Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
April 09, 1948
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| Honorable George Radcliffe, former Senator from Maryland (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly earlier in week from Baltimore) | ||
| (Mrs. Anne O'Hare McCormick, New York Times) (Mr. Charles Ross brought her in off the record) | ||
| Honorable George Hamilton Combs, of Radio Station, WHN, New York (Wired Mr. Matthew Connelly March 29th that he would like to see the President) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Dr. H. H. Kung Dr. T. Z. Huang | ||
| (Mr. A. C. Carraway) (Mr. Bresson) | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman left for the cocktail party given by the White House Aides at 1345 27th Street, Northwest. | ||
| Executive Orders: [9946 REGULATIONS GOVERNING ALLOWANCES FOR ACTUAL TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF THE LOWEST FIRST-CLASS RATE IN CERTAIN CASES] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9947 CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES] | ||
| General Dwight D. Eisenhower | ||
| Honorable Alf Landon | ||
| (Honorable Charles Sawyer) | ||
| (Mr. Irving Geist) | ||
| (Honorable Frank Walker) | ||
| (The President attended a Picnic Lunch which Mrs. Truman gave for the Page Boys from the Capitol at the White House.) | ||
| Mr. Silliman Evans of Nashville, Tenn. | ||
| (The President left for the Gridiron Dinner) | ||
| The President and Mrs. Truman left for the Gridiron Widows Tea. | ||
| The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] | ||
| (Honorable Oscar Ewing) | ||
| Mr. Pleas Greenlee, Democratic State Chairman for Indiana (Honorable Oscar Ewing) (Mr. Ewing spoke to Mr. Connelly on Saturday about arranging this appointment) | ||
| Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| Senator Allen J. Ellender, La. (Mr. Connelly phoned him that the President wanted to see him today) | ||
| Mr. John F. Brady, President, Blinded Veterans Ass'n. Mr. Robert Pistel Mr. Irvin Schloss Mr. H. Smith Shumway Mr. Peter J. McKenna Mr. John O'Keefe Mr. Harrison King Mr. James Hope Mr. Lloyd H. Greenwood, Executive Secretary Mr. Frank Smith Mr. Raymond T. Frey (Wrote that Blinded Veterans Ass'n recently adopted official insignia symbolizing aims and purposes of or- ganization, and in order that this emblem might be launched in a most effective manner and their principles brought to the attention of the American public, re- quested that the President present this new insignia to the B.V.A. They say this emblem symbolizes equality of races, etc. Veterans Administration gave a fine report on this organization. They also presented the President with an honorary memebership.) | ||
| Mr. Omer W. Clark Mr. Howard P. Foley Mr. Renah F. Camalier (Presented to the President complimentary tickets to the Shrine Circus which starts April 19, 1948 for one week) | ||
| Mr. Clark Griffith (To present to the President annual pass, and also handbag containing pass to Mrs. Truman) | ||
| H. E. Senor Dr. Gonzalo Carnevali, the Ambassador of Venezuela (Brought the President the reply of the President of Venezuela to President Truman's invitation to visit the U. S. He accepted.) | ||
| The Acting Secretary of State (Usual Monday appointment) | ||
| (Lunch - Cabinet lunch was scheduled but was cancelled.) | ||
| The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] (Phoned Saturday for this appointment) | ||
| (Honorable Burton K. Wheeler) (Off the record) | ||
| (Mr. William Boyle) | ||
| The President and party left for the USS WILLAMSBURG where they dined as guests of Judge Collett) | ||
| (Dentist) | ||
| Former Congressman John B. Sullivan, and Mrs. Sullivan (From Saint Louis - phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday) | ||
| (Mr. James Latta) (Son of late Maurice Latta - to present to the President for hanging in Executive Offices if desirable, a Mosaic picture of Hadrian's Tomb in Rome, with Tiber in foreground. This was a gift to Judge Latta from Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt) | ||
| (Honorable Edward J. Flynn) (Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick) (They requested the appointment - off the record) | ||
| Honorable Thomas McCabe, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve Bank | ||
| Mr. William T. Faricy, President, Association of American Railroads Dr. Julian Duncan, Economist, Interstate Commerce Commission Mr. Seymour T. R. Abt, form Office of International Trade of Department of Commerce Mr. Albert R. Beatty, Assistant Vice President of Association (These gentlemen just back from Sixth Pan-American Railway Congress, which convened in Havana, Cuba, March 27th, and which ended April 9th. The President of this Congress, S. I. Clark, asked Mr. Faricy to de- liver silver medal and letter to President Truman as a token of remembrance and in appreciation for the cooperation afforded by our Government) | ||
