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Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman

April 13, 1945

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The Secretary of State [Edward Stettinius, Jr.] General George C. Marshall Adm. Ernest J. King Adm. William D. Leahy The Secretary of War [Henry L. Stimson] The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] General Giles
The Secretary of State [Edward Stettinius, Jr.] The Secretary of War [Henry L. Stimson] The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Adm. Ernest J. King
H.E. Hon. Sergio Osmena, the President of the Philippines The Secretary of State [Edward Stettinius, Jr.] The Secretary of War [Henry L. Stimson] The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] The Secretary of the Interior [Harold L. Ickes]
H.E. Hon. T.V. Soong, the Foreign Minister of China The Secretary of State [Edward Stettinius, Jr.] The Secretary of War [Henry L. Stimson] The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
The Sec. of State [Edward Stettinius, Jr.]; The Sec. of War [Henry L. Stimson]; The Sec. of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Gen George C. Marshall; Adm. William D. Leahy; Adm. Ernest J. King; Hon. W. Averell Harriman; Hon. James C. Dunn; Hon Chas. Bohlen
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Hon. Ralph A. Bard, Under Sec.; Hon. H. Struve Hensel, Asst. Sec.; Hon. Artemus L. Gates
Hon. Jos. C. Grew, Acting Secretary of State; Secretary of War [Henry L. Stimson]; Adm. William D. Leahy; Adm. Richard Edwards; The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Sen. Millard E. Tydings
(The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal], et al in Projection Room War Movies)
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
Mrs. Frank Knox; Sec. and Mrs. James V. Forrestal; Adm. Ernest J. King; Sec. and Mrs. Henry Stimson; Hon. and Mrs. Ralph A. Bard; Hon and Mrs. A. L. Gates; Mrs. Cordell Hull; Miss Dele Reid; Mr. Rawleigh Warner; Sen. David I. Walsh; Congr. Carl Vinson (Posthumous award of the Medal of Merit to late Frank Knox, Sec. of the Navy)
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Mr. Walter G. Dunnington; Mr. Paul V. Shields
Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Sen. David I. Walsh; Congr. Carl Vinson; Fleet Adm. William D. Leahy; Fleet Adm. King; Admiral Edwards; Adm. Horne; Vice Adm. Cooke; Rear Adm. Burrough; Captain Taylor; Lillian Dennison
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
The President presented Congressional Medals of Honor to: Major Everett P. Pope, U.S.M.C.; 1st Lt. Carlton R. Rouh, U.S.M.C.; Pfc. Luther Skaggs, U.S.M.C.; Pfc. Gino J. Merli, U.S.A. The following were present: Gen Geo. C. Marshall; Adm. King; Hon. James Forrestal; Fleet Adm. Ernest J. King; Gen. A. A. Vandegrift; Lt. Col. L. J. Field, U.S.M.C.; Mrs. Everett P. Pope, wife of Major Pope Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Pope, parents; Capt. and Mrs. James Jasper Mrs. A. Rouh, mother of Lt. Rouh; Mrs. P. Rouh, wife; Mrs. F. Graham, sister; Mrs. A. Gerbing, sister; Mrs. E. Dawson, sister; Miss F. Graham, niece; Mrs. B. Rouh, sister- in-law; Mrs. J. Rouh, sister-in-law; Pvt. Howard Rouh, brother Lt. Comdr. D. T. Jones, Med. Corps (officer who treated Skaggs); Sgt. and Mrs. Marty King; Pvt. and Mrs. Frank Gieshaber; Pvt. Lawrence P. Roger; Miss Anna Patterson; Miss Rita Kane; General Christiansen; Mrs. Assunta Merli, mother of Pvt. Merli; Mr. Egisto Merli, father; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Antoneri
Gen. George C. Marshall; Sec. of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Secretary of War [Henry L. Stimson]; Hon. John McCloy; Adm. Ernest J. King; Adm. William D. Leahy; Lt. Gen. Ackers; Brig. Gen. McFarland
