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THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1955
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
9:45 am The President departed the House for the Office.
12:20 pm Departed the Office and returned to the House.
2:00 pm Departed the House and went to the Office.
4:00 pm The President departed the Office and returned to the House, via
Mr. Cliff Roberts suite.
(Heavy rains throughout the day)
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THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1955
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
11:00 am
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the House enroute to
the Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church.
11:10 am
Arrived at the Church.
11:15 am
Church Service began.
12:12 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the Church and returned
to the House.
12:19 pm
Arrived at the House.
1:00 pm
The President teed off with the following:
Mr. Zig Larman
Mr. Frank Willard
Mr. Ed Dudley
3:50 pm
Completed 18 holes.
4:40 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower and Mrs. Doud, accompanied by the
following, departed the House enroute to Bush Airfield.
Mr. Cliff Roberts
Mr. William Robinson
Mr. Ellis Slater
Mr. Frank Willard
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Gosden
5:05 pm Arrived Bush Airfield and boarded Columbine.
5:13 pm Airborne for Washington, D. C.
7:00 pm Arrived MATS Terminal. The President and Mrs. Eisenhower and guests
deplaned.
7:10 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower and Mrs. Doud departed the Airport
and motored to the White House.
7:25 pm
Arrived at the White House.
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Gosden, Mr. Cliff Roberts, Mr. Ellis Slater and
Mr. Frank Willard, made connections at Washington National Airport
with airplanes bound for New York.
Mr. William Robinson remained in Washington but did not return to the
White House with the President and Mrs. Eisenhower.
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THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1955
8:30 am Congressman Daniel Reed, New York
9:00 am
(Hon. Howard Pyle, former Governor of Arizona)
(Mr. William Robinson, New York)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
9:45 am Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
(Hon. Bryce Harlow)
(Forty-five minutes)
10:30 am
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(Usual Monday appointment)
11:00 am Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
(Hon. Bryce Harlow)
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
(Arranged by Col. Goodpaster)
11:30 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
(Usual Monday appointment)
1:00 pm
The following had Luncheon with the President:
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. 0. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Ambassador to the U. N.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Gerald Morgan
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Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Bryce Harlow
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Hon. Kevin McCann
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1955
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2:00 pm Joint Cabinet-Congressional Leadership Meeting
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, 0. D. M.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Ambassador to the U.N.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Sen. William F. Knowland, California
Sen. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Sen. Eugene Millikin, Colorado
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. Charles Halleck, Indiana
Cong. Leslie Arends, Illinois
Cong. Leo Allen, Illinois
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
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Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Kevin McCann
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Arthur Minnich
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1955
8:30 am Hon. Theodore Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Hon. Abbott Washburn, Assistant Director, U. S. I. A.
Mr. Leland S. Briggs, Chief of Press Section, U. S. I. A.
(Mr. Streibert's Monthly appointment)
9:00 am The Rev. Dr. Ralph Waldo Lloyd, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in
the U. S. A., and group
(Appointment requested by Dr. Elson - to pay respects) The following
were also present:
The Rev. Dr. Wade H. Boggs, Sr., Moderator of the Presbyterian
Church in the U. S.
The Rev. Dr. George A. Long, President of Pittsburgh-Xenia
Theological Seminary of the United Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Dr. Eugene C. Blake, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly,
Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. and President, National
Council of Churches
The Rev. William H. Kepler, Moderator of the Presbytery of
Washington City, Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A.
The Rev. Dr. Edward L. R. Elson, Minister, the National Presbyterian
Church, Washington, D. C.
9:30 am The President received group from the National Cartoonists Society.
(Presented bound copy of the cartoons made of the President at the
Breakfast of their Society last June 24, 1954) The following
were present:
Mr. Walt Kelly, President, National Cartoonists Society
Mr. Rube Goldberg, honorary President, National Cartoonists Society
Mr. Alex Raymond, A Society past President and Chairman of its
National Affairs Committee
Mr. Milton Caniff, Society past President and Chairman of its
Ethics Committee
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. W. R. Burgess, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary
Affairs
Hon. Earl 0. Shreve, National Director of the Savings Bonds Division
Mr. Jacob Mogelever, Savings Bonds contact man with the Cartoonists
Mr. Nils A. Lennartson, Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury
10:00 am Mr. Joseph F. Barr, National Commander, the Jewish War Veterans
Mr. Bernard Weitzer, Legislative Representative of Jewish War Veterans
(Hon. Earle Chesney)
(Annual Call - to pay respects)
10:20 am (Hon. Arthur S. Flerming, Director, 0. D. M.) OFF THE RECORD
10:30 am (General Sir Humfrey Gale) OFF THE RECORD
(Arranged by Colonel Schulz)
11:10 am (Hon. Leonard Hall, Chairman, Republican National Committee) OFF THE RECORD
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11:30 am H.E. Signor Alberto Tarchiani, the Ambassador of Italy
(Hon. John F. Simmons, Chief of Protocol)
(The Italian Ambassador is leaving his post and asked to pay
farewell call on the President.)
11:40 am
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
(Hon. James Hagerty)
OFF THE RECORD
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
1:00 pm (LUNCH)
2:00 pm
(Hon. Howard Pyle, former Governor of Arizona)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
2:15 pm
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
OFF THE RECORD
(Briefed the President on N. S. C.)
3:15 pm
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Robert Murray, Assistant Secretary of Commerce
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1955
7:50 am The President left for the National Presbyterian Church, where he
attended a Service of Intercession and Holy Communion.
9:00 am Sen. William F. Knowland, California
9:15 am National Security Council
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, 0. D. M.
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., The Attorney General
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Hon. Val Peterson, Administrator, Federal Civil Defense Administration
Hon. Arthur F. Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army
Hon. Charles S. Thomas, Secretary of the Navy
Hon. Harold E. Talbott, Secretary of the Air Force
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, for the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Chief of Staff of the Army
Adm. Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations
Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Commandant, U. S. Marine Corps
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
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Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. c.
1:00 pm (LUNCH)
2:30 pm Mr. J. Herbert Burke, Candidate for Congress, 6th District of Florida
Mr. Bob Leeds, assisting in Mr. Burke's campaign
Mr. Brockhurst, photographer
2:55 pm Hon. Claude O. Vardaman, Chairman, Republican State Executive Committee
of Alabama
(To be Republican National Committeeman from Alabama - to pay respects)
2:56 pm
(Hon. Bryce Harlow)
3:00 pm (Hon. Sherman Adams joined Mr. Harlow in the President's office)
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1955
8:30 am (Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.) OFF THE RECORD
12:05 pm
(The President left the White House and motored to the Capitol)
12:30 pm
The President delivered his State of the Union Message before a
Joint Session of the Congress assembled in the House of Representatives.
1:42 pm The President and Mrs. Eisenhower returned to the White House.
1:43 pm
(The President left the White House and motored to Burning Tree, where
he had Luncheon and played golf with Col. Thomas Belshe)
2:08 pm
(Arrived Burning Tree)
5:51 pm
(Departed Burning Tree)
6:16 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
7:30 pm
The President gave a Stag Dinner for the following:
Hon. Sherman Adams, Assistant to the President
Mr. H. Meade Alcorn, Lawyer, Hartford, Connecticut
Mr. Ralph H. Bonnell, Director, Winchester National Bank
Mr. Thomas B. Butler, President, Safe Deposit & Trust Co., Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Arthur Godfrey, Radio & Television Entertainer, New York
Mr. Edward G. Janeway, Retired - S. Londonderry, Vermont
Mr. Robert Lehman, Investment Banker, New York
Hon. John D. Lodge, former Covernor of Connecticut
Mr. Samuel Lubell, Writer, New York
Mr. Barak T. Mattingly, Lawyer, St. Louis, Missouri
Mr. Robert E. McConnell, Retired Mining Engineer, The Plains, Va.
Mr. Junius 3. Morgan, Director, J. P. Morgan & Co., New York
Mr. Thomas J. Paolino, Lawyer, Providence, Rhode Island
Mr. Thomas A. Pappas, Exporter-Importer, New York
Mr. Fred C. Scribner, Jr., Lawyer - Portland, Maine
Mr. Frank J. Sulloway, Lawyer, Concord, New Hampshire
Hon. Herbert B. Warburton, Former Member of Congress, Delaware
Mr. Louis Van N. Washburn, Retired - Center Ossipee, New Hampshire
Hon. Leonard W. Hall, Chairman, Republican National Committee
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1955
8:30 am Hon. Charles E. Saltsman, Under Secretary of State
(Is resigning from the State Department. Came in to pay his
respects and say goodbye)
9:00 am Hon. Clare Boothe Luce, American Ambassador to Italy
(Mrs. Luce requested this thru Protocol, to discuss critical
political and economic problems in Italy.)
9:30 am
Cabinet Meeting
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. True D. Morse, Under Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Walter Williams, Under Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. Robert Cutler
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Kevin McCann
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Gerald Morgan
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Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Arthur Minnich
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11:30 am Senator Walter George, Georgia
(Hon. Jack Martin)
12:45 pm
The President received Mary Kosloski, the 1955 MARCH OF DIMES Poster Girl
(Arranged at request of National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis)
The following were present:
Mary Kosloski, of Colliersville, Tennessee, aged five
Mrs. Peter Paul Kosloski, (Mother)
Lt. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem, U.S.A. (Ret'd), of Atlanta, Georgia,
National Chairman for the Armed Forces of the March of
Dimes (representing Basil O'Connor, President of the National
Foundation)
Hon. Samuel Spencer, President, Board of Commissioners, District
of Columbia and General Chairman of D. C. March of Dimes
Mr. Bryson Rash, of American Broadcasting Co.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1955
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1:00 pm (Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury, had Luncheon
with the President)
2:20 pm
(The President and Mrs. Eisenhower and Mrs. John Eisenhower
departed the White House and motored to Camp David, Maryland)
(The First Lady and Mrs. John Bisenhower left the Presidential
Motorcade and motored to Gettysburg and then joined the President
at Camp David)
4:15 pm
(The President arrived at Camp David, Maryland, where he spent
the week-end)
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1955
CAMP DAVID, MARYLAND
10:30 am The President departed Camp David, Maryland, and motored to
his home in Gettysburg.
12:50 pm The President returned to Camp David, Maryland.
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2:46 pm The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed Camp David, Maryland,
and motored to Washington, D. C.
4:45 pm Arrived at the White House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1955
8:00 am Dr. Milton Eisenhower had Breakfast with the President.
11:00 am
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(Usual Monday appointment)
11:45 am
Sen. Ralph E. Flanders, Vermont
(The Senator advised he was in receipt of a letter making the
President an honorary member of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, and wished to personally present it to
the President.)
12:05 pm
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
12:30 pm
Mr. Loyd Wright, of Los Angeles, California
(Hon. Bernard Shanley)
(Mr. Wright is President of the American Bar Association. Appointment
arranged at the request of the Attorney General)
12:55 pm
(Mr. Joseph Finnegan)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
OFF THE RECORD
(Mr. Finnegan is a candidate for the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Board)
1:00 pm
Senator James Duff, Pennsylvania, had Luncheon with the President.
2:00 pm
(Cong. Walt Horan, Washington)
(Dr. Frank Warren, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington)
(OFF THE RECORD)
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2:00 pm Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Mr. Stephen Benedict
(This is Mr. Flemming's usual fortnightly appointment)
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Hon. Robert Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold Talbott, Secretary of the Air Force
2:40 pm
The Secretary of Agriculture and representatives of the Citrus
Merchandising Committee
(Presented to the President a crystal bowl filled with oranges
and grapefruit from all citrus producing states, in connection
with their campaign "Citrus Fruits for Winter Health".) The
following were present:
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Mr. J. J. Parrish, Chairman, Florida Citrus Commission
Mr. Frank Wilcox, General Manager, Sunkist Growers, Inc., of
California and Arizona
Mr. Austin Anson, Member of the National Citrus Merchandising
Committee, Texas
Mr. Frank D. Arn, Director of Merchandising Florida Citrus
Commission and Chairman, National Citrus Merchandising Com.
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1955
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2:40 pm Citrus Merchandising Committee (Continued)
Mr. Horace Etchison, Member of the National Citrus Merchandising
Committee, Texas.
Mr. James T. Hopkins, Public Relations Director for National
Citrus Merchandising Committee.
3:00 pm Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
(Hon. Jack Martin)
7:30 pm The President gave a Stag Dinner for the following:
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Mr. Ray C. Bliss, President, Tower Agency, Inc., Akron, Ohio
Mr. Paul Block, Jr., Publisher, Toledo Blade, Ohio
Mr. Harold Boeschenstein, President, Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Corporation, Toledo, Ohio
Cong. Clarence J. Brown, Ohio
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., The Attorney General
Mr. Alvin C. Cast, Real Estate & Insurance, Indiana
Hon. Thomas E. Dewey, Attorney at Law, & former Governor of New York
Mr. John Feikens, Lawyer, Detroit, Michigan
Hon. Leonard W. Hall, Chairman, Republican National Committee
Mr. Roscoe C. Hobbs, Hobbs Western Co., St. Louis, Missouri
Mr. Morton H. Hollingsworth, Real Estate, Illinois
Mr. Len Jordan, Chairman, International Joint Commission, State Dept.
Mr. James S. McDonnell, Jr., President, McDonnell Aircraft Corp.,
St. Louis, Missouri
Hon. Jack Martin, Administrative Assistant to the President
Mr. Don C. Pierson, Road Construction, Iowa
Mr. Eugene Pulliam, Publisher, Indianapolis Star
Mr. Henry E. Ringling, Vice President, Director, Baraboo National
Bank, Wisconsin
Hon. Thomas E. Stephens, Secretary to the President
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1955
8:30 am
Legislative Leaders
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Sen. William F. Knowland, California
Sen. Eugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Sen. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Sen. Frank Carlson, Kansas
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. Charles A. Halleck, Indiana
Cong. Leo E. Allen, Illinois
Cong. Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
Cong. Edward H. Rees, Kansas
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Warren B. Irons, Director, Bureau of Departmental Operations, C.S.C.
Hon. Carter Burgess, Assistant Secretary of Defense
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. Kevin McCann
Hon. Murray Snyder
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster
Hon. Gerald Morgan
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Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Earle Chesney
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10:45 am The President's Advisory Committee on a National Highway Program
(Arranged at the request of General Clay) The following were present:
General Lucius D. Clay, Chairman
Mr. Stephen D. Bechtel, President, Bechtel Corp., San Francisco, Calif.
Mr. David Beck, President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
Seattle, Washington
Mr. S. Sloan Colt, President, Bankers Trust Co., New York, N. Y.
Mr. William A. Roberts, President, Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co.,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
11:30 am The President received the Fellows and Trustees of the Eisenhower
Exchange Fellowships, Inc.
(Arranged at request of Chairman McCabe) The following were present:
Eisenhower Exchange Fellows:
Mr. Frederick S. Arkhurst, Gold Coast
Mr. Muhammad Ayub, Pakistan
Mr. Gabriel Baldovinos de la Pena, Mexico
Mr. Felix Sing Yah Chang, Formosa
Mr. Suleyman Demirel, Turkey
Mr. Enrique Edwards Orrego, Chile
Mr. Yonosuke Goto, Japan
Mr. Vittorio Lucarelli, Italy
Mr. John Stephen Pesmazoglu, Greece
Mr. Chalong Pungtrakul, Thailand
Mr. Akhoury Sitanath, India
Mr. Guy E. Noyes, U. S. A.
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11:30 am Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Inc. (Continued)
Officers of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships:
Hon. Thomas B. McCabe, Chairman
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Vice Chairman
Mr. Philip D. Reed, Vice Chairman
Mr. Edwin T. Gibson, President
Mr. J. Hampton Parnes, Executive Director
Trustees of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships:
Mr. Clarence Francis, Chairman of the Program Planning Com.
Mr. Ben Hibbs, Chairman of the Publicity Committee
Mr. Robert Anderson
Mr. Juan Trippe
Mr. John B. Fox, former Executive Director
12:00
Dr. Harold W. Dodds, President, Princeton University
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Dr. Dodds requested this to talk about work of the Task Force
on personnel of Hoover Commission on Organization of Executive
Branch of Government. Stated that President Hoover considered
1t desirable that he, Dodds, acquaint the President with their
principal recommendations.)
12:30 pm The President presented the Big Brother of the Year Award to Mr. C. S.
Mott, of Flint, Michigan.
(This award is made annually to an outstanding American because of
his contribution to the welfare of the youth of America. Last
year the President made the presentation to Captain Eddie Rickenbacker.)
The following were present:
Mr. Charles C. Berwind, President, Big Brothers of America, Phila, Pa.
Mrs. Charles G. Berwind
Mr. Devere Bobier, Flint, Michigan
Mr. Everett A. Cummings, Flint, Michigan
Mr. Robert E. Curry, New York, New York
Hon. Chase M. Davies, Judge, Hamilton County Probate Court,
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Gilbert A. Deibel, Saginaw, Michigan
Mr. A. G. DeLorenzo, Flint, Michigan
Mr. Felix Gentile, Executive Director, Big Brothers of America,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. George V. Gundry, Flint, Michigan
Sen. Thomas C. Hennings, Jr., Missouri
Mr. Dunbar Holmes, Boston, Massachusetts
Mr. Charles B. Levinson, Rossmoyne, Ohio
Mr. Frank J. Manley, Flint, Michigan
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Mott and children, Stewart & Mary Ann, Flint, Mich.
Mr. Harding Mott, Flint, Michigan
Sen. Charles E. Potter, Michigan
Mr. Lloyd Olds, with Sen. Potter
Mr. Heber H. Rice
Mr. Edgar Rand, St. Louis, Missouri
Mr. Norfleet Rand, St. Louis, Missouri
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Mr. Gerald H. Rideout, Flint, Michigan
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12:30 pm Big Brother of the Year Award (Continued)
Mr. Robert N. Rosenthal, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Albert G. Ruben, Los Angeles, California
Mr. Joseph Ryder, Flint, Michigan
Canon John Samuel, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Mr. Maurice Schwarz, Jr., Los Angeles, California
Mr. I. M. Scott, President, Winner Manufacturing Co., Trenton, N. J.
Mr. Woodrow Skaff, Flint, Michigan
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Mr. Donald W. Thornburgh, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dr. Harold Woughter, Flint, Michigan
Hon. Luther W. Youngdahl, Judge, U. S. District Court, Wash., D. C.
Mr. Eugene N. Zeigler, Florence, South Carolina
12:45 pm
(Mr. Daniel Parker, Parker Pen Co.) OFF THE RECORD
(Mr. Bruce Jeffrin)
(Mr. Parker wrote Col. Schulz and asked if he might come to
Washington and give the President their new product, a liquid
pencil. The pen set on the President's desk is a present
from Parker. Mr. Parker knew the President in the Philippines
and wanted to talk about old times as well as give him the
pencil.)
1:00 pm Admiral Arthur W. Radford had Luncheon with the President.
2:00 pm (Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.) OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
2:20 pm Hon. Leonard Hall, Chairman, Republican National Committee
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1955
8:00 am The Vice President had Breakfast with the President.
9:00 am
Hon. David Bruce
(Arranged at the suggestion of the Secretary of State)
9:30 am Hon. Strom Thurmond, National President, Reserve Officers Association
of the United States, Inc.
Major MacArthur Manchester, Editor, Reserve Officers Magazine
(Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster)
(The President handed Sen. Thurmond a message he is giving this
Association to be read at the banquet of their National Council
on February 5th, in observance of National Defense Week.)
10:00 am
(Mr. Hagerty)
10:30 am
Press Conference
11:15 am
(Hon. Maxwell Rabb)
12:04 pm
(The President departed the White House and motored to Burning Tree.)
12:27 pm
(Arrived at Burning Tree. The President had Luncheon and played golf
with the following:)
(Colonel Thomas Belshe)
(Mr. Leonard J. Bernard)
(Hon. Harold C. Stuart)
5:31 pm
(The President departed Burning Tree and motored to the White House.)
5:57 pm
(The President arrived at the White House)
6:00 pm
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
(Hon. James S. Lay)
(OFF THE RECORD AT THE WHITE HOUSE)
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1955
9:00 am (Mr. Charles Tompkins) OFF THE RECORD
9:15 am Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
9:30 am Miss Bertha S. Adkins, Assistant to the Chairman, Republican National
Committee
(Hon. Thomas E. Stephens)
(Miss Adkins wanted to tell the President of the activities she
has planned for her women's group for coming year)
10:00 am
National Security Council
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, The Secretary of State
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Acting Secretary of Defense
Brig. Gen. Robert W. Porter, Jr., for the Director, F.O.A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Hon. Allen Dulles, Director, C. I. A.
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
12:25 pm
The President left for the Statler Hotel, where he extended Brief
Greetings to a Luncheon Meeting of the Association of American
Colleges.
1:00 pm
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1955
9:00 am Cabinet Meeting
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. Herman Phleger, Legal Advisor, Department of State
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Robert Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. D. A. Fitzgerald, Acting Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur Flemming, Director, 0. D. M.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Percival Brundage, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Charles H. Kendall, General Counsel, 0. D. M.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Percival Brundage, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Charles H. Kendall, General Counsel, O. D. M.
Hon. Samuel M. Brownell, Commissioner of Education, H.E.W.
Mr. Cushman McGee, with R.W. Pressprich Co., N.Y. (with H.E.W. people)
Hon. Walter W. Stewart, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Neil H. Jacoby, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
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Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Arthur Minnich
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The Secretary of Defense
The Director, F. 0. A.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
12:15 pm Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
12:30 pm Mr. Gardner Cowles, Editor of LOOK and Publisher of Des Moines
Register & Tribune
(Mr. Cowles requested this thru his Washington Bureau)
12:45 pm
H.R.H. the Duke of Windsor
H.E. Sir Roger Makins, the British Ambassador
(Hon. John Simmons, Chief of Protocol)
(The British Ambassador requested this, informally, thru Protocol,
for the Duke of Windsor to pay his respects while in Washington)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1955
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1:00 pm (LUNCH)
2:00 pm Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, A. E. C.
(Admiral Strauss requested this)
2:15 pm Mr. W. Harold Brenton, Treasurer of the Republican National Conmittee
(Came in to pay his respects)
2:25 pm Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
AT THE WHITE HOUSE:
5:30 pm (Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Carter) OFF THE RECORD
9:00 pm The President and Mrs. Eisenhower gave a reception in honor of the
Members of Congress and their wives.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1955
9:05 am
(Hon. Harold E. Talbott, Secretary of the Air Force)
(One hour)
OFF THE RECORD
10:05 am
(Mr. Hagerty)
10:25 am
(General Cutler)
10:40 am
(Governor Adams)
10:55 am
(Mr. Shanley)
11:00 am
(Mr. Hopkins)
11:07 am
(Colonel Goodpaster)
11:11 am
(Dr. Gabriel Hauge)
11:30 am
(Mrs. Whitman)
12:00 noon
(Mrs. Gerde Kraft, wife of former Foreign Minister of Denmark)
(Mr. Kraft, her son)
(Mrs. Eisenhower asked if the President would see these
people for a few minutes)
OFF THE RECORD
12:20 pm
(Mr. Shanley)
1:00 pm
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11:00 am The President and Mrs. Eisenhower attend the eleven o'clock Service
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MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1955
9:00 am Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
10:15 am Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(Longer appointment - went over the Economic Message)
11:45 am Hon. Eric Johnston
(Asked if might see the President before leaving on another trip)
12:30 pm Mr. Homer Brinkley, Executive Vice President, National Council of
Farmer Cooperatives
(Mr. Brinkley requested this appointment, which was approved by
Secretary Benson)
1:00 pm (LUNCH)
2:00 pm (Hon. Arthur Flemming, Director, O. D. M)
(Hon. Robert Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense)
(OFF THE RECORD)
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5:00 pm (Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State) OFF THE RECORD
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1955
8:30 am Legislative Leaders
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Sen. William F. Knowland, California
Sen. Bugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. Charles A. Halleck, Indiana
Cong. Leo E. Allen, Illinois
Cong. Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Kevin McCann
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Hon. Gerald Morgan
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Hon. Arthur Minnich
11:00 am Alfred L. English, National Commander, Disabled American Veterans
Mr. Omar W. Clark, National Legislative Director
Captain Cicero F. Hogan, Director of Claims
(Conmander English asked to pay his respects while in Washington today)
11:30 am The President received Committee for an Adequate Overseas Information
Program.
(Requested by Abbott Washburn. This is newly created group to build
popular support for program of USIA, and to help in effort to get
adequate appropriations from Congress.) The following were present:
BERNAYS, Edward L., Chairman
BARRETT, Edward W., formerly Assistant Secretary of State for
Public Affairs
BERNSTEIN, S. R., Managing Editor, Advertising Age
CHERNE, Leo M., Executive Secretary, Research Institute of America
COWLES, Fleur, Assistant Editor, Look Magazine
CRABTREE, Nate L., Director of Public Relations, General Mills, Inc.
DAVIS, Elmer, formerly Director, Office of War Information
HULTEN, Charles M., Professor, Department of Journalism, University
of California
LARRABEE, C. B., Chairman of the Board, Printers' Ink
LINEN, James A., Publisher, Time Magazine
LOGAN, Harlan, Director of Public Relations, Corning Glass Works
LYONS, Louis M., Curator, Nieman Fellowships, Harvard University
MOORE, Charles F., Jr., Director of Public Relations, Ford
Motor Company
RIEGEL, O. W., Director, Lee Memorial Journalism Foundation,
Washington and Lee University
SMITH, Paul C., President, Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.; formerly
Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
STREIBERT, Hon. Theodore C., Director, U.S.I.A.
WASHBURN, Hon. Abbott, Assistant Director, U.S.I.A.
ROCKEFELLER, Hon. Nelson, Special Assistant to the President
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12:15 pm The President received the Board of Directors and Officers of the
American Farm Bureau Federation.
(Asked if might have opportunity to meet briefly with the President
while they were in session in Washington. The Secretary of
Agriculture recommended that the appointment be arranged.)
The following were present:
ALLEN, Lewis F., Kentucky FBF, Bowling Green, Kentucky
ANDERSEN, Arthur L., Colorado FB, 1525 Arapahoe Street, Denver, Colo.
DUDLEY, George, President, Connecticut FB Assn, Inc., Litchfield, Conn.
FLEMING, Roger, Secretary-Treasurer, American Farm Bureau Federation,
425 - 13th Street, N.W., Washington 4, D. C.
FOSTER, Creston J., Director of Information, American Farm Bureau
Federation, 2300 Merchandise Mart, Chicago 54, Illinois
GILLESPIE, Ralph T., President, Washington SFB, 2114 Sprague Ave.,
Spokane 31, Washington
HAMMOND, J. Walter, President, Texas FBF, 117 S. Fifth Street,
Waco, Texas
HATCH, Curtis, President, Wisconsin FBF, 18 S. Thornton St.,
Madison 1, Wisconsin
HEAPS, Wilson A., President, Maryland FBF, Street, Maryland
HILL, E. Howard, President, Iowa FBF, 10th and Grand, Des Moines 9, Iowa
LAMBSON, Lorenzo D., Massachusetts FBF, Inc., Southwick, Massachusetts
LAUTERBACH, Asst. Sec-Treasurer, American Farm Bureau Federation,
2300 Merchandise Mart, Chicago 54, Illinois
MARSHALL, Charles, President, Nebraska FBF, 309 Federal Securities
Building, Lincoln 8, Nebraska
RANDOLPH, Walter L., Vice President, American Farm Bureau Federation
201 Clayton Street, Box 1631, Montgomery, Alabama
SCHENCK, Hassil E., President, Indiana FB, Inc., 130 E. Washington
Street, Indianapolis 4, Indiana
SHAW, R. Flake, Exec. Vice President, North Carolina FBF, 414
North Elm Street, Greensboro, North Carolina
SHUMAN, Charles B., President, American Farm Bureau Federation,
2300 Merchandise Mart, Chicago 54, Illinois
SLUSHER, H. E., President, Missouri FBF, 208 E. Capitol Avenue,
Jefferson City, Missouri
SMITH, Mrs. Haven, Chairman, AFB Women's Committee, Chappell, Nebraska
stevens, Boswell, President, Mississippi FBF, 221 N. President,
Jackson 5, Mississippi
SWANSON, Ray V., Idaho FBF, Pocatello, Idaho
WILSON, George H., President, California FBF, 2223 Fulton Street,
Berkeley 4, California
WINGATE, H. L., President, Georgia FBF, 379 New Street, Macon, Ga.
LYNN, John C., Legislative Director, American Farm Bureau
Federation, 425 - 13th Street, N. W., Washington 4, D. C.
1:00 pm (LUNCH)
2:00 pm
(The President stopped by the Cabinet Room and greeted the first
meeting of 1955 of the Sub-Cabinet)
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2:15 pm (Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.) OFF THE RECORD
3:30 pm (Hon. Robert Cutler)
(Briefed the President on N. S. C.)
8:00 pm The President and Mrs. Eisenhower gave a dinner in honor of the
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1955
8:00 am Senator William F. Knowland, California, had Breakfast with the
President.
9:00 am Hon. C. Douglas Dillon, American Ambassador to France
(Ambassador Dillon requested this thru Department of State)
9:30 am
Congresswoman Frances P. Bolton, Ohio
(Mrs. Bolton requested this appointment, declining to state the
purpose of the call. She asked that she might see the President
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10:30 am Press Conference
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11:15 am The President received the Members of the Committee for the Exhibition
of 19th Century French Paintings from American Collections, at the
Orangerie, Paris, in the Spring of 1955.
(Arranged at suggestion of Ambassador Dillon and William Burden,
of Museum of Modern Art, and Chairman of this Committee, as was
felt a call on the President and attendant publicity would help
greatly in the launching of the Exhibition, which it is expected
will strengthen long friendship between the two countries. The
exhibition being held at request of French Ministry of Education.)
The following were present:
BURDEN, William A. M., New York City, Chairman
SOBY, James Thrall, New Canaan, Conn., Chairman, Selection Com.
McCRAY, Porter, Secretary of the Committee, ex-officio, and
Director, International Program, Museum of Modern Art
de JUNIAC, Hon. Gontran, Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of the
Republic of France
BLISS, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods
BLOCK, Mr. Leigh B., Chicago, Illinois
BREESKIN, Mrs. Adelyn D., Director, Baltimore Museum of Art,
Baltimore, Maryland
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. Charles C., Director, Wadsworth Atheneum,
Hartford, Conn.
EMERSON, Mr. Guy, Vice Director, Samuel H. Kress Foundation,
New York City
FINLEY, Mr. David E., Director, National Gallery of Art,
Washington, D. C.
GODWIN, Mr. Blake-More, Director, the Toledo Museum of Art,
Toledo, Ohio
GOLDSCHMIDT, Mr. Jakob, New York, New York
HILLMAN, Mr. Alex L., New York, New York
HITCHCOCK, Mr. Henry-Russell, Director, Smith College Museum
of Art, Philadelphia, Pa.
HOWE, Mr. Thomas Carr, Director, California Palace of the
Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California
INGERSOLL, Mr. R. Sturgis, President, Philadelphia Museum
of Art, Philadelphia, Pa.
KING, Mr. Edward S., Director, The Walters Art Gallery,
Baltimore, Maryland
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11:15 am Members of the Committee for the Exhibition of 19th Century French
Paintings from American Collections (Continued)
LEVY, Mrs. David M., New York, New York
MAXON, Mr. John, Director, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School
of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
NAGEL, Mr. Charles, Director, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
PEAT, Mr. Wilbur, Director, The John Herron Art Institute,
Indianapolis, Indiana
PHILLIPS, Mr. Duncan, President and Director, The Phillips Gallery,
Washington, D. C.
PITCAIRN, The Reverend Theodore, Bryn Athyn, Pa.
PLIMPTON, Mr. Russell A., Director, Minneapolis Institute of Arts,
Minneapolis, Minn.
RATHBONE, Mr. Perry T., Director, City Art Museum of St. Louis,
St. Louis, Missouri
REDMOND, Mr. Roland L., President, the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, New York
ROBINSON, Mr. Frederick B., Director, Springfield Museum of Fine
Arts, Springfield, Mass.
ROCKEFELLER, Hon. Nelson, Special Assistant to the President
ROSS, Mr. Marvin Chauncey, Director, Los Angeles County Museum,
Los Angeles, California
ROUSSEAU, Mr. Theodore, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
SACHS, Mr. Howard J., New York, New York
SMITH, Mr. Gordon Mackintosh, Director, The Currier Gallery of
Art, Manchester, New Hampshire
STREIBERT, Hon. Theodore, Director, U. S. Information Agency
VOGEL, Mr. Edwin C., New York, New York
WALKER, Mr. John, Chief Curator, National Gallery of Art, Wash., D. C.
YOUNG, Mr. Mahonri S., Director, The Columbis Gallery of Fine Arts,
Columbus, Ohio
11:30 am (Bishop Ray Witter, and family) OFF THE RECORD
1:00 pm (The following had Luncheon OFF THE RECORD with the President:)
(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State)
(Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.)
8:00 pm The President and Mrs. Eisenhower gave a dinner in honor of The
Speaker of the House.
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8:00 am
(The following had Breakfast with the President OFF THE RECORD:)
(Honorable Sherman Adams)
(Honorable Leonard Hall)
(Hon. Thomas E. Stephens)
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
10:00 am National Security Council
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., The Attorney General
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. Information Agency
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. J. Patrick Coyne, NSC Internal Security Representative
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
12:45 pm
(Mrs. Fleur Cowles)
OFF THE RECORD
(Mrs. Bertha Spofford Vester)
(Mrs. Vester, aged about 78, a resident of Jerusaleum for 73 years:
head of American Colony there: In April 1953 sent to the National
Presbyterian Church by air, wild flowers from Holy Land and the
President wrote her personal note of thanks. Mrs. Cowles just
wanted to bring Mrs. Vester in to meet the President while she is
in Washington.)
1:00 pm (Mr. Ted Curtis, of Eastman Kodak Company, had Luncheon with the
President OFF THE RECORD)
2:15 pm (Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
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8:00 am The following had Breakfast with the President:
Hon. George N. Craig, Governor of Indiana
Hon. Thomas E. Stephens
9:00 am National Security Council
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, Foreign Operations Administration
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, Office of Defense Mobilization
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., The Attorney General
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director of C. I. A.
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. J. Patrick Coyne, NSC Internal Security Representative
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
10:00 am
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Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., the Under Secretary of State
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
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Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. 0. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Ambassador to the United Nations
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, C. S. C.
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Robert Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. James F. Brownlee, Special Consultant to the Director, O.D.M.
Hon. Charles H. Kendall, General Counsel, O. D. M.
Judge Robert N. Wilkin, Member of O.D.M. Task Force
Dr. Charles J. Potter, Member of O.D.M. Task Force
Mr. John Ed Warren, Member of O.D.M. Task Force
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Cabinet Meeting (Continued)
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Kevin McCann
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Arthur Minnich
12:30 pm
H.E. the Rt. Hon. Sidney George Holland, the Prime Minister of New Zealand
H.E. Sir Leslie Knox Monro, the Ambassador of New Zealand
Hon. Livingston T. Merchant, Assistant Secretary of State
(Hon. John F. Simmons)
(The Prime Minister is enroute to Commonwealth Prime Ministers
Conference, London, so that is not official visit requiring
formalities such as White House Lunch. The Secretary of State
suggested just an office call.)
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:15 pm
Sen. Gordon Allott, Colorado
(The President asked Mr. Stephens to arrange this)
4:00 pm
(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State)
(Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense)
(Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense)
(Hon. Robert R. Bowie, Department of State)
(Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.)
(Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff, U. S. Air Force)
(Adm. Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations)
(Gen. Charles L. Bolte, Office, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army)
9:00 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower gave a Reception in honor of
the Members of the Diplomatic Corps.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1955
8:00 am Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts, had Breakfast
with the President.
9:00 am The President received Congressman Robert W. Kean, New Jersey, and
members of the Committee on Foreign Trade Education
(Arranged by Gerald Morgan. This Committee is bi-partisan
volunteer group drawn in large part from Young Republican
and Young Democratic Clubs of New York City area, mainly to
stir public interest in U. S. tariff-trade policy and
mobilize support for liberalization of that policy.) The
following were present:
Cong. Robert W. Kean, New Jersey
Mr. B. A. Rittersporn, Jr.