| Honorable William Green, President, A. F. of L. (Phoned Mr. Connelly Saturday to ask for this appoint- ment.) | ||
| Honorable Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, former Prime Minister of the Polish Government-in-Exile in London, and subsequently Vice Prime Minister in the Polish Provisional Government of National Unity in Warsaw. | ||
| Honorable Paul V. McNutt (Phoned Mr. Connelly to ask for this appointment) | ||
| (Honorable C. W. Taussig) (Wanted to report on meeting of ADA in Pittsburgh) | ||
| Honorable Robert Butler, U. S. Ambassador to Australia | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Mr. Anthony Buford) | ||
| [Public Papers: Special Message to the Senate Transmitting Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation with Italy] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Italian Ambassador Regarding Trieste] | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Speaker Transmitting Supplemental Estimate of Appropriations for the European Recovery Program] | ||
| (Mr. Jules Kahn) | ||
| Congressman Michael J. Kirwan, Ohio Congressman Wm. T. Byrne, New York Congressman Francis E. Walter, Pa. Congressman Walter B. Huber, Ohio Congressman John Lesinski, Michigan Congressman Harold D. Donohue, Mass. Congressman Clair Engle, California Congressman Antonio M. Fernandez, N. Mexico Congressman Aime J. Forand, R. I. Congressman John R. Murdock, Ariz. (This second group of "Good friends" which Congressman Kirwan has brough up to see the President - wanted pictures.) | ||
| Congressman Ken Regan, Texas Senator W. Lee O'Daniel, Texas Congressman Sam Rayburn, Texas Congressman Lindley Beckworth, Texas Congressman J. Frank Wilson, Texas Congressman Tom Pickett, Texas Congressman Albert Thomas, Texas Congressman Clark W. Thompson, Texas Congressman Wingate H. Lucas, Texas Congressman Ed Gossett, Texas Congressman John E. Lyle, Texas Congressman Eugene Worley, Texas Congressman George H. Mahon, Texas Congressman Paul J. Kilday, Texas Congressman O. Clark Fisher, Texas Mr. Chris P. Fox Mr. Edward M. Pooley Mr. J. C. Peyton Mr. Tony Lama, Jr. Mr. Royall Squires Mr. E. H. Will (Presented to the President a pair of boots made especially for him by Tony Lama, and which are a gift of El Paso Chamber of Commerce) | ||
| Mr. Frank Land Mr. Karl R. Hammers, Imperial Potentate of the Shrine of North America Mr. Ed King of Pittsburgh Mr. John Glazier, Kansas City (Mr. Land called Mr. Connelly from Kansas City on April 9th to ask for this appointment) | ||
| Congressman W. M. Wheeler, Ga. Frank Harrison, chosen as outstanding boy by the Boys Clubs of America Mr. Jimmy Jones, Director of Boys Clubs of America Mr. Howard Tooley, National Public Relations Director Boys Clubs (Congressman Wheeler asked Mr. Connelly for opportunity to present Frank Harrison to the President) | ||
| Senator Dennis Chavez, New Mexico Mr. Harold Wagner, an attorney from Albuquerque, N. Mexico (Mr. Wagner is recommended for Customs Court vacancy by Senator Chavez, who asked Mr. Connelly if he might present him to the President) | ||
| Senator Francis J. Myers, Pa. Honorable David L. Lawrence, Mayor of Pittsburgh (Senator Myers asked for this last week) | ||
| Honorable James Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget | ||
| The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad will run a duplicate of their original engine, "The Pioneer", through the northeast gate and park it in front of the Executive Offices, where the President will view it. The following were present: Honorable Carl R. Gray, Jr., Administrator of Veterans Affairs Mr. William T. Faricy, President of Association of American Railroads Mr. C. A. Miller, Exec. General Agent, Chicago and North Western, N. Y. C. Mr. William Howlett, Vice President, Carl Byoir Associates, Chicago, Ill. Mr. William Wright, Carl Byoir Associates, Wash. D. C. Miss Norma Sykes, (Miss Chicago and North Western) Major Lennox Lohr, President, Rosenwald Museum of Science and Industry, and Chairman of the Chicago Railway Fair Mr. Jack Wiederech, an employee of the Chicago and North Western, who is the engineer of the train Mr. Quentin Lambert Mr. F. G. Horhuske | ||
| The President received a delegation representing Public Health Nursing, in honor of National Public Health Nursing Week: Mrs. Charles E. Rolfe, of Hamden, Conn. Miss Brita Berkley, Public Health Nurse with Bureau of Public Health Nursing, Washington, D. C. Miss Dora Dane McNeil, Public Health Nurse with In- structive Visiting Nurse Society, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Edith Wensley, Public Information Consultant, National Organization for Public Health Nursing (To present honorary life membership to President as part of observance of National Public Health Nursing Week, marking 71st anniversary of public health nursing in the United States) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Senator Scott Lucas, Ill. Congressman Sam Rayburn, Texas Congressman John McCormack, Mass. Senator J. Wm. Fulbright, Ark. Senator Allen J. Ellender Senator A. William Robertson, Va. Congressman Brent Spence, Ky. Congressman Paul Brown, Ga. Congressman Wright Patman, Texas Congressman Mike Monroney, Okla. Congressman John Folger, N. C. Congressman Brooks Hays, Ark. Congressman John J. Riley, S. C. Congressman Frank Buchanan, Pa. Congressman Abraham Multer, N. Y. (This group represents Minority Members of Senate and House Banking and Currency Committess, and were invited to discuss Taft-Ellender-Wagner Bill.) (Senator Wagner, Senator Maybank, Senator Taylor, Senator Sparkman, Congressman Rains and Boggs were also invited but were away from the city) | ||