The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]; The Secretary of War [Henry L. Stimson]; The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Adm. William D. Leahy
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Adm. Ernest J. King
(The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal])
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
The Secretary of the Treasury [Fred M. Vinson] The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] The Under Secretary of War Admiral Ernest J. King Lt. Gen. Thomes Handy Hon. Harvey Bundy
Mr. John Green, President, Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, Camden, N.J. Mr. John J. Grogan Mr. Ross D. Blood Mr. Franz Daniel (At suggestion of Secretary Forrestal, who was anxious to have the President talk to Green. The other gentle- men are coming with Mr. Green, at his invitation)
The Secretary of War [Henry L. Stimson] The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] The Acting Secretary of State, Hon. Dean Acheson Gen. George C. Marshall Adm. Ernest J. King Lt. Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift Gen. Ira Eaker (in absence of Gen. Arnold) Adm. William D. Leahy Col. Bernard Thielen Hon. John J. McCloy Col. William H. Kyle Col. H. A. Gerhardt (To present to the President the Japanese surrender papers. Courier arrived last night from Tokyo with papers) Pictures
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Admiral Ernest J. King Hon. Artemus L. Gates, Under Secretary of the Navy Vice Admiral Louis I. Denfield [Denfeld] Hon. Harold Smith, Director, Bureau of the Budget Senator David I. Walsh, Mass. Congressman Carl Vinson, Ga.
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
Mrs. Ernesta Barlow, Chairman of the Women's National Committee for Military Training, N. Y. C. (She saw Secretary Robert Patterson when in Washington, as well as Secretary James Forrestal, on Sep. 25th. Robert Patterson re- commended that perhaps she should see the President. She is returning to Washington for this appointment.)
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
Secretary of the Treasury [Fred M. Vinson] Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] Hon. Edward C. Moran, Jr. (2d Asst. Sec. of Labor) Hon. John Caskie Collett Hon. Chester Bowles (Hon. John Snyder - OFF THE RECORD) Mr. Edwin Witte
(The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]) (The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (Sen. Alben W. Barkley) (Mr. William Mitchell) - Chief Counsel, Pearl Harbor Comm. (Major Correa) OFF THE RECORD - to discuss a Pearl Harbor Directive.
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Sen. David I. Walsh, Mass.; Congr. Carl Vinson, Ga.; Adm. Louis E. Denfeld
The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]; The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Sen. Brien McMahon, Conn.; Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves; Dr. Edward U. Condon; Mr. James Newman, Asst. Deputy Director, Office of War Mobilization and Special Assistant to Senate Committee on Atomic Energy (Senator McMahon asked for this appointment, as serious difference in opinion between committee and War Deparment)
(The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal])
The President presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to: Captain Robert H. Dunlap, USMCR; Lieutenant Richard M. McCool, USN; M/Sgt. Vito R. Bertoldo, USA; Lieutenant Frank Burke, USA; Sergeant Mike Colalillo, USA; T/Sgt. Vernon McGarity. Those invited: Hon. James V. Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN; Chief of Naval Operations; General A.A. Vandegrift, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps; Lt. Col. Fields, USMC, Aide to General Vandegrift; Commander E.B. Fluckey, USN, Aide to the Chief of Naval Operations; Captain and Mrs. Robert H. Dunlap; Captain Edwin C. Clarke, USMC; Lt. Richard M. McCool, Jr., USN; Mrs. Richard M. McCool, Jr. (wife of Lieut. McCool) Mr. and Mrs. R.M. McCool (parents of Lieut. McCool); Miss Frances McCool; Mr. and Mrs. W. Props; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cobean; Miss Jean Edwards; Mr. Harry England; Mr. J.W. Wheeler; Hon. A.S. Mike Monroney, M.C.; Miss Florence Dunlap, (sister of Captain Dunlap); Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]; General Eisenhower; General Handy; General Devers; General Arnold; General Stilwell; Colonel Paul L. Ristroph; Captain and Mrs. J.E. Glancy; Lt. William T. Campbell; Lt. Joseph E. Wingard; Lt. Eli Grubic; Lt. Myer Koonin; Lt. William A. Leftwich; Colonel Philip J. Ebrehadt; Judge Alexander M. Ormsby; Mr. Barney Coons; Mr. William J. Burke; Mr. and Mrs Peter J. Grompone; Mr. John Reagan; Major James Hedrick; Mr. John Stelle, Natl. Commander of the American Legion. Mr. Emory Macintosh; Hon R.C. McMillen, M.C.; Cong. and Mrs. Wm. A. Pittenger; Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Bertoldo; Mrs. Dorthy M. Bertoldo; Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Sutter; S1/c Peter P. Bertoldo; Mrs. William J. Burke; Mrs. Alice Burke. Mr. Vincent L. Burke; Mr. John J. Burke; Mr. Carlo Colalillo; Mr. Pat Colalillo; Mrs. Jennie Sisto; Mrs. Mary Sisto; Mrs. Patrick Colalillo; Congressman Tom Murray; Senator McKellar
Mr. John W. Kenney, General Counsel, for Procurement and Materiel, Navy Department (Secretary James Forrestal asked that the President see him)
(Leave for eggnog party at Secretary James Forrestal's home and from there to dinner at home of Judge Samuel I. Rosenman)
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] (Says only needs ten minutes)
The President will present the Congressional Medal of Honor to Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan, Chaplain Corps, USNR; Lt. Donald A Gary, USN; First Lt. Daniel W. Lee, USA: Sergeant John R. McKinney, USA. Those invited: Mrs. Daniel W. Lee, wife of Lt. Lee; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Lee, parents of Lt. Lee; Mr. and Mrs. Dewey H. McKinney; Mr. Dewey H. McKinney; Miss Betty McKinney; Mrs. Claude Nobley, Jr.; Kenneth C. Royall, Under Secretary of War; General of the Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower; General J.L. Devers; Captain John E. Glancy; Lt. J.E. Wingard; Senator Walter F. George; Senator Richard B. Russell; Congressman John S. Gibson; Congressman Hugh Peterson; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lee; Mr. and Mrs. Miles S. Lee; Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Lee; Mr. Ray Lee; Mr. Romie Lee; Mrs. Bonnie T. Baker; Mrs. Helen T. Bishop; Most Reverend William Arnold, Assistant Military Ordinate; Miss A. Aurigemma; Lt. Comdr. Charles L. Beckstrom; Mr. and Mrs. Milo Boulton; Right Reverend John K. Cartright, D.D; Mr. James J. Casey; Mr. John T. Casey; Mis Mary Casey; Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfeld; Commander E.B. Fluckey; Rev. Charles J. Foley, S.J; Hon. James V. Forrestal; Mrs. Donald A. Gary; Master Kenneth E. Gary; Commander H.H. Hale; Hon. James W. Huffman, Senator from Ohio; Congressman John McCormack: Reverend John J. McEleney, S.J.; Justice Matthew F. McGuire; Reverend Paul A. McNally, S.J.; Most Reverend John W. McNamara; Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz, USN; Mrs. P. Nunno; Mrs. Edward P. O'Brien; Mrs. Alice B. O'Callahan; Mr. and Mrs. Cornelious J. O'Callahan; Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. O'Callahan; Mr. and Mrs. John T. O'Callahan; Hon. Leverett Saltonstall; Captain and Mrs. W.V. Saunders; Reverend Maurice S. Sheehy; Hon. Frederick C. Smith, Cong- ressman from Ohio; Rear Admiral T.L. Sprague; Hon. John L. Sullivan, Asst. Sec Navy for Air; Senator Robert A. Taft, Ohio; Captain E.B. Taylor; Rear Admiral W.N. Thomas; Hon. David I. Walsh, Senator from Massachusetts.