Mr. Dan F. Ruge
Mr. David C. Hamilton
Mr. Peter Kenton
Mr. Jerome Jacobson
Mr. Lionel Furst
Mr. John C. Howatt
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
9:30 am
Congressman Earl Wilson, Indiana
(The Congressman requested this appointment)
10:00 am
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Cong. Carroll D. Kearns, Pennsylvania
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10:30 am
(Mr. Berkey - Landscape gardener with Charles Tompkins Co. working
on Gettysburg home) OFF THE RECORD
11:00 am
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Robert R. Bowle, Department of State
Hon. Robert Cutler
Hon. James Hagerty
12:00
Senator William F. Knowland, California, joined 11:00 a.m. group
in the President's office, but left at 12:15 p.m. and others
stayed in.
12:30 pm
Brigadier General Lionel J. Cross (British) at SHAPE
(Col. Schulz brought Gen. Cross in to see the President. He was
with the President at SHAPE.)
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
7:10 pm
The President left for the Statler Hotel, where he attended the
Alfalfa Club Dinner.
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11:00 am The President and Mrs. Eisenhower attended the eleven o'clock
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10:15 am
Mr. Howard L. Roach, of Plainfield, Iowa, Chairman of the Republican
Farm Council
Mr. Rod Kreger
(Hon. Thomas E. Stephens)
(Mr. Roach had his picture taken with the President. This is
take-off for reorganization of the Farm Council for 1956 - to
give the drive an inspirational boost)
10:30 am
The President received the members of the Rubber Producing Facilities
Disposal Commission
(Mr. Everett Cook called Mr. Stephens last week from Memphis,
to request this, stating they were ready to report to the President.)
Hon. Holman D. Pettibone, Chairman
Hon. Everett R. Cook, Member
Hon. Leslie R. Rounds, Member
Mr. Eugene Holland, Executive Director
Mr. Don Hogate, Public Relations for Committee
(Hon. Gabriel Hauge)
11:00 am
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(Usual Monday appointment)
11:30 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Robert Stevens, Secretary of the Army
Hon. Charles C. Finucane, Under Secretary of the Army
(Usual Monday appointment for Secretary Wilson. Mr. Finucane
remained for only a few minutes)
12:45 pm
General Walter Krueger, U.S.A. (Ret.)
(The General asked if he might call on the President while in
Washington)
1:00 pm
(The following had Luncheon with the President, OFF THE RECORD:)
(Mr. Sid Richardson)
(Mr. John Connally)
2:00 pm
(Mr. Ned Burnham)
(Mr. Ralph Follis, Standard Oil of California) OFF THE RECORD
(Mr. James Follis, son of Ralph Follis)
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General J. Lawton Collins
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. Walter Robertson, Assistant Secretary of State
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The President gave a Stag Dinner for the following:
ARNOLD, Leslie B., Real Estate, Van Schaak & Co., Denver
BRAUN, Richard W., Owner of Greenhouse, Denver
CAMPBELL, E. J., E. J. Campbell Co., Denver
CASEY, Douglas, President, A. C. Allyn & Co., Inc., Chicago
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CHANDLER, Norman, Pub., Los Angeles Times, California
GINZBERG, Dr. Eli, Prof. of Economics, Columbia Univ., New York
HAUGE, Hon. Gabriel, Administrative Assistant to the President
HOUGHTON, Amory, Chairman of the Board, Corning Glass Works, N.Y.
HUTCHINSON, B. Edwin, Retired from Chrysler Corp., Detroit
MITCHELL, Hon. James P., Secretary of Labor
PUTNAM, Albert W., Winthrop, Stimpson, Putnam & Roberts, N.Y.
RABI, Dr. Isidor I., Prof. of Physics, Columbia Univ., N.Y.
SALTONSTALL, William G., Headmaster, Phillips Exeter Academy, N.H.
SCHREPFERMAN, Alvin, Bldg. Contractor, Brown & Schrepferman, Denver
SUMMERFIELD, Hon. Arthur, Postmaster General
WOOD, Carl I., Exec. V.Pres., T. J. Lipton, Inc., New Jersey
ZIMMERMAN, W. H., Clement A. Evans & Company, Columbus, Ga.
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8:30 am
Legislative Leaders
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Sen. William F. Knowland, California
Sen. Eugene D. Millildn, Colorado
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Sen. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. Charles A. Halleck, Indiana
Cong. Leo E. Allen, Illinois
Cong. Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Robert Cutler
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Hon. Murray Snyder
Col. Goodpaster
Hon. Gerald Morgan
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Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Earle Chesney
Hon. Arthur Minnich
9:50 am
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
11:00 am
Hon. Joseph Ely, of Westfield, Massachusetts, a former Governor
of Massachusetts
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(This arranged at suggestion of a friend of the President's,
Mr. Clarence J. Schoo, who wrote the President early in the
fall that Governor Ely would like to meet the President
sometime.)
11:25 am
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
12:00
The President left for the National History Building of the
Smithsonian Institution, where in a brief ceremony the
President accepted from the German Ambassador a bronze
statue, "LABORING YOUTH", a token of gratitude from the
German People to the people of the United States.
12:50 pm
Cong. Jack Westland, Washington
Mr. Charles Hunter, Tacoma, Washington
(Mr. Hunter is law partner of Ed. Eisenhower and was in town
and also is friend of Cong. Westland. The Congressman asked
if he might bring Mr. Hunter in to meet the President)
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The following had Luncheon with the President:
Hon. Allan Shivers, Governor of Texas
Mr. W. A. Blakley, of Dallas, Texas
Hon. Sherman Adams
(Mr. Blakley is a lawyer and a great admirer and supporter
of the President)
2:15 pm
Hon. James C. Dunn, American Ambassador-designate to Brazil
(Appointment arranged thru Protocol)
2:45 pm
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
(Briefed the President on N. S. C.)
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1955
7:50 am The President left for the Sulgrave Club, where he attended a
Breakfast, given under the auspices of the Women's Division
of the Republican National Committee.
9:30 am The President received the members of the Executive Committee of
the National Association of Postmasters.
(Arranged at request of the Postmaster General: Presented to
the President for his Gettysburg Home, a large silver Paul
Revere Bowl.) The following were present:
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Mr. Raymond V. McNamara, President, Executive Committee,
National Association of Postmasters, Haverhill, Mass.
Mr. Charles E. Puskar, Secretary, Imperial, Pa.
Mr. J. Tracy Moore, Vice President, Greensboro, N. C.
Mr. William H. Hinselman, Vice President, Winner, S. D.
Mr. John Fixa, Vice President, San Francisco, California
Mrs. Jane D. Miller, Vice President, Harned, Kentucky
Mr. Arthur V. Smith, Editor of POSTMASTERS GAZETTE,
Pascagoula, Miss.
Mr. Edward L. Baker, Postmaster, Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Robert H. Shaffer, Postmaster, New York City
10:15 am H.E. Johan Albert Nykoff, the Ambassador of Finland
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(Newly appointed - presented credentials)
10:45 am H.E. Rafael Heliodoro Valle, the Ambassador of Honduras
(Hon. Victor Purse, Asst. Chief, Division of Protocol)
(The Ambassador wished to thank the President on behalf of
his government for the assistance which the United States
gave to the Republic of Honduras following disastrous flood
in October, 1954.)
11:15 am Mr. Charles Allan Thomas, of St. Louis, Missouri
(Mr. Thomas requested this through his Washington Office.)
11:45 am (Hon. Joseph Dodge, Special Assistant to the President) OFF THE RECORD
12:40 pm (Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President) OFF RECORD
1:00 pm (LUNCH)
2:25 pm (Mr. W. W. Flenniken, Denver, Colorado) OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Thomas E. Stephens)
2:45 pm Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
(Mr. Rockefeller stayed only fifteen minutes)
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5:00 pm H.E. the President of the Republic of Haiti and Madame Magloire
arrived at the White House.
8:00 pm The President and Mrs. Eisenhower gave a dinner in honor of the
President of Haiti and Madame Magloire.
The following were present:
H.E. The President of Haiti and Mme. Magloire
H.E. The Secretary of State for Foreign Relations and
Worship and Mme, Zephirin
H.E. The Secretary of State for the Presidency and Commerce (Fombrun)
H.E. The Ambassador of Haiti (Leger)
General Antoine Levelt - Chief of Staff of the Army
Mr. Arsene Magloire - Member of Ed of National Bank of Haiti
Mr. Daniel Theard - Chief of Protocol
Major Francis Etienne - Chief of President's Military Department
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Dulles
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Humphrey
The Secretary of Defense
Hon. and Mrs. Harold E. Stassen
Sen. and Mrs. William F. Knowland
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
Hon. and Mrs. Henry F. Holland
Hon. and Mrs. Andrew N. Overby
Hon. and Mrs. Wilfred J. McNeil
Hon. and Mrs. Norman R. Abrams
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Hon. and Mrs. Orme Lewis
Hon. and Mrs. Ervin L. Peterson
Hon. and Mrs. Rocco C. Siciliano
Hon. and Mrs. Bradshaw Mintener
Hon. and Mrs. John F. Simmons
Hon. and Mrs. Eugene R. Black
Amb. and Mrs. Roy Tasco Davis
Hon. and Mrs. Ferdinand L. Mayer
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Glen E. Edgerton
Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Lee
Hon. and Mrs. Hiram C. Houghton
Mr. and Mrs. Orpheus H. Fisher (Marian Anderson)
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus C. Kuykendall
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Roxborough, II
Mr. and Mrs. Val Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Williams
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Lenard B. Cresswell, USMC
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1955
8:30 am The President received group from the Senate and House of Representatives
(Came in to discuss situation in sugar industry)
The following were present:
Sen. Eugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Sen. Gordon Allott, Colorado
Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, Utah
Sen. Arthur V. Watkins, Utah
Sen. Henry D. Dworshak, Idaho
Sen. Herman Welker, Idaho
Sen. Henry M. Jackson, Wash.
Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, Wash.
Sen. Milton R. Young, N. Dakota
Sen. William Langer, N. Dakota
Sen. Edward J. Thye, Minn.
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, Minn.
Sen. Roman L. Hruska, Nebraska
Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel, California
Sen. William F. Knowland, California
Sen. Charles E. Potter, Michigan
Sen. Pat McNamara, Michigan
Sen. Allen J. Ellender, Sr., Louisiana
Sen. Russell B. Long, Louisiana
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Sen. Spessard L. Holland, Florida
Cong. Harold D. Cooley, North Carolina
Cong. William S. Hill, Colorado
Cong. Hale Boggs, Louisiana
Cong. Edwin E. Willis, Louisiana
Congresswoman Mary Elizabeth Farrington, Hawaii
Cong. W. A. Poage, Texas
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
9:30 am
Dr. Howard Rusk
(Requested this to discuss Korea)
10:00 am National Security Council
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, 0. D. M.
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., the Attorney General
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Abbott Washburn, for the Director, U. S. I. A.
General J. Lawton Collins, Special Representative in Vietnam
Hon. Douglas MacArthur, Counselor for the Department of State
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army
Hon. Charles S. Thomas, Secretary of the Navy
Hon. Harold E. Talbott, Secretary of the Air Force
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
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10:00 am
National Security Council (Continued)
Gen. Matthew S. Ridgway, Chief of Staff of the Army
Adm. Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Commandant, U. S. Marine Corps
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, C. I. A.
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
12:30 pm
(The following met in the President's office, OFF THE RECORD,
immediately following the N. S. C. meeting:)
(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State)
(Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense)
(Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army)
(Hon. Charles S. Thomas, Secretary of the Navy)
(Hon. Harold E. Talbott, Secretary of the Air Force)
(Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.)
(Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Chief of Staff of the Army)
(Adm. Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations)
(Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff of the Air Force)
(Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Commandant, U. S. Marine Corps)
(Hon. Douglas MacArthur, Counsel, State Department)
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:15 pm
Admiral Arthur Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
(Usual weekly appointment - Adm. Radford was unable to come
last Monday)
3:00 pm
(Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce)
(Hon. Robert Murray, Consultant to the Secretary of Commerce)
(Mr. Arthur Page, of New York, member Commerce Transportation Com.)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Max Rabb)
(OFF THE RECORD - Arranged by Governor Adams - 55 minutes)
3:55 pm
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
4:10 pm
(Hon. Gabriel Hauge)
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(Hon. James Hagerty)
4:20 pm
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
4:25 pm
(Hon. Thomas E. Stephens)
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1955
8:30 am
Hon. John Foster Lulles, Secretary of State
9:30 am
Cabinet Meeting
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. Marion B. Folsom, Under Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. 0. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, 0. D. M.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Robert Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Charles Kendall, General Counsel, O. D. M.
Hon. Robert Murray, Consultant to the Secretary of Commerce
Mr. Arthur Page, of New York, with Transportation Committee
Mr. Arthur C. Schier, Vice President for Traffic, General Foods
Corporation, White Plains
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Kevin McCann
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Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Arthur Minnich
The following were absent: Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. George M. Humphrey
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
12:05 pm
Hon. Frank J. Lausche, Governor of Ohio
(Hon. James Hagerty)
12:20 pm
Hon. Robert Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Mr. Edward J. Noble, Member of Advisory Board of the St. Lawrence
Seaway, and President of American Broadcasting Co.
(Secretary Anderson asked if he might bring Mr. Noble in to
meet the President: Re proposed ground-breaking of St. Lawrence
Seaway next summer.)
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12:30 pm
Hon. James C. H. Bonbright, American Ambassador to Portugal
(Newly appointed and asked, thru Protocol, to call on the
President prior to his departure for new post)
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
1:50 pm
(The President made tape recording, in his Office, for United
Defense Fund Dinner to be held in New York City, February 3, 1955)
2:00 pm
H.E. Henry de Torrente, Minister of the Legation of Switzerland
(Hon. Vic Purse)
(Newly appointed - came in to present his credentials)
2:30 pm
Congressman Clark W. Thompson, Texas
Mr. Joe Hart, La Grange, Texas; Attorney for Farm Bureau, President
of La Grange Chamber of Commerce
Mr. W. F. Hofmann, La Grange, Texas; Agriculture Committee, La
Grange Chamber of Commerce, President of First National Bank
Mr. Ivan Antosh, Swiss Alp, Texas; Cotton farmer, Secretary-Treasurer
of Fayette County Farm Bureau
Mr. Arthur Citzler, La Grange, Texas; Farmer, President of Fayette
County Farm Bureau
Mr. W. R. Keuper, Schulenburg, Texas; President of First National
Bank of Schulenburg, Agriculture Committee, Schulenburg Chamber
of Commerce
Mr. Herman Hanslik, Moulton, Texas; President of Lavaca County Farm
Bureau and representing Moulton Chamber of Commerce
Mr. C. Y. Jacobs, Hallettsville, Texas; Farmer, representing Hallettsville
Chamber of Commerce, member of Agriculture Committee Chamber of
Commerce, Chairman, Lavaca County Farm Bureau, Agriculture Program
Committee
(Cong. Thompson asked if he might bring these gentlemen in to
meet the President)
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
5:00 pm
(Admiral Arthur Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.) OFF THE RECORD
7:50 pm
(The President and Mrs. Eisenhower left for the Sheraton-Park Hotel,
where they attended a dinner given in their honor by H.E. the
President of the Republic of Haiti and Madame Magloire)
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7:45 am
The following had Breakfast with the President:
Governor Arthur B. Langlie, Washington
Governor Paul Patterson, Oregon
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
8:45 am
The President signed H. J. Res. 159, Joint Resolution authorizing
the President to employ the Armed Forces of the United States
for portecting the security of Formosa, the Pescadores and
related positions and territories of that area.
The following witnessed the signing:
Sen. William F. Knowland, California
Sen. Eugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Sen. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Sen. Alexander Wiley, Wisconsin
Sen. Earle C. Clements, Kentucky
Sen. Thomas C. Hennings, Jr., Missouri
Sen. Walter F. George, Georgia
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Massachusetts
Cong. Carl Albert, Oklahoma
Cong. Carl Vinson, Georgia
(Hon. Jack Martin)
8:55 am
(The President departed the White House for MATS Terminal)
9:15 am
(Airborne for Augusta, Georgia. The following accompanied the)
President:
Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder
Hon. James Hagerty
Mr. Cliff Roberts
11:10 am
Arrived Bush Field, Augusta, Georgia. The following greeted the
President:
Mr. Elmer Peabody
Mr. Bill Robinson
Mr. Jerome Franklin
Brig. Gen. Frank V. Howard, of Camp Gordon
Members of the Augusta National Golf Club
11:40 am
Arrived at the Augusta National Golf Club
12:00
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1:00 pm
Practiced with Gene Stout, Assistant Pro at the Club.
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Mr. Cliff Roberts
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Mr. Charles Thomas
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4:30 pm (Practiced with Gene Stout until 4:55 p.m.)
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(Practiced with Gene Stout, Assistant Pro at the Club)
12:35 pm
(Teed off with the following:
Mr. Wesley McAfee)
Mr. John Wilson
Mr. Bill Robinson
3:43 pm
(Completed 18 holes. Gen Snyder accompanied the President
around the course)
4:15 pm
(Departed the Augusta National Golf Club for Bush Field)
4:35 pm
(Arrived Bush Field)
4:45 pm
(Airborne for Washington, D. C. The following accompanied the
President:
(Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder)
(Mr. Cliff Roberts)
(Hon. James Hagerty)
6:26 pm
(Arrived Washington, D. C. Colonel Schulz greeted the President
and then motored to the White House with Mr. Hagerty and Gen. Snyder.)
6:40 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
6:40 pm
OFF THE RECORD APPOINTMENT AT THE WHITE HOUSE:
(Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State)
(Hon. Livingston T. Merchant, Assistant Secretary of State)
(Hon. Walter Robertson, Assistant Secretary of State)
(Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Ambassador to the U. N.)
(Hon. Douglas Mac Arthur, II, State Department)
(Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.)
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
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11:00 am
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, 0. D. M.
(This is Dr. Flemming's fortnightly appointment)
11:30 am
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Samuel M. Brownell, Commissioner of Education, H. E. W.
Mr. Roswell Perkins, of H. E. W.
Hon. Sherman Adams
(Arranged by Governor Adams)
12:45 pm
H.E. Maurice Couve de Murville, the Ambassador of the Republic
of France
(Hon. Victor Purse)
(Newly appointed - presented credentials)
12:50 pm
H.E. Jose Luis Cruz Salazar, the Ambassador of Guatemala
(Hon. Victor Purse)
(The Ambassador had been instructed by his President, Castillo
Armas, to thank the President personally for economic assistance
given Guatemala, and to hand President Eisenhower a letter from
President Castillo Armas, to this effect.)
1:00 pm
(Mr. Berkey of the Charles Tompkins Construction Co. had Luncheon
with the President OFF THE RECORD)
2:15 pm
(Hon. Robert Cutler) OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
7:30 pm
The President gave a Stag Dinner for the following:
BODINE, Samuel L., Bodine Lumber Co., Flemington, New Jersey
BOUTELLE, Richard S., President, Fairchild Engine & Airplane
Corporation, Hagerstown, Maryland
COLLIER, Harry D., Director, Arabian Oil Co., San Francisco
COLLYER, John L., Chairman of the Board, B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron
HALL, Hon. Leonard W., Chairman, Republican National Committee
GELATT, Charles D., President & Chairman of the Board, Northern
Engraving & Manufacturing Co., LaCrosse, Wisconsin
HEATON, Maj. Gen. Leonard D., Commanding General, Walter Reed
Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.
HOBBS, Harlan S., Sales Promotion Mgr., Kimble Glass Co., Toledo
McCANN, Kevin, Special Assistant to the President
McKELDIN, Hon. Theodore R., Governor of Maryland
PERSONS, Maj. Gen. Wilton B., Deputy Assistant to the President
RICHARDS, Robert H., Jr., Sr. Ptnr., Richards, Layton & Finger Law
Firm, Wilmington, Delaware
WEINBERG, Sidney J., Investment Banker, New York
WISDOM, John Minor, Lawyer, New Orleans
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7:45 am
(Sen. William F. Knowland, California, had Breakfast with the
President - OFF THE RECORD)
8:30 am
Legislative Leaders
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Sen. William F. Knowland, California
Sen. Eugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Sen. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Mass.
Cong. Charles A. Halleck, Indiana
Cong. Leo E. Allen, Illinois
Cong. Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Orme Lewis, Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Jack Martin
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Earle Chesney
Hon. Arthur Minnich
10:00 am
The President received the members of The Flying Wheels, an all star
Wheelchair Basketball Squad.
(Composed of paraplegics from Long Beach Veterans Hospital, on
coast-to-coast non-profit trip, to play nation's top-ranking
basketball teams, to provide entertainment and inspiration for
hospitalized veterans. Had tour of White House and then came
to Conference Room) The following were present:
The Flying Wheels:
Lee Barr
Jack Chase
Arthur Eakes
Bill Fairbanks
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Walter Haley
Al Halverson
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Norman Harris
Arthur Jurado
Fritz Krauth
Gilbert Ortiz
Morris Moorhead
Persons Accompanying the Flying Wheels:
Coach - Everett Sylwanowicz, Long Beach Veterans Hospital
Physician - Dr. John F. Fahey, Los Angeles
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10:00 am
The Flying Wheels (Continued)
Persons Accompanying the Flying Wheels (Continued)
Trainer - Dave Flores, Los Angeles Baseball Club
Publicity Director - Sam Schnitzer (Los Angeles Examiner)
Tour Aide - Jack Disney (Los Angeles Herald-Express)
Stewart Air Service Pilots - Captains Ed. Stewart and
Jim Gregory
Tour Director - John B. Old (Los Angeles Herald-Express)
Red Cross Personnel:
Mrs. Eugene Bielaski
Miss Doris Long
Mrs. William D. Plane
Miss Dorothy Towns
Cong. and Mrs. Craig Hosmer, California
11:00 am
General Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff of the Air Force
11:30 am
Mrs. Nettie Moulden
Mrs. Edna Gaither and son
Mr. Stanley O'Donnell (Grandson)
(This is Mrs. Moulden's 100th birthday, and she expressed wish
to shake hands with the President. Arranged by Mr. Hagerty)
11:45 am
Hon. Neil H. Jacoby, Council of Economic Advisors
(Dr. Jacoby is leaving and wished to say "goodbye")
12:00
H.E. Maurice Couve de Murville, the Ambassador of the Republic of France
Mr. Georges Remy-Neris, President of the "Societe Nationale des
Medailles Militaires"
Brig. Gen. Vincent Saubestre, Air Attache, French Embassy
(Hon. Victor Purse)
(Mr. Remy-Neris wished to pay respects as the President was one of
the few persons who received Medaille Militaire after war)
12:30 pm
Admiral Arthur Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
(Usual weekly appointment)
12:55 pm
Hon. Kevin McCann
Mr. John A. Krout, Vice President of Columbia University
1:00 pm
General Omar Bradley had Luncheon with the President.
2:45 pm
The President witnessed the swearing-in of Hon. Howard Pyle as
Administrative Assistant to the President.
Cong. John J. Rhodes, Arizona, and members of the White
House Staff also witnessed the ceremony.
3:00 pm
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
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5:30 pm
The President received the Members of the Supreme Court of the
United States in his Study at the White House.
The following were present:
Hon. Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States
Hon. Hugo L. Black, Associate Justice
Hon. Stanley Reed, Associate Justice
Hon. Felix Frankfurter, Associate Justice
Hon. William O. Douglas, Associate Justice
Hon. Harold H. Burton, Associate Justice
Hon. Tom C. Clark, Associate Justice
Hon. Sherman Minton, Associate Justice
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., The Attorney General
Hon. Simon E. Sobeloff, the Solicitor General
Mr. Harold B. Willey, Clerk of the Supreme Court
Mr. T. Perry Lippitt, Marshal of the Supreme Court
Mr. Walter Wyatt, Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court
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7:45 am
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President, had Breakfast with the President.
9:30 am
Rufus H. Wilson, National Commander, AMVETS
John R. Holden, National Service & Legislative Director
Alvin M. Keller, National Program Director
David F. Schlothauer, National Executive Director
(Hon. Earle Chesney)
(This is the National Commander's annual visit to the White House:
gave the President brief report of proposed activities of coming
year of AMVETS)
10:00 am
(Mr. Hagerty)
10:30 am
Press Conference
11:15 am
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, Foreign Operations Administration
Hon. H. Struve Hensel, General Counsel, Dept. of Defense
Dr. Raymond Moyer, Regional Director for Far East, F. 0. A.
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
(Arranged at request of Governor Stassen)
11:35 am
(Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of H. E. W.) OFF THE RECORD
11:40 am
The President received the newly elected National Officers of the
Future Farmers of America
(Arranged at the request of Secretary Hobby. Invited the
President to appear on program of their forthcoming National
Convention, to be held Kansas City, Mo., October 11-13)
The following were present:
William D. Gunter, President, Live Oak, Florida
Robert H. Futrelle, Southern Vice President, Mt. Olive, N. C.
L. Philip Brouillette, Student Secretary, Richford, Vt.
Lowell Gisselbeck, Central Vice President, Watertown, S. D.
W. Jay Wright, Pacific Vice President, Alamo, Nevada
Charles W. Anken, North Atlantic Vice President, Holland
Patent, New York
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of H. E. W.
Dr. A. W. Tenney, National Executive Secretary, Future
Farmers of America
Dr. W. T. Spanton, National Advisor, F. F. A.
Mr. James H. Pearson, Acting Assistant Commissioner for
Vocational Education, H. E. W.
Dr. Samuel M. Brownell, Commissioner, Office of Education, H.E.W.
(Hon. Murray Snyder)
12:00
General J. Lawton Collins, U. S. A.
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4:50 pm
(The President and Mrs. Eisenhower left for the Congressional
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7:45 am
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller had Breakfast with the President.
9:00 am
The President received Miss Ann Turner, of Richmond, Virginia,
winner of National Essay Contest sponsored by the National
Association of Real Estate Boards
(Requested by Albert Cole, Housing Administrator. Essay
contest was for High School Students on "What the Bill
of Rights Means to Me") The following were present:
Miss Ann Turner, winner
Mr. Henry G. Waltemade, New York City, President,
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Mr. Ronald J. Chinnock, Chicago, retiring President
Mr. Herbert U. Nelson, Chicago, Executive Vice President
9:30 am
Cong. Edgar W. Hiestand, California
Cong. Olin E. Teague, Texas
Cong. J. Arthur Younger, California
(Cong. Hiestand asked if might have picture taken with the
President and a few of the American flags which Rotary
International here in United States expects to send to its
various chapters throughout world, this year.)
10:00 am
National Security Council
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., for the Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, Foreign Operations Administration
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, Office of Defense Mobilization
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Percival Brundage, for the Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Abbott Washburn, for the Director, U. S. Information Agency
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary
11:55 am
(Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, C. I. A.) OFF THE RECORD
12:00
(Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.) OFF THE RECORD
12:05 pm
(Hon. Harold Talbott, Secretary of the Air Force) OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense)
12:30 pm
(Mr. Joseph Thorsen, of La Grange, Illinois) OFF THE RECORD
(Mr. Earl Eisenhower wrote Mr. Stephens and asked if it would
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12:45 pm Colonel Walter Bowman, National Commander, Military Order of the
Purple Heart
(Hon. Earle Chesney)
(Commander Bowman came in to pay his respects)
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:30 pm
H.E. Signor Manlio Brosio, the Ambassador of Italy
(Hon. Victor Purse, State Department)
(Newly appointed - presented credentials)
7:30 pm
The President gave a Stag Dinner for the following:
BURDEN, William A. M., Partner, Wm. A. M. Burden & Co.
(Aviation Consultants), New York
BURTON, Courtney, President, E. E. Oglebay Co., Cleveland, Ohio
FRANCIS, William H., Jr., Lawyer, Houston, Texas
GUGGENHEIM, Harry F., Sr. Partner, Guggenheim Bros., New York
HALL, Hon. Leonard W., Chairman, Republican National Committee
LARMON, Sigurd S., President & Chairman of the Board, Young &
Rubicam, Inc., New York
LOISEAU, John E., President, Gen. Manager & Director, Public
Service Co. of Colorado, Denver
MARX, Louis, President, Louis Marx & Co. (Toy Mfgr.), New York
MORHOUSE, L. Judson, Attorney, Albany, New York
NEWTON, Charles H., Jr., Asst. Treas., Public Service Co. of
Colorado, Denver
PORTER, H. J., Oil Producer, Houston, Texas
SHARP, Dudley C., President, Mission Mfg. Co., Houston, Texas
STEPHENS, Hon. Thomas E., Secretary to the President
TAYLOR, Dean P., Congressman from New York
FARICY, William T., President, Assn. of American Railroads, Wash., D.C.
JESSUP, John K., Time, Inc., New York
NICHOLSON, Edward D., United Air Lines, Denver
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9:30 am
Cabinet Meeting
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Robert T. Stevens, the Secretary of the Army
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. True D. Morse, Under Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Percival Brundage, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Ambassador to the U. N.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. W. Randolph Burgess, Deputy to the Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Robert Cutler
Hon. Kevin McCann
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Murray Snyder
Col. Andrew Goodpaster
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Arthur Minnich
12:15 pm
(Lady Astor)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(The President took Lady Astor over to the White House to meet
Mrs. Eisenhower)
12:45 pm
Hon. Robert C. Hendrickson, American Ambassador to New Zealand
(Newly appointed - asked, thru Protocol, to pay respects
before departing for new Post.)
1:00 pm
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1955
8:00 am
Honorable Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., had Breakfast with the President
9:00 am
(Mr. Furman J. Finck, artist) OFF THE RECORD
(Half-hour appointment - Mr. Finck is painting a portrait for
the Union League Club of Philadelphia)
9:30 am
(Hon. Nelson Lee Smith, Member, Federal Power Commission) OFF THE RECORD
(Mr. Smith asked to come in as his term expires June 22, 1955)
9:45 am
(Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.) OFF THE RECORD
10:00 am
Cong. Stuyvesant Wainwright, New York
Michael Matthews, winner of Suffolk County, N. Y., Essay Contest
Mr. and Mrs. Matthews (parents), Medford, L. I.
Donald Lane, Patchogue, N. Y., District Commander, American Legion
G. E. Haas, Islip, N. Y., District Commander, AMVETS
Robert Litvin, Smithtown, N. Y., Americanism, Chairman, Veterans of
Foreign Wars
Michael Smith, Nassau-Suffolk Commander, Jewish War Veterans
Dr. James F. Slevin, Huntington, L. I., District Commander, Catholic
War Veterans
(This contest conducted by Congressman Wainwright last fall,
the award being the Pledge of Allegiance which the President
signed for him last year, framed in wood from Mount Vernon)
10:30 am
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley
(Asked if he might call on the President while in Washington.)
10:55 am
(Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce)
(Hon. Robert Murray, Consultant to the Secretary of Commerce)
(Hon. Chan Gurney, Chairman, C. A. B.)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Emory T. Nunneley, Jr., General Counsel, C. A. B.)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Discussed Northwest Airlines - The following joined above
group at 11:10 a.m.)
(Sen. Edward J. Thye, Minnesota)
(Cong. Walter H. Judd, Minnesota)
12:30 pm
(Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State)
(Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.)
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
OFF THE RECORD
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
7:10 pm
(The President left for the Statler Hotel, where he attended the
Radio and Television Correspondent's Dinner.)
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11:00 a.m. The President and Mrs. Eisenhower attended the eleven o'clock
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10:00 am
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
11:00 am
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(Usual Monday appointment)
11:45 am
H.E. Senor Don Manuel A. de Moya, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic
(Hon. Victor Purse)
(Is retiring as Ambassador and asked, thru Protocol, to pay a
farewell call on the President)
12:00
The President witnessed the swearing-in, in his Office, of Hon.
Joseph F. Finnegan, as Director of the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service. The following were guests:
Hon. Joseph F. Finnegan
Hon. Cyrus S. Ching
Hon. Sinclair Weeks
Hon. James P. Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. B. Ellis Service
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Pitzele
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Amann
Dr. and Mrs. Marc Wallace
Mrs. Mizabeth Sanderson
Mr. Joe Murphy
Members of the White House Staff
12:15 pm
Hon. Henry A. Byroade, American Ambassador to Egypt
(Requested appointment, thru Protocol, prior to departure for
his post.)
12:30 pm
Senator Thomas H. Kuchel, California
12:40 pm
(Hon. Kevin McCann)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Murray Snyder)
12:45 pm
(Hon. Lewis Strauss, Chairman, A. E. C.) OFF THE RECORD
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Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
7:30 pm
The President gave a Stag Dinner for the following:
CARPENTER, Donald F., General Manager, Film Dept., E. I. duPont
de Nemours & Co., Wilmington
COLT, S. Sloan, President, Bankers Trust Co., New York
DODGE, Hon. Joseph M., Special Assistant to the President
EAKIN, John R., Real Estate, Eakin Properties, Inc., Wash., D. C.
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GREENEWALT, Crawford H., President, E. I. duPont deNemours & Co.,
Wilmington
LAMBIE, Hon. James, White House Office
HOPKINS, William J., Chief Clerk, White House Office
KIMPTON, Dr. Lawrence A., Chancellor, Univ. of Chicago
KNIGHT, John S., Editor, Knight Newspapers, Akron
McCARTHY, Frank, Producer, 20th Century Fox Film Corp., Beverly Hills
MINTON, Lee W., President, Glass Bottle Blowers' Assn. of the
U.S. & Canada, Philadelphia
MOORMAN, Lewis J., Jr., Business Executive, San Antonio
MUDD, Henry T., Engineer, Los Angeles
PRICE, James R., President, National Homes Corp., Lafayette, Ind.
PYLE, Hon. Howard, Administrative Assistant to the President
SPAATZ, Gen. Carl, Retired Air Force Officer, Washington, D. C.
SWAN, D. Walter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
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6:00 pm
(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State, met with the President
OFF THE RECORD AT THE WHITE HOUSE)
8:50 pm
(The President went to the Broadcasting Room, where at approximately
9:02 p.m. he participated by closed circuit in program of the
American Medical Association)
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7:45 am
The following had Breakfast with the President:
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. True D. Morse, Under Secretary of Agriculture
8:15 am
Hon. Harold Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
8:30 am
National Security Council
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Adm. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, A. E. C.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, U. S. Representative to the U. N.
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Theodore Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
12:45 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the White House for
MATS Terminal accompanied by the following:
Mrs. Doud
Mr. Cliff Roberts
12:58 pm
Arrived at MATS Terminal. The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Humphrey joined the President and Mrs. Eisenhower and
party at the airport and boarded the COLUMBINE.
1:05 pm
Airborne Washington, D. C., for Georgia.
3:50 pm
Arrived Spence Airfield, Moultrie, Georgia. Honors were rendered.
Aviation Cadet Donald E. Cerka presented a bouquet of red roses
to The First Lady on behalf of the Cadet Corps of the Base.
4:20 pm
Departed Spence Airfield for Milestone Plantation.
4:50 pm
Arrived at Milestone Plantation, home of the Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Humphrey.
5:30 pm
The President, Secretary Humphrey and Mr. Cliff Roberts engaged in
quail hunting until 6:30 p.m. Got two quails.
