kirwan, Ohio Congressman John Fogarty, R. I. Congressman Herman Eberharter, Pa. Congressman Frank M. Karsten, Missouri Congressman Thomas J. Lane, Mass. Congressman Michael A. Feighan, Ohio Congressman Augustine Kelly, Pa. Congressman Ray J. Madden, Ind. Congressman Frank R. Havenner, Calif. Congressman William L. Dawson, Ill. Congressman Mike Mansfield, Montana (Congressman Kirwan asked Mr. Connelly to arrange for this group to come in and talk over legislative problems with the President.) | ||
| Senator Sheridan Downey, California Senator William F. Knowland, Calif. (Senator Knowland phoned Mr. Connelly to ask for this appointment) | ||
| (Honorable Dean Acheson - off the record) | ||
| (Mr. William B. Lowry of Amarillo, Texas) (Reverend Charles Lowry, Rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, Chevy Chase, Md.) (Mr. David Morgan of Eureka, Kansas, wrote the President, stating his son-in-law, William Lowry was in Baltimore attending a training course; that William Lowry was brother of Reverend Lowry, Pastor of this city, and that he hoped the President might see them. Officially to see Mr. Connelly but off the record to see the President) | ||
| Honorable W. Hallem Tuck, Executive Secretary, International Refugee Organization General Walter Wood, Chief of Staff, IRO (Mr. Tuck wants to express to the President his appreciation of the backing he has received from the Administration during the period he has headed IRO) | ||
| Senator Elbert D. Thomas, Utah (Called late yesterday for this appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] The Secretary of Interior [Julius A. Krug] The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] Honorable Cyrus Ching The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] (Senator Howard McGrath) | ||
| (The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson]) | ||
| (Judge Sherman Minton) (Mr. and Mrs. Marshall E. Hanley) (Mr. Bernard K. McKenzie) | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director of the Budget | ||
| (The President, Mrs. Truman and party left for the Navy Yard where they boarded the USS WILLIAMSBURG for the trip to Williamsburg, Virginia.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Message to King Paul of Greece on the Occasion of the 127th Anniversary of Greek Independence] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Concerning the Reorganization Act] | ||
| [Public Papers: Veto of the Income Tax Reduction Bill] | ||
| The Presidential Party landed at Dahlgren, Virginia. (Had intended landing at Yorktown, but were forced by fog to land earlier at Dahlgren) | ||
| Party motored to Williamsburg, Virginia, arriving at College of William and Mary at 10.50 a.m. | ||
| The President received honorary degree at William and Mary College and delivered an address. | ||
| The President and Party attended a reception and lunch at the Williamsburg Inn. | ||
| The President and Party motored to York Town, Va. when they boarded to USS WILLIAMSBURG, arriving at Navy Yard, Washington, D. C. at 10.00 a.m., April 3rd. | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Death of Maurice C. Latta] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Attorney General Directing Him To Petition for an Injunction in the Coal Strike] | ||
| (Arrived Washington from Williamsburg, Virginia) | ||
| (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) (Dr. John Steelman) (Mr. Clark Clifford) (Mr. Matthew J. Connelly) | ||
| (Honorable Dean Acheson) | ||
| Senator Carl Hayden | ||
| The President signed "Foreign Assistance Act of 1948." The following were present: Honorable Robert Lovett, Under Secretary of State Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Michigan Senator Tom Connally, Texas Congressman Charles A. Eaton, New Jersey Congressman Sol Bloom, N. Y. Speaker Joseph Martin, Mass. Honorable Tom C. Clark Honorable Jesse M. Donaldson Honorable Julius A. Krug Honorable Clinton P. Anderson | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing the Foreign Assistance Act] | ||
| (Lunch - Mr. Walter W. Schroeder of New Orleans) | ||
| (Left for the Annual Dinner of Women's National Press Club.) | ||
| On this date President Truman signed the Foreign Assistance Act of 1948 creating the European Recovery Program to implement the Marshall Plan for U.S. aid to European recovery. See student research file Establishing the Marshall Plan: documents, photographs and more. | ||
| The Choir of U. S. Naval Academy sang in the East Room for the President, Mrs. Truman and guests. | ||
| [Public Papers: Veto of Bill To Exclude Vendors of Newspapers and Magazines From Social Security Coverage] | ||
| (Honorable Wayne Coy) | ||
| (Honorable George Allen) | ||
| (Honorable J. K. Vardaman) | ||
| Congressman Sol Bloom New York (Asked for this appointment at the time of the 12.00 ceremony on Saturday) | ||