The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]; The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Hon. Kenneth Royall, Under Secretary of War; Hon. Struve Hensel, the Ass't. Secretary of Navy; Mr. Richard R. Deupree. (Deupree newly appointed Exec. Chairman, Army, Navy Munitions Board)
The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]; The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]; The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy.
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfeld; Rear Admiral Sidney Souers. (Arranged through Commodore Vardaman)
The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]; The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]; The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Gen. Thomas T. Handy; Admiral Louis E. Denfeld; Gen. Carl Spaatz. (Appointment arranged through Secretary of War - to discuss Army and Navy pay)
Hon. W. John Kenney, Asst. Secretary of the Navy (Secretary James Forrestal asked that the President see)
The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]; The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] (Requested the appointment)
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Admiral Chester Nimitz; Vice Admiral W.H.P. Blandy.
The President presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to: Master Sergeant Charles L. McGaha, U.S.A.; Commander Richard H. O'Kane, U.S.N. The following people invited: Hon. James Forrestal, Secretary of Navy; Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Vice Admiral Louis P. Denfeld, Chief of Naval Personnel; Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, formerly Commander Submarines, Pacific; Senator Styles Bridges; Senator Charles W. Tobey; Representative Chester B. Herros; representative Sherman Adams; Mrs. Richard R. O'Kane (wife of Comdr. O'Kane); Miss Marsha O'Kane (daughter of Comdr. O'Kane); Master James O'Kane (son of Comdr. O'Kane); Dr. and Mts. W.G. O'Kane (Parents of Comdr. O'Kane); Mrs. Asher Capelle (sister of Comdr. O'Kane); Captain L.B. Taylor, U.S.N., Aide to Sec. of Navy; Commander D.B. Fluckey, U.S.N., Aide to Adm. Nimitz; Lt. Commander & Mrs. B.R. Nagel; Assistant Secretary of Navy, John Sullivan; Senator Tom Stewart; Senator Kenneth McKellar; Representative B. Carroll Reece; Hon. Robert P. Patterson, Sec. of War; General Thomas T. Handy, Deputy Chief of Staff; General J. B. Devers, Commanding General Army Ground Forces; Mrs. Laure McGaha; Mrs. Bertha McGaha; Mrs. Jane McGaha; Miss Vanalda Wilson; T/5 John M. Keene, Jr.; Mrs. Scotty Bean; Mrs. Patricia Tradaway; Captain John E. Glancy; Lt. Jos. E. Wingard; Col. Noah Brinson. (Ceremonies to be held in South Grounds in order that they may be witnessed by two bus-loads of disabled veterans, who had planned to see White House grounds from bus.) [Public Papers: Remarks on Presenting the Congressional Medal of Honor to Commander Richard H. O'Kane, USN, and Master Sergeant Charles L. McGaha, USA]
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfeld (Off Record for one half hour)
(The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Admiral Louis D. Denfeld)
(Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson], Secretary of Navy [James Forrestal], Hon. Dean Acheson, Acting Secretary of State, Admiral William Leahy, Captain Clark Clifford, General Harry Vaughan)
The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]; The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Admiral Chester Nimitz; General Thomas T. Handy, Acting Chief of Staff; General Carl Spaatz, Commanding Genral, A.A.F., General Lauris Norstad. Chief of Plans Division, A.A.F., Captain Clark Clifford; General Harry Vaughan (They will confer on Unification Bill.)
The President motored to home of Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal for dinner.
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] General Dwight Eisenhower Admiral Nimitz Admiral Radford (This is the final meeting on unification. They have sent their reports in.)
