Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
June 30, 1948
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| [Public Papers: Message to the Congress Transmitting Second Report on the U.S. Foreign Aid Program] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing the Government Corporation Appropriation Act] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Interior Department Appropriation Act] | ||
| (Mr. Harry C. Shepherd) (Mr. Ralph W. Magee) (Retiring White House employees, to say goodbye. The President handed them pictures signed by him.) | ||
| (Honorable John W. Gibson, Acting Secretary of Labor) (Off the record - east entrance) | ||
| Mr. Carter Barron, Chairman of the Special Activities Committee of Greater National Capital Committee Mr. Leon Chatelain, President, Washington Board of Trade Mr. Clarence Arata, Managing Greater National Capital Committee (To formally invite the President to attend Washington Monument Centennial Celebration on July 3, 1948) | ||
| Honorable Oscar Ewing, Administrator, Federal Security Agency Mr. Ira Haymaker, Democratic State Chairman, Indiana (Mr. Ewing arranged this yesterday with Mr. Connelly) | ||
| The President signed Senate Joint Resolution 37, "Requesting the President to proclaim February 1 as National Freedom Day". The following were present: J. E. Mitchell, Editor. St. Louis Argus Mrs. Harriet Lemons, Treasurer of Citizens Bank and Trust Company Elder Michaux, President of the National Memorial to the Progress of the Colored Race of America Mrs. Mary McCleod Bethune, President, Federal Council of Negro Women of America Mr. W. C. Williamson, President of Council of Baptist Churches and Organizations Mr. E. C. Wright, President, Citizens and Sovereign Bank and Trust Com, and also of National Freedom Day Assn. Mr. R. R. Wright, Jr., Bishop of Sixth Episcopal District of M. E. Church Dr. C. Jernagin, President of National Sunday School and Baptist Training Union of America | ||
| Congressman John W. McCormack, Mass. (Phoned Mr. Connelly earlier in the week for this) | ||
| (Mr. Myron Cown, of New York City) (For consideration as Ambassador to Australia - arranged at suggestion of Mr. Dawson, off the record) | ||
| (Honorable Paul Fitzpatrick, New York State Chairman) (Phoned Mr. Connelly for this - off the record) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Senator J. Howard McGrath, R. I. Mr. Joe Blythe, Treasurer, Democratic Natl. Com. Honorable Oscar Ewing The Secretary of Commerce [Charles Sawyer] The Secretary of Agriculture [Charles F. Brannan] The Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan] Honorable Wayne Coy Honorable Samuel I. Rosenman Mr. Jack Redding The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] Honorable Stephen T. Early Honorable Oscar Chapman The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] Honorable William Pawley Honorable Leslie Biffle (Off the record - in the President's study) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9974 EXTENSION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9898 OF OCTOBER 14, 1947, AS AMENDED, 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: Letter to Secretary Sawyer on the Steel Requirements of the Armed Forces] | ||
| (Honorable Stanley Woodward) (Talked to the President about few necessary matters incidental to the arrival this evening of the Presi- dent of Venezuela) | ||
| Honorable W. F. Horton, Democratic State Chairman, North Carolina Mr. Joseph Blythe | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] | ||
| (Honorable Louis Johnson) | ||
| Honorable Frank Pace, Asst. Director, Bureau of Budget Honorable Leo C. Martin, Asst.Director in Charge of Estimates (Mr. Frank Pace phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday) | ||
| Mr.Albert Goss, Master of the National Grange Mr. Henry Carstensen, Member Executive Council of Grange Mr. Kenneth Bagshaw, Member Executive Council of Grange Mr. Lee Pritichard, Member Executive Council of Grange (Mr. Goss phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask if they might come in and discuss wheat situation with the President.) | ||
| The President signed S. 2861, "An Act to assist by grants-in-aid the Republic of the Philippines in providing medical care and treatment for certain veterans". Those present were: H. E. Joaquin M. Elizalde, the Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines Hon. Emmet O'Neal, American Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines Hon. Narcisco Ramos, Minister Counselor of Philippine Embassy Hon. Ramon Magsaysay, Chairman of the Committee on National Defense of the Philippine House of Representa- tives; Chairman of Philippine Veterans Mission to U. S. Hon. Atilano Cinco, Member Committee on National Defense, Philippine House of Representatives; Member Philippine Veterans Mission to the United States Col. Jaime C. Velazquez, Mititary Attache, Phillippine Embassy Hon. Abelardo Valencia, Press Attache, Philippine Embassy | ||
| Honorable W. E.Willett, Member, Board of Directors, R.F.C. (To thank the President for his appointment) | ||
| Vice Admiral Juan M. Carranza, Chief of Naval Operations of the Argentine Navy (Arranged at request of Captain Robert Dennison with approval of State Department) | ||
| Honorable John W. Studebaker, former Commissioner, Office of Education (To tell the President "goodbye") | ||
| Honorable Raymond Foley | ||
| Honorable Arthur M. Hill, Chairman, National Security Resources Board | ||