| Mr. David E. Kahn, Chairman of the Board, Radio and Television, Inc. (Wrote Mr. Matthew Connelly on several occasions requesting this appointment. Wanted to talk to the President about how he and his associates can be of assistance in the coming election.) | ||
| Mr. Morris Sayre, President, National Association of Manufacturers Mr. Curtis E. Calder, Chairman, International Relations Committee, N.A.M. Mr. Noel Sargent, Executive Vice President, N.A.M. Mr. Walter Chamblin, Vice President, N.A.M. (Request first made through Colonel Mara who took it up with General Harry Vaughan. They wish to profer the assistance of N. A. M. in the implementation of E. R. P.) | ||
| Mr. Carroll Sweitzer, Democratic nominee for Governor in Iowa (Mr. Jake More called Mr. Matthew Connelly last week to request this appointment. Mr. Sweitzer is unopposed in the state and the Democratic Committee says he has a very fine reputation.) | ||
| Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch - Cabinet Luncheon - Robert Lovett for State, Secretaries of Commerce and Labor absent) | ||
| (Judge Caskie Collett) | ||
| (Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| (Associate Justice William O. Douglas) | ||
| The President, Mrs. Truman and Miss Truman left for the Mellon Gallery to view captured German paintings. | ||
| (Mr. Paul Brown) | ||
| Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Ariz. Mr. Paul Dawson Bob Steenberger (aged eleven) Mr. Wm. A. Steenberger, mother (Senator McFarland asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange for this eleven-year old boy to shake hands with the President, as part of his reward in winning Bible Contest sponsored by Station KYWN, Yuma, Arizona. Mr. Dawson was program conductor and Mrs. Helen Bennett is Bob Steenberger's Sunday School teacher) | ||
| Congressman Lyndon Johnson of Texas | ||
| Mr. Willaim M. Greer, of University of N. C. (At request of Senator Hoey, who phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly. Mr. Greer is writing story on Max Gardner and wants to talk to the President about five minutes) | ||
| (Mr. Paul Hoffman) (Dr. John Steelman) | ||
| Captain Charles Bittinger, USN (Retd) (Captain Robert Dennison) (Captain Bittinger has painted picture of the USS WILLIAMSBURG, and wants to present it to the President) | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget Honorable Fred Lawton Mr. Frank Pace (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday for this appointment) | ||
| Owen C. Holleran, Department Commander, D. C. Chapter of the American Legion Mr. Charles Schuettler Mr. William DesPrez Mr. L. Guy Jackson Mr. Harvey L. Bean Mr. James C. Clarke Mr. Gail Judd Mr. Lee Richards Mr. David Kisliuk Mr. John J. McGinty Mr. C. E. DeVivo Mr. Frank Felker Mr. James D. Hill Mr. Fred G. Graser (This Legion Chapter has on a campaign to encourage display of American Flag in Nation's Capital, upon patriotic holidays and special events. In connection with this campaign to encourage "Americanism and civic pride" Commander Holleran asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange for them to present an American Flag to the President) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The President attended the funeral of the late Maurice Latta. | ||
| The President reviewed the Army Day Parade | ||
| The Prince Regent of Belgium arrived at the White House. | ||
| The President gave a Stag Dinner at the White House for the Prince Regent of Belgium. | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress Urging Approval of a Loan to the United Nations for the Construction of Its Permanent Headquarters] | ||
| The Prince Regent of Belgium will present to the President the Belgian Military Cross for the Unknown Solider of World War II H. R. H. Prince Charles of Belgium Baron Silvercruys, the Belgian Ambassador Prime Minister Spaak Honorable Paul De Groote, Minister of Economic Coordination Admiral Alan G. Kirk, American Ambassador to Belgium Colonel Van Nerem AMERICAN AIDES: General Burton Hovey General Burdette Fitch Captain Edward Woodyard | ||
| (Mr. George Killion) (Came to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and to see the President off the record) | ||
| Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers Honorable Leon Keyserling, Vice Chairman Honorable John D. Clark, Member (To make their quarterly report) | ||
| Congressman Eugene Worley, Texas | ||
| Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, Secretary General, European Parliamentary Union (Honorable Stanley Woodward) (Wrote Mr. Matthew Connelly asking if he might call on the President before sailing for Europe on April 29th. The Count tried about a year ago to see the President and the State Department did not want him to at that time. However, Mr. Woodward now reported that the Department thought it was all right for the President to see him. The Count has been working for 20 years for a United States of Europe; was born in Austria of an Austrian father and a Japanese mother.) | ||