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Vice Admiral Louis E.Denfeld (Re personnel matters at the Navy Department)
The President presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to: First Lieutenant John H. Leims, U.S.M.C. Reserve Technical Sergeant John W. Meagher, U.S.A. Technical Sergeant Beauford T. Anderson, U.S.A. Sergeant Alejandro R. Ruiz, U.S.A. Private First Class Dirk J. Vlug, U.S.A. The following officers will accompany the recipients' parties as escorts: Captain Arthur L. Burnham Captain Lezelle Gonano First Lieutenant James R. Maxedon First Lieutenant Joseph R. Wingard There is a list of official guests who have been invited by the War Department. This is as follows: Senator Albert W. Hawks, New Jersey; Mr. William Lehr Senator Albert W. Smith, New Jersey; Mr. Guy Peterson Representative William H. Stevenson, Wisconsin; Pv't Joe Olivas Representative Bartel J. Jonkman, Michigan Representative Antonio Fernadez, New Mexico Secretary of War, Mr. Robert P. Patterson General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Asst. Secretary of War Petersen General Thomas T. Handy; St. Sgt. Peter G. Bolger General Jacob L. Devers Cong. Albert Ewing Thomason, Texas Guests of Technical Sergeant John W. Meagher: Mrs. Ann C. Meagher Mrs. Kathryn Heeman Mr. Thomas V. Meagher Mr. Daniel Meagher Mrs. Margaret Crimmins Mrs. Theresa Fehr Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lomholt Mr. and Mrs. Crimmins Reverend Shovlin Staff Sergeant Beauford T. Anderson's Guests: Mr. William Anderson; Mrs. Marie Kaidor Mrs. Guy Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Carl Turben Miss Helen Anderson Guests of Sergeant Alejandro R. Ruiz: Mrs. Alejandro R. Ruiz Mrs. Atilana R. Velasquez Miss Lucia R. Ruiz Mrs. Selza R. Gonzales Miss Belen R. Velasquez Miss Petro R. Velasquez Mr. Marco S. Licon Guests of Private First Class Dirk J. Vlug: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Vlug Miss Angie Sikkema Mrs. Wesslina DeRoos Miss Alida Vlug Mr. Peter H. Vlug Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brummels The following is a list of names of those invited by the Navy Department: Captain W. R. Smedburg, USN, Aide to Sec. of Navy Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy Senator C. Wayland Brooks, United States Senate Senator Scott W. Lucas, United States Senate Representative William W. Link, House of Representatives Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz, U.S.N., Chief of Naval Operations General A. A. Vandegrift, U.S.M.C., Commandant of Marine Corps Commander E. B. Fluckey, U.S.N., Aide to Chief of Naval Operations Lieut-Colonel D. W. Stonecliffe, U.S.M.C., Aide to Commandant of USMC Mr. and Mrs. Ambrase Leims (parents of Lieutenant Leims) Warrant Office Norman O. Saunders, U.S.M.C. (escort) First Lieutenant John H. Leims, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, recipient of Medal of Honor. A party of forty disabled soldiers and their attendants from Walter Reed Hospital have been invited to attend the ceremony, escorted by Lieutenant Colonel James T. McGibony.
Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy
(Cabinet luncheon. All were present with the exception of the Postmaster General [Robert E. Hannegan], the Secretary of Navy [James V. Forrestal] and the Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson].)
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfeld (Mr. James Forrestal phoned yesterday for this appointment)
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Vice Admiral Louis I. Denfeld, USN (Re Navy Personnel Bill)
The Acting Secretary of State The Acting Secretary of War The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Hon. Loy Henderson General Carl Spaatz General Thos. T. Handy Major General L. Norstad Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Admiral Forrest P. Sherman
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] (The President said he wanted to see him today or tomorrow)
The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]; Captain Foskett The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Admiral William Leahy General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Captain Clark Clifford Admiral Chester Nimitz (The President asked to have them come in)
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] (Asked for this appointment on Monday)
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Vice Admiral John Towers Rear Admiral Charles Pownall, Governor of Guam (Secretary James Forrestal asked that the President see them)
Honorable James V. Forrestal Honorable John L. Sullivan Captain James Foskett Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, Chief of Navy Bureau Personnel
(Honorable Robert Hannegan) (Honorable James Forrestal)
(Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]; Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]; Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]; Admiral Chester Nimitz; General Harry H. Vaughan; Captain James Foskett; Admiral William D. Leahy; General John H. Hilldring) (Secretary of State asked for this "off record" appointment to discuss mandated islands.)