| (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) | ||
| The President opened the War Savings Bond Drive from White House, with short Radio Address. | ||
| [Public Papers: Radio Address Opening the Savings Bond Campaign] | ||
| [Public Papers: Statement by the President on the Death of President Manuel Roxas of the Philippines] | ||
| Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers] (Mr. and Mrs. Colgan, Mrs. Ralph Truman and Mrs. Henrietta Davidson came for the Press Conference and stayed behind to speak to the President) | ||
| Congressman E. H. Hendrick, W. Va. (Phoned Mr. Connelly yesterday to ask for this appointment) | ||
| Mr. Harold Evans, Clerk of the Yearly Meeting, the Religious Society of Friends Mr. Clarence E. Pickett Mr. James R. Pennell (The Secretary of this Society wired the President stating that the Philadelphia Unity Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends desired opportunity for two or three representatives to present to the President in person a statement of their convictions regarding the safety and peace of the world.) | ||
| H. E. Carlos Martins, the Ambassador of Brazil (Is retiring and wished to say "goodbye" before departing for his new post at Paris on April 17th. The Ambassador and Madame Martins have an appointment with Mrs. Truman to say "goodbye" on Friday, April 16, at 4.00 p.m.) | ||
| Mr. Thomas E. Buchanan (Senator Myers wishes this gentleman appointed to Federal Power Commission, and the President agreed to see him today) | ||
| (Mr. Neal Helm) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| Honorable Prentiss Brown (Wrote the President he would be in the city at this time) | ||
| (The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder]) | ||
| H. R. H. Prince Charles, Regent of Belgium Baron Slivercruys, the Belgian Ambassador | ||
| (Mr. Earl Stewart) | ||
| Honorable Paul Hoffman | ||
| [Public Papers: Letter to the Chairman, U.S. Maritime Commission, on the Ship Construction Program] | ||
| Cabinet [Meeting] (State and Agriculture not represented. General Fleming was absent. Mr. Morse came for Labor and Mr. Foster for Commerce.) | ||
| Mr. V. J. Steinbaugh (Former Senator Prentiss Brown asked the President to see Mr. Steinbaugh) | ||
| Honorable Harold A. Jones, Civil Aeronautics Board (Asked to pay respects - is new member) | ||
| Honorable Thomas McCabe, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System Honorable Marriner Eccles Honorable M. S. Szymczak Honorable Ernest G. Draper Honorable R. M. Evans Honorable James K. Vardaman, Jr. Honorable Lawrence Clayton (Chairman McCabe arranged with Mr. Connelly for the Board of Governors to call on the President) | ||
| H. E. Abdol Hosayn Aziz, the Minister of Afghanistan (Is leaving his post and returning to Afghanistan. Asked for appointment with the President to say "goodbye".) | ||
| Honorable Jake More, Democratic State Chairman, Iowa Honorable James C. Quigley, National Committeeman, Nebraska; Jaimie Quigley, aged four (Robert Moore of the Committee asked if these gentle- men might call on the President and present him with copies of resolutions adopted at their meeting last week) | ||
| (Mr. Russell Adams) | ||
| (Mr. Martin Lewis, of Springfield, Ill.) (Wrote Mr. Connelly that he would be here at this time. Saw the President, off the record) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (Dentist for 15 minutes) | ||
| (Honorable Joseph J. Lawlor) (Mr. Ed Lynett) (Mr. E. I. Gerrity) | ||
| (Speech Conference) | ||
| Executive Orders: [9949 MODIFYING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9721, PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL TO CERTAIN PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS] | ||
| Executive Orders: [9948 CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE ALIQUIPPA AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES] | ||
| (Congressman Clarence Cannon) | ||
| (Speech Conference) | ||
| (Secretary John Snyder) | ||
| (Under Secretary Robert Lovett) (Honorable Dean Rusk, Office of Political Affairs, Department of State) | ||
| (The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]) (Honorable John F. Sonnett) | ||
| (Lunch) | ||
| (The President left for the Statler Hotel where he addressed the Annual Dinner of the American Society of the Newspaper Editors.) | ||
| [Public Papers: Address Before the American Society of Newspaper Editors] |