| Honorable Robert Patterson | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman welcomed the President of Venezuela and Senora Gallegos, in ceremonies at National Airport | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman gave a Tea at the White House for President of Venezuela and Senora Gallegos | ||
| Formal Dinner at the White House for President of Venezuela and Senora Gallegos | ||
| Executive Orders: [9973A Exemption of Frank H. Wang From Compulsory Retirement for Age; July 2, 1948; not published] | ||
| [Public Papers: Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill Relating to the Social Security Coverage of the Blind] | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (All present - Mr. John Gibson for Labor) | ||
| (The President viewed movie of his trip on Projection Room of the White House) | ||
| H. E.Senor Dr. Jeronimo Remorino, the Ambassador of the Argentine Republic (Newly appointed - to present credentials) | ||
| Dr. Edwin G. Nourse,Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers (Gave the President copies of Joint Report and to discuss one or two other matters) | ||
| Mr. J. Franklin Carter) (Former columnist - phoned Mr. Connelly, stating he would like to see the President to give him two pieces of political information which he believes are very important. Said Senator Guffey had suggested that he call.) | ||
| Lt. J.R. Brill (Presented to the President a copy of the 1948 HOWITZER which magazine is usually handed to the President by Lt. Jack Capps. Capps unable to come this year and asked to President to receive it from Brill) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| The President signed H.R. 6454, (An Act to amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to provide annuities for certain Federal employees who have rendered at least twenty years' service in the investigation, apprehension, or detention of persons suspected or convicted of offenses against the United States". The following were present: The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] Honorable Edward H. Foley, Jr., Asst.Secretary Honorable Stephen J. Spingarn, Asst. General Counsel Mr. M.L. Harney,Acting Chief Coordinator,Treasury Enforcement Agencies Hon. Harry J. Anslinger, Commissioner of Narcotics Mr. W. R. Johnson Mr. Russell Honorable Dwight E. Avis,Asst. Deputy Commissioner, Alcohol Tax Unit Honorable George Schoeneman Honorable W. H. Woolf, Chief, Intelligence Unit Honorable James J. Maloney, Chief, U. S. Secret Service Honorable Carroll E. Mealey, Deputy Commssioner, Alcohol Tax Unit Honorable W. H. Woolf, Chief, Intelligence Unit Honorable Watson Miller, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service Mr.Willard F. Kelly, Assistant Commissioner for Naturalization Service Mr. Willard F Kelly, Assistant Commissioner for En- forcement, Immigration and Naturalization Service Mr. Argyle Mackey Dan Kelly Honorable James V.Bennett, Director, Bureau of Prisons Honorable Richard E. Eggleton, Asst. Chief Inspector Mr.Roscoe E. Mague, General Superintendent, Bureau of Chief Inspector Honorable Harry B. Mitchell, President, Civil Service Commission | ||
| The Secretary of Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| [Public Papers: Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill Relating to Pay Rates in the Veterans Administration] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill Relating to War Claims] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing the Agricultural Act] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill Extending the Terms of the Members of the Atomic Energy Commission] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill Raising the Pay Rates of Federal Employees] | ||
| The President posed for photographers from the Democratic National Committee in the Cabinet Room | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Slagle; Mr. Eugene Slagle; Mrs. Helen McKnight and her son, Arthur) (The President wrote Mr. Slagle that he would like to see his family today.) | ||
| (Honorable Leslie Biffle) | ||
| (Mr. Vincent Nagle) | ||
| Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming | ||
| (Honorable Carl A. Hatch) (Honorable Sherman Minton) (Off the record - talked to Mr. Connelly about this) | ||
| The President left for Reviewing Stand on Constitution Avenue where reviewed Parade and made address in connection with celebration of Centennial of the Washington Monument. | ||
| The President left by train for Bolivar, Missouri. He was accompanied by the President of Venuzuela and Senora Gallegos. | ||
| The President arrived at Bolivar, Missouri where he dedicated Monument to Simon Bolivar. [Public Papers: Address in Bolivar, Missouri, at the Dedication of the Simon Bolivar Memorial Statue] | ||
| The President left Bolivar, Missouri for Washington, D.C. | ||
| The President arrived in Washington, D. C. | ||
| Off the Record - Political Meeting in the President's Study: Senator J. Howard McGrath Mr. Joe Blythe Honorable Oscar Ewing Secretary of Commerce [Charles Sawyer] Secretary of Agriculture [Charles F. Brannan] Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan] Honorable Wayne Coy Honorable Samuel I. Rosenman Mr. Jack Redding Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] Honorable Stephen T. Early Honorable Oscar Chapman The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] Honorable Wm. Pawley Honorable Leslie Biffle Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] Secretary of the Army [Kenneth C. Royall] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9975 REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ALLOWANCE OF TRAVEL EXPENSES OF CLAIMANTS AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION AND THEIR ATTENDANTS] | ||