(Mr. Arthur H. Sulzberger, Publisher, New York Times) (Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] suggested appointment)
(The Secretary of Navy [James Forrestal]) (The Secretary of Treasury [John W. Snyder])
(The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (Vice Admiral Louis I. Denfeld) (Captain James Foskett) (Arranged by Captain Foskett, off record)
Mr. Stanton Griffis (Secretary James Forrestal wanted the President to talk to Mr. Griffis during his stay on Washington, and Mr. Frorrestal wanted to talk on the telephone to the President about this appointment a few minutes before Griffis goes in. Griffis is a partner, since 1914, of the Hemphill Noyes & Company, New York Investment Bankers, Chairman, Exective Committee, Paramount Pictures, Inc. since 1936; Chairmen, Board, Madison Square Corporation; Brentano's Bookstores; and a director on a number of Companies)
The President presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to Captain Jefferson J. DeBlanc, USMCR. The following were present: The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz, USN General A.A. Vandergrift, USMC Commander E.B. Fluckey, USN Lieutenant Colonel A. Sutter, USMC Captain Jefferson J. DeBlanc, USMCR Mrs. Jefferson J. DeBlanc, (Wife of Caprtain DeBlanc) Mr. Frank F. DeBlanc (father) Miss Marie DeBlanc (sister) Miss Marguerita DeBlanc (sister) Mr. and Mrs. Joe Elder Captain Ray N. Bishop (escort) Vice Admiral Louis Denfield General Field Harris, USMC The President also awarded at the same time, the following decorations to Technical Sergeant of the Infantry, Llewellyn M. Chilson. The following were present: Ms. Mary M. Chilson (wife) Miss Roberta M. Chilson (Daughter) Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Chilson (Parents) Mr. Louis W. Burns (uncle) Captain Robert O. Graham (escort) Colonel Holmes G. Paullin (escort) General David Barr Decorations received: T.S. Llewellyn W. Chilsom was awarded: Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Cross, First Oak Leaf Cluster Distinguished Service Cross, Second Oak Leaf Cluster The Silver Star The Silver Star with first Oak Leaf Cluster The Legion of Merit The Bronze Star Medal
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
(Left for the home of the Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] where he dined)
(The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (Mr. F. D. Plumley) (The Secretary asked to bring in Mr. Plumley, who is the son of Congressman Plumley of Texas. Off record, used the East Entrance)
(The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Brown) (Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz) (Admiral DeWitt C. Ramsey) (Vice Admiral F. P. Sherman) (Rear Admiral O. S. Colclough) (Captain Phillips) (Captain E. A. Solomons) (Admiral William D. Leahy) (The Secretary of State [James F. Byrnes]) (The Director, Bureau of the Budget) (Honorable Clark M. Clifford) (This is an off-the-record presentation given by the Navy)
[Public Papers: Letter to Secretary Patterson and Secretary Forrestal Concerning Unification of the Armed Services]
The President gave a stag luncheon at the White House in honor of H.R. H. Crown Prince Saud of Saudi Arabia. The following guests were present: H.R.H. Amir Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia H.E. Sheikh Faud Hamza, with rank of Ambassador The Minister of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Soliman Al-Hamad, with rank of Minister Sheikh Ali Alireza, with rank of Counselor of Legation Dr. Adib Intabi, with rank of Counselor of Legation Major Mohamed Al-hamlah, Aide-de-Camp to the Crown Prince The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg Senator Alben W. Barkley Senator Tom Connally Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Representative Sol Bloom Representative Charles A. Eaton Honorable Dean Acheson Honorable Matthew J. Connelly Honorable Charles G. Ross Honorable Stanley Woodward Mr. Loy W. Henderson Major General Harry H. Vaughan Rear Admiral James H. Foskett Brig. Gen Wallace H. Graham Honorable Leslie L. Biffle