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9:20 am The President, Secretary Humphrey and Mr. Cliff Roberts went
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10:00 am
(The following met with the President OFF THE RECORD:)
(Sen. Walter F. George, Georgia)
(Sen. Allen J. Ellender, Louisiana)
(Sen. ( Russell B. Long, Louisiana)
(Sen. Samuel J. Ervin, Jr., North Carolina)
(Sen. Strom Thurmond, South Carolina)
(Hon. Samuel C. Waugh, Assistant Secretary of State)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
10:30 am
The President received the Foreign Delegates to the 1955 New York
Herald Tribune Forum for High Schools
(Arranged at the request of Whitelaw Reid) The following were
present:
AUSTRALIA - Miss Lesley Scholes
BELGIUM - Mr. Willy Widar
BRAZIL - Miss Leila Moraes
BURMA - Mr. Sai Sang Toom
CEYLON - Mr. Samuel H. Fernando
DENMARK - Mr. Erik Stig Jorgensen
EGYPT - Mr. Mohamed Rifaat El-Far
FINLAND - Miss Eeva Kaarine Lehtinen
FRANCE - Miss Sabine Ewald
GERMANY - Miss Sabine Specht
GOLD COAST - Mr. Lebrecht W. Hesse
ICELAND - Miss Gufrun Erlendsdottir
INDIA - Miss Usha Thadhani
INDONESIA - Miss Tatty Larasati Soekandar
IRAN - Mr. Majid Teheranian
ISRAEL - Mr. Gur Ben Ari
ITALY - Mr. Paolo Filippini
JAPAN - Miss Hisako Shimazu
JORDAN - Mr. Akram z. Barakat
KOREA - Mr. Nakchung Paik
LEBANON - Miss Saniya Lababidi
NIGERIA - Miss Minjiba Felicia Karibo
NORWAY - Mr. Per Friis Rusten
PAKISTAN - Miss Nasreen Nazir Ahmad
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PHILIPPINES - Mr. Roman Cruz
SINGAPORE - Mr. Yuen Kum Chuen
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SWEDEN - Mr. Jack Ramstroem
SWITZERLAND - Mr. Guy Waldvogel
THAILAND - Mr. M. L. Tuang Snidvongs
UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA - Miss Marlene Roodt
UNITED KINGDOM - Miss Patricia Sandford
URUGUAY - Mr. Daniel Orzuj
VIETNAM - Miss Nguyen Ngoc Diep
YUGOSLAVIA - Mr. George Koscetkov
Mr. Whitelaw Reid
Mrs. Helen Hiett Waller, Forum Director
Mrs. Doris Wolff, Assistant to Forum Director
Mr. Kenneth Gould, of Scholastic Magazines
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Sen. John Marshall Butler, Maryland
Mr. George French, Maryland Drydock Company
Mr. Jack Willis, Bethlehem Steel Company
(Invited the President to address Diamond Jubilee Meeting of
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in Baltimore
on April 19, 1955)
11:30 am
(The following met with the President OFF THE RECORD for a
Presentation of Public Works Projects in the United States:)
(Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget)
(Mr. Fenton Shepherd, Bureau of the Budget)
(Mr. Carl Schwartz, Chief, Resources & Civil Works Division,
Bureau of the Budget)
(General John S. Bragdon, Council of Economic Advisers)
(Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
12:00
The President received group from the American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers who plan to leave on three-week tour of
European defense installations in cooperation with the Department
of Defense and USO Camp Shows, Inc. The following were present:
Mr. Stanley Adams, President, ASCAP
Mr. Paul Cunningham, Director, ASCAP
Mr. Mack Gordon, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mr. Abel Baer, New York, New York
Mr. Rube Bloom
Mr. Gerald Marks, New York, New York
Mr. Johnny Redmond, Hackensack, New Jersey
Mr. Lou Handman, Forest Hills, New York
Bertha (Bee) Walker, New York, New York
Mrs. Lou Handman (Florrie LeVere)
Col. Lewis Jackson, USA, Adjutant General's Office
Col. Joseph Goety, USAF, Chief of the Armed Services
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2:00 pm
(The President made a film in the Broadcasting Room for the
American Legion's "Back to God" program) OFF THE RECORD
2:15 pm
The President made a film for the American National Red Cross in
the Conference Room. The following were also present and appeared
in the film as background:
Mrs. Robert S. McLellan, Director, Junior Red Cross, District
of Columbia Chapter
Mrs. Edwin Stengard, Red Cross Volunteer Motor Corp Driver
Mr. Ellsworth Bunker, President, The American National Red Cross
Mr. James T. Nicholson, Executive Vice President
Mr. Roy Johnson, Assistant Director, Office of Public Information
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Red Cross Film - Continued
Mr. Joe Principato, Photo Chief
Mr. Edwin H. Powers, Director, Office of Public Information
Wade Martin Birnhaum, age 12, Washington, D. C.
Gerry Christopher Schrenk, age 13, Washington, D. C.
James T. Dixon, Jr., age 14, Washington, D. C.
Jane Trimble Ford, age 13, Washington, D. C.
Margie Ruth Reedel, age 13, Washington, D. C.
Lyndle Stanley Eaton, age 13, Herndon, Virginia
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7:45 am
Senator William F. Knowland, California, had Breakfast with the
President
8:30 am
Legislative Leaders
Senator William F. Knowland, California
Senator Eugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Sen. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. Charles A. Halleck, Indiana
Cong. Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
General Lucius Clay
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Murray Snyder
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Arthur Minnich
10:45 am
(Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget) OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
11:15 am
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge
(Arranged at the request of Mr. Rockefeller)
12:00
(General Ed. Clark) OFF THE RECORD
12:15 pm
(Hon. Robert Cutler) OFF THE RECORD
(Briefed the President on N. S. C.)
12:45 pm
(Cong. Thurmond Chatham, North Carolina)
(Mr. John Whitaker, President of Reynolds Tobacco Co.)
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
(Arranged by Gen. Persons - OFF THE RECORD handshake)
1:00 pm
The President gave a Luncheon in honor of Hon. Thomas E. Stephens.
The following were present:
Thomas E. Stephens
Sherman Adams
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Edward L. Beach
Stephen Benedict
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Joseph M. Dodge
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Luncheon for Mr. Stephens - Continued
William G. Draper
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Homer H. Gruenther
James C. Hagerty
Bryce N. Harlow
Gabriel S. Hauge
Wayne Hawks
William J. Hopkins
Dewey E. Long
I. Jack Martin
Kevin McCann
L. Arthur Minnich
Robert Montgomery
Gerald D. Morgan
Wilton B. Persons
Howard Pyle
Maxwell M. Rabb
Nelson A. Rockefeller
James J. Rowley
Robert L. Schulz
Frederick A. Seaton
Bernard M. Shanley
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8:00 am General Lucius Clay had Breakfast with the President.
9:05 am
The President received the members of the International Board of
Trustees of Kiwanis International
(Requested through Sen. Wiley, Wisconsin, on behalf of 240,000
members of Kiwanis International, to present "Pledge of
Rededication" to the President on occasion of 40th anniversary
of Kiwanis) The following were present:
ENGDAHL, Don E., Spokane, Washington; President
FORSYTHE, Donald T., Carthage, Ill.; Immediate Past President
MacPHERSON, Ewart G., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Vice President
RANEY, J. A., Indianapolis, Ind., Vice President
GRAFFAM, R. Warren, Pittsburgh, Pa., Treasurer
PETERSON, O. E., Chicago, Illinois, Secretary
Trustees
ARNOLD, H. Park, Glendale, California
CULP, Reed C., Salt Lake City, Utah
DONER, David B., College Station, S. Dakota
DUBALL, W. Donald, St. Louis, Missouri
DRIVER, H. W., Cleveland, Ohio
HOLMAN, Luman W., Jacksonville, Texas
LOHEED, Kenneth B., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PENSHORN, Everett F., Jamaica Plain, Mass.
TALLY, J. O., Jr., Fayetteville, North Carolina
REYNOLDS, Simon H., Rochester, New York
WITTHUHN, I. R., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
TULLY, Albert J., Mobile, Ala.
McGEHEE, John L., Chicago, Illinois
(SHANLEY, Hon. Bernard)
(SNYDER, Hon. Murray)
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Hon. Gordon Gray, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
(Arranged by General Cutler)
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National Security Council
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, Foreign Operations Administration
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., The Attorney General
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Theodore Streibert, Director, U. S. Information Agency
Hon. J. Edgar Hoover, Chairman, Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference
Hon. J. Walter Yeagley, Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee on
Internal Security
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
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National Security Council
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. J. Patrick Coyne, Internal Security Representative, National
Security Council
Hon. Bromley Smith
12:55 pm
The President left for the Statler Hotel, where he attended a
Luncheon given by the Republican National Committee.
2:30 pm
(Mr. Carl Corsa, Trade Agreements man from Agriculture)
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
OFF THE RECORD
(Mr. Romer McPhee)
(Arranged by Governor Adams)
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5:30 pm
(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State)
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8:00 am
Dr. James B. Conant, U. S. High Commissioner for Germany, had
Breakfast with the President
9:30 am
Cabinet Meeting
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. D. A. Fitzgerald, Deputy Director for Operations, F. 0. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Ambassador to the United Nations
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. T. Coleman Andrews, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. Robert Cutler
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Kevin McCann
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
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Hon. Arthur Minnich
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12:00
Hon. Narvol A. Randol, Mayor of Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Mr. J. Weldon McBride, City Commissioner, Cape Girardeau
Mr. Gerald B. Rowan, City Attorney, Cape Girardeau
(Mayor Randol asked if they might come in & pay their respects)
12:15 pm
Senator Edward J. Thye, Minnesota
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Mattson, Braham, Minnesota
(Sen. Thye requested this appointment)
12:30 pm
The President presented a gold medal to Mr. Irving Berlin
(The Medal was authorized by Congress in recognition of Mr. Berlin's
services in composing patriotic songs, which became popular during
World War II) The following were present:
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Berlin
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
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General Mark W. Clark conferred upon the President the Gold Heart
Award of the American Heart Association.
(For devoted interest in bettering the health and welfare of
the American people, etc.) The following were present:
Gen. and Mrs. Mark W. Clark
Dr. E. Cowles Andrus, President, American Heart Association, Inc.
Mrs. Andrus
Mr. Rome A. Betts, Executive Director
Mr. M. Frederick Arkus
Mr. William W. Moore, Jr., National Campaign Director
1:10 pm
The President departed the White House and motored to Burning Tree.
1:40 pm
Arrived at Burning Tree. The President had Luncheon and played golf
with Colonel Belshe.
4:20 pm
The President departed Burning Tree and motored to the White House.
4:45 pm
Arrived at the White House.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1955
8:15 am
(Hon. Emmet J. Hughes had Breakfast with the President) OFF THE RECORD
9:15 am
(Mr. L. E. Berkey, with Charles Tompkins Co.) OFF THE RECORD
(Re Gettysburg home)
10:00 am
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(This appointment is usually scheduled for Monday)
10:30 am
H.E. Senor Dr. Aureilo F. Concheso, the Ambassador of Cuba
(The Ambassador is retiring and State Department recommended the
President see him in a farewell call, as they have good reasons
to believe he will become Foreign Minister of Cuba in new Cabinet)
11:00 am
Admiral Arthur Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
General. Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
(Adm. Radford's appointment is usually scheduled for Monday)
11:30 am
Mr. William Randolph Hearst, Jr.
Mr. Kingsbury Smith
Mr. Frank Conniff
(Hon. Murray Snyder)
(Mr. Hearst requested this appointment through the Vice President.
Messrs. Smith & Conniff saw the President about ten minutes after
Mr. Hearst & Mr. Snyder had been alone with the President.)
12:00
(Hon. Harry Darby, Kansas City, Kansas) OFF THE RECORD
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1955
9:00 am
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower attended the nine o' o'clock
Service at the National Presbyterian Church
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1955
10:15 am The President witnessed the swearing-in of Hon. Fred A. Seaton
as Administrative Assistant to the President. The following
also witnessed the ceremony:
Mrs. Fred A. Seaton
Mr. Donald Seaton
Miss Christine Seaton
Sen. Carl T. Curtis, Nebraska
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Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army
Hon. Charles S. Thomas, Secretary of the Navy
Hon. W. J. McNeil, Asst. Secy. of Defense (Comptroller)
Hon. Carter L. Burgess, Asst. Secy. of Defense (Manpower & Personnel)
Hon. Donald A. Quarles, Asst. Secy of Defense (Research & Development)
Hon. Frank D. Newbury, Asst. Secy. of Defense (Applications Engineering)
Hon. Thomas P. Pike, Asst. Secy. of Defense (Supply & Logistics)
Hon. Franklin G. Floete, Asst. Secy. of Defense (Properties & Intallations
Hon. Frank B. Berry, Asst. Secy. of Defense (Health & Medical)
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, USAF, Chief of Staff, Dept. of Air Force
Hon. Samuel C. Waugh, Asst. Secretary of State
Hon. I. W. Carponsor, Jr., Arst. Secy. of State (Personnel & Adm.)
Hon. Val Peterson, Federal Civil Defense Administrator
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. 0. A.
Hon. D. Walter Swan, Deputy Asst. Secy. of Defense (Public Affairs)
Mrs. Walter D. Swan
Hon. Robert Tripp Ross, Deputy Asst. Secy. of Defense (Legislative Affairs)
Mr. Lorne Kennedy, Executive Assistant, Office of Assistant Secretary
of Defense (Legislative & Public Affairs)
Mrs. Lorne Kennedy
Mr. C. Herschel Schooley, Director, Office of Public Information,
Office of Secretary of Defense
Mrs. C. Herschel Schooley
Col. Wade M. Fleischer, USAF, Director, Office of Legislative Liaison,
Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense
Mrs. Wade M. Fleischer
Mr. Philip J. Mullin, Adm. Assistant to Sen. Gordon Allott
Mrs. Philip J. Mullin
Mr. John W. Jarrell, Washington representative, Omaha World Herald
Mrs. John W. Jarrell
Mr. Theodore W. Metcalfe, Omaha, Nebraska
Mr. James Conway, Hastings, Nebraska
Miss Kay Comway, Hastings, Nebraska
Hon. Leonard Hall, Chairman, Republican National Committee
Hon. William Spear, National Committeeman from Nebraska
Three secretaries from Secretary Seaton's office.
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10:30 am
The President and The Secretary of Defense signed the Armed
Forces Day Proclamation
(A photograph was taken)
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11:45 am
H.E. Senor Dr. Don Joaquin Eduardo Salazar Camarena, The Ambassador
of the Dominican Republic
(Newly appointed - presented his credentials)
(Hon. John Simmons)
12:45 pm
The President made a film in the Broadcasting Room of the White
House to be used at the New Orleans Inter-American Investment
Conference.
(Originally the President was going to speak over a closed
circuit TV Broadcast at 11:00 a.m., February 28th, which
was the opening day of the Conference)
1:00 pm
General Walter Bedell Smith had Luncheon with the President.
2:10 pm
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
General Lucius Clay
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Jack Martin
(The above stayed with the President for about ten minutes
and then departed except General Clay, who remained alone
with the President)
2:30 pm
The following met with the President to discuss the Highway Program:
Sen. Francis Case, South Dakota
Sen. Dennis Chavez, New Mexico
Sen. Albert Gore, Tennessee
Sen. Edward Martin, Pennsylvania
Cong. Charles A. Buckley, New York
Cong. George A. Dondero, Michigan
Cong. George H. Fallon, Maryland
Cong. Myron V. George, Kansas
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
General Lucius Clay
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Jack Martin
(Above meeting was arranged by Jack Martin)
3:30 pm
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. Robert Murphy, Deputy Under Secretary of State
Adm. Arthur Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Adm. Donald B. Duncan, Office of Chief of Naval Operations
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1955
8:00 am
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
(Came in to discuss increase in wage scale in Postal Bill
as proposed by Democrats)
8:15 am
Legislative Leaders
Senator William F. Knowland, California
Senator Eugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Senator Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Senator Frank Carlson, Kansas
Cong. Charles Halleck, Indiana
Cong. Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
Cong. Edward Rees, Kansas
Cong. Daniel Reed, New York
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Robert Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Gerald Morgan
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Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Howard Pyle
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Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Earle Chesney
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster
Hon. Arthur Minnich
9:30 am
Brigadier General John H. Michaelis, USA
(Personal friend of the President)
11:55 am
The President went over to the White House.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1955
9:00 am
Mr. Ben Duffy, General Chairman, Brotherhood Week Campaign,
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Mr. Roger W. Straus, National Co-Chairman
Dr. Sterling W. Brown, Vice President, National Conference of
Christians and Jews
(Hon. James C. Hagerty)
(Hon. Maxwell Rabb)
(A photograph was taken when they presented a membership card
to the President)
9:30 am
The President received the winners of the Eighth Annual Voice of
Democracy Contest. The following were present:
ABRAMSON, Miss Judy, California Winner
ABRAMSON, Mrs. William S., Mother
BOND, Mrs. Joseph D., Guardian of Miss Styles
BUCKNER, E. LaMar, President, U. S. Chamber of Commerce
MALETZKY, Avron J., New York Winner
RICHARDS, Robert K., National Association of Radio & Television
Broadcasters
SECREST, James D., Chairman, Voice of Democracy Committee,
Executive Vice President, Radio-Electronics-Television
Manufacturers Association
STYLES, Catherine Esther, Minnesota Winner, New Zealand
Exchange Student
WALKER, Dwight David, Iowa Winner
WALKER, Rev. M. Dwight, Father
(Mr. J. William Barba)
10:00 am
(Mr. James Hagerty)
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(Hon. Robert Cutler)
1:05 pm
The President departed the White House and motored to Burning Tree.
1:28 pm
Arrived Burning Tree. The President had Luncheon with the following:
Colonel Thomas Belshe
Mr. Sam O'Neil
Mr. John Brooks
2:15 pm
The President teed off with Col. Belshe, Mr. O'Neil & Mr. Brooks.
5:18 pm
The President departed Burning Tree and motored to the White House.
5:46 pm
Arrived at the White House.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1955
8:00 am
The President attended a Breakfast given in his honor by the
Masonic Leaders of the United States at the Statler Hotel.
(Hon. Lewis W. Strauss, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission,
accompanied the President on return trip to the White House
and met with him for a few minutes in his office.)
9:15 am
Mr. George Meany, President, American Federation of Labor
(Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor)
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
(Mr. Meany came in to invite the President to dedicate the
new A. F. of L. Building headquarters)
9:30 am
Dr. John Hannah, U. S. Representative on Permanent Joint Board
of Defense, United States-Canada
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
(This appointment was requested by Secretary Wilson)
9:45 am
Honorable Boyd S. Leedom, Judge, Supreme Court, South Dakota
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Cong. Harold O. Lovre, South Dakota
Mr. Bert Tollefson, Jr., Secretary to Cong. E. Y. Berry
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Judge Leedom is a nominee for the National Labor Relations Board)
10:00 am
National Security Council
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Acting Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Brig. Gen. Robert W. Porter, Jr., for the Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, 0. D. M.
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., the Attorney General
Hon. George T. Moore, for the Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, A. E. C.
Hon. Val Peterson, Federal Civil Defense Administrator
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. Information Agency
Hon. Alan H. Belmont, for the Chairman, Interdepartmental Intelligence
Conference
Hon. J. Walter Yeagley, Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee on
Internal Security
Hon. Thomas J. Donegan, Department of Justice
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, C. I. A.
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
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10:00 am
National Security Council
Hon. J. Patrick Coyne, N. S. C. Representative on Internal Security
Hon. Wilbur Brucker, Counsel, Department of Defense
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
12:30 pm
(Hon. Charles B. Wilson, Secretary of Defense)
(Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.)
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
(The above met in the President's office immediately following
the National Security Council meeting)
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:00 pm
General Maxwell D. Taylor, Commanding General, U. S. Army Forces, Far East
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
2:15 pm
Mr. Roy Howard, Scripps-Howard Publications
(Hon. James Hagerty)
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Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
3:30 pm
Mr. Bob Heas, White House Photographer
(Mr. Hess came in to say goodbye. He is leaving to work for C.B.S.)
4:00 pm
Dr. Henry Hanson, President Emeritus, Gettysburg College, Harrisburg, Va.
Mr. John Tivney, District Governor of Rotary
(Came in to ask the President to go to Gettysburg for Rotary
International kick-off)
7:30 pm
The President gave a Stag Dinner for the following:
CLEMENT, M. W., Director, Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Pa.
DARBY, Harry, Industrialist, Kansas City, Kansas
DURELL, Edward, President, The Union Fork & Hoe Co., Columbus, Ohio
EISENHOWER, Dr. Milton S., President, Pennsylvania State College
FIELD, Marshall, Jr., Editor & Pub., Chicago Sun-Times, Ill.
FLEMMING, Hon. Arthur S., Director, 0. D. M.
HALL, Hon. Leonard W., Chairman, Republican National Committee
HALL, Perry E., Morgan, Stanley & Company, New York
HORST, Miles, Former Secretary of Agriculture for Penna.
JACKSON, Percival E., Lawyer, New York
LYNCH, John F., President, LaGloria Oil & Gas Co., Corpus Christi
MARX, David H., Secretary & Treasurer, Louis Marx & Co., Inc., N.Y.
MAY, Herbert A., Sr. Vice President, Westinghouse Air Brake Co.,
Pittsburgh
MILLSOP, Thomas E., President, National Steel Corp., Pittsburgh
NICHOLSON, Gen. Will F., Colorado State Senator
REX, Robert M., President & Gen. Manager, Columbus Bolt & Forging
Co., Columbus, Ohio
RUSSELL, Edwin F., Pub., Harrisburg Patriot, Pennsylvania
SPEAR, William W., Lawyer, Fremont, Nebraska
STACK, James R. (Col.), The James Stack Co. (Marx toys) Tacoma
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1955
8:00 am
The following had Breakfast with the President:
Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Arthur Flemming, Director, 0. D. M.
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Sherman Adams
9:30 am
The President received group of Grand Councilors of the Order of
DeMolay as follows:
BEAN, William L., SMC, North Carolina
CAHOON, Randolph, SMC, Wisconsin
COE, Arnold, SMC, Oregon
COLLINS, Charles V., SMC, Indiana
CREIGH, David, California
DAVIS, John W., SMC, West Virginia
FRANKENBERY, Armyn E., SMC, Colorado
GLANZMAN, Dwyane M., SMC, Nevada
GONDRING, William H., III, SMC, Missouri
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HUEBLER, Richard A., SMC, Michigan
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KATABAH, William, State Scribe, Florida
LAITSCH, Lowell, SMC, Wisconsin
MOORE, John P., Jr., SMC, Maryland
PACE, Pat LeRoy, SMC, Texas
RAMBA, Howard G., Jacksonville, Florida
ROSS, David, Washington, D. C.
TISHER, Craig, SMC, South Dakota
WHITE, W. Clark, SMC, New Jersey
WILLIAMS, Joe, SMC, Oklahoma
WILSON, David M., SMC, Idaho
9:45 am
(Hon. William McC. Martin, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal
Reserve System)
(Hon. Charles Noah Shepardson, Federal Reserve System)
(Hon. Gabriel Hauge)
(OFF THE RECORD APPOINTMENT - Mr. Shepardson is nominee for
Federal Reserve Board of Governors)
10:00 am
Senator Walter F. George, Georgia
Senator Richard B. Russell, Georgia
Senator Harry F. Byrd, Virginia
Cong. Watkins M. Abbitt, Virginia
Mr. H. L. Wingate, President, Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
Hon. Stephen Pace, former Congressman from Georgia
Mr. Thomas D. Odom, President, Virginia-Carolina Peanut Association,
Suffolk, Virginia
Mr. J. M. English, Suffolk, Virginia
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(Discussed peanut situation with reference to imports)
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(Doctor)
11:50 am
The President, accompanied by Colonel Thomas Belshe, departed the
White House and motored to his farm in Gettysburg.
1:20 pm
Arrived at Gettysburg where the President and Col. Belshe joined
the First Lady and Mr. Charles Tompkins.
The President, accompanied by Wade Harrison, Superintendent of
Construction, inspected the house and premises. They were later
joined by General and Mrs. Arthur Nevins.
The First Lady, in the meantime, was engaged with Mrs. Draper and
Miss Whitman.
Colonel Belshe departed the farm in his own car for Washington
about 5:00 p.m.
6:17 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower and Mr. Charles Tompkins departed
Gettysburg and motored direct to Camp David, Maryland.
6:55 pm
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The President remained at Camp David the entire day.
10:30 am
The First Lady, accompanied by Mr. Charles Tompkins, departed
Camp David and motored to Gettysburg.
3:00 pm
The First Lady returned to Camp David. Mr. Tompkins returned
to Washington, D. C., direct from Gettysburg.
General and Mrs. Arthur Nevins arrived at Camp David in the early
evening and were overnight guests of the President and Mrs.
Eisenhower and Mrs. Doud, who had previously accompanied the
First Lady to Camp David on Thursday, February 24th.
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2:35 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower and Mrs. Doud departed Camp
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4:35 pm
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1955
9:00 am
(Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
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(Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, A. E. C.) OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
10:00 am
The President received the winners of the Fourteenth Annual
Science Talent Search
(William E. Knox requested this appointment - awards are
given by Westinghouse Electric Corporation) The following
were present:
AANDAHL, Vaughan Allan, Denver, Colorado
BACHRACH, David, Brooklyn, New York
BARTH, Rolf Frederick, Jackson Heights, New York
BRIGGS, Thomas Stafford, San Francisco, California
BUCCINO, Robert Anthony, Easton, Connecticut
EICHMAN, Charles Jetter, Audubon, New Jersey
FASSNACHT, Robert Earl, South Bend, Indiana
FISHMAN, Roberta Jane, Forest Hills, New York
FLEISHHACKER, David, San Francisco, California
FOSTER, Edward John, Bethel, Connecticut
FRIED, Michael Martin, Flushing, New York
GREENLEAF, Frederick Paul, Allentown, Pa.
HABLE, Kathleen Anne, Loyal, Wisconsin
HARMAN, Mary Ella, Brooklyn, New York
HARRIMAN, John Edward, Appleton, Wisconsin
HARTLEY, Alice Katherine, Easton, Conn.
HAVEY, James Halbert, Jr., Falmouth, Mass.
HAWKINS, Carol Irene, South Charleston, West Virginia
HOFFMANN, Roald, Woodside, New York
KALNAJS, Agris Janis, Newtonville, Massachusetts
KRIPKE, Bernard Robert, New Rochelle, New York
LEVINE, Stephen Samuel, Brooklyn, New York
MacDONALD, John Lauchlin, University, Mississippi
MYERS, Carol Elnora, Canastota, New York
NERGAARD, David Karl, Princeton, New Jersey
PENNEY, David Emory, Jackson, Mississippi
POTTER, James Emerson, Rockford, Illinois
REED, Jack Donald, Evanston, Illinois
ROSEN, Michael Ira, Brooklyn, New York
SHILLING, A. Gary, Fremont, Ohio
SOMMERFIELD, Martin David, Chicago, Illinois
STONE, John William, Charleston, West Virginia
TATE, Patricia Ann, Greenville, Illinois
TOLLMAN, Janet, Omaha, Nebraska
VAUGHAN, Maurice Hamilton, Jr., Wilmington, North Carolina
WEBB, Stephen Richard, Urbana, Illinois
WEBSTER, Norman Adelbert, III, Trenton, New Jersey
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Fourteenth Annual Science Talent Search (Continued)
WILLIAMS, Lawrence Ernest, Youngstown, Ohio
WILSON, Daniel Hughes, Kansas City, Kansas
Adults Accompanying Winners:
CARMICHAEL, Dr. Leonard, Science Service
DAVIS, Mr. Watson, Science Service
DAVIS, Mrs. Watson, Science Service
PATTERSON, Miss Margaret E., Science Service
SCHRIVER, Mrs. Dorothy, Science Service
SIMONS, Mr. Howard, Science Service
WEBER, Mr. Swann, Westinghouse, Washington, D. C.
FRY, Charles N, Westinghouse, Washington, D. C.
JOHNSON, Charles P., Westinghouse, Washington, D. C.
GORMLEY, Harriet, Westinghouse, Washington, D. C.
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Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
(Usual Monday appointment)
11:15 am
The President received the winners of the White House Photographers
Annual Awards
(Arranged by Mr. Hagerty) The following were present:
William Smith, UP, Grand Award and Personalities
George Tames, NEW YORK TIMES, Presidential
Gene Abbott, STAR, Sports
Charles Del Vecchio, POST, News
Hank Walker, LIFE, Pictorial
Joe Roberts, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, Color
Norman Driscoll, POST, Feature
Douglas Chevalier, POST, Feature
(Hon. James Hagerty)
(Hon. Murray Snyder)
11:45 am
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(Usual Monday appointment)
12:30 pm
Hon. Theodore Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Hon. Abbott Washburn, Assistant Director, U. S. I. A.
Hon. J. R. Poppele, In Charge of Voice of America
(Mr. Streibert's usual monthly appointment)
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
1:45 pm
Senator James Duff, Pennsylvania
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Jack Martin)
2:00 pm
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, 0. D. M
Hon. Robert Cutler - in part
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster
(Dr. Flemming's usual bi-weekly appointment)
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Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
7:30 pm
The President gave a Stag Dinner for the following:
BECK, Axel J.
BULLIS, Harry A.
COMPTON, Perry
COPLEY, James S.
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FLANIGAN, Horace C.
GAXTON, William
GUNDERSON, Robert W.
HALL, Leonard W.
HAUGE, Gabriel
LOEW, Arthur M.
NOBLE, Edward J.
RUE, Milton L.
WELSH, A. D.
BAUGHMAN, U. E.
HAGERTY, James C.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1955
8:30 am
Legislative Leaders
Senator William F. Knowland, California
Senator Eugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Senator Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. Charles A. Halleck, Indiana
Cong. Leo E. Allen, Illinois
Cong. Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Fred Seaton
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Hon. Arthur Minnich
10:30 am
(Mr. Rabb)
11:00 am
The President received the members of the Executive Section of the
National Rehabilitation Commission of the American Legion.
McCRUDY, Robert M., Chairman, 1096 N. Holliston Ave., Pasadena, Calif.
KRAABEL, T. 0., National Rehabilitation Director, Legion Headquarters
ALTER, Judge Wilbur M., State Capitol, Denver, Colorado
BOOHER, Dr. Norman R., 447 E. 38th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana
CALLAGHAN, E. J., P. 0. Box 1702, Helena, Montana
CLAMAGE, Edward, 1313 W. Randolph St., Chicago, Illinois
CLIFF, E. V., Ortonville, Minnesota
CLOUGH, Fred A., Jr., 317 Water Street, Augusta, Maine
CONNORS, John L., 264 Lynnemore Street, Hartford, Connecticut
DANIEL, W. C., P. 0. Box 485, Schoolfield Branch, Danville, Va.
DAY, James V., 19 Pleasant Street, Kennebunk, Maine
DIXON, Joseph F., Box 233, Natchez, Mississippi
FOUST, J. Ross, 11 East Otterman Street, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
GLEASON, John S., Jr., 38 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois
FULLER, Jep S., Adams Building, Port Arthur, Texas
JONES, William H., Marianna, Arkansas
KNIGHT, F. Clinton, 314 Park Road, Alexandria, Virginia
LOUGARIS, I. A., 20 Cladianos Building, Reno, Nevada
MILLER, Watson B., 4704 Yuma Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
NAUMOWICZ, Chester F., 8458 Piney Branch Court, Silver Spring, Md.
ORR, A. Eugene, 210 Crater Lake Avenue, Medford, Oregon
PRICE, Arthur W., 280 N. 3rd Street, Mt. Vernon, New York
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WALDRIP, W. Bea, The Detroit Bank, Detroit 26, Michigan
WALSH, John H., 1020 Main Street, Waltham, Massachusetts
HASLER, Harry L., El Dorado, Kansas
HORTON, C. C., P. O. Box 1509, Montgomery 2, Alabama
SNYDER, Maj. Gen. Howard
BERRY, Hon. Frank, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health and
Medicine
CUSHING, Dr. Patrick, Assistant to Mr. Berry
CHESNEY, Hon. Earle
11:30 am
Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, President, Pennsylvania State College
11:45 am
The President received the members of the Board of Directors of the
National Federation of Republican Women
ADAMS, Mrs. Julis, Taylorsville, North Carolina
ANDERSON, Mrs. Edwin E., New York, New York
ATKINS, Betty Lou, Washington, D. C.
BACON, Mrs. Robert Low, Washington, D. C.
BENNETT, Mrs. William, Falls Church, Virginia
BISHOP, Mrs. Roy T., Portland, Oregon
BROWN, Mrs. Katharine Kennedy, Dayton, Ohio
BURDICK, Mrs. William F., Washington, D. C.
CHIPMAN, Mrs. Roscoe, Lebanon, New Hampshire
CLASBY, Miss Molly, Washington, D. C.
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DIRKSEN, Mrs. Everett M., Washington, D. C.
DOHERTY, Mrs. Richard, Bethesda, Maryland
ELDER, Mrs. Garrison, Chattanooga, Tennessee
ELKINS, Mrs. Davis, Washington, D. C.
ELSTON, Mrs. R. Ransom, Middletown, Delaware
ERF, Mrs. Lowell Ashton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
EVANS, Mrs. Kenneth, Emerson, Iowa
FARRINGTON, Mrs. Joseph, Washington, D. C.
FLETCHER, Mrs. Tressie, Taylorsville, North Carolina
FRETZ, Mrs. Betty, Washington, D. C.
FOX, Mrs. W. W., Madison, Wisconsin
FURLONG, Mrs. Edwin H., Somersworth, New Hampshire
GIBSON, Mrs. Peter, Monroe, Michigan
GLENN, Mrs. E. Claar, Box 118, Mankato, Minnesota
GORE, Miss Louise, Fairfax Hotel, Washington, D. C.
GUNDELFINGER, Mrs. P. E. Hazelton, Idaho
INSIGNER, Mrs. Thomas, Sewickley, Pennsylvania
JAMES, Mrs. Roy E., Arlington, Virginia
JORDAN, Mrs. Len, Washington, D. C.
KEARNS, Mrs. Carroll D., Washington, D. C.
KOCHERSPERGER, Mrs. Edmund S., Washington, D. C.
KOEZE, Mrs. Albert S., Grand Rapids, Michigan
LAMONT, Mrs. C. W., Bethesda, Maryland
MARSHALL, Mrs. Irl, 1100 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, Illinois
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MATSON, Mrs. Henry L., Avoca, Minnesota
McGEORGE, Mrs. Harold, St. Petersburg, Florida
MULLANEY, Mrs. Beatrice, Boston, Massachusetts
NIELSON, Mrs. A. H., Tulsa, Oklahoma
NEUBERGER, Mrs. Harry, Englewood, New Jersey
OATES, Mrs. Henry M., Parkersburg, West Virginia
PACE, Mrs. Pear, Washington, D. C.
PALLADAY, Mrs. Harry, Portland, Oregon
PARKS, Mrs. J. B., Pueblo, Colorado
PENLAND, Mrs. Gladys Leggett, Berkeley, California
RHODES, Mrs. John J., Washington, D. C.
RICHARDSON, Mrs. Vaughn E., Salisbury, Maryland
ROSE, Mrs. Chapman, Washington, D. C.
ROSENFIELD, Mrs. William M., Towands, Pennsylvania
RUTHERFORD, Dr. M. Louise, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SAHAGIAN, Mrs. Lavon H., 138 Lexington Avenue, Providence, R.I.
SCHICHT, Miss Frieda, St. Louis, Missouri
SCHOLDERER, Mrs. Helen, Binghamton, New York
SIMON, Mrs. Yuki Deane J., Jefferson, Oklahoma
SIMPSON, Mrs. Richard M., Washington, D. C.
SMITH, Mrs. Howell, Louisville, Kentucky
SMITH, Mrs. J. Robert, Alexandria, Virginia
SNYDER, Mrs. Von L., Indianapolis, Indiana
STEVENSON, Mrs. Vernon L., Salt Lake City, Utah
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TABER, Mrs. John, Dorchester House, Washington, D. C.
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WANNER, Mrs. A. L,, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
WEEKS, Mrs. William H., Washington, D. C.
WHEELER, Mrs. Raymond W., Boston, Massachusetts
WILLCOX, Mrs. O. Blake, Englewood, New Jersey
WILSON, Mrs. Sue, Washington, D. C.
WISE, Mrs. John E., Madison, Wisconsin
(SHANLEY, Hon. Bernard)
12:30 pm
Hon. Joel T. Broyhill, Congressman from Virginia
Hon. Marshall J. Beverley, Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia
Mr. Robert F. Downhan, President, Friendship Fire Engine Company,
Alexandria, Virginia
(Mr. Jack Layman, staff reporter for Alexandria Gazette)
(Presented the President with a Certificate of Honorary Membership
to the Friendship Fire Engine Company founded by George Washington
in 1774)
1:00 pm
The President gave a Stag Luncheon for the new Senators.
ALLOTT, Sen. Gordon, Colorado
BARKLEY, Sen. Alben W., Kentucky
BIBLE, Sen. Alan, Nebraska
CASE, Sen. Clifford P., New Jersey
COTTON, Sen. Norris, New Hampshire
CURTIS, Sen. Carl T., Nebraska
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Stag Luncheon for new Senators: (Cont.)
HRUSKA, Sen. Roman L., Nebraska
McNAMARA, Sen. Patrick V., Michigan
MARTIN, Sen. Thomas E., Iowa
neuberger, Sen. Richard L, Oregon
O'MAHONEY, Sen. Joseph C., Wyoming
SCOTT, Sen. W. Kerr, North Carolina
THURMOND, Sen. Strom, South Carolina
PERSONS, Hon. Wilton B.