| Colonel Robert Lee Bobbitt Most Reverend Robert E. Lucey, D. D. Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas Dr. Luther Evans, Librarian of Congress Congressman Paul J. Kilday (Colonel Bobbitt asked Mr. Matthew Connelly if he might bring in the Archbishop to meet the President) | ||
| (Mr. Arthur Krock) (Off the record - arranged by Mr. Charles Ross) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Speech conference with Staff) | ||
| (Honorable Robert Lovett, Under Secretary of State) | ||
| (The President left for the Capitol Theatre to see the film, "The State of the Union".) | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Congress on Economic Aid to Latin America] | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Senate Transmitting Conventions and Recommendations of the International Labor Conference] | ||
| (The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal]) | ||
| (Colonel Clarence Young, formerly with CAB) (Off the record) | ||
| The Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug] Honorable William H. Hastie, Governor of the Virgin Islands (Secretary Julius A. Krug phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask for this.) | ||
| Honorable Joseph Grew, Vice Chairman, National Security Committee Mr. Worthington Thompson, Executive Secretary Edgar C. Corry, Jr., Commander of American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS) (Mr. Grew phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday to ask for this appointment) | ||
| Honorable James M. Proctor, Assoc. Justice of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (To thank the President for his appointment) | ||
| Congressman George M. Smathers, Fla. Mr. Leonce R. Legendre (To invite the President to attend the national convention of the American Legion, October 18th to 21st.) (Pictures taken) | ||
| Honorable Patrick P. Butrick, American Minister- designate to Iceland (To pay respects before leaving for his post at Reykjavik) | ||
| Honorable Frank H. Myers, Associate Judge of the Municipal Court, District of Columbia (To thank the President for his appointment) | ||
| Mr. Nathan P. Seinsinger, Chairman, Fact Finding Board, Meat Packers Strike | ||
| Honorable Robert Lovett, the Acting Secretary State (Usual Thursday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (Mr. Robert Evans) (Honorable Lawrence Wetherby, Lt. Governor of Ky.) (Came to the Press Conference and stayed to shake hands with the President.) | ||
| (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) | ||
| (Honorable Oscar Ewing) | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman left for the Belgian Embassy, where they attended a dinner given by the Belgian Ambassador for the Prince Regent. | ||
| Executive Orders: [9943 PROVIDING FOR CARRYING OUT THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1948] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9945 FURTHER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9154 OF MAY 1, 1942, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS FROM THE OPERATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT ACT OF MAY 29, 1930, AS AMENDED] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9944 AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO ADMINISTER CERTAIN FUNCTIONS UNDER THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1948] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Labor Dispute in the Meatpacking Industry] | ||
| Honorable Paul G. Hoffman was sworn in as Administrator of Economic Cooperation Administration by the Chief. Cabinet was present. | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (Robert Lovett for State, Wiggins for Treasury, Foster for Commerce, Morse for Labor and Kenneth C. Royall for James Forrestal. Chairman Nourse and the Members of the Council of Economic Advisers were also present.) | ||
| (Honorable Paul Hoffman) (Dr. John R. Steelman) | ||
| Senator Harley M. Kilgore, W. Va. (Had asked for this appointment earlier but became ill and had to postpone visit until today.) | ||
| (Mr. James Barnes) | ||
| Mr. Roy F. Hendrickson, Washington Representative, National Federation of Grain Cooperatives Mr. M. W. Thatcher, President, National Federation of Grain Cooperatives (Mr. Hendrickson wrote to Mr. Matthew Connelly on March 17th asking if they might see the President. Said that when group from grain cooperatives saw the President last November re grain for Europe, the President told them he would like them to come again. They believe that now they are justified in asking again. They desire to discuss food situation abroad and sug- gestions for dealing with it. Mr. Matthew Connelly checked with Secretary Clinton P. Anderson, who expressed the hope that the President could see them) |