| Mr. John Nangle,Democratic National Committeeman, Missouri | ||
| (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| Honorable Henry Morgenthau, Jr. | ||
| (Honorable Oscar Ewing) | ||
| (The Under Secretary of State) (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) (The Secretary of Agriculture [Charles F. Brannan]) (The Acting Secretary of Labor) | ||
| [Public Papers: Remarks Commending Management and Labor Leaders on the Railroad Settlement] | ||
| (Mr.William Boyle) | ||
| (Judge Ridge) (Mr. Jim Lillis) | ||
| Mr. S. Herman Macy, Superintendent of Admission and Discharge, Girard College, Philadelphia,Pa. Donald E. Nugent) Marvin Weiss ) Girard students Mrs. Macy and two sons, Thomas and Richard (Presented to the President a scrapbook on his visit to Girard College) | ||
| (Mr. William Primm) | ||
| Mr. Dean Alfange of New York City (Wrote to General Harry Vaughan in June stating he would like to see the President and take up three of his suggestions) | ||
| Honorable Alfred Schindler | ||
| Honrable Frank Lausche, former governor of Ohio (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday from Cleveland to ask for this) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Clinton Anderson | ||
| Governor Mon Wallgren | ||
| Honorable John R. Steelman Mr. William T. Faricy, President, Association of American Railroads Mr. D.P. Loomis, Executive Director, Association of Western Railroads Mr. H.A.Enochs, Chairman, Executive Committee, Bureau of Information, Eastern Railroad Mr. C.D. Mackay, Chairman, Southeastern Carrier Conference Committee and Asst. Vice President, Southern Railway System Mr. David B.Robertson, President, Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen Mr. Alvanley Johnston, Grand Chief Engineer, Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers Mr. Arthur J. Glover, President, Switchmen's Union of North America (AFL) | ||
| The Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug] Mr. James Hedges (Mr. Julius A. Krug asked Mr. Matthew Connelly to arrange, as Mr. Hedges wishes to present the President with some cigars.) | ||
| Cabinet (General Fleming absent. Mr. Gibson representing Labor. All others present) | ||
| (Hon J. Monroe Johnson, Interstate Commerce Commission) (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly to ask if he might run in for five minutes - off the record) | ||
| Honorable Frank W. Hayes, State Chairman, Democratic State Committee, Missouri Mrs. Hayes and two children will accompany him. (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday) | ||
| Honorable Ingram M. Stainback, Governor of Hawaii and Mrs. Stainback Mrs. Victoria Holt, Democratic National Committeewoman, Hawaii (Governor Stainback phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly yesterday to ask if he might bring in Mrs. Holt, who is enroute to Philadelphia) | ||
| (Honorable Joseph J. O'Connell, Jr., Chairman, CAB) (Arranged by Charles Murphy, off the record) | ||
| (Governor Mon Wallgren, Washington) | ||
| The President received the following group of representatives of the Housing Legislation Information Service: Mr. John Carter, Veterans of Foreign Wars Mr. Joe Clority, Vice Chairman, American Veterans Committee Mr. David L. Krooth Mr. Leo Goodman, CIO Mr. Thomas Keehn, Director, Council for Social Action, Congregational Christian Churches Mr. Edward Weinfeld, President, National Public Housing Conference Mrs. Janetta Welch Brown, National Council of Negro Women Mr. Lee F. Johnson, Exec. Vice President, Natl. Public Housing Conference (Mr. Lee Johnson wrote the President to request) | ||
| H. E. Huseyin Ragip Baydur, the Ambassador of the Turkish Republic (Is retiring and requested appointment to say "goodbye" before relinquishing his post at Washington) | ||
| Colonel Burris Jackson (Enroute to Philadelphia and asked to see the President for few minutes) | ||
| Honorable Robert Butler, U. S. Ambassador to Cuba (Wired for this appointment) | ||
| Congressman John D. Dingell, Michigan Honorable Thad Wasielewski | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Oscar Chapman | ||
| General Ralph Truman and Mrs. Truman | ||
| The President received the members of the "Flying Classroom", a group sponsored by American Association of School Administrators. | ||
| Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9976 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9871 OF JULY 8, 1947, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF ALLOWANCES FOR QUARTERS AND SUBSISTENCE TO ENLISTED MEN OF THE ARMY, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND COAST GUARD, AND PER DIEM ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS OF SUCH S] | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burdge) (Mr. and Mrs. I. F. McGowan) (Mr. Burdge old friend of the President and when he saw him on west coast the President told him to call on him. Asked to bring friends he and wife are traveling with, the McGowans. Off the record) | ||
| (Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Jennings) | ||
| (Mr. David Powell) | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget (One-half hour) |