MORGAN, Hon. Gerald
MARTIN, Hon. Jack
HARLOW, Hon. Bryce
2:15 pm
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
General John S. Bragdon
Hon. Sherman Adams
(Discussed public works)
2:45 pm
Governor Robert F. Kennon, Louisiana
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Governor J. Caleb Boggs, Delaware
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General Lucius Clay
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Howard Pyle
(Appointment arranged by Gov. Adams)
3:15 pm
Hon. William S. Campbell, Republican State Chairman for Idaho
Hon. Sherman Adams
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1955
8:30 am
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. James Lay)
(N.S.C. Briefing)
9:30 am
Honorable Jefferson Caffery, retired American Ambassador to Egypt
(Hon. Murray Snyder)
(Mr. Caffery requested this appointment thru Protocol. A
photograph was taken)
10:00 am
(Mr. Hagerty)
10:30 am
Press Conference
11:15 am
(Sen. H. Alexander Smith, New Jersey)
(Hon. Bernard Shanley)
(Hon. Bryce Harlow)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Jack Martin)
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Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Wilton B. Persons - in part
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Dr. Joseph S. Davis, Professor at Stanford University
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Sherman Adams
12:07 pm
(The President, accompanied by William Flenniken, departed the
White House and motored to Burning Tree.)
12:32 pm
(Arrived Burning Tree)
12:45 pm
(The President had Luncheon with the following:)
(Senator Prescott Bush, Connecticut)
(Mr. William Flenniken, Colorado)
(Mr. John McClure, Washington, D. C.)
1:10 pm
(The President teed off with his partners for lunch)
4:10 pm
(Completed 18 holes)
4:25 pm
(The President, accompanied by Mr. William Flenniken and Mr. James
Black, departed Burning Tree and motored to the White House)
5:00 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
(Mr. Flenniken departed the White House for the Washington National
Airport to catch a 5:30 plane. Mr. Black also departed the White
House at this time)
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(The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the White House and
motored to the 1925 F Street Club, where they attended a Dinner
given by the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. McKay)
The following were present at the dinner:
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Earl Warren
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. George Humphrey
Secretary of Defense and Mrs. Charles Wilson
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Arthur Summerfield
The Attorney General and Mrs. Herbert Brownell
Mrs. Ezra Taft Benson
Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Sinclair Weeks
Secretary of Labor and Mrs. James P. Mitchell
Secretary of H.E.W. Oveta Culp Hobby
Mrs. Harold Stassen
The Director of the Bureau of the Budget and Mrs. Rowland Hughes
Governor and Mrs. Sherman Adams
General and Mrs. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Robert Cutler
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Hon. and Mrs. Philip Young
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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1955
8:00 am
Senator William F. Knowland, California, had Breakfast with the
President.
8:45 am
Governor Edwin C. Johnson, Colorado
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Gov. Johnson presented a fishing license to the President)
9:00 am
(Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
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9:25 am
Mr. Edward T. Folliard, President, Gridiron Club
Mr. Marshall McNeil, Scripps-Howard Alliance, Historian, Gridiron Club
Mr. Roscoe Drummond, New York Herald Tribune
Mr. Mark Foote, Booth Newspapers of Michigan, former President of the
Gridiron Club
Mr. Fletcher Knebel, Cowles Newspapers, Chairman, Music Committee,
Gridiron Club
(Extended invitation to the President to attend the Gridiron
Dinner on May 7th) (Mr. Hagerty sat in on the appointment)
9:30 am
National Security Council
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Acting Secretary of State
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, for the Secretary of Defense
Brig. Gen. Robert W. Porter, Jr., for the Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Herbert Brownell, the Attorney General
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Lewis L. Strause, Chairman, A. E. C.
Hon. Val Peterson, Federal Civil Defense Administrator
Hon. J. Edgar Hoover, Chairman, Interdepartmental Intelligence
Conference
Hon. J. Walter Yeagley, Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee
on Internal Security
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, C. I. A.
Hon. Sherman Adams, Assistant to the President
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Commander Edward L. Beach, Naval Aid to the President
Hon. J. Patrick Coyne, NSC Representative on Internal Security
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
11:40 am
(Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State) OFF THE RECORD
(Met with the President immediately following N.S.C. meeting)
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12:30 pm The President gave a Luncheon for the following Congressmen:
ALGER, Cong. Bruce, Texas
ANFUSO, Cong. Victor L., New York
ASHLEY, Cong. Thomas L., Ohio
AVERY, Cong. William H., Kansas
BALDWIN, Cong. John F., Jr., California
BASS, Cong. Perkins, New Hampshire
BASS, Cong. Ross, Tennessee
BAUMHART, Cong. A. D., Jr., Ohio
BELL, Cong. John J., Texas
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BOYLE, Cong. Charles A., Illinois
BURNSIDE, Cong. M. G., West Virginia
CHASE, Cong. Jackson B., Nebraska
WEAVER, Cong. Phil, Nebraska
CLARK, Cong. Frank M., Pennsylvania
CRAMER, Cong. William C., Florida
DAVIDSON, Cong. Irwin D., New York
DIGGS, Cong. Charles C., Jr., Michigan
DIXON, Cong. H. A., Utah
FASCELL, Cong. Dante B., Florida
ADAMS, Hon. Sherman
PERSONS, Hon. Wilton B.
GRUENTHER, Hon. Homer
2:10 pm The President, accompanied by Mr. Charles Tompkins, departed the
White House and motored to his farm in Gettysburg, Pa.
4:04 pm Arrived at Gettysburg. The President and Mr. Tompkins were joined
by Mr. Brock, Mr. Harrison and Mr. Berkey and they then inspected
the house, farm and surrounding area.
6:30 pm No further activity after this time.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1955
9:30 am
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Sherman Adams
10:30 am
Cabinet Meeting
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles Wilson, Secretary of Defense
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Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. True D. Morse, Under Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. D. A. Fitzgerald, Acting Director, F. 0. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, 0. D. M. Director
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Dr. Eli Ginzberg, Research Director, National Manpower Council, Columbia
Mr. George Lodge, Department of Labor
Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. Robert Cutler
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Arthur Minnich
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The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Harold Stassen
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
12:25 pm
(Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State) OFF THE RECORD
12:30 pm
(Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General) OFF THE RECORD
12:40 pm
(General Nathan Twining, Chief of Staff, U. S. A. F.) OFF THE RECORD
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:00 pm
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, C. I. A.
(Mr. Dulles requested this appointment)
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2:15 pm The President received the following members of the Baylor
University Choir:
PITTMAN, Mr. Ralph D., President, Baylor Club of Wash., D. C.
BARKEMA, Miss Martha, Conductor
BEASLEY, Cynthia
BATES, Suzy
BURLEY, Bill
BRASLEY, Betz
BRADFIELD, Phil
COLE, Jim
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COX, Jean
CRISMAN, Fred
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CORBIN, Barbara
DOUGLAS, Coker
EDDINS, Dot
DOUGLAS, Charlie
EDWARDS, Martha
GLAZIER, Johnny
ENETE, Joy
HART, John
GRAHAM, Billy Jean
JAMES, George
GOODALL, Valerie
HUDDLESTON, Jim
HAZELWOOD, Sue
KENNEDY, Frank
KAY, Sarah
NETTLES, Joe
LONGEFIELD, Nancy
NUTL, Grady
LOGAN, Sue
OGDEN, Marion
McGUIRE, Carolyn
PARSONS, Randy
PEEBLES, Anne
PORTER, Norman
PETTY, Wanda
MURRAY, Harlem
OLIVER, Mrs. Jet
REED, Norris
PRITCHARD, Patricia
ROBBINS, Duane
RODGERS, Jane
SCARBOROUGH, Coile
SEXTON, Sylvia
SCARBOROUGH, Ed
STURGEON, Stevie
SLACK, Harrell
TAGGART, Glenna
TRETHERWAY, John
TANNER, Anabeth
WADLEY, Hugh
WALKER, Saralon
SINGLETON, Don
WELLS, Nella
WILBER, Warren
WILLIAMS, Margaret
2:30 pm Mr. James C. Petrillo, President, American Federation of Musicians
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
(Discussed UN orchestra and the tax question)
2:45 pm Senator Barry Goldwater, Arizona
(Hon. Howard Pyle)
(Presented gift from Kiwanis International)
4:30 pm (Mrs. Helen Rogers Reid, President, New York Tribune, Inc.) OFF THE RECORD
(Also known as Mrs. Ogden Mills Reid)
7:30 pm (The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner for the following:)
ALESSANDRONI, Walter E.
ANDERSON, Robert B.
BREENE, Samuel A.
EGLI, William H.
BRAGDON, Maj. Gen. John S.
EISENHOWER, Dr. Milton S.
HALL, Hon. Leonard W.
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HILTON, Frank C.
HIMES, Swirles L.
HOFFMAN, Paul G.
JONES, W. Alton
NANCE, James J.
PARKER, Andrew
PATTON, William J.
ROCKEFELLER, Nelson A.
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STEPHENS, Thomas E.
TOMPKINS, Francis M.
WILKINSON, Roy, Jr.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1955
9:00 am Senator Homer E. Capehart, Indiana
Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, President, Pennsylvania State College
(Hon. Fred Seaton)
(Discussed technical aid program for Latin America and
housing problems)
9:15 am Bishop Thomas H. Wright, Episcopal Bishop, Wilmington, North Carolina
Senator Kerr Scott, North Carolina
Cong. Herbert C. Bonner, North Carolina
Cong. Harold Cooley, North Carolina
Cong. L. H. Fountain, North Carolina
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Cong. F. Ertel Carlyle, North Carolina
Cong. Charles R. Jonas, North Carolina
(Hon. Bernard Shanley)
(Invited the President to attend a performance of "The Lost Colony"
at Mateo, North Carolina, this summer)
9:30 am Honorable Eric A. Johnston, Chairman, International Development
Advisory Board, F. 0. A.
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
(Reported to the President on his recent trip to the Near East)
6:50 pm The President left the White House and motored to the Statler Hotel
where he attended the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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The President and Mrs. Eisenhower attended the eleven o'clock
Service at the National Presbyterian Church
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9:30 am
The President received a group of Distinguished Service Cross
recipients and Commanders who participated in the seizure
of the Remagen Bridge on March 7, 1945. The following
were present:
Mr. Michael Chinchar, Saddle River Township, New Jersey
Sgt. 1/C1 DeLisio, Bronx, New York (Fort Totten)
Mr. Alex A. Drabik, Toledo, Ohio
Mr. Eugene Dorland, Manhattan, Kansas
Mr. William J. Goodson, Pendleton, Indiana
Mr. John Grimball, Columbia, South Carolina
Mr. Charles W. Miller, Silver Spring, Maryland
Mr. Hugh Mott, Nashville, Tennessee
Mr. Joseph S. Petrencsik, Cleveland, Ohio
Mr. Anthony Samele, Bronx, New York
Mr. George P. Soumas, Perry, Iowa
Mr. Emmet J. Burrows, Jersey City, New Jersey
Col. Leonard Engeman, Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
Lt. Gen. John W. Leonard, U. S. Army (Ret.) San Antonio
Gen. Carl Spaatz, U. S. Air Force (Ret.)
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army
Maj. Gen. Gilman C. Mudgett, Office of Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
Mr. Anthony March, Editor, The Army Times, Wash., D.C.
Mr. Kenneth Hechler (former Army Historian)
Col. John Verdin, U. S. A. F. (Ret.) Staff of The Army Times
Lt. Col. Harry D. Kight, Office of Army Public Information
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
(Gen. William M. Hoge was on duty in Europe and was
unable to be present)
10:00 am
The President received a group of National 4-H Club Awards Winners.
4-H Club Members
Sara Traughber, Tennessee - Citizenship Winner
Cephas Williamson, Georgia - Citizenship Winner
Leo Denese Corriveau, Michigan - Leadership Winner
Ralph E. Lamar, III, New York - Leadership Winner
Coleta Lou McAllister, Oklahoma - Achievement Winner
Elden Holsapple, Indiana - Achievement Winner
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National Committee on Boys & Girls Club Work, Chicago, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy L. Noble, Director
Kenneth Anderson, Associate Director
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quain
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Mr. Conrad Hilton
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ervin L. Peterson, Assistant Secretary
Robert McMillen, Assistant to the Secretary
C. M. Ferguson, Administrator, Federal Extension Service
E. W. Aiton, Director, 4-H Club and YMW Programs
Fern Shipley, Associate Leader, 4-H Club and YMW Programs
(Hon. Murray Snyder)
10:15 am
Mr. Jacob S. Potofsky, Pres., Amal. Clothing Workers, CIO
Mr. Frank Rosenblu, Secy-Treas., Amal. Clothing Workers, CIO
Mr. David Dubinsky, Pres. & Secy-Treas., Int. Ladies' Garment
Wor, ers Union, AFL
Mr. Emil Rieve, Pres., Textile Workers Union of Am., CIO
Mr. William Pollack, Exec. V. P., Textile Workers, CIO
Mr. Arthur Goldberg, General Counsel, CIO
Mr. Alex Rose, President, United Hatters' Union, CIO
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
(Hon. Maxwell Rabb)
(Discussed the subject of minimum wage)
10:30 am
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
(Reported on Far Eastern trip)
11:15 am
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(Usual Monday appointment)
11:45 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
(Usual Monday appointment)
12:45 pm
The President received the Officers of the Supreme Lodge, Order
of Ahepa
Stephen S. Scopas, Supreme President, New York, N. Y.
C. P. Verinis, Supreme V. P., New Haven, Connecticut
Constantine G. Gatsos, Supreme Secy., Lakewood, Ohio
Socrates V. Sekles, Supreme Treas., Pontiac, Michigan
Louis G. Manesiotis, Supreme Governor, Pittsburgh, Pa.
George J. Pappas, Sr., Supreme Governor, Chicago, Ill.
Gust Rakus, Supreme Governor, Seattle, Washington
Nick Kogos, Supreme Governor, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Gregory M. Pahules, Supreme Counselor, Miami, Florida
(Hon. Maxwell Rabb)
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The President gave a Luncheon for the following members of
Congress:
Cong. Winfield K. Denton, Indiana
Cong. John J. Flynt, Jr., Georgia
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Cong. Daniel J. Flood, Pennsylvania
Cong. Edith Green, Oregon
Cong. Martha W. Griffiths, Michigan
Cong. Don Hayworth, Michigan
Cong. John E. Henderson, Ohio
Cong. W. R. Hull, Jr, Missouri
Cong. August E. Johansen, Michigan
Cong. Joseph M. Kilgore, Texas
Cong. Coya Knutson, Minnesota
Cong. Richard E. Lankford, Maryland
Cong. Harris B. McDowell, Jr., Delaware
Cong. Torbert H. MacDonald, Massachusetts
Cong. William E. Minshall, Jr., Ohio
Cong. James C. Murray, Illinois
Cong. Henry S. Reuss, Wisconsin
Cong. Frank S. Thompson, New Jersey
Cong. Charles A. Vanik, Ohio
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Jack Martin
2:15 pm
(The President departed the White House and motored to Walter
Reed Hospital, where he had his shoulder X-rayed and then
he visited with Gen. George Horkan in the private East Wing)
4:32 pm
(The President returned to the White House)
5:30 pm
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. William Rogers, Deputy Attorney General
Judge Joseph C. McGarraghy, District of Columbia
Judge Benjamin F. Cameron, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Miss.
Judge Gilbert H. Jertberg, U. S. District Judge in California
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TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1955
8:30 am
Legislative Leaders
(The President did not attend this meeting)
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Sen. William F. Knowland, California
Sen. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
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Sen. Eugene Milliken, Colorado
(Sen. Frank Carlson, Kansas) Off the Record
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. Charles A. Halleck, Indiana
Cong. Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
Cong. Leo E. Allen, Illinois
(Cong. Edward H. Rees, Kansas) Off the Record
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Earle Chesney
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster
Hon. Arthur Minnich
11:45 am
Father Vernon Gallagher, President, Duquesne versity
Cong. James G. Fulton, Pennsylvania
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
(Father Gallagher presented the President a copy of Essays on
"Truth and Freedom. ")
12:00
Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, President, National Council of the
Churches of Christ in the U. S.
Rev. Earl Frederick Adams, General Director, National Council
of the Churches of Christ in the U. S.
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
(Dr. Blake reported to the President on his Christmas visit
to the troops in the Far East)
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Billy Jennings, 1955 Easter Seal Child
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Mrs. Jennings (Billy's mother)
Miss Catharine Bauer, Director of Information, The National
Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc.
(Hon. James Hagerty)
(Presented the first Easter Seals - Mrs. Eisenhower was
unable to receive this group so the President took over this
appointment)
1:00 pm
The President had Luncheon with Hon. Bernard M. Baruch.
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The President left for the Sulgrave Club where he attended a
Breakfast given under the auspices of the Women's Division
of the Republican National Committee
9:45 am
(The President returned to the Office)
9:45 am
Mr. Henry G. Riter, 3rd, President, National Association of
Manufacturers
(Mr. William S. Neal accompanied Mr. Riter)
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
11:30 am
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
12:00
Hon. Dan Thornton, former Governor of Colorado
(Hon. Bernard Shanley)
12:05 pm
(The President, accompanied by Gov. Dan Thornton, departed
the White House and motored to Burning Tree)
12:30 pm
(Arrived at Burning Tree)
(The President had Luncheon and played golf with the following:)
(Governor Dan Thornton)
(Col. Thomas Belshe)
4:55 pm
(The President departed Burning Tree enroute to the White House)
5:25 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
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8:30 am
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
(Hon. James Lay)
OFF THE RECORD
(Mr. Dillon Anderson)
(Briefed the President on NSC)
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Sen. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Sen. Norris Cotton, New Hampshire
Barry Elliott "CHIPPA GRANITE", Rochester, New Hampshire
Mrs. Robert Elliott, Chippa Granite's Mother, Rochester, N.H.
Mr. Chester Davis, Administrative Assistant to Sen. Norris
Cotton, from Deerfield, New Hampshire
(Hon. Murray Snyder)
(The above group came in to extend an invitation to the
President to go to New Hampshire for 150th Anniversary
of discovery of Old Man of the Mountain in June)
9:15 am
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, A. E. C.
(Mr. Rockefeller requested this appointment to discuss
peaceful uses for atomic energy)
9:30 am
The President greeted the following students of the Argonne School
of Nuclear Science and Engineering in the Rose Garden:
ARGENTINA
Carlos Leon Atilio Buchler, Buenos Aires;
of the Argentine AEC
Emilio Oscar Roxin, Buenos Aires; of the
Argentine AEC
AUSTRALIA
Ronald Kenneth Warner, Killara, New South
Wales; of Australian AEC
Allan Ralph Wannop Wilson, Balmoral, New
South Wales, of Australian AEC
BELGIUM
Pierre Jean Marien, Chent; Officer Belgian Army
Mercel Poskin, Uccle, Belgium; Civil Engineer
with Union Miniere du Haut Katanga
Raoul Snoy, Brussels; Chief, Technical Dept.,
Societe de Traction et Electricite
BRAZIL
Borisas Cimbleris; Brazilian National Research
Council
EGYPT
Dr. Kamal-Eldin Ahmad Effat, Cairo; Physicist,
University of Cairo
Dr. Osman Hassan El Moufty, Cairo, Physicist,
University of Cairo
FRANCE
Andre Rene Gautier, Seine et Oise, France;
Engineer with Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
Hubert L. Villiers, Paris; Engineer with Stein at
Roubaix
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GREECE
Konstantine Dokas, Athens; Captain of Technical
Corps, Dir. of Engine Shope, Greek Army
George Papadatos, Athems, Greek Ministry of
Coordination
GUATEMALA
Gustavo Rene Monzon, Guatemala City; Production
Superintendent, Laboratorios Frycia,
Guatemala City
INDONESIA
Baiquni; Solo, Indonesia; of Technical Faculty
Gadjah Mada State University
ISRAEL
Yoel Robert Cutmann, Rehovoth; Research
Chemist, Israel AEC
JAPAN
Ihara Yoshinori, Tokyo; Chief, Planning Unit,
Research Section, Agency of Industrial Science
& Technology, Ministry of International Trade
and Industry
Akira Oyama, Tokyo; Assistant Professor
Faculty of Eng., Tokyo University
MEXICO
Victor Flores Maldonado, National Univ. of Mexico
PAKISTAN
Dr. Ahmed Hussain; presently - Fellowship
National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada
Dr. A. R. Rana, Peshawar; Lecturer in Physics,
Education Department, Government of
Northwest Frontier Province
PHILIPPINES
Jose C. Torres, Manila; Engineer with National
Power Corporation
PORTUGAL
Ricardo de Melo Cabrita, Lisbon; Research
Engineer Contro de Estudos de Energia
Nuclear, Lisbon
SPAIN
Luis Jodra Gutierres; Chief, Industrial Chemistry
Servano, Junta de Energia Nuclear, Madrid
Jose Ruiz Lopez-Rua; Junta de Energia Nuclear,
Madrid
SWEDEN
Jan Erland Flinta; Physicist of Swedish A.E. Co.
SWITZERLAND
Andrew Frederick Fritzsche, Winterthur;
employed as Engineer by Adolph Saurer,
A. G., Arbon
THAILAND
Sangat Rudrakanchana, Bangkok; Senior Lecturer
Physical Chemistry, Chulalongkorn Univ.
Sukham Sritanyaratha, Bangkok; Senior Lecturer
Physics, Chulalongkorn Univ.
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission Representatives:
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman
K. D. Nichols
Alfonso Tammaro
W. Kenneth Davis
Dr. Norman Hilberry
Everett Holles
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Foreign Operations Administration Representatives:
Dr. D. A. Fitzgerald
Richard O. Land
John G. Harlan, Jr.
Joseph M. Stokes
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Gerard C. Smith
George C. Spiegel
(Hon. James C. Hagerty)
10:00 am
National Security Council
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Brig. Gen. Robert W. Porter, for the Director, F.O.A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O.D. M.
Hon. H. Chapman Rose, for the Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, A. E. C.
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army
Hon. Charles Sparks Thomas, Secretary of the Navy
Hon. James H. Douglas, Acting Secretary of the Air Force
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Chief of Staff of the Army
Adm. Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Commandant, U. S. M. C.
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, C. I. A.
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N.S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N.S.C.
12:50 pm
(Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense)
(Saw the President immediately following the N.S. C. meeting)
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:30 pm
(The President left the White House and motored to Walter Reed)
2:50 pm
(Arrived Walter Reed Hospital)
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(The President departed Walter Reed enroute to the White House)
3:11 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
4:15 pm
(Hon. John J. McCloy) OFF THE RECORD
7:30 pm
(The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner for the
following:)
ADAMS, Sherman
BAILLIE, Hugh
BARTHOLOMEW, Frank H.
EATON, Fredrick M.
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FOX, Donald L.
GOODWIN, Robert K.
HALL, Leonard W.
HARLOW, Bryce N.
KENDALL, David W.
MITCHELL, Albert K.
PARKER, Cola G.
REYNOLDS, James M.
SOBELOFF, Simon E.
STEWART, E. E.
TODD, Jouett Ross
VINSON, Bailie W.
WARNER, Harry M.
WARNER, Jack L.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1955
8:30 am
Congressman Jack Westland, Washington
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
(Presented membership card for Palm Springs Golf Club)
9:00 am
Cabinet Meeting
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
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Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. D. A. Fitzgerald, Acting Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, C. S. C.
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Theodore Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Hon. Marion Folsom, Under Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Walter W. Stewart, Council of Economic Advisers
Mr. Robert King, Administrative Assistant to the Vice President
Hon. William Rogers, Deputy Attorney General
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Robert Cutler
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Arthur Minnich
(The following were absent: The Secretary of Defense (Defense
Department was not represented)
The Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.)
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Congresswoman Cecil M. Harden, Indiana
(Hon. Homer Gruenther)
(Presented petition relative to a flood control project in her
District. Arranged by Mr. Morgan)
10:10 am
(Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General) OFF THE RECORD
10:15 am
Hon. Philip W. Bonsal, American Ambassador to Colombia
(newly appointed)
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Hon. William McChesney Martin, Jr., Chairman, Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve System
(Arranged by Dr. Hauge - reappointment as Chairman)
10:45 am
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
11:30 am
Hon. Eva Bowring, former Senator from Nebraska
(Hon. Fred Seaton)
12:00
(Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers)
(Hon. Raymond J. Saulnier, Consultant, Council of Economic Advisers)
(OFF THE RECORD)
12:45 pm
Congressman Walter H. Judd, Minnesota
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
(Hon. Gabriel Hauge)
1:00 pm
The President gave a Luncheon for the following members of Congress:
Cong. Robert T. Ashmore, South Carolina
Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington, Hawaii
Cong. Kenneth J. Gray, Illinois
Cong. George Huddleston, Jr., Alabama
Cong. Pat Jennings, Virginia
Cong. Lester R. Johnson, Wisconsin
Cong. George S. Long, Louisiana
Cong. William H. Natcher, Kentucky
Cong. James M. Quigley, Pennsylvania
Cong. Paul G. Rogers, Florida
Cong. James Roosevelt, California
Cong. J. T. Rutherford, Texas
Cong. Fred Schwengel, Iowa
Cong. Eugene Siler, Kentucky
Cong. B. F. Sisk, California
Cong. Charles M. Teague, California
Cong. E. Keith Thomson, Wyoming
Cong. T. James Tumulty, New Jersey
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Cong. Stewart Udall, Arizona
Cong. Jim Wright, Texas
Cong. Herbert Zelenko, New York
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
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Hon. Homer Gruenther
2:40 pm
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Allen Dulles, Director, C. I. A.
Hon. Robert Cutler
Adm. Arthur Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Adm. Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff, U. S. A. F.
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1955
9:00 am
(Gen. Harold L. George, USAF, Ret'd)
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Dillon Anderson)
9:15 am
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
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(Hon. Dillon Anderson)
9:30 am
Hon. Dr. Mansour Fathi El-Kekhia, Minister of Libya
(Hon. John F. Simmons)
(Came in to pay his respects and say goodbye prior to his
departure for Libya. Will become Libya's first Ambassador
to Italy)
9:45 am
(Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury) OFF THE RECORD
10:10 am
(Mr. Frank Donohue, Haskins and Sells, New York)
(Mr. Walter A. Ruschmeyer, Haskins & Sells, N. Y.) OFF THE RECORD
(Col. Robert L. Schulz)
10:20 am
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
(Hon. Bryce Harlow)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Fred Seaton)
10:40 am
(Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President)
OFF THE RECORD
11:25 am
(The President departed the White House and motored to Burning Tree)
11:55 am
(Arrived Burning Tree)
(The President had Luncheon and played golf with the following:)
(Cong. Charles A. Halleck, Indiana)
(Cong. Sid Simpson, Illinois)
(Mr. James Black)
4:20 pm
(The President departed Burning Tree accompanied by Mr. James Black)
4:43 pm
(The President stopped at the apartment of Mr. Black, 2101 Connecticut
Avenue, N. W.)
4:55 pm
(The President arrived at the White House)
8:00 pm
(The President and Mrs. Eisenhower gave a Farewell Dinner in
honor of Hon. Robert Cutler)
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SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1955
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11:00 am
The President attended the eleven o'clock Service at the
National Presbyterian Church.
Immediately following the Service, Dr. Elson introduced
the President to Marvin Boyd, an Evangelist from Texas.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1955
8:15 am
Senator William F. Knowland, California, had Breakfast
with the President
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Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
(Mr. Stassen reported to the President on his recent
trip to the Bangkok Conference -- 40 minutes)
10:12 am
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(Usual Monday appointment)
11:00 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
(Usual Monday appointment)
12:00
H.E. The Rt. Hon. Robert G. Menzies, The Prime Minister
of Australia
H.E. The Ambassador of Australia, Sir Percy Spender
Hon. John Foster Dulles, The Secretary of State
Hon. Livingston T. Merchant, Assistant Secretary of State
for European Affairs
(Adm. Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations, attended
Off the Record)
(One hour appointment)
1:00 pm
The President gave a Luncheon in honor of The Prime Minister
of Australia. The following were present:
H.E. The Rt. Hon. Robert G. Menzies, Prime Minister of
of Australia
H.E. The Ambassador of Australia, Sir Percy Spender
The Hon. Athol G. Townley, M.P., Minister of Air and
Civil Aviation of Australia
The Hon. Sir Frederick Shedden, Secretary, Department
of Defense of Australia
The Hon. E. W. Hicks, Secretary, Department of Air of
Australia
The Hon. Arthur H. Tange, Secretary, Department of
External Affairs of Australia
The Hon. A. D. McKnight, Secretary, Department of the
Army of Australia
The Hon. S. Landau, Assistant Secretary, Department of
Defense of Australia
Mr. F. J. Blakeney, Counselor, Embassy of Australia
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Hon. Earl Warren, The Chief Justice
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Hon. Sam Rayburn, The Speaker
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Sen. Walter F. George, Georgia
Sen. Alexander Wiley, Wisconsin
Senator George D. Aiken, Vermont
Senator H. Alexander Smith, New Jersey
Senator J. W. Fulbright, Arkansas
Senator William F. Knowland, California
Senator John W. Bricker, Ohio
Senator Clinton P. Anderson, New Mexico
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, Texas
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. James P. Richards, South Carolina
Cong. Robert B. Chiperfield, Illinois
Adm. Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations
Hon. Livingston T. Merchant, Assistant Secretary of State
2:15 pm
Hon. Esra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
(Reported to the President on his recent trip to the Caribbean
Countries)
3:10 pm
Hon. Robert Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
3:15 pm
(The President departed the White House and motored to Walter Reed)
3:30 pm
(Arrived Walter Reed Hospital)
3:48 pm
(The President departed Walter Reed and motored to the White House)
4:05 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1955
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Sen. William F. Knowland, California
Sen. Eugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Sen. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. Charles A. Halleck, Indiana
Cong. Leo E. Allen, Illinois
Cong. Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
(Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General)
(Sen. Frank Carlson, Kansas)
(Cong. Edward H. Rees, Kansas)
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Earle Chesney
Hon. Arthur Minnich
(The Vice President did not attend as he was out of the city)
(The Postmaster Gen., Sen. Carlson and Cong. Rees
attended meeting Off the Record)
10:45 am
Hon. James Scott Kemper
(Former American Ambassador to Brazil)
11:00 am
Governor Theodore R. McKeldin, Maryland
Mrs. Richard J. Walsh (Pearl S. Buck)
Mr. B. L. England, President, Atlantic City Electric Company,
1600 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey
(Discussed project for mentally retarded children)
12:00
Hon. V. K. Krishna Menon, Leader of the Indian Delegation of
the General Assembly, United Nations
H.E. Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, Ambassador of India
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
(Appointment requested by the Secretary of State)
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(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State)
(Hon. Livingston T. Merchant, Assistant Secretary of State)
(OFF THE RECORD)
12:50 pm
Mr. James D. Zellerbach
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12:58 pm
Mr. David Sarnoff, Chairman of the Board and Director of RCA
Communications
(Hon. James Hagerty)
(Mr. Sarnoff came in to pay his respects)
1:15 pm
(LUNCH)
2:00 pm
(Hon. Nelson Rockefeller)
OFF THE RECORD
(Mr. Schreiber - tree man)
(Discussed trees with the President for a few minutes)
7:30 pm
(The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner for the
following:)
Seymour Berkson
George C. Bermingham
Richard A. Brown
Paul C. Cabot
Edward D. Crippa
William W. Crocker
Georges F. Doriot (Brig. Gen)
George Friedland
James C. Hagerty
George T. Hansen
William R. Mackay
Malcolm Matheson, Jr.
Robert McLean
James F. Oates, Jr.
Clarence B. Randall
James S. Schoff
Charles H. Tompkins, Jr.
Claude O. Vardaman
James C. Wood
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1955
8:30 am
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. James Lay)
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Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army
(Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster)
9:15 am
Mr. Fred Lazarus, Jr., President, Federated Department Stores,
Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
9:30 am
Hon. Joseph D. Brennan, Counselor, Embassy of Ireland
Hon. John F. Simmons, State Department
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
(Presented shamrocks to the President for St. Patrick's Day)
10:00 am
(Mr. Hagerty)
10:30 am
Press Conference
11:00 am
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons) OFF THE RECORD
11:15 am
(Hon Gabriel Hauge)
(Hon. Samuel C. Waugh, Assistant Secretary of State)
(Hon. Winthrop G. Brown, Counselor for Economic Affairs,
American Embassy in London - also, Vice Chairman of
the Ninth Session of General Agreements on Tariffs and
Trade at Geneva)
(OFF THE RECORD appointment prior to departure for Geneva)
11:30 am
Hon. Thomas E. Dewey, former Governor of New York
12:00
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
12:30 pm
(The President departed the White House and motored to Burning Tree)
12:55 pm
(Arrived at Burning Tree)
1:10 pm
(The President had Luncheon with the following:)
(Mr. Ralph Pittman)
(Mr. John McClure)
(Cong. A. S. Herlong, Jr., Florida)
1:30 pm
(Completed Luncheon)
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(The President teed off with his Luncheon partners)
4:37 pm
(Completed 18 holes -- At the 18th green, after completing game,
the President met with Robert M. Clark, a member of the
Burning Tree Club, who introduced Mr. William M. Mills,
son-in-law of Al Flanders, to the President)
5:05 pm
(The President departed Burning Tree and motored to the White
House, accompanied by Mr. John McClure)
5:40 pm
(Arrived at the White House. Mr. McClure continued on to his
office at 15th and New York Avenue)
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1955
8:45 am
Senator George H. Bender, Ohio
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(Hon. Jack Martin)
(Hon. Murray Snyder)
(The President signed S-829, An Act for personnel of the
Armed Forces to train for, attend and participate in the
2nd Pan American games, 7th Olympic games, games of
the 16th Olympics, future Pan American and Olympic
games and certain other international sports' competitions,
and for other purposes)
9:00 am
National Security Council - Met in the President's Office
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Acting Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, A. E. C.
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, C. I. A.
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Lt. Gen. Ralph J. Canine, Director, National Security Agency
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Mr. J. R. Killian, Jr., Director, Killian Com.
Mr. E. H. Land, Member, Killian Com.
9:45 am
Special National Security Council Meeting OFF THE RECORD in
the Broadcasting Room at the White House:
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Acting Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, C. I. A.
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
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OFF THE RECORD N.S.C. (Continued)
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, A. E. C.
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Hon. J. Edgar Hoover, Chairman, Interdepartmental Intelligence
Conference
Hon. J. Walter Yeagley, Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee
on Internal Security
Lt. General Harold L. George
Hon. J. Patrick Coyne, NSC Internal Security Representative
Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army
Hon. Thomas S. Gates, Acting Secretary of the Navy
Hon. Trevor Gardner, for the Secretary of the Air Force
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Chief of Staff of the Army
Adm. Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Lt. Gen. R. McC. Pate, Acting Commandant, U. S. Marine Corps
Hon. Donald A. Quarles, Assistant Secretary of Defense
Hon. James H. Smith, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air
Hon. Frank H. Higgins, Assistant Secretary of the Army
Hon. Robert Bowie, State Department
Brig. Gen. C. H. Bonesteel, Defense Department
Brig. Gen. Robert W. Porter, Jr., F. O. A.
Hon. William Y. Elliott, O. D. M.
Hon. H. Chapman Rose, Treasury Department
Maj. Gen. John K. Gerhart, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hon. Robert Amory, Jr., C. I. A.
Hon. Elmer Staats, Operations Coordinating Board
Hon. Charles E. Nelson, A. E. C.
Hon. W. Barrett McDonnell, Justice Department
Hon. Ralph E. Spear, F.C.D.A.
J. R. Killian, Jr., Director, Steering Com.
J. B. Fisk, Deputy Director, Steering Com.
J. H. Doolittle, Member, Steering Com.
L. A. DuBridge, Member,
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General Omar Bradley, U. S. A. (Ret'd)
(Hon. Fred Seaton)
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Governor Lane Dwinell, New Hampshire
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
out
12:55 pm
Senator Clifford Case, New Jersey
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
(Hon. Fred Seaton)
1:00 pm
The President gave a Luncheon for the following Members and
Former Members of Congress:
AUCHINCLOSS, Cong. James C., New Jersey
BAKEWELL, Hon. Claude I., former Cong. from Missouri
CASE, Sen. Clifford, New Jersey, former Congressman
COLE, Hon. Albert M., Housing & Home Finance Administrator,
former Congressman from Kansas
COLE, Cong. W. Sterling, New York
COTTON, Sen. Norris, New Hampshire, former Congressman
DENNY, Hon. Harmar, Member, C.A.B., former Congressman
from Pennsylvania
FORD, Cong. Gerald R., Michigan
HERTER, Gov. Christian A., Massachusetts, former Congressman
from Massachusetts
HESELTON, Cong. John, Massachusetts
HOPE, Cong. Clifford R., Kansas
JAVITS, Hon. Jacob, Attorney General of New York, former
Congressman from New York
JUDD, Cong. Walter, Minnesota
KEAN, Cong. Robert W., New Jersey
MORTON, Hon. Thruston B., Assistant Secretary of State,
former Congressman from Kentucky
PROUTY, Cong. Winston L., Vermont
RIEHLMAN, Cong. R. Walter, New York
SCOTT, Cong. Hugh D., Pennsylvania
SITTLER, Hon. Edward L., former Congressman from Pennsylvania
TOLLEFSON, Cong. Thor G., Washington
ADAMS, Hon. Sherman
PERSONS, Hon. Wilton B.