The President presented the Medal of Honor to Commander Robert N. Antrim, U. S. N. The following persons were present: The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz, U.S.N. Vice Admiral L.E. Denfeld, U.S.N. Honorable Homer E. Capehart (Senator from Indiana) Honorable William E. Jenner (Senator from Indiana) Honorable Forest A. Harness (Representative from Indiana) Miss Julia Antrim (Daughter of Commander Antrim) Mrs. Robert N. Antrim (Wife of Commander Antrim) Miss Nancy J. Antrim (daughter of Commander Antrim) Lt. Comdr. Joe H. Floyd, U.S.N. (escort) Mrs. Joe H. Floyd Captain W. R. Smedberg, III, U.S.N. (Aide to Sec. of Navy) Comdr. E. B. Fluckey, USN (Aide to Adm. Nimitz) Captain E. B. Dexter, U.S.N. (Office of Public Information)
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]
(The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (Gen. Alexander Vandegrift, Commandant, USMC)
(The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]) (The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (Hon. David Lilienthal) (Admiral William D. Leahy) (This arranged by Admiral William D. Leahy)
DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE The President H.E. Miguel Aleman, President of Mexico H.E. Jaime Torres Bodet, Secretary of Finance H.E. Ramon Betata, Secretary of Finance H.E. Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. H.E. Senor Dr. Luis Quintanilla, Representative to the Pan Am. Union Dr. Jorge Viesca, Private Secretary to the President of Mexico Lt. Gen. Leonardo Ruiz, Military Aide to the President of Mexico Rear Admiral Ignacio Garcia Jurado, Naval Aide to the Pres. of Mexico Dr. Rafael Fuentes, Chief of Protocol The Hon. Senor Don Rafael de la Colina - Mexican Embassy Dr. Enrique Parra, Special Assistant Senor Don Vicente Sanchez Gavito - Mexican Embassy Dr. Carlos Soto Maynez, Personal Physician to President Aleman Major Manuel Martinez Castro, Assistant Military Aide Major Miguel Ramirez Ponce, Assistant Military Aide Captain Alfredo Valdez Flores, Assistant Military Aide The Chief Justice [Fred Vinson] The Speaker [Joseph W. Martin] The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] Hon. Warren R. Austin The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] The Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug] The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg Senator Alben W. Barkley Senator Tom Connally Senator Wallace H. White, Jr. Senator Scott W. Lucas Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Representative Sam Rayburn Representative Sol Bloom Representative Charles A. Eaton Representative Charles A. Halleck General A. A. Vandergrift Hon. Dean Acheson Hon. Walter Thurston Hon. William Benton Hon. Spruille Braden Hon. John R. Steelman Hon. William D. Hassett Hon. Matthew J. Connelly Hon. Charles G. Ross Hon. Clark M. Clifford Hon. Stanley Woodward Hon. Josephus Daniels Hon. John Russell Young Hon. Lindsay C. Warren Dr. Pedro de Alba Hon. John D. Goodlee Hon. David E. Lilienthal Hon. William McC. Martin, Jr. Mr. J. Edgar Hoover Mr. Thomas H. MacDonald Dr. Fred L. Soper Hon. Edgar E. Witt Mr. Philip L. Graham Dr. Cloyd H. Marvin Mr. B. M. McKelway Mr. John T. O'Rourke Rev. Edmund A. Walsh Mr. Ellis Briggs Mr. Guy Ray Senor Fernando Benitez Mr. Feliz Belair, Jr. Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway Rear Adm. J. Cary Jones Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan Rear Adm. James H. Foskett
Rear Admiral Ellery W. Stone, USNR (Arranged by Admiral James Foskett at the request of the Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]--to discuss Allied Control Commission in Italy)
