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s NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND UNIVERSITY TUESDAY RECORDS JANUARY 29, 1952 SERVICE" was GOVE 10:00 am (Staff) 11:00 am (Colonel Edward Condon ) (Captain Russell Noblet) (Came to see Mr. Connelly and saw the President OFF RECORD) 11:10 am (Honorable David Niles) OFF THE RECORD 11:15 am Mr. Bert Femmer, National Committeeman for Young Democrats, State of Missouri (From New Madrid; appointment requested by Congressman Jones of Missouri.) 11:30 am (Congressman Clarence Cannon, Missouri) OFF THE RECORD (Called Mr. Connelly last Friday and asked if he could see the President off Record) 11:45 am (Mr. Edward Murrow, of Columbia Broadcasting Company) (Mr. Short brought him in) OFF THE RECORD (Mr. Murrow asked for this OFF RECORD appointment) 12:00 The President presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Hubert L. Lee, USA, and Sergeant Joseph Rodriguez, USA. The following guests were present in the Conference Room of the Old State Department Building for the ceremony: RELATIVES OF RECIPIENTS: LEE, Mr. Charles O. (father) PELEZO, Mr. and Mrs. Vay (brother-in-law and sister of Sgt. Lee) RODRIGUEZ, Miss Josephine (sister) RODRIGUEZ, Corporal Ramon (brother) ARANDA, Miss Rose (fiancee of Sgt. Rodriguez) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS: KNOWLAND, Senator William F., of California NIXON, Senator Richard M., of California STENNIS, Senator John C., of Mississippi EASTLAND, Senator James 0., of Mississippi SHEPPARD, Representative Harry R., of California SMITH, Representative Frank E., of Mississippi DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OFFICIALS: WILLIAMS, Col. E. A., Army Headquarters Commandant ROTZ, Capt. Solomon G., Asst. to Army Headquarters Commandant BRADLEY, General Omar N., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff HESS, Lt. Col. Buie, Adjutant General's Office THORPE, 1st Lt. Thomas D., Escort for Lee Party HARRIS, 1st Lt. Howard W., Escort for Rodriguez Party LOVETT, Hon. Robert A., Secretary of Defense BENDETSEN, Hon. Karl R., Asst. Secretary of the Army COLLINS, General J. Lawton, Chief of Staff, USA