SEATON, Hon. Fred
RABB, Hon. Maxwell
CHESNEY, Hon. Earle
2:15 pm
(OFF THE RECORD MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT:)
(FLEMMING, Hon. Arthur S., Director, O. D. M.)
(HUGHES, Hon. Rowland, Director, Bureau of the Budget)
(BACK, Gen. George I., Chief Signal Officer)
(STURGIS, Maj. Gen. S. D., Jr., Chief of Engineers)
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(OFF THE RECORD MEETING - Continued)
(PAUL, General Willard S., Ret'd., O. D. M.)
(MARTIN, Mr. James, O. D. M.)
(ADAMS, Hon. Sherman)
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(GOODPASTER, Col. Andrew J.)
3:00 pm
Hon. Dan Thornton, former Governor of Colorado
Mr. Jack Manning
Mr. Mark Kramer
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
3:20 pm
(Hon. Wendell B. Barnes, Administrator, Small Business Adm.)
(Hon. Fred Seaton)
3:30 pm
Mr. Colon Alfaro, of Panama
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
(Mr. Alfaro is former Ambassador of Ecuador and is old
friend of the President. Came in to pay his respects)
7:10 pm
(The President departed the White House and motored to the 1925
F Street Club, where he attended a buffet supper given by the
Business Advisory Council)
The following came to the White House and escorted the President
to the Supper:
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Mr. Aksel Nielsen
Mr. Harold Boeschenstein, Chairman, Business Advisory Council,
President, Owens-Corning, Toledo, Ohio
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8:30 am
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(Reported to the President on her recent trip)
9:00 am
Cabinet Meeting
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. Marion Folsom, Under Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Norman Abrams, Assistant Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health Education & Welfare
Hon. Percival Brundage, Deputy Director of Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Ambassador to the U. N.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Edward F. Howrey, Chairman, F. T. C.
Hon. Stanley N. Barnes, Assistant Attorney General
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Robert Cutler
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Arthur Minnich
The following were absent: The Vice President
The Secretary of State
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Postmaster General
The Director, Bureau of the Budget
11:15 am
The President received the following members of the National
Voluntary Mortgage Credit Extension Committee:
COLE, Hon. Albert M. (Chairman), Administrator, Housing &
Home Finance Agency (Appt arranged through Mr. Cole)
CARPENTER, Mr. Norman, Second Vice President, Metropolitan
Life Ins. Co., 1 Madison Ave., New York 10, New York
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National Voluntary Mortgage Credit Extension Com. (Continued)
CLARKE, Mr. W. A., Pres., W. A. Clarke Mortgage Co.,
1518 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa.
DIXON, Mr. Ira, Member, Home Loan Bank Board, Wash., D.C.
GOODYEAR, Mr. George S., 216 West Second St., Charlotte 2, N.C.
HALEY, Mr. E. R., Pres., General Mortgage Corp. of Iowa,
1021 Fleming Bldg., Des Moines 7, Iowa
HELD, Dr. Harry, Vice President, The Bowery Savings Banks,
New York, New York
HUGHES, Mr. R. G., Immediate Past President, National
Association of Home Builders, P. O. Box 1638, Pampa, Texas
MASON, Hon. Norman P., Commissioner, F. H. A.
MORRISON, Mr. W. Franklin, Exec. Vice Pres., First Federal
Savings & Loan Association, 610 - 13th St., N. W., Wash., D.C.
MUNNERLYN, Mr. Henry J., Immediate Past President, National
Retail Lumber Dealers Association, Bennettsville, S. C.
PICKENS, Mr. John M., Vice President, Union Planters National
Bank, Memphis, Tennessee
REILLY, Mr. John A., President, Second Nat'l. Bank, Wash., D.C.
RIEFLER, Mr. Winfield, Asst. to the Chairman, Federal Reserve Bd.
SWEENEY, Mr. T. J., Acting Assistant Deputy Administrator,
Office of Loan Guaranty, Veterans Adm., Washington, D. C.
TAYLOR, Mr. Thomas T., President, Prudential Federal Savings
& Loan Association, 125 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
WALKER, Mr. Oliver M., President, Walker & Dunlop, Inc.,
1200 - 15th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
VIESER, Mr. Milford A., Vice President, Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Co., 300 Broadway, Newark 4, New Jersey
VINER, Mr. Arthur W., Executive Secretary, Voluntary Home
Mortgage Credit Program, 1626 K Street, N. W., Wash., D.C.
(Hon. Bryce Harlow)
11:30 am
The President met with the following Government, State and Municipal
Officials to discuss the consumer interest in the Natural Gas Issue:
WILEY, Sen. Alexander, Wisconsin (Appointment arranged at
the request of Sen. Wiley)
HOOVER, Hon. Herbert, Jr., Under Secretary of State
FLEMMING, Hon. Arthur S., Director, O. D. M.
BANKS, John C., City Attorney, Denver, Colorado
BROADUS, Hon. Andrew, Mayor of Louisville
BROWN, Peter Campbell, City Corporation Counsel, N.Y., N.Y.
CALLOW, William G., City Attorney, Waukesha, Wisconsin
FREEDMAN, Abraham L., City Solicitor, Philadelphia, Pa.
HONECK, Stewart, Deputy Attorney General, Wisconsin
LEE, James H., Asst. Corporation Counsel, Detroit, Michigan
LEVIN, Harvey, Deputy City Solicitor, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Municipal Officials (Continued)
LOCHER, Ralph S., Director of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
MORTIMER, John J., Corporation Counsel, Chicago, Illinois
O'LEARY, Henry, State Public Service Commission, Madison, Wis.
PROCTOR, David M., City Counselor, Kansas City, Missouri
RHYNE, Charles, Counsel, National Institute of Municipal Law
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THOMSON, Hon. Vernon, Attorney General of Wisconsin
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ZEIDLER, Hon. Frank, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
(Hon. Bernard Shanley)
12:43 pm
(The President departed the White House, accompanied by Gen.
Snyder, and motored to Gettysburg.)
2:35 pm
(Arrived Gettysburg -- remained overnight)
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SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1955
11:05 am
(The President departed Gettysburg and motored to the White House)
1:07 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
6:50 pm
(The President departed the White House and motored to the Statler
Hotel)
6:55 pm
(Arrived at the Statler Hotel. The President attended the White
House News Photographers Dinner)
11:15 pm
(The President departed the Statler Hotel and motored to the
White House)
11:20 pm
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The President and Mrs. Eisenhower attended the eleven o'clock
Service at the National Presbyterian Church.
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11:00 am
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
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11:30 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Robert Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. Donald B. Duncan, Office of Chief of Naval Operations
(Secretary Wilson's usual Monday appointment)
12:30 pm
(Mr. Benjamin Fairless had Luncheon with the President)
(OFF THE RECORD)
2:15 pm
Hon. R. Douglas Stuart, American Ambassador to Canada
2:30 pm
(OFF THE RECORD BUREAU OF THE BUDGET PRESENTATION)
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(Hon. Percival Brundage, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget)
(Mr. P. S. Hughes, Bureau of the Budget)
(Mr. Roger Jones, Bureau of the Budget)
(Mr. Michael March, Bureau of the Budget)
(Hon. Carter Burgess, Assistant Secretary of Defense)
(Capt. J. B. Hoyt, U. S. Navy)
(Mr. Lorne Kennedy, Department of Defense)
(Col. William A. Homrick, Department of Defense)
(Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder)
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
(Hon. Bryce Harlow)
(Hon. Fred Seaton)
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
4:00 pm
Hon. Walter W. Stewart, Council of Economic Advisers
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7:45 am
(Hon. Nelson Rockefeller had Breakfast with the President)
(OFF THE RECORD)
8:30 am
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Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
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Sen. William F. Knowland, California
Sen. Eugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Sen. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Sen. Frank Carlson, Kansas
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. Charles A. Halleck, Indiana
Cong. Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
Cong. Leo E. Allen, Illinois
Cong. Edward Rees, Kansas
Hon. Charles M. Hook, Jr., Deputy Postmaster General
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Earle Chesney
Hon. Arthur Minnich
9:45 am
(Mr. Lee Garlington, Atlanta, Georgia)
OFF THE RECORD
(Col. Robert Schulz)
(Mr. Lee Garlington is son of Dick Garlington who is a personal
friend of the President)
10:00 am
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
(Arranged at the request of Secretary Dulles)
10:30 am
Hon. John Sherman Cooper, newly appointed American Ambassador
to India and Nepal.
(Appointment arranged at the request of Ambassador Cooper)
The President later greeted Mrs. John Sherman Cooper and
Hon. George Allen, former American Ambassador to India.
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10:45 am
Congresswoman Frances P. Bolton, Ohio
11:20 am
(Mr. and Mrs. William Oates and three boys)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
OFF THE RECORD
(Mr. Oates is Director of St. Paul's School in Concord,
New Hampshire. Gov. Adams brought them in to meet
the President.)
11:25 am
The President left the White House and motored to the District
Red Cross Building where he extended greetings to the members
attending the annual meeting of The Advertising Council, Inc.
12:15 pm
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
1:00 pm
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Mrs. Barbara Ward Jackson (a writer)
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
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7:50 am
The President left for the Sulgrave Club where he attended a
Breakfast given under the auspices of the Women's Division
of the Republican National Committee.
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9:40 am
Lt. Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans
and Research
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
10:00 am
(Mr. Hagerty)
10:30 am
Press Conference
11:15 am
(Mr. and Mrs. Alex Jex, Utah)
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
11:45 am
(The President departed the White House and motored to Burning Tree)
12:10 pm
(Arrived Burning Tree)
12:20 pm
(The President had Luncheon with the following:)
(William Flenniken, Denver Colorado)
(Robert Clark)
(John McClure)
12:45 pm
(Luncheon completed)
12:53 pm
(The President teed off with his Luncheon partners)
3:40 pm
(Completed 18 holes)
4:18 pm
(The President departed Burning Tree accompanied by William
Flenniken and James Black)
4:44 pm
(Arrived at the White House. His guests were driven from the
White House to their respective destinations)
7:30 pm
(The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner for the
following:)
ALVORD, Ellsworth C.
BATTLE, John S.
BUNDY, Harvey H.
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(OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner - Continued)
BYRD, Rear Admiral Richard E.
BYRNES, Hon. James F.
CARMICHAEL, Dr. Leonard
CHING, Hon. Cyrus S.
CLARK, General Mark W.
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DICKEY, Dr. John S.
FARLEY, Hon. James A.
GRUENTHER, Gen. Alfred M.
HARRIMAN, E. Roland
LINDBERGH, Brig. Gen. Charles A.
McELROY, Neil
MOONEY, Edward Cardinal
PAWLEY, Hon. William D.
WHITAKER, Dr. Ben. T.
WOODRUFF, Robert W.
STASSEN, Hon. Harold E.
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Hon. Bernard Baruch
(Hon. Gabriel Hauge)
9:30 am
(Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce)
(Mr. Guilford Dudley, Jr., President, Life and Casualty
Insurance Company, Nashville, Tennessee)
(Mr. Paul Mountcastle, Chairman of the Board, Life & Casualty
Insurance Company, Nashville, Tennessee)
(Mr. W. C. Grant, Columbus, Georgia)
(Mr. W. R. Mann, Miami, Florida)
(Mr. J. W. Murray, Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
(Mr. J. B. Washington, Kennett, Missouri)
(The Secretary of Commerce brought in the top officials
of the Life & Casualty Insurance Company to meet the
President OFF THE RECORD)
9:45 am
(The President presented the National Security Medal and Citation
to Mr. Kermit Roosevelt, Jr., OFF THE RECORD. The
following also attended this presentation:)
(Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.)
(Kermit Roosevelt, son)
(Jonathan Roosevelt, son)
(Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, Sr.)
(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State)
(Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
(Hon. Loy Henderson, Deputy Under Secretary of State)
(Hon. Allen Dulles, Director, C. I. A.)
10:00 am
National Security Council
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., The Attorney General
Hon. Percival Brundage, Acting Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, A. E. C.
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Col. Lucius D. Clay, Jr., Department of Defense
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Major R. B. Shearer, Department of Defense
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, C. I. A.
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Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
12:45 pm
Admiral Andre Georges Lemonnier, ranking officer of the French
Navy
(Adm. Lemonnier requested this appointment thru Protocol.
He is personal friend of the President, having been Chief of
the Naval General Staff under the French Committee of
National Liberation and, since March 1951, Naval Deputy
at SHAPE)
1:00 pm
(The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Luncheon for the
following members of the White House Press:)
Merriman Smith - United Press
Marvin Arrowsmith - Associated Press
Robert Clark - International News Service
William Lawrence - New York Times
Robert Donovan - New York Herald Tribune
Francis Stephenson - New York Daily News
Laurence Burd - Chicago Tribune
William Knighton - Baltimore Sun
Garnett Horner - Washington Star
Edward T. Folliard - Washington Post and Times Herald
Kenneth H. Turner - Atlanta Journal
Edwin Darby - Time Magazine
John Sutherland - U. S. News and World Report
Ray Scherer - NBC
Charles Von Fremd - CBS
Henry Burroughs - AP Photos
Stanley Tretick - UP Photos
Arnold Sachs - INP Photos
Abbie Rowe
Bruce Hoertel - CBS-TV (Cameraman)
Milton Bittenbender - CBS-TV (Sound man)
Leroy Anderson - NBC-TV (Cameraman)
John Hofen - NBC-TV (Sound man)
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1955
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(OFF THE RECORD Press Luncheon) Continued
Thomas Craven, Fox Movietone News (Cameraman)
Arthur Lodovichetti - Fox Movietone News (Sound man)
Alfred Simonson - Telenews (Cameraman)
George Gurlach - Telenews (Sound man)
Hugo Johnson - Paramount News
Harry Tugander - Universal News
Murray Alvey - Warner-Pathe News
Cleveland Ryan - Electrician
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Hon. Murray Snyder
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2:15 pm
The President witnessed the swearing-in of Hon. Kevin McCann,
as Special Assistant to the President. The following were also
present:
Mrs. Kevin McCann
Mr. Douglas Mode, Washington Attorney
Dr. and Mrs. Gother, Alumni Association (Defiance College)
Hon. Edmund F. Mansure, Administrator, G. S. A.
Mr. Frank Luther
Senator George H. Bender, Ohio
Cong. Cliff Clevenger, Ohio
Members of the White House Staff
2:30 pm
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Livingston T. Merchant, Assistant Secretary of State
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7:45 am
(The following had Breakfast OFF THE RECORD with the President:)
(Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President)
(Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General)
(Hon. Leonard Hall, Chairman, Republican National Committee)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
8:50 am
Dr. William B. Adams, President, The Aramaic Bible Foundation
Mr. Norman M. Yenan (Owner of the Bible)
Dr. John Shapley, Catholic University (Aramaic Scholar)
Dr. Edward R. Elson
Mr. Barter, Vice President, Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company
Mr. Bruce Baird, President, National Savings & Trust Co., Wash. D.C.
(Hon. Gabriel Hauge)
(Brought to the White House the oldest known New Testament
written in Aramaic before its public unveiling)
9:00 am
Cabinet Meeting
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Charles R. Hook, Jr., Deputy Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Percival Brundage, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Henry F. Holland, Assistant Secretary of State
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Robert Cutler
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Murray Snyder
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Arthur S. Minnich
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The following were absent: Hon. Arthur Summerfield
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
11:00 am
The President received the following representatives of American
Voluntary Societies cooperating in the United States Escapee Program:
BECKER, Mr. A. G., International Rescue Committee
CALKINS, Mrs. J. Birdsall, Young Women's Christian Association
COLE, The Hon. Felix, American Friends for Russian Freedom
ELLIOTT, Mr. Roland, Church World Service
FISHER, Mr. Joel, American Organization for Rehabilitation
through Training
GALLAN, Dr. Walter, United Ukrainian American Relief Committee
GARSIDE, Dr., Aid Refugee Chinese Intellectuals
GREENLEIGH, Mr. Arthur, United Hias
KONCIUS, Rt. Rev. Monsignor Joseph B., United Lithuanian
Relief Fund of America
LAGODZINSKA, Miss Adela, American Relief for Poland
OWEN, Miss Charlotte E., American Council of Voluntary Agencies
ROBBINS, Miss Jeannette, American Jewish Distribution Committee
TABORSKY, Dr. Ivan, American Fund for Czechoslovak Refugees
TOLSTOY, Miss Alexandra, Tolstoy Foundation
VAN DEUSEN, Dr. Robert, Lutheran World Federation
WAGNER, Mr. Peter, United Friends for Needy People of
Yugoslavia
WYCISLO, Monsignor Aloysius, National Catholic Welfare Conference
STASSEN, Hon. Harold E., Director, F. O. A.
CORSI, Mr. Edward, State Department
WARREN, Mr. George L., State Department
HOUGHTON, Mrs. Dorothy D., Deputy Director for Refugees,
Migration and Voluntary Assistance, F. O. A.
CASHIN, Mr. Richard M., F. O. A.
DAWSON, Mr. Laurence A., F. O. A.
GLAZIER, Mr. Ezekiel L., F. O. A.
McCAHON, Mr. William H., F. O. A.
SOBOTKA, Mr. Clement J., F. O. A.
WILLIAMS, Mr. L. Roger, F. O. A.
(Hon. Maxwell Rabb)
11:30 am
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
(Commander Edward L. Beach)
(Commander Beach remained for only part of the appointment)
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Mr. Thomas J. Cuite, National Commander, Catholic War
Veterans of the United States
Reverend John J. Wallace, National Chaplain
Mr. Rosario Scibilia, Executive Director
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(Hon. Earle Chesney)
(Extended an invitation to the President to attend their
National Convention in August and discussed their program
to popularize the last stanza of the Star Spangled Banner)
12:30 pm
Hon. Orie L. Phillips, Chief Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals,
Denver, Colorado
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
(Appointment suggested by Mr. Loyd Wright, President, American
Bar Association - re Bricker Amendment)
1:00 pm
Sen. William F. Knowland, California, had Luncheon with the
President.
2:15 pm
Mr. Lionel Chevrier, President, St. Lawrence Seaway Authority,
Ottowa, Canada
Mr. Lewis G. Castle, Administrator of St. Lawrence Seaway
Development Corporation
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
2:30 pm
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
3:15 pm
Hon. Len Jordan, Chairman, International Joint Commission
(former Governor of Idaho)
Hon. Sherman Adams
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9:15 am
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
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(Remained until 9:40 a. m.)
10:19 am
(The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the White House
and motored direct to Gettysburg, Pa.)
12:15 pm
(Arrived Gettysburg)
3:17 pm
(The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed Gettysburg and
motored direct to the White House)
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SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 1955
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower remained at the White
House all day and did not receive any official visitors.
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MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1955
8:15 am
(The following had Breakfast OFF THE RECORD with the President:)
(Cong. John Taber, New York)
(Hon. Bryce Harlow)
9:30 am
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
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10:00 am
The President received the Members of the President's Commission
on Veterans' Pensions
(Gen. Bradley was appointed Chairman of this Commission on
March 5, 1955. Appointment was arranged through Gen. Bradley)
The following were present:
BRADLEY, Gen. Omar N., Chairman
ADAMY, Clarence G., of Arlington, Virginia, Field Director
of the National Citizens Committee for Educational Television
DONOVAN, William J., of New York City, New York, Attorney
and World War II Director of the Office of Strategic Services
HAWLEY, Paul R., of College Corner, Ohio, Director of the
American College of Surgeons
JENKINS, Martin D., of Baltimore, Maryland, President of
Morgan State College
PETERSEN, Theodore S., of Hillsborough, California, President
of the Standard Oil Company of California
THOMPSON, John S., of Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Vice Chairman
of the Board, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
10:30 am
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(Usual Monday appointment - Dr. Burns was out of town)
11:00 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
(Usual Monday appointment)
12:00
H.E. Signor Mario Scelba, The Prime Minister of Italy
H.E. Professor Gaetano Martino, The Italian Foreign Minister
H.E. Signor Manlio Brosio, The Ambassador of Italy
H.E. Signor Massimo Magistrati, Chief of Political Affairs Department
in the Italian Foreign Office
Signor Paolo Canali, Secretary to the Prime Minister
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Clare Boothe Luce, American Ambassador to Italy
Hon. Livingston T. Merchant, Assistant Secretary of State
(Lt. Col. Vernon Walters, Interpreter)
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The President and Mrs. Eisenhower gave a Luncheon in honor of
H.E. The Prime Minister of Italy and Signora Scelba. The following
were present:
H.E. The Prime Minister of Italy and Signora Scelba
H.E. The Foreign Minister of Italy and Signora Martino
H.E. The Ambassador of Italy and Signora Brosio
Dr. Bartolomeo Migone - Chef de Cabinet of the IFO
Signor Massimo Magistrati - Chief of Political Affairs Department, IFO
Signor PaolonCanali - Minister Plenipotentiary and Secretary to
the Prime Minister
The Vice President and Mrs. Nixon
The Secretary of State
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Hon. and Mrs. Harold E. Stassen
Sen. and Mrs. Walter F. George
Sen. and Mrs. Alexander Wiley
Rep. and Mrs. James P. Richards
Hon. and Mrs. Livingston T. Merchant
Gen. and Mrs. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.
Gen. and Mrs. Carl A. Spaatz
Hon. and Mrs. Eugene R. Black
Hon. Clare Boothe Luce
Mr. Henry R. Luce
Hon. and Mrs. Joseph M. Dodge
Hon. and Mrs. Clarence R. Randall
Hon. and Mrs. Homer Ferguson
2:15 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower received Lt. Colonel William
F. Santelmann, Leader of the United States Marine Band in the
President's office.
(Col. Santelmann is retiring after 32 years of Service. He has
played at official functions in the White House since 1940)
The following were also present:
General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.
Commander Edward L. Beach
2:30 pm
Governor Milward L. Simpson, Wyoming
Sen. Frank A. Barrett, Wyoming
Cong. E. Keith Thomson, Wyoming
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
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Legislative Leaders
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
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Sen. Eugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Sen. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Sen. Frank Carlson, Kansas
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. Charles A. Halleck, Indiana
Cong. Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
Cong. Leo E. Allen, Illinois
Cong. Edward H. Rees, Kansas
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Norman Abrams, Assistant Postmaster General
Hon. Eugene J. Lyon, Assistant Postmaster General
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Henry Holland, Assistant Secretary of State
Hon. Clarence Randall
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Jack Martin
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Earle Chesney
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster
Hon. Arthur Minnich
10:30 am
Hon. Van Heuven Goedhart, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Hon. Christopher H. Phillips, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
for International Organization Affairs
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
(Appointment requested by Dr. Goedhart and recommended
by State Department as demonstration of the interest of the
Administration in the High Commissioner's refugee program)
10:45 am
(Admiral Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations) OFF RECORD
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Miss Ruth Ann Lilley presented the President the first Buddy Poppy
of the 1955 Buddy Poppy Sales Campaign sponsored by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars. The following were also present:
National Commander Merton B. Tice, Mitchell, South Dakota
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Henry, Manager, VFW National Home,
Eaton Rapids, Michigan
Mrs. Ruth Lilley, Mother of Ruth Ann Lilley, VFW National
Home, Eaton Rapids, Michigan
Mr. Omar Ketchum, Manager, VFW Washington National Office,
Washington, D. C.
(Hon. Earle Chesney)
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The President witnessed the swearing-in of Hon. Theophil C.
Kammholz as General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board.
The following were also present:
Mrs. T. C. Kammholz
Robert Kammholz
Carolyn Kammholz
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Price, Highland Park, Illinois
Miss Josephine Walker, Washington, D. C.
Hon. Simon E. Sobeloff, The Solicitor General
Sen. Everett McKinley Dirksen, Illinois
Sen. Lister Hill, Alabama
Sen. H. Alexander Smith, New Jersey
Cong. Graham A. Barden, North Carolina
Cong. Marguerite Stitt Church, Illinois
Cong. Samuel K. McConnell, Jr., Pennsylvania
Hon. George M. Humphrey, The Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Walter Williams, Under Secretary of Commerce
Mr. Lothair Teetor, Department of Commerce
Mr. Louis S. Rothschild, Department of Commerce
Mr. Philip A. Ray, Department of Commerce
Mr. John L. Kilcullen, Department of Commerce
Mr. B. Allen Rowland, Department of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Mr. Arthur Larson, Department of Labor
Mr. Rocco C. Siciliano, Department of Labor
Mr. J. Ernest Wilkins, Department of Labor
Miss Alice K. Leopold, Department of Labor
Mr. Stuart Rothman, Department of Labor
Hon. Guy Farmer, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board
Hon. Abe Murdock, Member, National Labor Relations Board
Hon. Ivar H. Peterson, Member, National Labor Relations Board
Hon. Philip Ray Rodgers, Member, National Labor Relations Board
Hon. Joseph F. Finnegan, Director, Federal Medication & Conciliation
Hon. Boyd Stewart Leedom, Rapid City, South Dakota
Hon. Clarence B. Randall
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Hon. George W. Perkins, newly appointed U. S. Permanent
Representative to NATO
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
(Appointment requested, through Protocol, by Mr. Perkins before
departing to take up his duties in Paris where he will assume
charge of the USRO mission)
12:00
(Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.) OFF THE RECORD
12:45 pm
(Hon. Nelson Rockefeller)
(Hon. Joseph Dodge)
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(Dinner briefing)
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:00 pm
(Dentist)
3:00 pm
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
4:30 pm
(Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General)
(Hon. William Rogers, Deputy Attorney General)
(Hon. Warren L. Jones, Jacksonville, Florida)
(Hon. William E. Miller, Middle District of Tennessee)
(The Attorney General requested this appointment to present
two new Judges to the President)
7:30 pm
(The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Dinner 'Latin-American'
for the following:)
Hon. Samuel W. Anderson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Hon. W. Randolph Burgess, Under Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Arthur F. Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Sen. Homer E. Capehart, Indiana
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Maj. Gen. Flen E. Edgerton, Export-Import Bank
Hon. Gabriel Hauge, Administrative Assistant to the President
Hon. Henry F. Holland, Assistant Secretary of State
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Samuel C. Waugh, Assistant Secretary of State
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Mr. Joseph Peter Grace, Jr.
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The President left for the Sulgrave Club where he attended a
Breakfast given under the auspices of the Women's Division
of the Republican National Committee.
9:15 am
Hon. Homer Ferguson, American Ambassador to the Philippines
9:30 am
Mr. John C. Hagan, Jr., President, George C. Marshall Research
Foundation, Inc.
Gen. William Hammond Milton, Jr., Superintendent, Virginia
Military Institute
(Hon. Arthur Minnich)
(Discussed plans of the George C. Marshall Research Foundation,
appointment requested through Senator Byrd)
10:00 am
(Mr. Hagerty)
10:30 am
Press Conference
11:00 am
Mr. William V. Griffin, President, English-Speaking Union of
the United States
(Hon. Arthur Minnich)
(Appointment recommended by Philip Young to discuss the
exchange program being carried on by the English-Speaking
Union)
12:00
(Hon. Robert Cutler)
(Hon. James Lay)
(NSC Briefing)
12:30 pm
The President gave a Luncheon for the following members of Congress:
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Cong. Carl Albert, Oklahoma
Cong. Leslie C. Aredns, Illinois
Cong. Clarence Cannon, Missouri
Cong. Robert B. Chiperfield, Illinois
Cong. Thomas S. Gordon, Illinois
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. John W. McCormack, Massachusetts
Cong. Sam Rayburn, Texas, The Speaker
Cong. James P. Richards, S. C.
Cong. Dewey Short, Missouri
Cong. Jo hn Taber, New York
Cong. Carl Vinson, Georgia
Cong. John M. Vorys, Ohio
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
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(Mr. Allan Hoover, brother of Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
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(The President departed the White House and motored to Burning
Tree.)
3:15 pm
(Arrived Burning Tree)
3:30 pm
(The President teed off with the following:)
(Gen. William H. Milton, Jr., Superintendent, V.M.I.)
(Colonel Thomas Belshe)
5:45 pm
(Completed 18 holes)
6:10 pm
(Departed Burning Tree and motored to the White House)
6:35 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
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(Cong. Leon H. Gavin, Pennsylvania) OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Bryce Harlow)
(Cong. Gavin presented a picture to the President)
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(Mr. Ralph Cake)
9:30 am
The President received the following in connection with the opening
of the American Cancer Society Drive:
Master Leroy Curtis, Denver, Colorado - presented Sword of
Hope Emblem to the President
Mrs. Mary Curtis, Denver, Colorado
Gov. Walter J. Kohler, Chairman of the Board of the Society
Mr. John McCall, Denver, Colorado, Division of the Soceity
Mr. Clifton R. Read, Director of Public Relations
Dr. Brewster S. Miller, Director of Professional Education
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Bernard Shanley)
(Hon. Murray Snyder)
9:45 am
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Gabriel Hauge)
10:00 am
National Security Council
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. J. Walter Yeagley, for the Attorney General
Hon. Arthur E. Summerfield, the Postmaster General
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Percival Brundage, Acting Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. H. Struve Hensel, Assistant Secretary of Defense
Hon. Charles C. Finucane, Acting Secretary of the Army
Hon. Charles Sparks Thomas, Secretary of the Navy
Hon. Harold E. Talbott, Secretary of the Air Force
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Chief of Staff of the Army
Admiral Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations
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National Security Council (Continued)
General Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff of the Air Force
General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Commandant, U. S. M. C.
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, C. 1. A.
Hon. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James Hagerty, White House Press Secretary
Hon. Dillon Anderson, N. S. C. Consultant
Hon. J. Patrick Coyne, NSC Representative on Internal Security
Hon. James S. Lay, Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary
and
12:45 pm
Governor William G. Stratton, Illinois
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
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The President gave a Luncheon for the following members of Congress:
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Sen. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Sen. Earle C. Clements, Kentucky
Sen. Walter F. George, Georgia
Sen. Theodore F. Green, Rhode Island
Sen. Carl Hayden, Arizona
Sen. Thomas C. Hennings, Jr., Missouri
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, Texas
Sen. William F. Knowland, California
Sen. Eugene Millikin, Colorado
Sen. Richard B. Russell, Georgia
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Sen. H. Alexander Smith, New Jersey
Sen. Alexander Wiley, Wisconsin
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
3:00 pm
Cong. Overton Brooks, Louisiana
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Cong. Sid Simpson, Illinois
Cong. Frank E. Smith, Mississippi
(Hon. Bryce Harlow)
(Extended an invitation to the President to attend Annual Convention
of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress at the Mayflower
Hotel, June 1st or 2nd)
3:16 pm
(The President, accompanied by Gen. Snyder, departed the White House
and motored to Walter Reed)
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(Arrived at Walter Reed Hospital)
4:17 pm
(The President, accompanied by Gen. Snyder, departed Walter
Reed and motored to the White House)
4:35 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
7:50 pm
(The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the White House
and motored to the home of the Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Weeks, where they attended a dinner given in honor of
Hon. Robert Cutler)
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8:30 am
(Senator Alexander Wiley, Wisconsin)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General)
9:00 am
(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State)
(Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State)
(Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury)
(Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense) OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense)
(Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.)
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
(Far East Discussion - OFF THE RECORD)
10:00 am
Cabinet Meeting
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Arthur Larson, Under Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Hon. Percival F. Brundage, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Edmund Mansure, Administrator, G. S. A.
Hon. David Brill, Administrator, Federal Surplus Real Property
Disposal Project, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Robert Whittet, Real Property Disposal Officer, Bureau of
the Budget
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Robert Cutler
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Arthur Minnich
Mr. Bradley Patterson
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Cabinet Meeting (Continued)
The following were absent: Hon. James P. Mitchell
Hon. Rowland Hughes
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
12:00
The President witnessed the swearing-in of Hon. Dillon Anderson
as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
The following were also present:
ANDERSON, Miss Jill, Daughter
WHITE, Miss Amelia, friend of Miss Jill Anderson
WEEKS, Hon. Sinclair, Secretary of Commerce
HOBBY, Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of H. E. W.
STRAUSS, Hon. Lewis, Chairman, A. E. C.
ANDERSON, Hon. Robert B., Deputy Secretary of Defense
RAYBURN, Hon. Sam, The Speaker
DANIEL, Sen. Price, Texas
JOHNSON, Senator Lyndon B., Texas
BETTS, Cong. Jackson E., Ohio
SCOTT, Cong. Hugh, Pennsylvania
THOMAS, Cong. Albert, Texas
BARTLEY, Hon. Robert, F.C.C.
BOWIE, Hon. Robert R., State Department
CLARY, Miss Alla, Secretary to Speaker Rayburn
DENNIS, Mr. Frank, U. S. I. A.
DONKIN, Mr. McKay, A. E. C.
GLEASON, Dr. Everett, Deputy Executive Secretary N.S.C.
GUILL, Hon. Ben H., Federal Maritime Board
HENSEL, Hon. H. Struve, Assistant Secretary of Defense
HOLLAND, H on. Henry F., Assistant Secretary of State
JACOBSEN, Mr. Jake, Adm. Assistant to Sen. Daniel
JOHNSON, Mr. Stanfield, Gene ral Attorney, Southern Pacific
Company of Washington
LAY, Hon. James A., Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
LEE, Hon. Robert E., F. C. C.
OVERBY, Hon. Andrew N., Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
PERRY, Mr. Arthur C., Adm. Assistant to Sen. Johnson
PETERS, Mr. Howard, Commerce Department
PRINCE, Mr. Gregory, General Attorney, Association of American
Railroads
ROSE, Hon. H. Chapman, A ssistant Secretary of the Treasury
JAMES, Ervin, Houston, Texas, Attorney
KENNEY, Mr. John, Washington Attorney
LEVA, Mr. Marx, Washington Attorney
McCONNAUGHEY, Hon. George C., Chairman, F. C. C.
MOTT, Harold E., Washington Attorney
PORTER, Hon. Jack, Texas
ROYALL, Hon. Kenneth E.
GOSSETT, Hon. Ed, former Congressman
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BOGGS, Dr. Marion W., NSC
COYNE, Mr. J. Patrick, NSC
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12:10 pm
(Hon. Robert Cutler) OFF THE RECORD
(Presented a report to the President)
12:15 pm
The President received the Railroad Man of the Year. The following
were present:
Train Porter John Edmonds - Railroad Man of the Year
Mrs. John Edmonds
Mr. James G. Lyne, Chairman, Federation for Railway Progress
Mr. Scovel Richardson
(Hon. Maxwell Rabb)
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:00 pm
(The President, accompanied by Mrs. Doud and Mr. George Allen,
departed the White House and motored direct to the Farm in
Gettysburg.) NOTE: Mrs. Eisenhower departed Washington for
the Farm around 9:00 a.m.
4:05 pm
(Arrived at Gettysburg. The President inspected the Farm.)
Mrs. George Allen joined the President and Mrs. Eisenhower, Mrs.
D oud and Mr. Allen in the evening at the Farm in Gettysburg.
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7:45 am
The President departed the house and made a walking
tour of the Farm.
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9:10 am
Returned to the house.
11:30 am
The President, accompanied by George Allen and
General Arthur Nevins, motored around the farm
and adjoining property.
12:00 noon
Returned to the house.
1:15 pm
The President and Mr. George Allen departed the house
and motored to the Gettysburg Country Club, where
they were joined by Richard Brown, local attorney,
and General Arthur Nevins.
The President met Dick Sleichter, golf pro at the
Gettysburg Country Club.
1:30 pm
The President teed off with the following:
Mr. George Allen
Mr. Richard Brown
General Arthur Nevins
4:40 pm
Completed eighteen holes of golf.
4:50 pm
The President, accompanied by George Allen and
General Arthur Nevins, departed the golf club and
motored to the Farm.
5:00 pm
Arrived at the house - no further activity.
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11:05 am
The President, accompanied by Mrs. Doud, departed the Farm
and motored to Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Eisenhower remained at the Farm in Gettysburg, Pa.
1:15 pin
Arrived at the White House.
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MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1955
9:50 am
Hon. Albert Robertson, Assistant Postmaster General
Hon. Charles Hook, Jr., Deputy Postmaster General
(Came in to show the President a new stamp issue)
11:15 am
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
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Mr. Clark Griffith, President, Washington Baseball Club
Mr. Howard T. Fox, Publicity Director
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
(Mr. Griffith invited the President and Mrs. Eisenhower to
attend the Opening Baseball Game on April 11th and to
present their annual passes.)