OFF THE RECORD--The President joined a meeting in the Cabinet Room on Portal-to-Portal discussion. The following were present: The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson] The Attorney General [Tom C. Clark] The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] The Secretary of Interior [Julius A. Krug] The Secretary of Labor [Lewis B. Schwellenbach] Honorable Paul Herzog, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board Honorable Charles Murphy Mr. George Elsey Honorable John Steelman
The President presented the Medal for Merit to Honorable John W. Snyder, the Secretary of the Treasury. This was a surprise to Mr. Snyder and Mrs. Snyder invited the followintg guests: Mrs. Truman Mrs. Snyder Miss Drucie Snyder Secretary and Mrs. Clinton Anderson Miss Mae Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Edw. F. Bartelt Honorable Bernard Baruch Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Biffle Mr. H. T. Bodmen Mr. and Mrs. Clark Clifford Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Connelly Miss Rose Conway Attorney General and Mrs. Tom Clark Mr. and Mrs. James O. Cole Mrs. B. Conroy Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Forsyth Rear Admiral and Mrs. James Foskett Secretary and Mrs. James V. Forrestal Mr. Cliff Folger Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Foley, Jr. Mrs. Wallace Graham Mrs. Arthur Gardner John S. Graham John D. Goodloe Miss Margery Pence Mr. Harvey J. Gunderson William Hassett Mrs. James Helm Secretary and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman Dorothy Hodge Henry Hatchel Lord Inverchapel Secretary and Mrs. Julius. A. Krug Mary G. Kelly Judge Latta Admiral William D. Leahy Agent Moloney Secretary and Mrs. George C. Marshall Mexican Ambassador and Senora Monteros Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morrison Anastatia R. Manning H. A. Mulligan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O'Connell Reathel Odum Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Overby Mildred Park Secretary and Mrs. Robert Patterson Elizabeth Pence William W. Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ross General and Mrs. Kenneth C. Royall Mary Russell Commander Schuh Mr. and Mrs. John R. Steelman Secretary and Mrs. Lewis Schwellenbach Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Snyder Baron Silvercruy Mr. and Mrs. G. Earle Stewart Jacqueline Squires Denis Toomey Brig. General and Mrs. Harry H. Vaughan Mr. Justice Vinson and Mrs. Fred Vinson Mr. John Walker Under Secretary Wiggins
(The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (Is coming with the group, off record, at 3.30 pm but he wanted to see the President alone for a few minutes so decided to come fifteen minutes early)
(The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall]) (The Secretary of War [Robert P. Patterson]) (The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (General Dwight D. Eisenhower) (Admiral William D. Leahy) (Admiral Chester Nimitz) (Honorable David Lilienthal) (OFF RECORD - Used East Entrance)
(Left the White House and went aboard the yacht of the Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] for an informal.)
(The President motored to the home of the Secretary of the Navy, Honorable James V. Forrestal, where he dined.)
(Mr. E. Palmer Hoyt, Editor, Denver Post) (Mr. James Forrestal arranged this with the President yesterday. Mr. Hoyt will come to see Mr. Matthew Connelly and see the President, off record)
The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] The Secretary of War [Kenneth C. Royall] (The President asked them to come in)
(The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal]) (The Secretary of War [Kenneth C. Royall]) (Honorable John L, Sullivan, Under Secretary of the Navy) (Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Assistant Secretary of War) (Admiral William D. Leahy) (General Dwight D. Eisenhower) (Admiral Chester Nimitz) (General Carl Spaatz) (Dr. John R. Steelman) (Honorable Clark Clifford) (Admiral Sidney Souers) (Off record meeting--held in the Cabinet Room)