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
1:55 pm
(Mr. George Allen)
2:05 pm
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
2:15 pm
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
(Usual Monday appointment)
3:30 pm
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
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9:00 am
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Percival Brundage, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
9:30 am
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
(Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster)
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Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
10:00 am
Hon. Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Hon. Strom Thurmond, South Carolina
Col. C. M. Boyer, Executive Director, Reserve Officers Association
Major M. H. Manchester, Editor, Reserve Magazine
Major Paul Vogel, President, Massachusetts Department of the
Reserve Officers Association
(Extended invitation to the President to speak at the annual
meeting of the Reserve Officers Association in Boston on
June 22nd)
(Hon. Bryce Harlow sat in on the appointment)
10:30 am
Mr. Charles Hadley Watkins, Treasurer, Lantern League of the
Old North Church, Boston, Massachusetts.
(Hon. Maxwell Rabb)
(Presented water color painting of the Church to the President)
10:45 am
Hon. Joseph C. Satterthwaite, American Ambassador to Burma
(Mr. Satterthwaite requested this appointment - recently
appointed as Ambassador to Burma)
11:00 am
The President received the Catholic University Players prior to
their departure for Europe to entertain servicemen. The following
were present:
Most Reverend Bryan J. McEntegart, Rector, Catholic University
Reverend Gilbert V. Hartke, O. P., Head, Speech & Drama Dept.
Faculty and Staff:
BRADY, Adah May
BRADY, Leo
CALLAN, Josephine McGarry
GRAHAM, William
LEWIS, Joseph
MOORE, Robert
SUTTON, Henry
WARING, James
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Players:
CONFORTI, Robert
KNEPPER, Trent
DAVIS, Jeanne
LARKIN, Esther
DELEHAUNTY, Joan
LORD. Howard
DIETZ, J. Robert
MAHER, John C.
FAVA, Constance
O'REAGAN, Thomas
FOOTE, James
PLUMMER, Joseph
GRICE, Dermot
SPERLING, Arnold
HERMAN, George
JACKSON, Col. Lewis
GOETZ, Col. Joseph
(Hon. Bernard Shanley)
(Hon. Steve Benedict)
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Hon. Theodore Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Abbott Washburn, Deputy Director, U. S. I. A.
Mr. Henry Loomis, Chief, Office of Research & Intelligence, U.S.I.A.
(Mr. Streibert's usual monthly appointment)
12:15 pm
(Mr. Robert Falise) OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Bernard Shanley)
(Mr. Falise asked if he might stop by for short visit while in
Washington)
12:30 pm
Hon. and Mrs. Francis Worley, Pennsylvania
(Hon. Murray Snyder)
(Hon. Bernard Shanley)
(Mr. and Mrs. Worley presented a joint resolution of the
Pennsylvania Legislature welcoming the President and
Mrs. Eisenhower as voting residents of Adams County, Pa.)
12:55 pm
Dr. Howard A. Rusk, Chairman, New York Times, 229 West
43rd Street, New York 36, New York
Maj. Gen. C. W. Christenberry, President, American Korean
Foundation, 345 East 46th St., New York 17, New York
Mr. Elmer H. Bobst, Warner-Hudnut, 113 West 18th St., N.Y., N.Y.
(Met with the President in his Office for a few minutes prior to
the Luncheon)
1:00 pm
The President gave a Luncheon for the following members of the
American Korean Foundation:
BARNEY, Mr. L. D., Hoffman-LaRoche, Nutley, New Jersey
BEESLEY, Mr. Eugene, Lilly and Company, Indianapolis 5, Ind.
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BOBST, Mr. Elmer H., Warner-Hudnut, New York, New York
BOYER, Mr. Francis, Smith, Klein & French, Philadelphia 1, Pa.
CHRISTENBERRY, Maj. Gen. C. W., President, American
Korean Foundation, New York 17, New York
DRISCOLL, Mr. Alfred E., Warner-Hudnut, New York, New York
FISCHELIS, Dr. Robert P., Secretary, American Pharmaceutical
Association, 2215 Constitution Avenue, N. W., Wash., D. C.
FISHBEIN, Dr. Morris, 5543 Blackstone Ave., Chicago, Illinois
FITZGERALD, Dr. Leslie M., 718 Rosher Bldg, Dubuque, Iowa
HEROLD, Mr. Matthew G., Mudge, Stern, Baldwin & Todd, 40
Wall Street, New York, New York
KERRIGAN, Mr. James J., President, Merck & Co., Rahway, N.J.
KOHEN, Dr. Roland, Veterans Administration Hospital, 130 West
Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, New York
LEVY, Dr. Robert L., 730 Park Avenue, N.Y. 21, New York
LIMB, H.E. Colonel Ben, The Korean Ambassador to the U. N.,
United Nations Building, New York, New York
LYNCH, Dr. Daniel F., 1678 Primerose Road, N.W., Wash., D.C.
McKEEN, Mr. John E., Charles Prizer & Company, 630 Flushing
Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
MOEN, Dr. Obed H., Watertown, Wisconsin
NICHOLS, Mr. Thomas, Mathiewson Chemical Corp, 745 Fifth
Avenue, New York, New York
OLIVER, Dr. Oren A., 1915 Broad Street, Nashville, Tennessee
PAPPAS, Colonel James P., Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
RUSK, Dr. Howard A., Chairman, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 229
West 43rd Street, New York 36, New York
SCHOENY, Dr. Leo J., Maison Blanche Building, New Orleans, La.
SHEEHAN, Dr. Donald, New York University-Bellevue Medical
Center, 550 First Avenue, New York, New York
SILBERSACK, Mr. Walter, American Home Products, 22 East
40th Street, New York, New York
TAYLOR, Mr. Eugene J., American Korean Foundation, 345 East
46th Street, New York 17, New York
UPJOHN, Dr. E. Gifford, Upjohn Drug Company, 301 Henrietta St.,
Kalamazoo, Michigan
VOLWILER, Mr. E. H., Abbott and Company, North Chicago, III.
WILLIAMS, Dr. Maurice, 200 West 57th Street, New York 19, N.Y.
WILSON, Dr. Frank, Washington Bureau, American Medical
Association, 1523 "L" St., Washington, D. C.
YANG, H.E. Dr. You Chan, The Korean Ambassador, Korean
Embassy, Washington, D. C.
2:30 pm (Hon. Paul Hoffman, California) OFF THE RECORD
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8:30 am
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Hon. Joseph Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
11:30 am
The following saw the President in connection with the American
Cultural Festival in Paris:
Mr. Robert Dowling, Chairman of the Board, American National
Theater and Academy
Mrs. H. Alwyn Inness-Brown, Vice Chairman, Salute to France
Hon. Theodore Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Mr. Robinson McIlvaine, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
for Public Affairs
12:00 noon Hon. Joseph E. Jacobs, American Ambassador to Poland
(Ambassador Jacobs requested this appointment, through
Protocol, to pay his respects to the President prior to
his departure for his post)
12:10 pm
Hon. Roger Kyes
12:30 pm
The President gave a Luncheon for the Members of the John
Marshall Bicentennial Commission and other guests:
*AGAR, Katharine Dixon, Lawyer, Chicago, Illinois
BETTS, Congressman Jackson E., Ohio
BROWNELL, Hon. Herbert, Jr., The Attorney General
BUTLER, Sen. John M., Maryland
*CHANDLER, Dr. Alvin D., President, William & Mary College
*DEWEY, Hon. Thomas E., Attorney, New York
DUGAN, Dr. Frank J., Dean, Graduate School of Law,
Georgetown University
*EISENHOWER, Edgar N., Attorney, Tacoma, Washington
GARY, Congressman J. Vaughan, Virginia
MARTIN, Senator Edward, Pennsylvania
McKAY, Hon. Douglas, The Secretary of the Interior
MILLER, Vernon X., Dean, School of Law, Catholic University
MORGAN, Hon. Gerald, Special Counsel to the President
*RANDALL, John D., Lawyer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
ROBERTSON, Senator A. Willia, Virginia
ROGERS, Hon. William P., Deputy Attorney General
SHANLEY, Hon. Bernard M., Secretary to the President
SOBELOFF, Hon. Simon E., The Solicitor General
*VANDERBILT, Hon. Arthur T., Chief Justice, Supreme Court
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12:30 pm
John Marshall Bicentennial Commission Luncheon (Continued)
WALTER, Congressman Francis E., Pennsylvania
*WARREN, The Honorable Earl, The Chief Justice of the United States
WIRTH, Hon. Conrad L., Director, National Park Service
*WRIGHT, Loyd, President, American Bar Association, Los
Angeles, California
*Members, United States Commission for the Celebration of the Two
Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of John Marshall.
1:55 pm
(The President and Mr. Edgar Eisenhower departed the White
House and motored to Burning Tree)
2:20 pm
(Arrived Burning Tree)
(The President teed off with Mr. Edgar Eisenhower and Cong.
Jack Westland, Washington)
6:07 pm
(The President and Mr. Edgar Eisenhower departed Burning Tree
and motored to the White House)
6:32 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
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8:30 am
(Closed TV Circuit Test)
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9:00 am
(Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, A. E. C.)
(Hon. W. F. Libby, A. E. C.)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. John von Neumann)
(Adm. Strauss introduced these two new Commission members
to the President)
9:15 am
National Security Council
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Acting Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. H. Chapman Rose, for the Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Val Peterson, F. C. D. A.
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Hon. Charles C. Finucane, Acting Secretary of the Army
Hon. Charles Sparks Thomas, Secretary of the Navy
Hon. Harold Talbott, Secretary of the Air Force
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Chief of Staff of the Army
Adm. Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Commandant, U. S. M. C.
Hon. Samuel Spencer, President, Bd. of Commissioners, D. C.
Col. John Fondahl, Director, Office of Civil Defense, D. C.
Ralph Spear, F. C. D. A.
Lt. Gen. C. P. Cabell, Director of Central Intelligence
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Dillon Anderson, Special Assistant to the President
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Commander Edward L. Beach, Naval Aide to the President
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Gen. B. G. Barksdale Hamlett
12:00 noon
(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State)
(Hon. William Hopkins)
(The President and The Secretary of State signed two Proclamations
of Ratification relating to the Republic of Germany)
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12:15 pm
Hon. Preston Hotchkiss, U. S. Representative of the Economic
and Social Council, United Nations
(Hon. Arthur Minnich)
(Appointment requested by Mr. Hotchkiss and recommended
by the State Department)
12:30 pm
Mr. Walter A. DeLamater, Grand Master, Knights Templar of the USA
Mr. Lachlan MacDonald, Chairman, Triennial Committee of the
Knights Templar Grand Encampment
Mr. Raymond Babcock, Past Grand Commander of the District of
Columbia Knights Templar
Hon. Wilber M. Brucker, Chairman, Jurisprudence Committee,
Knights Templar
(Hon. Murray Snyder
(Extended invitation to the President to attend the 47th Triennial
Conclave of Knights Templar in New York in August)
12:45 pm
Hon. Harold Talbott, Secretary of the Air Force, had Luncheon
with the President
2:15 pm
(Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.)
(Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense)
(Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.) OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Val Peterson, F. C. D. A.)
(Hon. Arthur Minnich)
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(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State)
(Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.)
(Hon. Joseph Dodge)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Robert Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense)
(Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget)
(Hon. Nelson Rockefeller)
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(Hon. Thomas E. Stephens) OFF THE RECORD
11:55 am
(The President, accompanied by Mr. Hagerty, departed the
White House and motored to the National Presbyterian Church)
11:59 am
(Arrived at the National Presbyterian Church)
12:40 pm
(The President and Mr. Hagerty departed the National
Presbyterian Church and motored to Burning Tree)
1:05 pm
(Arrived Burning Tree)
(The President had Luncheon and played golf with the following:)
(Hon. James C. Hagerty)
(Mr. John McClure)
(Mr. Robert Fleming)
5:50 pm
(The President and Mr. Hagerty departed Burning Tree and
motored to the White House)
6:10 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
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(Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Arranged by Governor Adams)
9:10 am
(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State) OFF THE RECORD
(Remained until 9:50 a.m.)
10:15 am
(The President departed the White House and motored to his Farm
at Gettysburg)
12:20 pm
(Arrived at Gettysburg. The President made a walking tour
of the Farm accompanied by General Arthur Nevins and
General Snyder)
3:00 pm
(The President departed Gettysburg and motored direct to the
White House)
5:10 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
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10:47 am
(The President, accompanied by Mr. Hagerty, departed
the White House and motored to the National Presbyterian
Church)
10:58 am
(Arrived at the National Presbyterian Church)
(The President and Mr. Hagerty attended the eleven o'clock
Service)
12:18 pm
(The President departed the National Presbyterian Church
and motored to the White House)
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8:30 am
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(Usual Monday appointment)
9:00 am
H.E. Senor Dr. Don J. J. Vallarino, The Ambassador of Panama
(Hon. H. Charles Spruks, Acting Chief of Protocol)
(Newly appointed - presented credentials)
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Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
(Usual Monday appointment)
10:30 am
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, J. C. S.
(Usual Monday appointment)
11:15 am
The President, accompanied by Mr. Shanley and Mr. Snyder,
went out on the South Grounds and extended greetings to the
children and visitors that were participating in the Easter
Monday program on the Grounds.
11:25 am
(Hon. and Mrs. Douglas McKay)
(Mr. & Mrs. Lester D. Green) OFF THE RECORD
(Master Danny Green)
(The Secretary of the Interior asked if he might bring
in his daughter, son-in-law and grandson to meet the
President)
11:50 am
(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State)
12:05 pm
The Secretary of State had Luncheon with the President.
1:01 pm
(The President departed the White House and motored to
Griffith Stadium)
1:08 pm
(Arrived at Griffith Stadium)
1:30 pm
The President attend the Opening Baseball Game and threw
out the first ball.
4:19 pm
(The President departed Griffith Stadium and motored to the
White House)
4:25 pm
(Arrived at the White House)
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(Hon. Nelson Rockefeller)
(Hon. James C. Hagerty) OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Kevin McCann)
(Messrs. Hagerty and McCann departed at 5:05 p.m.
Mr. Rockefeller departed at 5:25 p.m.)
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7:10 am The President departed the White House and motored to
MATS Terminal.
7:37 am Airborne for Charleston, S. C. aboard the Columbine.
9:28 am The President arrived at Charleston, S. C. Air Force Base.
10:00 am
Arrived at The Citadel, received an honorary degree and
reviewed the graduating class on the parade grounds.
10:45 am The President departed the parade grounds.
10:50 am Arrived at the residence of General Mark Clark.
11:00 am
Proceeded to the patio, accompanied by General and Mrs. Clark,
to attend reception.
11:30 pm
Departed The Citadel and motored direct to the Charleston
Air Force Base.
12:01 pm
Airborne for Augusta aboard the Columbine.
1:07 pm
The President arrived at Bush Field, Augusta, Georgia, and
motored direct to the Augusta National Golf Club.
2:05 pm
The President teed off with the following persons:
Mr. Ed Dudley
Mr. Jerome Franklin
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Completed golf game.
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8:00 am
Left his quarters and walked to his office.
8:40 am
Departed his office and walked to the golf practice in front of
the club house and remained there until 9:20 am.
9:20 am
The President walked to the putting green in front of the
club house and practiced putting until 10:20 am.
10:20 am
The President walked to his office, remained for a few minutes.
10:30 am
Departed the office and walked to the quarters of Mr. Clifford
Roberts and remained until 12:20 pm.
12:20 pm
The President walked to his quarters where he remained until
1:05 pm.
1:05 pm
Walked to the first tee where the following persons joined him
for golf:
Mr. Clarence J. Schoo
Mr. Bryon Nelson
Mr. Ed Dudley
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
The President painted in his quarters from 7:15 am until 8:45 am.
8:45 am The President departed his quarters and walked to the quarters
of Mr. Clifford Roberts where he remained a few minutes.
8:55 am
Arrived at his office.
The
9:40 am
Departed the office and proceeded to his quarters.
10:05 am Walked to the pro shop, stopping briefly in the quarters of
Mr. Clifford Roberts.
10:25 am
Proceeded to the practice tee at the north end of the clubhouse,
accompanied by Mr. Ed Dudley.
11:38 am
Departed practice tee for his quarters.
12:24 pm
The President left his quarters for the first tee.
12:29 pm
The President teed off for eighteen holes with the following persons:
Mr. Ed Dudley
Mr. Dick Garlington
Mr. William E. Robinson
3:24 pm Completed golf game.
4:30 pm The President received the following persons in front of the cottage:
Senator and Mrs. Walter F. George
Mr. Clifford Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woodruff
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Schoo
Miss Mary Harwood
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Fairless
Mr. and Mrs. T. Richard Garlington
Mr. William E. Robinson
Mr. James Hagerty
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Newby, Vienna, Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. T. Hoyt Davis, Vienna, Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Williamson
(Mr. Williamson is President, Georgia Bankers
Association)
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hurst
(Mr. Hurst is Secretary, Georgia Bankers Association)
(The above guests departed at 5:20 pm)
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The President remained in his quarters from 7:30 am
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8:55 am
Departed his quarters and walked to his office.
9:00 am
Arrived at office and remained until 9:35 am.
9:35 am
Walked to the golf practice area and remained until 10:35 am.
10:40 am
The President walked to the putting green on the south side
of the main club house and remained until 11:23 am. He
then walked to his quarters.
11:25 am
The President arrived at his quarters and remained there
for lunch.
12:10 pm
Departed his quarters for the tenth tee.
12:20 pm
The President teed off for eighteen holes of golf with the following:
Mr. William E. Robinson
Mr. Robert W. Woodruff
Mr. Benjamin Fairless
4:23 pm
Completed golf game.
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8:35 am The President walked to his office for a meeting with
Admiral Felix Strump. The meeting lasted until 10:00 am.
10:00 am The President posed for photographers.
10:10 am
Proceeded to the tenth tee for his golf game with the following:
Mr. Clifford Roberts
Mr. Middlecoff
Mr. Billy Patton
1:30 pm
Completed golf game.
Lunch.
3:10 pm The President returned to his office.
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The President remained in his quarters until 10:55 am,
when he departed to attend church services.
11:10 am
The President arrived at the Reid Memorial Presbyterian
Church.
12:10 pm
The President departed the church and proceeded to his
quarters.
12:15 pm
Arrived at quarters.
2:30 pm
The President walked to the practice tee where he remained
until 3:00 pm.
3:29 pm
The President teed off for a golf game with the following:
Mr. Albert Bradley
Mr. L. F. McCollum
Mr. Ed Dudley
6:35 pm
Completed golf game.
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The President remained in his quarters from 7:30 am
until 8:18 am.
8:20 am The President walked to his office where he remained
until 11:30 am.
11:40 am Teed off for eighteen holes of golf with the following:
Mr. Ed Dudley
Mr. J. Whitney
Mr. William Kerr
2:45 pm Completed golf game and returned to his quarters where
he remained for the balance of the day.
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The President remained in his quarters from 7:30 am to
8:17 am when he departed for his office.
8:20 am
Arrived at office where he remained until 9:55 am.
9:55 am
The President walked to the practice tee where he
remained until 11:05 am.
11:08
Teed off for eighteen holes of golf with the following:
Mr. Ed Dudley
Mr. William Robinson
Mr. Julian Roberts
2:35 pm
Completed golf game, after which the President walked to
his quarters for lunch and rest.
5:08 pm
The President, in the company of Mr. William Robinson,
motored to the vicinity of golf hole No. 16 where he fished
until 7:27 pm. He then motored back to his quarters.
7:30 pm
Arrived at his quarters.
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8:00 am
The President left his quarters and went to his office.
8:30 am
The President departed his office and walked to the putting green.
9:15 am
The President then proceeded to the practice green and tee.
9:45 am
The President departed the practice green and went to the first tee.
9:50 am
The President teed off with the following:
Mr. Ed Dudley
Mr. Clifford Roberts
Mr. Jerome Franklin
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Completed 18 holes.
The President then walked to his office where he remained until
12:55 pm.
1:00 pm
(Lunch)
3:55 pm
The President, accompanied by Mr. Clifford Roberts, Mr.
Clarence Schoo and Mr. William Robinson, departed the
Augusta National Golf Club and motored direct to Bush Airfield,
Augusta, Georgia.
4:35 pm
Airborne Augusta, Georgia, for Washington, D. C.
6:25 pm
Arrived MATS Terminal, Washington National Airport.
6:40 pm
Arrived at the White House.
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8:00 am
The President attended a Breakfast at the Sulgrave Club given
under the auspices of the Women's Division of the
Republican National Committee.
9:45 am
(Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State)
(Hon. Joseph M. Dodge)
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9:50 am
(Hon. Dillon Anderson)
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National Security Council
Hon. Richard Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. George H. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
General John H. Hull, U. S. Army (Retired)
Hon. Charles c. Finucane, Acting Secretary of the Army
Hon. Charles C. Thomas, Secretary of the Navy
Hon. James H. Douglas, Acting Secretary of the Air Force
Adm. Robert B. Carney, for the Chairman, J. C. S.
Gen. Charles L. Bolte, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
Lt. Gen. R. McC. Pate, Assistant Commandant, U. S. M. C.
Brig. Gen. G. O. N. Lodoen, Department of Defense
Lt. Col. T. B. Roclofs, Department of Defense
Col. Marshall E. Sanders, Department of Defense
Capt. W. A. Sanders, Department of Defense
Lt. Cdr. L. w. Walker, Department of Defense
Lt. Col. John J. Greer, Department of Defense
Col. E. Cundiff, Department of Defense
Col. John A. Frye, Department of Defense
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, C. I. A.
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Dillon Anderson, Special Assistant to the President
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
12:45 pm
The President greeted the following School Superintendents of
Larger Cities and their wives:
(Arranged at the request of Dr. Hobar M. Corning)
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School Superintendents (Continued)
Dr. and Mrs. E. Leslie Bowsher, Toledo, Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Brewbaker, N rfolk, Virginia
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Bunn, Youngstown, Ohio
Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Burke, Omaha, Nebraska
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Carmichael, Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. and Mrs. Forrest E. Conner, St. Paul, Minnesota
Dr. and Mrs. Hobar M. Corning, Washington, D C.
Dr. and Mrs. Claude V. Courter, Cincinnati, Ohio
Dr. Ralph C. Dailard, San Diego, California
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Dr. and Mrs Earl A. Dimmick, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Dondineau, Detroit, Michigan
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Edwards, Portland, Oregon
Dr. and Mrs. Parmer Ewing, Buffalo, N. Y.
Dr. and Mrs. N. G. Fawcett, Columbus, Ohio
Dr. and Mrs. John Fischer, Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. and Mrs. Wade C. Fowler, Wichita, Kansas
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. French, Dayton, Ohio
Dr. and Mrs Cecil C. Goldring, Toronto, Canada
Dr. Dennis C. Haley, Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Hanley, Providence, R. I.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis C. Hatton, Akron, Ohio
Dr. Philip J. Hickey, St. Louis, Mo.
Dr. and Mrs. Louis P. Hoyar, Philadelphia
Dr. and Mrs. William Jansen, New York, N Y.
Dr. and Mrs. Edward F. Kennelly, Newark, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Starr M. King, Beverly, Mass.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Mason, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dr. and Mrs. Worth McClure, W shington, D. C.
Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Miller, Syracuse, N. Y.
Dr. Joe P. Moore, Fort Worth, Texas
Dr. William E. Moreland, Houston, Texas
Mr. Douglas A. Newcomb, Long Beach, California
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Portland, San Antonio, Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus A. Putnam, Minneapolis, Minn.
Dr. and Mrs. James F. Redmond, New Orleans, La.
Mr. Claude L. Reeves, Los Angeles, California
Dr. and Mrs. James E. R ynolds, Jersey City, N. J.
Dr. and Mrs. Mark C. Schinnerer, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. and Mrs. Howard C. Seymour, Rochester, N. Y.
Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Sharp, Vancouver, British Columbia
Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Shibler, Indianapolis, Ind.
Dr. J. Chester Swanson, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Vincent, Milwaukee, Wisc.
Dr. and Mrs. Warren T. White, Dallas, Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Henry 1. Willett, Richmond, Virginia
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1:00 pm
(Lunch)
2:00 pm
His Excellency Dr. Miguel Angel De La Campa y Darveda,
newly appointed Ambassador from Cuba to Washington.
Mr. Victor Purse, Protocol, State Department
(The Ambassador presented his credentials to the
President).
2:15 pm
(United States District Judge R. E. Thomason, E1 Paso, Texas)
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
OFF THE RECORD
2:30 pm
Colonel Goodpaster
3:00 pm
(Mr. Roy Howard of Scripps -Howard)
(Governor Adams)
OFF THE RECORD
3:45 pm
(General Walter Bedell Smith)
(General Julius Ocks Adler, Co-owner and Manager
of the New York Times)
(Hon. Bryce Harlow)
OFF THE RECORD
4:30 pm
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
7:30 pm
The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner for
the following:
Adams, Hon. Sherman
Baldwin, Clarence F.
Brooks, C. Wayland
Button, A. Ronald
Davis, John P.
Gard, Jess
Hall. Leonard W.
Hinckey, Albert P.
Jasper, Claude J.
Johnson, John H.
Matthews, Orus J.
Peyton, Harlan 1.
Pierce, Robert L.
Stephens, Thomas E.
Treat, William W.
Washington, Val
We gener, Theodore H.
White, Charles M.
Wishart, Joseph 5,
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7:45 am (The Honorable Henry Cabot Lodge had breakfast with the
President. OFF THE RECORD)
8:30 am
The Hon. William S. B. Lacy, American Ambassador to Korea.
(Ambassador Lacy requested, through Protocol, an appoint-
ment with the President prior to his departure to Korea.)
9:00 am The President received the following members of the
Baptist Evangelistic Crusade who were accompanied by
Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas:
Dr. Edward O. Clark, Minister of Chevy Chase Baptist
Church, who requested the appointment.
Rev. J. Altman, Jr., Fredericksburg, Maryland
Mrs. J. Altman, Jr., Fredericksburg, Maryland
Rev. Dwight H. Anderson, Washington, D. C
Rev. John Ballbach, Wilmington, Delaware
Mrs. James Barham, Washington, D. C.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank K. Brasington, Silver Spring, Maryland
Miss Hasel Beeler, Washington, D. C.
Miss Helen Bellote, Washington, D. C.
Mr. William Bishop, Washington, D. C.
Professor and Mrs. Lyle c. Bristol, Chester, Pennsylvania
Rev. and Mrs. James A. Bryant, Washington, D. C.
Rev. Frank E. Bowman, Fairfield, Alabama
Rev. G. Edison Burke, Washington, D C.
Mrs. J. E. Campbell, Morgantown, West Virginia
Dr. J. Walter Carpenter, Washington, D. C.
Rev. Paul S. Carter, Arlington, Virginia
Dr. Ernest F. Campbell, Alexandria, Virginia
Mr. Norman Chase, Washington, D. C.
Rev. Francis M. Chilton, Dillon Park, Maryland
Dr. and Mrs. Edward O. Clark, Washington, D. C
Rev. John T. Coburn, Washington, D. c.
Dr. R. S. Cooper, Washington, D. C.
Rev. Stephen W. Cranston, Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvine W. Crump, Washington, D. C.
Dr. and Mrs. William Crowder, Washington, D. C.
Rev. Dalo Crowley, Washington, D. C.
Rev. William J. Cumbie, Annandale, Virginia
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Dawson, Washington, D. C.
Dr. C. Y. Dossey, Dallas, Texas
Rev. Edwin B. Dozier, Tokyo, Japan
Rev. and Mrs. James c. Duncan, Hyattsville, Maryland
Rev. Paul Eakin, Atlanta, Georgia
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Dr. Warren Filkin, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Harold L. Fickett, Boston, Massachusetts
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Fox, Washington, D. C
Mr. and Mrs. Ray J. Garrett, Washington, D. C.
Rev. and Mrs. John P. Gates, Bethesda, Maryland
Rev. Daniel W. Greer, Greenville, South Carolina
Rev. J. Parks Hackney, Washington, D. c.
Mr. Herrick Hall, Washington, D. c.
Dr. Robert P. Hamby, Atlanta, Goergia
Rev. John K. Harris, Arlington, Virginia
Rev. and Mrs. Porter H. Harrison, Washington, D c.
Rev. John Leslie Hart, Fairfax, Virginia
Mr. J. C. Hatfield, Washington, D. C.
Rev. and Mrs. Wilson Holder, Washington, D. C.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles W. Holland, Washington, D. c.
Rev. and Mrs. John A. Holt, Washington, D. C.
Rev. and Mrs. Ward B. Hurlburt, Washington, D. C.
Rev. Phillip M. Hutchinson, Alexandria, Virginia
Rev. and Mrs. Quinton S. Ivy, Washington, D. C.
Rev. J. c. Jones, Falls Church, Virginia
Mr. Isaac Keith, Alexandria, Virginia
Rev. Walter C. Kersey, Washington, D. C.
Rev. John W. Laney, Washington, D. c.
Rev. R. P. Lamb, Greer, South Carolina
Rev. and Mrs. John Lange, Washington, D. C.
Rev. C. E. LeGates, Bladensburg, Maryland
Rev. Donald M. Loudermilk, Arlington, Virginia
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Luvy, Washington, D. c.
Rev. and Mrs. Earl R. Martin, Washington, D. C.
Dr. Angel Martines, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Mrs. Lucy Mayo, Washington, D. c.
Rev. and Mrs. E. A. McGriff, Enterprise, Alabama
Rev. and Mrs. William Millar, Takoma Park, Maryland
Rev. and Mrs. Walter A. Mitchell, Washington, D. C.
Miss Naoma Mobbs, Washington, D. C.
Rev. S. Lewis Morgan, Washington, D. C.
Dr. George H. Moore, Greenwood, South Carolina
Rev. and Mrs. B. Ross Morrison, Washington, D. C.
Rev. and Mrs. John F. Muncy, Park City, Missouri
Rev. Ralph W. Neighbor, Rockville, Maryland
Rev. J. Harvey Nichols, Jr., Falls Church, Virginia
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Miss Ernistine Norton, Washington, D. C.
Rev. Sydney H. Odom, Vidalia, Georgia
Rev. W. Berkeley Ormand, Casper, Wyoming
Rev. Henry Osgood, Hyattsville, Maryland
Mrs. Henry Osgood, Hyattsville, Maryland
Mrs. Beulah Parr, Hyattsville, Maryland
Dr. J. Winston Pearce, Baltimore, Maryland
Rev. Earle Peeples, Washington, D. c.
Mr. Thomas Pendergrass, Washington, D. c.
Mr. James N. Perry, Washington, D. c.
Rev. Ted Place, Detroit, Michigan
Rev. E. Hugh Ragland, Springfield, Virginia
Rev. J hn D. Raymond, Arlington, Virginia
Mr. Howard Rees, Washington, D. c.
Mr. Rollin R. Reno, Washington, D. c.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Roberts, Arlington, Virginia
Rev. Glenn W. Samuelson, Greenbelt, Maryland
Rev. and Mrs. Alfred c. Schaeffer, Silver Spring, Maryland
Mr. and Mrs. Owen W. Scott, Silver Spring, Maryland
Mr. and Mrs. Mahan Siler, Knoxville, Tennessee
Rev. and Mrs. A. Lincoln A. Smith, Washington, D. C.
Rev. B. Ellsworth Snoddy, Glenolden, Pennsylvania
Rev. and Mrs. Frank L. Squires, Washington, D. C.
Rev. Rd chard M. Stephenson, Falls Church, Virginia
Rev. Len F. Stevens, Arlington, Virginia
Rev. R. A. Thompson, Savannah, Georgia
Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Turkington, Boston, Massachusetts
Rev. and Mrs. Karl Unger, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Walker, New York, N Y.
Rev. and Mrs. E. Len Weston, Washington, D. c.
Dr. M. Jackson White, Arlington, Virginia
Dr. Edward B. Willingham, Washington, D. C.
Rev. Gordon L. Withers, Logan, West Virginia
Rev. G. Ray Worley, Annandale, Virginia
Rev. Minter P. German, Washington, D. c.
Mr. Edwin A. Miller, Washington, D. C.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1955
9:30 am
CABINET MEETING
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Under Secretary of State
Hon. George M. Humphray, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. J. Lee Rankin, Assistant Attorney General
Hon. Charles R. Hook, Jr., Deputy Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Eara Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Walter Williams, Under Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education and
Welfare
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, Foreign Operations
Administration
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, Office of Defense
Mobilisation
Hon. Philip Young, U. S. Civil Service Commissioner
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Ambassador to the U. N.
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Hon. Francis v. duPont, Commissioner of Public Roads
Hon. Louis S. Rothschild, Maritime Administrator
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Clarence B. Randall
Hon. Homer H. Gruenther
Hon. Nelson Rocksfeller
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. 1. Jack Martin
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster
Hon. Arthur Minnich
The following were absent:
The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
The Attorney General
The Postmaster General
The Secretary of Commerce
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The President received the following guests of President's
Committee on Government Contracts:
Ward R. Arbury, Chairman, New York State Commission
Against Discrimination
Dr. David N. Beach, Chairman, Connecticut Commission
on Civil Rights
Robert J. Callaghan, Chairman, Philadelphia Commission
on Human Relations
Raymond W. Cannon, Commissioner, Minneapolis Fair
Employment Practices Commission
C. Arthur Collin, Chairman, Toledo Board of Community
Relations
George E. Conley, Chairman, Rhode Island Commission
Against Discrimination
Charles E. Decker, Director, Indiana Fair Employment
Practices Commission
C. George Dimas, Chairman, Illinois Commission on
Human Relations
Joseph Friedman, Chairman, Youngstown Fiar Employment
Committee
Malcom B. Higgins, Executive Secretary, Kansas Anti-
Discrimination Commission
Virginia Huebner, Director, Wisconsin Fair Employment
Practices Division
Mrs. Marjorie M. Jones, Member, Washington State
Board Against Discrimination in Employment
Owen Kiely, Executive Director, Erie Community Relations
Commission
Mrs. Mildred Mahoney, Chairman, Massachusetts Commission
Against Discrimination
Frederick C. McKee, Chairman, Pittsburgh Fair Employment
Practices Commission
Edward Miller, Chairman, Colorado Human Relations
Commission
John P. Milligan, Assistant Commissioner of Education,
New Jersey Division Against Discrimination
Chester L. Mize, Commissioner, Kansas Anti-Discrimination
Commission
Clarence E. Parr, Chairman, New Mexico Fair Emplymt.
Practices Commission
David Robinson, Chairman, Oregon Fair Employment
Practices Division - Advisory Committee
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11:30 am
Guests of President's Committee on Government Contracts
(Continued):
Ralph Robinson, Commissioner, Chicago Commission on
Human Relations
Mrs. Isabel Wietersen, Commissioner, Detroit Commission
on Community Relations
(In addition to the above list of guests, the following members
of the President's Committee and staff attended the meeting
with the President):
Hon. Richard Nixon
Hon. James P. Mitchell
Fred Lazarus, Jr.
George B. McKibbin
George Meaney
William Mitchell, General Counsel, A. E. C.
James M. Nesbit, Jr.
Thomas P. Pike, Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense
Jacob Seidenberg, Executive Director, President's
Committee on Government Conracts
James B. Lindley, Photographer, U. S. Department of Labor
Mrs. Helen Rogers Reid
Walter P. Reuther
George L-P Weaver
William P. Rogers, Deputy Attorney General
John Roosevelt
Ivan L. Willis
John Minor Wisdom
George Moore, Assistant Secretary, Department of Commerce
Charles Livermore, Information Officer, President's
Committee on Government Contracts
Samuel Abbell, Administrative Assistant, President's
Committee on Government Contracts
11:35 am
Hon. Richard T. Nixon
11:45 am
Congreseman Dewey Short, Missouri
Congressman Lealey Arends, Illinois
12:15 pm
Hon. Dillon Anderson
12:30 pm
(The President had lunch with the following):
(Hon. J. Lawton Collins)
(Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.)
(Hon. Robert Anderson)
(Hon. Dillon Anderson)
OFF THE RECORD
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1955
1:45 pm Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby
TERMS
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Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby
Hon. Basil O'Connor
Dr. Jonas Salk and family
Dr. Chester S. Keefer, Special Assistant to the Secretary
of Health, Education and Welfare
Dr. Leonard A. Scheele, Surgeon General of Health,
Education and Welfare
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Kevin McCann
(The President presented citations to Dr. Jonas Salk
and the Hon. Basil O'Connor)
2:15 pm
Senator Margaret Chase Smith
2:30 pm
Senator Wallace F. Bennett
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
(Discussed sugar)
4:25 pm
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.
Admiral Robert B. Carney
5:30 pm
The President departed the office and motored to Gettysburg.
7:35 pm
Arrived at Gettysburg.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1955
GETTYSBURG, PA.
12:50 pm
The President departed the Farm and motored to the
Gettysburg Country Club.
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Arrived at the Country Club.
DEPARTMENT
1:05 pm
The President tead off with the following:
Mr. Floyd Akers
Colonel Thomas Belshe
Mr. Richard Sleichter, golf professional at the Country Club.
4:15 pm
Completed eighteen holes of golf.
4:20 pm
The President departed the Country Club and motored direct
to the Farm.
4:30 pm
Arrived at the Farm.
SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 1955
3:40 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed Gettysburg
and motored direct to Washington, D. c.
6:00 pm
Arrived at the White House.
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(Senator Ralph Flanders, Vermont)
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
(Appointment arranged by Governor Adams) OFF THE RECORD
9:30 am
The President departed the White House enroute to the
Airport.
9:45 am
Airborne for New York City.
11:00 am
The President arrived at Marine Terminal,
LaGuardia Airport.
11:05 am
Departed Marine Terminal for Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
11:30 am
The President arrived at Auto Tower Entrance,
Waldorf-Astoria.
11:35 am
The President arrived in the Presidential Suite 35A.
12:10 pm
The President attended the Television and Radio luncheon
in Suite 42A, with Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
12:20 pm
The President received the Vice Presidents of the
Associated Press, Mr. Clarence Hanson and
Mr. Oscar Stouffer.
12:25 pm
The President, escorted by Mr. Hanson and Mr. Stouffer
proceeded to Perroquet Suite, 4th floor.
12:30 pm
The President arrived in Perroquet Suite and mingled
informally with the Directors of Associated Press
and their wives.
12:58 pm
The President, escorted by Mr. Hanson and Mr. Stouffer,
departed Perroquet Suite for Main Ballroom.
1:00 pm
Arrived at the Main Ballroom.
1:05 pm
Dinner.
2:00 pm
The President was introduced by Mr. Robert McLean,
Publisher of the Philadelphia Bulletin.
2:20 pm
The President concluded his Address.
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2:25 pm The President departed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
for Marine Terminal, LaGuardia Airport.
2:50 pm The President arrived at Marine Terminal,
LaGuardia Airport.
2:55 pm
Airborne for Washington, D. C.
3:55 pm Arrived at MATS Terminal, Washington, D. C.
4:45 pm
The President arrived at the White House.
5:10 pm Mr. Robert R. Gros, Executive Chairman of
San Francisco Citizens Committee for United
Nations Commemorative Session.
Miss Penny Gros, daughter of above.
(Hon. Bernard Shanley)
(Mr. Gros extended an invitation to the President
to attend United Nations Commemorative Session
in San Francisco in June.
5:15 pm Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State.
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7:45 am
Senator William F. Knowland
(Had breakfast with the President)
8:30 am
Legislative Leaders
Hon. Richard T. Nixton, The Vice President
Senator William F. Knowland, California
Senator Eugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
Senator Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Congressman Charles A. Halleck, Indiana
Congressman Leon A. Allen, Illinois
Congressman Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
Hon. True D. Morse, Under Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Louis Rothschild, Maritime Administrator
Hon. Francis duPont, Commissioner, Bureau of Public Roads
Hon. Charles R. Hook, Deputy Postmaster General
Hon. Arthur Flemming, Director, o. D. M.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Philip Ray, General Counsel, Department of Commerce
Hon. W. Randolph Burgess, Under Secretary of Commerce
Mr. Eugene Lyons, Bureau of Personnel, Post Office Department
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Earle D. Chesney
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Murray Snyder
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
11:00 am
Hon. Theodore Streibert
Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hon. Abbott Washburn
Mr. Clive DuVal
11:30 am
The President received the following USO leaders who conferred
the honorary chairmanship:
Mr. Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., Chairman of the Board
Mr. Emil Schram, President
Mr. Holdar J. Johnson, Chairman, Executive Committee
Admiral J. L. Hall, Jr., National Campaign Chairman
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U. S. O. leaders (Continued):
Edwin E. Bond, Executive Director
Justin M. Morrill, Campaign Director
Vilas J. Boyle, Director of Public Relations
Bernard Frazier
(Hon. Fred Seaton)
12:00 noon
The following officials of Lions International called
on the President:
Mr. Humberto Valenzuela, President-elect
Mr. William J. Mileham, District Governor
Mr. Benjamin Castle, General Chairman
Pan American Day Activities
Mr. Alex Gonzalez, Chairman, Pan American
Day Dinner
Mr. John Simmons
12:30 pm
The President received the following in connection
with the Order of Elks National Youth Leadership
Scholarship Awards:
Mr. John Michael Armer, Phoenix, Arizona
(boy winner)
Mrs. Frank C. Armer (mother of above)
Miss Frances Horak, Long Island, N. Y.
(girl winner)
Mr. William J. Hernick, Grand Exalted Ruler,
Nutley, N. Y.
Mr. George Balbach, Past Exalted Ruler,
Queens Borough
Mr. William Eisenhardt, Exalted Ruler,
Queens Borough
1:00 pm
The President lunched with the following in his office:
Mr. George Allen
Mr. William Byars, Texas
2:15 pm
Hon. Arthur Burns
(Usual weekly appointment)
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8:00 am
Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller
Lights
OHL
(Breakfast with the President)
DIMBER
8:50 am
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
9:00 am
(Hon. Dillon Anderson)
(Mr. James Lay)
(NSC Briefing)
10:30 am
Press Conference
11:45 am
Mr. Thomas S. Nichols, President of Olin Matheison Chemical
Corporation, New York
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
(Appointment suggested by William E. Robinson)
12:00 noon L. M. Pexton, President Denver Union Stock Yard Company,
Denver, Colorado
(Hon. Gabriel Hauge)
(Discussed the domestic sugar industry with the President)
12:15 pm Mr. Eugene Ormandy, Director, Philadelphia Orchestra
Mr. Donald Engle, Manager of the Orchestra
Mrs. Constance A. Snow, Washington Representative
(Hon. Theodore Streibert)
(Hon. Gabriel Hauge)
(Hon. Murray Snyder)
(Paid a call on the President prior to leaving for
European tour and to open the Cultural Festival in Paris).
12:45 pm The President departed the White House and motored direct to
Burning Tree
1:05 pm
Arrived at Burning Tree
1:10 pm
The President had lunch with the following:
Mr. Floyd Akers
Colonel Thomas Belshe
Congressman Charles Halleck, Indiana
1:30 pm
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4:45 pm
Completed eighteen holes of golf.
5:25 pm
The President departed Burning Tree and motored
direct to the White House.
5:45 pm
Arrived at the White House.
7:30 pm
The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner
for the following:
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Edward W. Carter
William F. C. Ewing
Major General John M. Franklin
Eugene F. Gregory
Peter Grimm
E. H. Heckett
Dr. Harold H. Johnson
Frank E. Jorgensen
Clair John Killoran
Henry N. Mallon
Thomas S. Nichols
L. M. Pexton
William E. Robinson
Arthur G. Rydstrom
Emil Schram
Tracy S. Voorhees
Robert W. Woodruff
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8:00 am (Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President, had
breakfast with the President)
OFF THE RECORD
9:00 am
Mr. Milton Katz, Director, International Legal Studies,
Law School of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
(Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster)
9:15 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Mr. James Lay
9:45 am
Admiral Cato Glover, Chief of Naval Air Training,
Corpus Christi, Texas. (Personal friend of the President)
10:00 am
National Security Council
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, Foreign Operations Adm.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, ODM
Hon. George S. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Percival Brundage, Acting Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
General J. Lawton Collins, Special Representative in Vietnam
Hon. Harold M. Botkin, Assistant Director for Tele-
communications, O. D. M.
General Matthew Ridgway, Acting Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Dillon Anderson, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
12:25 pm General J. Lawton Collins, Special Representative in Vietnam
12:45 pm Mr. Robert E. Merriam, Chicago, Illinois
Oliver Merriam (son)
(Mr. Shanley)
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:00 pm Hon. Marion Folsom, Under Secretary of Treasury.
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2:30 pm Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Thomas P. Pike, Assistant Secretary of Defense
Mr. Robert c. Unkrick
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Mr. Tom Jones, Bama Company, Montgomery, Ala.
Mr. Guy Spencer, Alabama Oil Company, Huntsville, Ala.
Mr. A1 Heringer, Lone Star Company, Jonesboro, Ark.
Mr. Joe Mills, Mills Oil Company, Clarksville, Ark.
Mr. Milton E. Brooding, California Packing Corporation,
San Francisco, California
Miss Bertha R. Fields, San Francisco, California
Mr. Hugh Fullerton, Standard Oil Company, San Francisco, Cal.
Mr. George B. Gelly, Douglas Aircraft, Santa Monica, Cal.
Mr. Oscar Groebl, Director, Levi Strauss & Company,
San Francisco, Cal.
Mr. John A. McCone, Joshua Hendy Corporation, San Marina,
California
Mrs. Hugh Monohan, League of Women Voters, Palo Alto, Cal.
Mr. A. E. Myers, Vice President, Richmond-Chase Company,
San Jose, California
Mr. Henry A. J. Ralph, Vice President, Bank of America,
San Francisco, California
Mr. George C. Stewart, Fletcher Aviation Corporation,
Pasadena, California
Mr. R. B. Swanson, Convair Division, General Dynamics
Corporation, San Diego, California
Mr. Gerald E. Young, Vice President, Crown-Zellerbach
Corporation, San Francisco, California
Mr. Howard Adams, Vice President, Pacific Far East Line,
Inc., San Francisco, California
Mr. A. H. Jones, Gardner Denver Company, Denver, Colo.
Mr. Joseph Barr, President, United Aircraft Export Corporation,
East Hartford, Connecticut
Mr. Carl W. Blanchard, President, Wyatt, Inc.,
New Haven, Connecticut
Mrs. Robert G. Edgar, League of Women Voters,
West Hartford, Connecticut
Mrs. R. Leonard Kemler, Hartford, Connecticut
Mrs. M. E. Richardson, League of Women Voters,
Wilmington, Delaware
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3:00 pm Members of the Committee For a National Trade Policy (Continued):
Mr. Paul Amundsen, Executive Secretary, American
Association of Port Authorities, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Roy Ballinger, Cuban Sugar Council, Washington, D. C.
Mr. George L. Bell, Committee for a National Trade Policy,
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Gordon P. Boals, Director Export Programs, Millers
National Federation, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Frank D. Barlow, Economist, National Cotton Council,
Washington, D. C
Dr. Laura Bornholdt, American Association of University
Women, Washington, D. C.
Professor David Brown, School of Government, George
Washington University, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Boyd Campbell, President-Elect, United States Chamber
of Commerce, Washington, D. C
Mr. Kenneth Campbell, U. S. Chamber of Commerce, Foreign
Trade Department, Washington, D. c.
Mr. Wallace Campbell, Cooperative League of the United States,
Washington, D. C.
Miss Mary G. Chapin, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Charles W. Chapman, Executive Secretary, National Oil
Jobbers Council, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Harry Davidow, President, Hecht Company, Washington, D. C
Mr. Ralph B. Dewey, Pacifico American Steamship Association,
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Otis H. Ellis, General Counsel, National Oil Jobbers
Council, Washington, D. c.
Miss Bette Evans, Washington, D. c.
Mr. John Evans, Chairman, World Trade Committee,
Washington Board of Trade, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Herman Fakler, Vice President, Millers National Federation,
Washington, D. c.
Mr. J. C. Frink, Tobacco Associates, Inc., Washington, D. C.
Dr. c. Edward Galbreath, The White House, Washington, D. c.
Mr. Tom Gately, Washington Board of Trade, Washington, D. C.
Hon. Joseph c. Grew, Washington, D. c.
Dr. Lloyd Halverson, The National Grange, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. A. Paul Harts, General Federation of Women's Clubs,
Washington, D. C.
Mr. John C. Hazen, Washington Director, National Retail Dry
Goods Association, Washington, D. C.
Mr. John D. Hight, Economist, Committee for a National Trade
Policy, Washington, D. C.
Miss Janice Holland, Washington, D. C.
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3:00 pm Members of the Committee For a National Trade Policy (Continued):
Mr. J. B. Hutson, President, Tobacco Associates, Inc.,
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Jerome Jacobson, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Clement D. Johnson, President, Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. William C. Johnstone, Jr., League of Women Voters,
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Thersten V. Kalijarvi, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Department of State, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Richard E. Kellogg, Washington Board of Trade, Washington,
D. C.
Mr. John Lynn, American Farm Bureau Federation,
Washington, D. c.
Mrs. Olga Margolin, National Council of Jewish Women,
Washington, D. C.
Ambassador George McGhee, Washington, D. C.
Mr. John Miller, National Planning Association, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Leonard Mobley, Economist, National Cotton Council,
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Alan Nedry, Attorney at Law, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Hershel Newson, National Grange, Washington, D. C.
Hon. Herbert R. O'Connor, American Merchant Marine Institute,
Washington, D. C.
Mr. John Payne, Export Director, Aircraft Industries Association
of America, Inc., Washington, D. C.
Mr. Myer Rashish, Economist, Committee for a National Trade
Policy, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Andrew E. Rice, Executive Director, American Veterans
Committee, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Charles Rogers, Young Women's Christian Association,
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Stanley Ruttenberg, Congress of Industrial Organizations,
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Walter S. Salant, Brookings Institution, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Sigmund Timberg, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Jerry Spingarn, United World Federalists, Washington, D. C.
Mr. John Stambaugh, Assistant to Mr. Randall, The White House,
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Raymond E. Steele, Sea Food Distributors, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Michael Straight, Chairman, International Affairs,
American Veterans Committee, Inc., Washington, D. C.
Mr. D. J. Ward, Consultant in Government Relations,
Washington, D. C.
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3:00 pm Members of the Committee For a National Trade Policy (Continued):
Mr. Bernard Weitzer, Jewish War Veterans of the United
States, Washington, D. C.
Mr. E. Raymond Wilson, Friends Committee on National
Legislation, Washington, D. C.
Hon. Orme Wilson, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Robert Wolf, Washington, D. C.
Mr. J. H. Williams, Jr., Williams Company, Tampa, Florida
Mr. N. A. Hardin, Speed Company, Forsyth, Georgia
Mr. Merit Greeling, General State Company, Twin Falls, Idaho
Mr. William Blackie, Executive Vice President Caterpillar
Tractor Company, Peoria, Illinois
Mr. Russel G. Creviston, Crane Comapny, Chicago 5, Illinois
Mr. E. Keith Edwards, Executive Secretary, Illinois Petroleum
Marketers Association, Springfield, Illinois
Mr. John F. Fennelly, Glore, Forgan and Company, Chicago, III.
Mr. Gerald Gidwitz, Helene Curtis Industries, Inc., Chicago, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Krafft, Steven Candy Kitchens, Chicago, Ill.
Mr. Richard P. Miller, Wolf Management Engineering Company,
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. M. E. Moore, Wolf Management Engineering Company,
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Robert C. Moss, American Steel Foundries, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Louis Neumiller, Caterpillar Tractor Company, Peoria, III.
Mr. Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr., Executive Vice President, A. C.
Nielsen Company, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Charles H. Percy, President, Bell & Howell Company,
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. William E. Roberts, Executive Vice President, Bell & Howell
Company, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. T. W. Robinson, Jr., Chairman, Ditto, Inc., Chicago, Ill.
Mr. V. D. Seaman, Manager World Trade Department,
Chicago Association of Comm. Industry, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Homer E. Sommer, Partner Wolf Management Engineering
Company, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. J hn V. Waller, Bell & Howell Company, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Edward Foss Wilson, Chairman, Wilson and Company,
Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. Harper Andrews, League of Women Voters, Kawanee, III.
Mr. Phil Crippen, Apex Motor Fuel Company, Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. Lasrence Dorsey, League of Women Voters,
Indianapolis, Indiana
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3:00 pm Members of the Committee For a National Trade Policy (Continued):
Mr. Russell Williams, Sr., Gaseteria, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.
Mr. Edwin B. Lindsay, Lindsay & Phelps Company, Davenport, Iowa
Mr. A. M. Piper, Publisher, Council Bluffs Nonparell,
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Mr. John W. Schultz, Consumers Company, Davenport, Iowa
Mr. Ed Funk, Funk & Young Company, Concordia, Kansas
Mrs. Sam Ostertag, League of Women Voters, Topeka, Kansas
Mr. G. D. Givens, Jr., Home Oil & Gas Company, Henderson, Ky.
Mr. Louis I. Bourgeois, Director of Commerce, Board of
Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, New Orleans, La.
Mr. Charles Nutter, International House, New Orleans, La.
Mrs. Theodore B. Fobes, League of Women Voters, Cape
Elizabeth, Maine
Mr. Kirk L. Billings, Emerson Drug, Baltimore, Maryland
Mr. John R. Cover, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic
Research, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Mrs. Maurice Freedlander, National Council of Jewish Women,
Baltimore, Maryland
Mr. Frank Kaufman, First National Bank Building, Baltimore, Md.
Mr. F. H. McAdoo, Jr., Emerson Drug Company, Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Richard C. Peppers, The Black and Decker Manufacturing
Company, Towson, Maryland
Mrs. Gustave Pitard, League of Women Voters, Baltimore, Md.
Mr. T. S. Romero, The Black and Decker Manufacturing
Company, Towson, Maryland
Mr. Edward B. Whitman, Executive Assistant, Western Maryland
Railway Company, Baltimore, Maryland
Mr. Thomas D. Cabot, President, Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc.,
Boston, Massachusetts
Mr. J. H. Sturgis Eaton, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Mr. Carl J. Gilbert, Vice President, The Gillette Company,
Boston, Massachusetts
Mr. George La Pointe, Mutrie Transportation Inc., Waltham, Mass.
Mr. Alfred E. Lonnberg, Vice President in charge of Sales,
Sanborn Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mr. Thomas A. Pappas, C. Pappas Co., Inc., Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Gregory Smith, League of Women Voters, Marblehead, Mass.
Mr. D. M. Sullivan, Independent Oil Men's Association of
New England, Boston, Mass.
Mr. Leslie C. Allman, Fruehauf Trailer Company, Detroit, Mich.
Mr. John S. Coleman, President, The Burroughs Corporation,
Detroit, Michigan
Mr. Walter A. Crow, Assistant to the General Manager,
J. L. Hudson Company, Detroit, Michigan
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3:00 pm Members of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (Continued):
Mr. George Donat, Overseas Division, Parke, Davis &
Company, Detroit, Michigan
Mr. Joseph A. Frank, Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan
Mr. R. F. Giffels, Giffels and Vallet, Inc., Detroit, Michigan
Mr. Frederick Gonsales, Vice President, Gerber Products
Company, Fremont, Michigan
Mr. J. M. Hadley, Bendix Aviation Corporation, Detroit, Michigan
Mr. John S. Hall, Secretary, Commercial Steel Treating Corp.,
Detroit, Michigan
Mr. R. W. Hancock, President, Hancock Manufacturing Company,
Jackson, Michigan
Mr. Gerald Heatter, Manager, World Trade Department,
Detroit Board of Commerce, Detroit, Michigan
Mr. Charles Helin, Helin Tackle Company, Detroit, Michigan
Mr. Warren R. Hoensheid, Director of Purchases, Commercial
Steel Treating Corporation, Detroit, Michigan
Mrs. Berrien C. Ketchum, League of Women Voters,
Birmingham, Michigan
Mr. Edward Littlejohn, Burroughs Corporation, Detroit, Michigan
Mr. George W. Malcomson, Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan
Mr. George Zabrisky, Monroe Calculating Company,
Kalamasoo, Michigan
Mr. W. Jannes Pfaendtner, R. F. Giffels, Inc., Detroit, Michigan
Mr. C. B. Thomas, President, Chrysler International Corporation,
Detroit, Michigan
Mr. Kenneth C. Tiffany, Vice President, Burroughs Corporation,
Detroit, Michigan
Mr. D. M. Dickey, Jr., Dickey Shaver, Waysata, Minnesota
Mr. H. F. Horning, Executive Secretary, Northwest Petroleum
Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mr. Robert W. Purcell, Investors Diversified Services, Inc.,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mr. Marlin Sandlin, President, Minnesota Pipeline Company,
St. Paul, Minnesota
Mr. A. B. Sparboe, Vice President, Pillsbury Mills, Inc.,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mr. R. T. Fletcher, Dixie Oil Company, Columbus, Miss.
Mr. W. w. Gresham, Pan-American Districutor, Indianola, Miss.
Mr. B. A. Brown, D. S. Caldwell Company, Richland, Mo.
Mr. Joseph B. Gander, President, Bank Building & Equipment
Corp. of America, St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. George Gellhorn, Vice President, Butler International Co.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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3:00 pm Members of the Committee For a National Trade Policy (Continued):
Mr. T. W. Hardy, Jr., Vice President, Hardy Salt Company,
St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. Walter C. Ploeser, President, Mississippi Valley
Association, Railway Exchange Building, S. Louis, Mo.
Mr. Glen Speakman, Executive Vice President, Butler
Manufacturing Company, Kansas City, Mo.
Mr. Everett T. Winter, Executive Vice President,
Mississippi Valley Association, St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. Fred L. Whiteley, Whiteley Company, Columbia, Mo.
Mr. E. H. Lohr, Lohr Company, Columbus, Nebraska
Mr. L. M. Shults, Shultz Company, Rogers, Nebraska
Mr. Robert Cardinal, Joe Cardinal Company, Las Vegas, Nev.
Mrs. Thomas Walker, League of Women Voters, Concord, N. H.
Mrs. Maxwell Barrus, League of Women Voters, Montclair, N. J.
Mr. W. J. Carberry, Campbell Soup Company, Camden, N. J.
Mr. John H. Frazier, Coordinator, Port Development Dept.,
Delaware River Port Authority, Camden, N. J.
Mr. J. Philip Hatch, Managing Director, Port Development
Dept., Camden, N. J.
Mrs. Rudolph Kirk, League of Women Voters, Stelton, N. J.
Mr. Malcolm Monroe, Vice President, Monroe Calculating
Machine Company, Orange, N. J.
Mr. Cecil Morgan, General Counsel, Standard Oil of New Jersey,
New Jersey
Mr. Kurt Orban, Kurt Orban Company, Inc., Jersey City, N. J.
Mr. Fred Sullivan, President, Monroe Calculating Machine Co.,
Orange, N. J.
Mr. Raymond Vernon, Millburn, N. J.
Mrs. Marie Elliott Algor, American Labor Education Service,
New York, N. Y.
Mr. C. D. Anderson, Ed. Business Books, New York, N. Y.
Mr. William P. Bittenbender, President, International Selling
Corporation, New York, N. Y.
Mrs. Peter Boldenow, League of Women Voters, North Boston,
New York
Mr. W. F. Bramstedt, President, California Texas Coil
Company, New York, N. Y.
Mr. Thomas W. Childs, Vice President, The American Metal
Company, New York, N. Y.
Mr. Robert Costello, The Todd Company, Rochester, N. Y.
Mr. Henry L. de Raham, Chubb and Son, New York, N. Y.
Mr. c. J. Dorwin, Vice President, The Texas Company,
New York, N. Y.
Mr. P. F. A. Prance, Ford International, New York, N Y.
Mr. Morton M. Prentis, Jr., Vice President, Robertson M.
Fort Associates, Inc., New York, N. Y.
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3:00 pm Members of the Committee For a National Trade Policy (Continued):
Mr. Morris S. Rosenthal, New York, N. Y.
Mr. Charles Shuff, Assistant to the President, Westinghouse
Electric International, New York, N Y.
Mr. Chester F. Smith, Vice President, Standard Oil of
New Jersey, New York, N. Y.
Mr. William H. Soller, Vice President, Austenal Labs., Inc.,
New York, N. Y.
Mr. James Stewart, Director, Frank B. Hall & Co., Inc.,
New York, N Y.
Mr. Ralph I. Straus, R. H. Macy & Company, New York, N Y.
Mr. J. F. Strub, Vice President, Parsons & Whittemore, Inc.,
New Y rk, N. Y.
Mr. James E. Turner, Philip Morris and Company, Ltd.,
New York, N. Y.
Mr. Hendrik Van Der Horst, President, Van Der Horst Corp
of America, Olean, New York
Mr. Albert Carey Wall, Chubb and Son, New York, N. Y.
Mr. John Walstrom, Vice President, Asiatic Petroleum,
New York, N. Y.
Mr. Arthur K. Watson, IBM World Trade Corporation,
New York, N Y.
Mr. Henry West, Ford International, New York, N. Y.
Mr. E. W. Tinker, Executive Vice President, American
Pulp and Paper Association, New York, N. Y.
Mr. D. Worth Joyner, Joyner Company, Rocky Mount, N. C.
Mr. J. C. Lanier, General Counsel, Tobacco Association
of U. S., Greenville, N. C.
Mr. A. P. Thorpe, Jr., President, Thorpe & Ricks, Inc.,
Rocky Mount, N. C.
Mr. C. H. Arnold, Arnold's Service, Fargo, North Dakota
Mr. S. Broers, President, Firestone International Company,
Akron, Ohio
Mr. A. G. Cameron, Vice President, The Goodyear Tire
& Rubber Export Company, Akron, Ohio
Mr. C. G. Cooper, Director and Vice President, Cooper-
Bessemer Corporation, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Mr. Charles J. Ewald, Executive Director, Cleveland World Trade
Association, Cleveland, Ohio
Mr. L. J. Ingram, President, Capital Finance Corp.,
Columbus, Ohio
Mr. H. F. Lehmann, The H. F. Lehmann Company,
Cleveland, Ohio
Mr. H. F. McVay, President, Diehl Foundry Sand Company,
Cincinnati, Ohio
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3:00 pm Members of the Committee For a National Trade Policy (Continued):
Mr. Helmuth E. Schurgast, President, Industry Export
Service, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mrs. Blair Stewart, League of Women Voters, Oberlin, Ohio
Mr. Charles P. Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. William C. Treuhaft, President, The Tremco Mfg.
Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Mr. E. Lamar Buckner, President, U. S. Junior Chamber
of Commerce, Tulsa, Okla.
Mr. R. K. Lane, President, Public Service Company of
Oklahoma, Tulsa, Okla.
Mr. Robert M. Bartlett, Vice President, Gulf Oil Corporation,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mr. William Batt, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Robert J. Connell, President, International Correspondence
School, World Limited, Inc., Scranton, Pa.
Mr. M. D. DeTar, Aero Oil Company, New Oxford, Pa.
Mr. Lucien Craig, Gulf Oil Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mr. Henry W. Farnum, Vice President, Insurance Company
of North America, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Anthony L. Geyelin, President, Geyelin, Inc.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. James A. Linen, Jr., President, ICS World Lim. Inc.,
Scranton, Pa.
Mr. Stuart F. Louchheim, President, Stuart F. Louchheim
Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Henry J. Mahady, Latrobe, Pa.
Mr. Gilbert B. Mustin, Jr., Director of Distribution,
Frank H. Fleer Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. F. M. Neall, General Manager, The Atlantic Refining
Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. Bernhard Ostrolenk, League of Women Voters,
Solebury, Pa.
Mr. William C. Heyn, New Holland Machine Co.,
New Holland, Pa.
Mr. F. M. Rivinus, Jr., President, Smith, Kline & French
International, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Jerome Slomoff, Kamps, Inc., Latrobe, Pa.
Mr. Semon Stupakoff, Stupakajj Ceramics Company,
Latrobe, Pa.
Mr. Sidney A. Swensrud, President, Gulf Oil Corporation,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mr. John E. Way, Aero Oil Company, New Oxford, Pa.
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3:00 pm Members of the Committee For a National Trade Policy (Continued):
Mr. Robert W. Williams, Price Waterhouse and Company,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Wentworth Johnson, Vice President, Fidelity-Philadelphia
Trust Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. John Gill, Petroleum Heat and Power Company,
Providence, Rhode Island
Mr. R. E. Atkinson, Dilmar Company, Latta, South Carolina
Mr. Henry E. Duke, Willard Oil Company, Spartanburg, S. C.
Mr. John H. White, National Oil Jobbers Council,
Charleston, South Carolina
Mr. R. H. Aden, South Dakota Oil Company, Sioux Falls, S. D.
Mr. C. G. Skartvedt, Skarty Company, Rapid City, S. D.
Mrs. R. K. Browning, League of Women Voters, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee
Mr. Gilbert Dickey, American Cil Company, Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. James I. Ritchie, Executive Secretary, nnessee Oil
Men's Association, Nashville, Tennessee
Mrs. Harris L. Kemper, H. Kemper and Company,
Galveston, Texas
Mr. H. Neil Mallon, President, Dresser Industries, Dallas, Tex.
Mr. John C. Mayfield, Houston Port Bureau, Houston, Texas
Mr. T. C. Riney, Atco Company, Temple, Texas
Mr. Marshall Traylor, Traylor Company, Livingston, Texas
Mr. Thaddeus S. Ullman, Eimco Company, Salt Lake City, Utah
Mr. Howard J. Williams, Williams Company, Salt Lake City,
Utah
Mrs. Ivan Buys, League of Women Voters, Richmond, Virginia
Mr. C. M. Dozier, Jr., Universal Leaf Tobacco Company,
Richmond, Virginia
Mrs. Francis Brenner, League of Women Voters, Aberdeen,
Maryland
Mr. Everett Yerly, Citizens Independent Oil Company,
LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Mr. Bill Knight, Knight Motors, Laramie, Wyoming
Mr. J. D. Mabee, Chief Company, Cheyenne, Wyoming
(Hon. Gabriel Hauge)
(Hon. Clarence B. Randall)
3:20 pm John G. Jackson, Jr.
3:30 pm Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
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FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1955
JUSINO
9:00 am
Hon. Melvin Maas, Chairman, President's Committee on
Employment of the Physically Handicapped
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
9:30 am
Hon. Luis Munoz-Marin, Governor of Puerto Rico
Hon. Clarence A. Davis, Under Secretary of the Interior
(Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller)
(Hon. Rockefeller recommended this appointment)
10:00 am
Cabinet Meeting:
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., The Attorney General
Hon. Charles R. Hook, Jr., Deputy Postmaster General
Hon. Marion B. Folsom, Under Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Clarence A. Davis, Under Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Walter Williams, Under Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education and
Welfare
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. D. A. Fitzgerald, Deputy Director for Operations, F.O.A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Dr. Leonard A. Scheele, Surgeon General, Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
Dr. Chester S. Keefer, Department of Health, Education
and Welfare
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
Mr. Bradley Patterson
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Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Harold Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., U. S. Representative to
the United Nations
Hon. Arthur Burns, Chairman, Council of Economic
Advisers
Hon. Sherman Adams
12:00 noon
(Hon. Herbert Hoover)
OFF THE RECORD
12:40 pm
(Mr. George Strecker, Chicago, Illinois) OFF THE RECORD
(Mr. Strecker is a personal friend of the President)
1:05 pm
The President departed the White House enroute to
Burning Tree
1:30 pm
Arrived Burning Tree
1:35 pm
Lunch with the following:
Colonel Tom Belshe
Mr. Vernon Johnson, Lockheed Aircraft Representative
Colonel Frank P. Thornquest, U. S. Air Force
1:50 pm
Completed lunch
1:55 pm
The President teed off with the above luncheon guests.
5:00 pm
Completed golf game
5:30 pm
The President departed Burning Tree and motored
direct to the White House
5:55 pm
Arrived at the White House
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9:15 am (Dr. Ralph W. Sockman, President of The Church Peace
Union)
(Dr. Arthur S. Flemming)
(Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster)
OFF THE RECORD
11:20 am The President departed the White House and proceeded to
815 Sixteenth Street, N. W., for the ceremony in
connection with the laying of the cornerstone of the
new American Federation of Labor Building.
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor,
accompanied the President.
11:55 pm The President departed the White House enroute to Burning
Tree.
12:19 pm
Arrived at Burning Tree.
12:25 pm
The President had lunch with the following:
Congressman Leslie Arends, Chicago, Illinois
Colonel Tom Belshe
Mr. William McAvoy, Pan American Representative
12:45 pm
Completed lunch.
12:50 pm The President teed off with the above gentlemen who lunched
with him.
5:00 pm
Completed eighteen holes of golf.
5:30 pm
Departed Burning Tree.
5:57 pm The President arrived at the White House.
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SUNDAY, MAY 1, 1955
8:48 am
The President, accompanied by Mr. James Hagerty,
departed the White House and motored to the
National Presbyterian Church.
8:54 am
Arrived at the Church and attended the nine o'clock
services.
10:04 am
Departed the Church and motored to the White House.
10:07 am
Arrived at the White House.
No further activity for this date.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, MAY 2, 1955
8:30 am
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Raymond J. Saulnier
(Usual weekly appointment)
9:00 am Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
General R. W. Porter
Hon. Fred Seaton
9:15 am Mrs. Lavina Christensen Fugal, Pleasant Grove, Utah
(American Mother of 1955 whom the President received.)
Mrs. Fugal was accompanied by the following:
Mrs. Daniel A. Poling, New York
Mrs. Mary Wilson
Senator and Mrs. Arthur V. Watkins
Mrs. Beulah Bradley, New York
Dr. and Mrs. G. Royal Fugal
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
9:30 am
Mr. Tellis F. Aston
Mr. H. Sanders Angleo
(This appointment was requested by Speaker Rayburn)
10:00 am The President greeted the Governors attending the Governors'
Conference and had coffee with them at the Mansion.
11:15 am
The President departed the White House and proceeded to
Constitution Hall to greet the U. S. Chamber of Commerce
meeting.
12:10 pm Hon. Richard M. Nixon, The Vice President
H. E. Field Marshal P. Pibulsonggram, The Prime Minister of
Thailand
H. E. Pote Sarasin, Ambassador of Thailand
Hon. Dr. Rak Panyarachun, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hon. Lt. Gen. Mom Luang Kharb Kunjara, Secretary
General to the Prime Minister
Maj. Gen. Prapass Charusathira, Deputy Commanding General
of the First Army
Hon. Mom Luang Peekdhip Malakul, Director General of
Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Walter S. Robertson, Assistant Secretary of State
Hon. John E. Peurifoy, American Ambassador to Thailand
MONDAY, MAY 2, 1955
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12:35 pm The President departed the White House accompanied
by H. E. Field Marshal P. Pibulsonggram,
The Prime Minister of Thailand
1:00 pm Arrived at Burning Tree.
1:05 pm Lunch
1:50 pm The President teed off with the following:
First foursome:
The President
The Vice President
Colonel Tom Belshe
The Prime Minister of Thailand
Second foursome:
Ambassador H. E. Pote Sarasen
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. John Simmons, Chief of Protocol,
Department of State
5:00 pm Completed eighteen holes of golf.
5:30 pm
Departed Burning Tree.
6:00 pm The President arrived at the White House.
7:30 pm The President attended the Governors' Conference Dinner
at the Mayflower Hotel.
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TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1955
8:30 am
Bi-Partisan Meeting
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Security
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Senator William F. Knowland
Senator Eugene D. Millikin
Senator Styles Bridges
Senator Leverett Saltonstall
Senator Alexander Wiley
Senator H. Alexander Smith
Senator Lyn don Johnson
Senator Walter F. George
Senator Theodore F. Green
Senator Richard B. Russell
Senator Carl Hayden
Congressman Joseph Martin
Congressman Leslie Arends
Congressman Leo Allen
Congressman Robert B. Chiperfield
Congressman John Vorys
Congressman Dewey Short (Departed meeting at 9:30 am)
Congressman John Taber
Congressman John McCormack
Congressman Carl Albert
Congressman James P. Richards
Congressman Carl Vinson (Departed meeting at 9:30 am)
Congressman Clarence Cannon
Mr. John H. Ohly, F. O. A.
Dr. William F. Russell, F. O. A.
Mr. D. A. Fitzgerald, F. O. A.
Brig. Gen. G. O. N. Lodoen, Department of Defense
11:00 am The President greeted the following members of the American
Agricultural Association:
Akers, Berry H., The Farmer
Althouse, S. L., Althouse Advertising
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J., The Arkansas Farmer
Barron, Lano, The National Future Farmer
Bender, E. K., Mr. and Mrs., Preston Bay Country News
Bennett, Charles Dana, Mr. and Mrs., Farm Film Foundation
Bird, John A., Mr. and Mrs., Better Farming
Button, Donald J., National Live Stock Producer
Carnes, Wilson, The National Future Farmer
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1955
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11:00 am American Agricultural Association (continued):
Cassidy, Phillip, Mr. and Mrs., Citrus Leaves
Chambers, Max, Mr. and Mrs., Preston Bay Country News
Coleman, S. D., The Business of Farming
Cosline, Hugh, American Agriculturist
Crossley, Robert, Mr. and Mrs., Capper's Farmer
Dankenbring, Ray, Farm Journal
Davids, Richard C., Farm Journal
Florea, J. H., Poultry Tribune
Gaines, Stanley, USDA
Gifford, Claude, Farm Journal
Gilkeson, Raymond H., Mr. and Mrs., Kansas Farmer
Grinell, Milon, Michigan Farmer
Guard, Samuel, Breeders' Gazette
Haffert, William A., Sr., New Jersey Farm and Garden
Haffert, William A., Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
Hall, Herbert W., The Nation's Agriculture
Hamilton, C. L., , Department of the Navy
Haystead, Ladd, Mr. and Mrs., Agricultural Leaders' Digest
Hughes, Charles, Armour and Company
Jones, Fred, Indiana Farmers Guide
Jones, J. M., National Wool Grower
Kathe, Richard, American Feed Manufacturers Association
Kasen, Daniel R., Mr. and Mrs., Wisconsin Agriculturist
and Farmer
Kelsey, Ray T., Mr. and Mrs,, Ohio Farmer
Kern, Lowell, American Petroleum Institute
Kreiger, George, Mr. and Mrs., Ethyl Corporation
Kyd, George H., Ralston Purina Company
Lake, Mrs. George R., Preston Bay Country News and Farmer
LaRue, William, Progressive Farmer
Leadley, Tom A., The Nebraska Farmer
Loken, Burton D., Chicago Board of Trade
Lloyd, Walter
Mast, C. L., Agricultural Leaders' Digest
Matlick, J. O., Kentucky Farmer
McIntyre, E. R., Agricultural Leaders' Digest
McMunn, Earl, Mr. and Mrs., Ohio Farmer
Moncrief, Tom, Everybody's Poultry Magazine
Murphy, Walter T., Ford Motor Company
Nunn, Alexander, Mr. and Mrs., Progressive Farmer
Parel, Don, Association of American Railroads
Pickett, Jack T., California Farmer
Popkess, Edwin, Mr. and Mrs., Popkess¹ Dairyman's Journal
Reber, Norman F., Pennsylvania Farmer
TUESDAY, May 3, 1955
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American Agricultural Association (continued):
Rideout, W. J., Electricity on the Farm
Roe, Jim, Successful Farming
R ucker, Delbert, Fertilizer Association, Washington, D. C.
Russell, Marvin, Mr. and Mrs., Colorado Rancher and Farmer
Sampier, Jack, National Live Stock Producer
Sanders, Paul D., The Southern Planter
Shiner, Ernest, Farmer Stockman
Silfverston, Hilding W., Mr. and Mrs., Minnesota Farmer
Snow, Bruce W., Mr. and Mrs., Dairyman's League News
Soule, George H., E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Company
Stinchfield, R. H., Mr. and Mrs., American Potash Institute
Strayer, George, Mr. and Mrs., Soybean Digest
Streeter, Carroll, Farm Journal and Farmer's Wife
Strohm, John, Better Farming
Swaney, Mr. C. A., Preston Bay Country News and Farmer
Swearingen, Tom, Great Lakes Steel Corporation
Swegle, Wayne, Successful Farming
Taylor, Robert E., Republic Steel Corporation
Thompson, Jim, Prairie Farmer
Thompson, Leon, Wallace's Farmer and Iowa Homestead
Troeger, L. E., National 4-H News
Turnbull, Roderick, Weekly Star Farmer
Ward, W. B., Cornell University
Watson, Donald, Mr. and Mrs., New England Homestead
Webster, R. L., USDA
Wennblom, Ralph, Farm Journal and Farmer's Wife
Wilson, Miss Catherine, Agricultural Leaders' Digest
Wilson, Louis H., American Plant Food Council
McMillen, Robert D., Department of Agriculture
Lewis, Harold, Department of Agriculture
12:10 pm Donna Marie Crescenzi, the American Hearing Society's
1955 National Hearing Week Poster Girl, together
with the following students from the Clarke School
for the Deaf:
Gwendolyn Brown, Danville, Vermont
Cynthia Catron, Sandusky, Ohio
Elizabeth Hannah, Natick, Massachusetts
Ealanor Houston, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Lee Ann Keppler, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Robert Martin, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts
Roberta Mercure, Pittsburgh, Massachusetts
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1955
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Students from the Clarke School for the Deaf (continued):
Mary Myers, Landgrove Village, Vermont
Helene Spitzer, Belmont, Massachusetts
Roberta Tuck, Dedham, Massachusetts
Lorna Winding, Elmira, New York
(The above group was accompanied by the following teachers
at the Clarke School for the Deaf):
Mr. Henry E. Wilhelm
Mr. Robert A. Young
Mrs. Estelle L. Coakley
12:30 pm
(Mr. Spyros Skouras)
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
OFF THE RECORD
1:00 pm
LUNCH
2:00 pm
Admiral Arthur Radford
Hon. Walter S. Robertson
Hon. Dillon Anderson
2:30 pm
(Governor Goodwin J. Knight of California) OFF THE RECORD
3:00 pm
The President initialed the first international agreement on
the peaceful use of atomic energy and accepted from
Ambassador Avra M. Warren a vase, on behalf of
the Archbishop Athen Agonas, Patriach of the Greek
Orthodox Church, The following attended the ceremony:
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Feridun C. Erkin, Ambassador to Turkey
Hon. Melih Esenbel, Secretary General for Economic
Affairs in the Foreign Office of the Government of
the Turkish Republic
Hon. Avra M. Warren, American Ambassador to Turkey
Hon. George Allen, Assistant Secretary of State for
Near Eastern Affairs
Hon. Gerard Smith, Consultant to the Secretary of State
Hon. Morehead Patterson, U. S. Representative in
charge of Negotiations for International Atomic
Energy Agency
Dr. Besin Tanyad, Professor of Physics at the
University of Ankara
Mr. Sermet Pasin, First Secretary of the Turkish
Embassy
Mr. Nuzhet Baba, Press Attache of the Turkish Embassy
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1955
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3:00 pm
Ceremony in connection with the initialing of the first
international agreement on the peaceful use of
atomic energy (continued):
Dr. Willard Libby, Acting Chairman, Atomic
Energy Commission
Hon. Thomas E. Murray, Commissioner,
Atomic Energy Commission
Dr. John von Neumann, Commissioner,
Atomic Energy Commission
Hon. Kenneth E. Fields, General Manager,
Atomic Energy Commission
Admiral Paul Foster, Special Assistant to
General Manager, Atomic Energy Commission
Hon. William Mitchell, General Counsel,
Atomic Energy Commission
Mr. Morse Salisbury, Director of Public Information,
Atomic Energy Commission
Mr. John Hall, Director of International Affairs,
Atomic Energy Commission
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Senator John O. Pastore
Congressman Sterling Cole
Congressman Carl T. Durham
Congressman Carl Hinshaw
Congressman Chet Holifield
Congressman Melvin Price
Congressman James E. van Zandt
Dr. Duncan Ballantine, President, Roberts College,
Istanbul, Turkey
3:30 pm
Hon. Maurice Couve de Murville, Ambassador of France
Abbe Henri Groues (Abbe Pierre)
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1955
8:15 am
(Mr. L. Ward Bannister) OFF THE RECORD
(Personal friend of the President's)
8:30 am
Legislative Leaders:
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Hon. Roswell Perkins, Assistant Secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare
Hon. Bradshaw Mintener, Assistant Secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman Civil Service Commission
Senator William F. Knowland, California
Senator Eugene D. Millikin, Colorado
Senator Styles Bridges, New Hampshire
Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts
Congressman Leo E. Allen, Illinois
Congressman Charles A. Halleck, Indiana
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Earle D. Chesney
Hon. Fred A. Seaton
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Arthur Minnich
Dr. Leonard A. Scheele, Surgeon General, Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
Congressman Leslie C. Arends, Illinois
11:00 am
Press Conference
11:40 am
(Mr. Ernest T. Weir, Chairman of the Board,
National Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.) OFF THE RECORD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1955
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11:40 am
Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hon. Clarence G. Morse, Maritime Administrator
Admiral Paul F. Foster, Atomic Energy Commission
Hon. Kenneth E. Fields, General Manager, Atomic
Energy Commission
Dr. Willard Libby, Acting Director, Atomic Energy
Commission
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
12:15 pm
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Mr. James Lay
12:55 pm
The President departed the White House accompanied by
Colonel Robert L. Schulz, Military Aide to the President.
1:20 pm
Arrived at Burning Tree Country Club.
1:30 pm
The President had lunch with the following:
Mr. John McClure
Mr. Bill Flenniken
Mr. Robert Hatcher, Chairman of Democrats for
Eisenhower, Richmond, Virginia
2:00 pm
The President teed off with the above.
4:45 pm
Completed eighteen holes of golf.
5:35 pm
The President departed Burning Tree Country Club
accompanied by:
Mr. Bill Flenniken
Mr. Robert Hatcher
6:00 pm
Arrived at the White House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1955
8:00 am
The following had breakfast with the President:
Chairman Leonard Hall
Mr. Peavey Heffelfinger
Mr. Clifford Folger
Mr. Robert Humphreys
Mr. L. Richard Guylay
Hon. Sherman Adams
OFF THE RECORD
9:00 am
The President was presented the Robert S. Abbott
Memorial Award. The following attended the ceremony:
Mr. Julius Adams, General Manager,
New York Age Defender
Mr. Charles Davis, Director of Public Relations,
The Chicago Defender
Senator Everett M. Dirksen, Illinois
Judge Charles Fahy, Circuit Judge, D. C. Circuit,
U. S. Court of Appeals
Mr. Thurgood Marshall, Chief Legal Counsel,
National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People
Mr. Louis E. Martin, Editor-in-Chief,
The Chicago Defender
Mr. Roi Ottley, Author, "The Lonely Warrior"
Biography of Robert S. Abbott
Mrs. Roi Ottley
Mr. John H. Sengstacke, Publisher,
The Chicago Defender
Mrs. Myrtle E. Sengstacke, Vice President,
Robert S. Abbott Publishing Company
Colonel Euclid L. Taylor, General Counsel,
Robert S. Abbott Publishing Company
Dr. Charles M. Thompson, Treasurer,
Robert S. Abbott Publishing Company
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
9:15 am
(Senator Barry Goldwater, Arizona) OFF THE RECORD
Hon. I. Jack Martin
9:30 am
H. E. Romuald Spasowski
Ambassador of the Polish People's Republic
Hon. John Simmons
(The Ambassador presented his credentials)
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1955
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9:50 am
Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller
10:00 am
National Security Council
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., for the Secretary of State
Hon. Charles W. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M
Hon. Chapman Rose, for the Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., Attorney General
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Theodore Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Hon. J. Edgar Hoover, Chairman, Interdepartmental
Intelligence Conference
J. Walter Yengley, Chairman, Interdepartmental
Committee on Internal Security
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, Joint Chiefs
of Staff
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Dillon Anderson, Special Assistant to the President
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
J. Patrick Coyne, NSC Representative on Internal Security
James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, NSC
S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary
11:45 am
Admiral Arthur W. Radford
Hon. Charles W. Wilson
12:00 noon
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.
12:15 pm
Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Nye,
United Kingdom Commissioner in Ottawa, Canada
(Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster)
(This appointment was requested by the British Embassy
through Department of State)
Sir Roger Makins, The British Ambassador
12:30 pm
H. E. General Carlos Izaguirre Valladares,
Ambassador of Honduras
Hon. John Simmons
(The Ambassador presented his credentials to the President)
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1955
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12:40 pm The President departed the White House and proceeded
to the Statler Hotel where he dropped in for a few
minutes at the annual Congressional Club Breakfast
in the Presidential Room. He was accompanied by
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley.
1:00 pm LUNCH
1:50 pm Governor Victor E. Anderson of Nebraska
Governor Joe J. Foss, South Dakota
Governor Fred Hall, Kansas
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Fred Seaton
2:00 pm
Hon. Rowland Hughes
Hon. Percival Brundage
Hon. Sherman Adams
2:30 pm
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
3:20 pm The President departed the White House, accompanied
by General Howard McC. Snyder, and proceeded
to Walter Reed Hospital.
3:37 pm Arrived at Walter Reed and proceeded to the X-ray Building.
3:55 pm The President departed Walter Reed Hospital.
4:14 pm
Arrived at the White House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1955
8:30 am
Mr. C. Petrus Peterson, President National Reclamation
Association
(Hon. Fred Seaton)
9:00 am
The President received the Truck Driver of the Year,
Mr. Floyd J. Pemberton, Detroit Michigan.
The following also accompanied Mr. Pemberton:
Mrs. Floyd J. Pemberton
Mr. Dave Beck, President, International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Warehousemen and
Chauffeurs
Mr. Walter W. Belson, Assistant to the President,
American Trucking Associations, Inc.
Mr. Neil J. Curry, President, American Trucking
Associations, Inc., Washington, D. C.
Mr. John V. Lawrence, Managing Director,
American Trucking Associations, Inc.
Hon. Louis S. Rothschild, Undersecretary of
Transportation, Department of Commerce
Mr. Goley D. Sontheimer, Director of Safety,
American Trucking Associations, Inc.
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
9:15 am
Hon. Ford Elvidge, Governor of Guam
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Fred Seaton
10:00 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Charles S. Thomas, Secretary of the Navy
10:30 am
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Admiral Arthur Radford, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Walter S. Robertson, Assistant Secretary of State
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. Clarence A. Randall
11:30 am
The President received the following group connected
with "Operation Brotherhood":
Mr. Jerome Baker, RKO, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Walter E. Branson, RKO, New York, N. Y.
Du Thi Thanh Chau (6-year Vietnamese Child)
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1955
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11:30 am
"Operation Brotherhood" list continued:
Mr. Leo Cherne, Chairman of the International
Rescue Committee, New York, N. Y.
Mr. Orville Crouch, Loew's Theatre, Washington, D. C.
General William J. Donovan, New York, N. Y.
Mr. Earl H. Gammons, CBS, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Gordon Hicks, Executive Vice President,
U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce, Tulsa, Okla.
Mr. Julian Goodman, NBC, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Ralph B. Hardy, Vice President, National
Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters.
Mr. Horace E. Henderson, Vice President, Junior
Chamber of Commerce, International, Falls Church,
Virginia
Mr. Richard Saltzman, International Rescue Committee,
New York, N. Y.
General Carl Spaatz, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Ira Sichelman, 20th Century Fox, New York, N. Y.
Mr. Leonard Spinrad, International Rescue Committee,
New York, N. Y.
Mr. John Horton, Universal Pictures.
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
11:45 am
H. E. Sayyid Saddiq Muntasser, Ambassador of Libya
Hon. John Simmons, Department of State
(The Ambassador presented his credentials to the
President)
12:00 noon
H. E. Heinz L. Krekeler, Ambassador of the Federal
Republic of Germany
Hon. John Simmons
(The Ambassador presented his credentials to the
President)
12:30 pm
Hon. John Hollister
12:40 pm
The Hon. John Foster Foster Dulles, Secretary of
State, had lunch with the President before leaving
for Paris.
7:35 pm
The President departed the White House to attend the
dedication of the Washington Hebrew Congregation
Temple at Massachusetts Avenue and Macomb Streets,
N. W. He was accompanied by Hon. I. Jack Martin and
Hon. Murray Snyder
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1955
8:40 am
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Bryce Harlow
9:00 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
9:40 am
(Hon. Allen Dulles)
OFF THE RECORD
(Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster)
10:30 am
Mr. Lloyd B. Taft
Hon. I. Jack Martin
11:06 am
The President departed the White House
11:38 am
The President arrived at the Congressional Country Club
where he had lunch.
12:21 pm
The President teed off with the following:
General Floyd Parks
Colonel Gordon Moore
Mr. Wiffey Cox
3:45 pm
Completed golf game.
4:10 pm
The President departed the Congressional Country Club.
4:40 pm
Arrived at the White House.
6:35 pm
The President departed the White House and proceeded
to the Statler Hotel where he attended the annual
dinner of the Gridiron Club.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SUNDAY, MAY 8, 1955
8:53 am
The President departed the White House accompanied by
Mr. William Robinson
Mr. Clarence J. Schoo
8:57 am
The President arrived at the National Presbyterian Church
where he attended the 9:00 am services.
10:05 am
Departed the National Presbyterian Church.
10:12 am
The President arrived at the White House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, MAY 9, 1955
7:45 am
(Hon. Nelson Rockefeller)
(Hon. Bryce Harlow)
(Congressman Sterling Cole)
(Had breakfast with the President) OFF THE RECORD
10:00 am
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
10:25 am
Hon. Sherman Adams
General Herbert D. Vogel
Director Tennessee Valley Authority
Hon. Rowland Hughes
Hon. Percival Brundage
10:30 am
The President meet with the following representatives
of the United Cerebral Palsy Organization:
Mr. Leonard H. Goldenson, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Jack Hausman, President of United Cerebral Palsy
Mr. Roger S. Firestone, Chairman and President
of the 1955 National Campaign for United
Cerebral Palsy
Mr. Joseph A. Martino, Chairman and President
of the 1955 United Cerebral Campaign in New York
Mr. William C. Ford, Chairman of the 1954
National Campaign for United Cerebral Palsy
(Hon. Arthur Minnich)
(Hon. Murray Snyder)
11:00 am
Dr. Arthur F. Burns
Dr. Gabriel Hauge
11:30 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
12:30 pm
The President met with the following members of the
Soo Locks Centennial Commission:
Mr. Roy D. Hollingsworth, Soo Saint Marie, Michigan
Mrs. Helen R. Dean, Grosse Point Farms, Michigan
Mrs. Ray C. Hooker, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Mrs. Margaret Cathcart, Lake Forest, Illinois
Mr. Robert H. Morse, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Kaufman, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Julius H. Barnes, New York, N. Y.
Mr. Carl G. Sedan, Detroit, Michigan
(Senator Charles E. Potter of Michigan accompanied the
above group)
MONDAY, MAY 9, 1955
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1:00 pm
(Mr. Sid Richardson)
(Had lunch with the President) OFF THE RECORD
5:15 pm
(Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.)
OFF THE RECORD
7:30 pm
The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner
for the following:
Edward F. Arn
Robert E. Barbour
Dave Beck
Ezra Taft Benson
Anthony J. D. Biddle
Robert Choate
John Charles Daly
Robert L. Schulz
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Nicholas Kelley
James R. Killian
David O. McKay
Charles G. Mortimer
William S. Paley
George H. Rockwell
John T. Sprague
James M. Symes
Charles P. Taft
John Hay Whitney
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1955
8:30 am
Legislative Leaders
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare
Senator William F. Knowland
Senator Eugene D. Millikin
Senator Leverett Saltonstall
Senator Styles Bridges
Congressman Joseph W. Martin
Congressman Charles A. Halleck
Congressman Leslie C. Arends
Congressman Leo E. Allen
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Earle D. Chesney
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Kevin McCann
Hon. Arthur Minnich
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
11:00 am
The President greeted the following delegates to the General
Assembly of the Organization of World Touring and
Automobile Clubs:
REPRESENTING O. T. A. HEADQUARTERS
Mr. and Mrs. Adrien Lachenal
Vicomte de Rohan
Mr. M. H. Perlowski
Mrs. Perlowski
Miss Dorothy E. Logan
Mr. J. L. Young
REPRESENTING THE A. I. T.
Mr. J. Britschgi
Mr. Paul Ossipow
Miss Nicole Krapf
REPRESENTING THE F. I. A.
Vicomte de Rohan
Mr. J. J. Freville
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1955
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11:00 am
Delegates to the General Assembly of the Organization of
World Touring and Automobile Clubs (Continued):
REPRESENTING FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
Mr. C. S. Logsdon
ARGENTINA
Mr. Carlos P. Anesi
Mr. Luis Riba
Mr. Jose L. Orlando
Mrs. Orlando
Dr. Mauricio Ottolenghi
AUSTRALIA
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thompson
BELGIUM
Mr. Jacques Ricquier
Miss Renee Parenteau
BELGIUM CONGO
Mrs. Jeanne Chanaud
BOLIVIA
Mr. Walter Freudenthal
CANADA
Mr. J. Lee Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Chauncey
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Morrison
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bishop
Mr. H. J. Fairhead
Mr. Nate Wilson and Mrs. Wilson
Mr. Warren B. Hastings
CHILE
Mr. Carlos Mohr
CUBA
Dr. and Mrs. Jose Mijares
EGYPT
Mr. and Mrs. Abdel Chawarby
Mr. Hassan Shanan
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1955
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11:00 am
Delegates to the General Assembly of the Organizations of
World Touring and Automobile Clubs (Continued):
FINLAND
Com. and Mrs. Erik von Frenckell
Mr. Kaarlo Leinonen
FRANCE
Comte H. de Liedekerke-Beaufort
Mr. Guy Cathelin
Mr. Marcel Leclercq
Mr. M. Dehedin
Mr. Andre Defert
Mr. J. Battut
Miss Diane de Chandon
GERMANY
Dr. and Mrs. Endress
Count von und zu Sandizell
INDIA
Mr. S. N. C. Patuck
Mrs. Patuck
ISRAEL
Mr. Eliahu Cohen
Judge H. S. Lowenberg
ITALY
Prince Filippo Caracciolo
Mr. Francesco Mungo
Dr. A. Cenerini
Mr. Giuseppe Chiodi
LEBANON
Mr. Francis Kettaneh
MEXICO
Mr. and Mrs. Edmundo Stierle
Mr. Jose Luis Loman
Mr. Luis Riba
NETHERLANDS
Mr. J. Th. M. Smits van Oyen
Mr. H. J. van Balen
NEW ZEALAND
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brown
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1955
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11:00 am
Delegates to the General Assembly of the Organizations of
World Touring and Automobile Clubs (Continued):
NORWAY
Mr. Frithjof Lind
PERU
Mr. Enrique Barrios Llosa
Mr. Ricardo Palma, Jr.
Mr. Augusto Penaloza
Miss Margarite Penaloza
PARAGUAY
Mr. Fernando Vera
Mr. Edison Zayas
SPAIN
Duc de Montellano
Mr. Gil de Reboleno
Mr. Ricardo Suarez
Mr. L. A. Bolin
SWEDEN
Mr. Nils Ahlgren
Mr. Sten Hagardt
Mr. Lars- Olaf Ekeberg
SWITZERLAND
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Baumgartner
Dr. Louis Moor
TURKEY
Mr. and Mrs. Nuzhet Baba
UNITED KINGDOM
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Payne
Sir Dennis Truscote
Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Kelly
Mr. E. C. Ormonde
Mr. Wilfrid Andrews
Mr. Leonard F. Dyer
Capt. A. W. Phillips
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1955
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11:00 am
Delegates to the General Assembly of the Organizations of
World Touring and Automobile Clubs (Continued):
URUGUAY
Mr. Guillermo Costa Valle
VENEZUELA
Mr. Carlos P. Anesi
Mr. Alberto Rodriguez-Nen
YUGOSLAVIA
Dr. Milan Bulajic
Mr. Scepan Matijasevic
UNITED STATES
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dordoni
Mr. and Mrs. Harry I. Kirk
Mr. and Mrs. Lou E. Holland
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Brunnier
Mr. E. Ray Cory
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Sparrow
Miss Offie Sparrow
Mr. E. S. Matheson
Mr. Russell E. Singer
Mrs. Russell E. Singer
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ryan
Mr. A. J. Montgomery
Mr. Merritt L. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. J. Maxwell Smith
Mr. Philip C. Thibodeau
Mrs. Philip C. Thibodeau
Mr. Lewis W. McIntyre
Mr. and Mrs. William Berry
Mr. and Mrs. T. Chalmer Bryant
The following were observers attending the General Assembly
of the Organizations of World Touring and Automobile Clubs:
UNITED NATIONS
Mr. B. Lukac
Mr. Ernest Lister
Mrs. Ernest Lister
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
Mr. Francisco Hernandez
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1955
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11:00 am
Observers attending the General Assembly of the Organization
of World Touring and Automobile Clubs (Continued):
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Mr. Fletcher Pratt
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OFFICIAL TRAVEL
ORGANIZATIONS
Mr. Somerset R. Waters
Mr. Frederick D. Hunt
Mrs. Frederick D. Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kulp
INTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION
Mr. Robert O. Swain
Mr. Francis E. Twiss
Mr. Paul Wooten
Mr. Charles H. Tompkins
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Diamond
Mr. Verne J. Guion
11:55 am
The President departed the White House, accompanied by
Governor Adams, and proceeded to the Mayflower
Hotel where he extended greetings at the close of the
morning session of the Republican Women's National
Conference. (This was arranged through Miss Bertha
Adkins).
12:45 pm
(Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General)
(Had lunch with the President)
OFF THE RECORD
2:00 pm
(Hon. Nelson Rockefeller)
OFF THE RECORD
2:30 pm
Hon. Charles S. Thomas, Secretary of the Navy
(Reported to the President on his recent trip to
South America from which he returned on March 28).
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1955
8:30 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Mr. James Lay
9:00 am
The President received the first 1955 American Legion
Poppy from Mrs. Percy A. Lainson, President of
the Auxiliary. Mrs. Lainson was accompanied by
Mrs. Jane Gould Rishworth, National Secretary of
the American Legion.
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
(Hon. Earle D. Chesney)
9:10 am
(Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.)
(Hon. Robert Anderson)
(Hon. Dillon Anderson)
(Admiral Arthur W. Radford)
(Brig. Gen. Charles H. Bonesteel, III)
(Carrel I. Tod, Office of the Secretary of Defense)
(Harry Schwartz, Department of State)
(Herman Phleger, Department of State)
(Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster)
OFF THE RECORD
10:00 am
Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Robert Anderson
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Murray Snyder
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
10:30 am
Press Conference
11:00 am
Congressman Adam C. Powell
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
11:30 am
Hon. Francis White, American Ambassador to Mexico
(This appointment was requested by the Ambassador on
first trip to Washington after two years' duty in Mexico)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1955
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11:35 am (Hon. Robert Anderson) OFF THE RECORD
11:45 am
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby
Dr. S. M. Brownell, Commissioner of Education
Mr. Neil H. McElroy, Chairman of the President's
Committee for the White House Conference on
Education
Mr. Roy Larsen, Chairman of the National Citizens
Commission for the Public Schools
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
12:40 pm
The President departed the White House.
12:40 pm
Arrived at Burning Tree.
12:50 pm
LUNCH
1:15 pm
The President teed off with the following:
Mr. James Black
Mr. William Flenniken
Mr. William Mangly
4:14 pm
Completed eighteen holes of golf.
4:50 pm
The President departed Burning Tree accompanied by:
Mr. James Black
Mr. William Flenniken
5:15 pm
Arrived at the White House.
5:30 pm
General Howard Smith
(Visited with the President at the Mansion
until 6:00 pm)
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1955
7:45 am (Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge had breakfast with
the President) OFF THE RECORD
9:00 am Hon. John C. Hughes
(Ambassador Hughes recently resigned as U. S.
Permanent Representative to NATO and requested
an appointment with the President to pay his
farewell respects.)
9:15 am Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army
(Secretary Stevens reported to the President
on his recent trip to the Far East).
(Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster)
9:30 am Hon. Ellis O. Briggs
(Newly appointed American Ambassador to Peru)
10:00 am National Security Council:
The Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Acting Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Walter Williams, Acting Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, Director, U. S. I. A.
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence
Hon. Joseph M. Dodge, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Dillon Anderson, Special Assistant to the President
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
12:30 pm The President received the following young people from the
Congressional Club Cotillion:
Cain, Marlyce L.
Daniel, Jean
Eastland, Due
Frear, Clara Louise
Jenner, William
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1955
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12:30 pm
Congressional Club Cotillion (Continued):
Johnson, Lunda Bird
Allott, Gordon, Jr.
Eastland, Anne
Hennings, Karla
Welker, Nancy
Abernathy, Thomas
Adair, Stephen
Bass, Katherine
Bates, Susan
Boggs, Corrine
Howell, Billy
Howell, Lolly
Ikard, Frank
Lipscomb, Joyce
Lovre, Linda
McMillan, John
Miller, Elizabeth
Mills, Rebecca
Mollohan, Alan
Morrison, Hobby
Rhodes, John
Sieminski, Christine
Simpson, Joseph
Springer, Katherine
Thomson, William
Whitten, Jimmy
Wilson, Linda
Winstead, William
Adair, Carolina
Armstrong, Charles
Armstrong, Stanley
Baker, Beverly
Burnside, Marilyn
Evins, Jane
Feighan, Fleur
Frazier, Elizabeth
Gathings, Tolise
Herlong, Dorothy
Herlong, Sidney
Matthews, Mary
Mills, Martha
Mollohan, Katherine
(The above group was accompanied by the following):
Mrs. J. Allen Frear, Jr.
Mrs. Ross Adair
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1955
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1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:00 pm
Sen. Karl E. Mundt, South Dakota
(Hon. I. Jack Martin)
(This appointment was arranged through Mr. Martin)
2:30 pm
Hon. Rowland Hughes
Hon. Percival Brundage
Governor Adams
3:00 pm
Hon. Arthur Flemming
Lt. General Willard S. Paul
Mr. James Bromley, O. D. M.
Governor Adams
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
3:30 pm
H n. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. James Hagerty
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1955
8:15 am
(Colonel Frank Ellis, Commander, The 44th
Bombardment Wing, Lake Charles Air Base) OFF THE RECORD
(This appointment was requested by Mrs. Emma Michie)
8:30 am
Hon. G. Frederick Reinhardt
(Newly appointed American Ambassador to Viet Nam)
9:00 am
Cabinet Meeting:
Honorable Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman Civil Service Commission
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. Charles R. Hook, Jr., Deputy Postmaster General
Hon. Walter Williams, Under Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Arthur Burns
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
Hon. Arthur Minnich
Hon. Bradley Patterson
Mr. Ralph T. Reid, Bureau of the Budget
The following were absent:
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Arthur Summerfield
Hon. Sinclair Weeks
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1955
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11:30 am The President departed the White House and motored to
his Farm in Gettysburg.
1:35 am Arrived at the Farm.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1955
2:00 pm
The President departed the Farm, accompanied by
Mr. George Allen, and motoręd to the farm of
Mr. Floyd Akers at Thurmont, Maryland
2:35 pm
Arrived at Mr. Akers' farm.
3:00 pm
The President departed Thurmont, Maryland and motored
back to his Farm.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1955
10:30 am
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the Farm
and motored to the Presbyterian Church of Gettysburg, Pa.
10:40 am
Arrived at the church and attended the 11:00 a.m. services.
11:40 am
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the church
and motored directly to the Farm
11:50 am
Arrived at the Farm.
12:30 pm
The President, accompanied by General Howard Smith
and Mr. George Allen, departed the Farm and
toured the Gettysburg Battlefield.
1:40 pm
Arrived back at the Farm.
5:05 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the Farm
and motored back to the White House.
7:22 pm
Arrived at the White House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, MAY 16, 1955
8:30 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
9:15 am
Mr. Seaborn Collins, National Commander, American Legion
Hon. Earle D. Chesney
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
9:30 am
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Dr. Leonard A. Scheele, Surgeon General, Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
Hon. Roswell B. Perkins, Assistant Secretary, Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
Hon. Bradshaw Mintener, Assistant Secretary, Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
Dr. Chester S. Keefer, Special Assistant for Health and
Medical Affairs, Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Mr. Park M. Banta, General Counsel, Department of Health,
Education and Welfare
Hon. Charles I. Schottland, Commissioner of Social Security
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. James Hagerty (The above group presented Salk Vaccine report)
10:30 am
Admiral Arthur Radford
11:00 am
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Arthur Burns
11:45 am
Hon. Jacob K. Javits, Attorney General, New York
Hon. Sherman Adams
12:30 am
The President received the following group from Virginia:
Mr. Robert V. Hatcher, Chairman of Democrats for
Eisenhower, Richmond, Virginia
Mr. Richard Alvey
Mr. Lewis Ballou
Mr. John Berryman
Mr. Shearer Bowman
Mr. Fred Bunnell
Mr. Robert Carter, Jr.
Mr. Harry Easterly
Mr. Clifford Miller
Colonel J. B. Moore
MONDAY, MAY 16, 1955
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12:30 pm
Group from Virginia (Continued):
Colonel Mills F. Neal
Mr. Alexander W. Parker
Mr. Ray M. Paul
Mr. Beverley Randolph
Mr. Henry J. Streat, Jr.
Mr. Morgan F. Strother
Mr. Frank C. Vaughan
Dr. John Bell Williams
Mr. Coleman Wortham, Jr.
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:30 pm
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
7:30 pm
(The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner
at the White House for the following):
Mr. Thomas A. Amatucci
Commander Edward L. Beach
Mr. Don Belding
Mr. Ralph Bellamy
Mr. Roscoe Drummond
Mr. Ben Hogan
Mr. Roy W. Howard
Mr. Henry A. Hurst
Mr. Arthur Krock
Mr. D. L. Moorman
Mr. Edward R. Murrow
General Floyd Parks
Mr. Holman D. Pettibone
Mr. A. Kiefer Mayer
Mr. Gene Sarazen
Mr. Paul C. Smith
Mr. Charles M. Spofford
Mr. Bernard R. Tolson
Colonel Percy W. Thompson
Hon. James W. Hagerty
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1955
8:23 am
(Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
(Hon. I. Jack Martin)
OFF THE RECORD
8:30 am
Legislative Leaders:
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Charles R. Hook, Jr., Deputy Postmaster General
Hon. Eugene Lyons, Post Office Department
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Percival Brundage, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Herbert D. Vogel, Tennessee Valley Authority
Senator William F. Knowland
Senator Leverett Saltonstall
Senator Styles Bridges
Senator Frank Carlson
Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
Congressman Charles A. Halleck
Congressman Leslie C. Arends
Congressman Leo E. Allen
Congressman B. Carroll Reece
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Earle D. Chesney
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Fred A. Seaton
Hon. Kevin McCann
10:30 am
The President received the following from Young Republican National
Federation:
Mr. Sullivan Barnes
Mr. Al Miller
Mr. David Pansing
Miss Wanda Rains
(Discussed their convention in June, in Detroit)
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley accompanied group into
the President's office)
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1955
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11:00 am
(Mrs. Helen Reid)
(New York Herald Tribune)
OFF THE RECORD
11:30 am
The following group of officers and members of the Board
of Governors of the American Bar Association called
on the President:
Mr. Loyd Wright, President of the Association,
Los Angeles, California
Mr. William J. Jameson, Past President of the
Association, Billings, Montana
Mr. E. Smythe Gambrell, President-elect of the
Association, Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. John D. Randall, Chairman of the House of
Delegates of the Association, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mr. Joseph D. Stecher, Secretary of the Association,
Toledo, Ohio
Mr. Harold H. Bredell, Treasurer of the Association,
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mr. Tappan Gregory, Editor-in-Chief of the American
Bar Association Journal, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Elwood H. Hettrick, Boston, Mass.
Mr. Osmer C. Fitts, Brattleboro, Vermont
Mr. P. Warren Green, Wilmington, Delaware
Mr. Robert T. Barton, Jr., Richmond, Virginia
Mr. LeDoux R. Provosty, Alexandria, Virginia
Mr. Blakey Helm, Louisville, Kentucky
Mr. Richard P. Tinkham, Hammond, Indiana
Mr. Herbert G. Nilles, Fargo, North Dakota
Mr. A. L. Merrill, Pocatello, Idaho
Mr. Thomas M. Burgess, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Elective Members of Board of Governors:
John Shaw Field, Reno, Nevada
Mr. Vincent P. McDevitt, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. John C. Satterfield, Jackson, Mississippi
Mr. Whitney R. Harris, Chicago, Illinois
Executive Director of the Association
Mr. Joseph D. Calhoun
Assistant Secretary, American Bar Association
11:45 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Charles S. Thomas, Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Arleigh Burke
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1955
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12:10 pm
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Fred A. Seaton
12:30 pm
Dr. Otto Sukr, Governing Mayor of Berlin
Ambassador Heinz Krekeler
12:35 pm
Mr. William C. Doherty, President National Association
of Letter Carriers
Hon. Gerald Morgan
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:00 pm
(Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State) OFF THE RECORD
3:00 pm
Hon. Charles R. Hook, Jr., Deputy Postmaster General
Mr. Eugene Lyons, Post Office Department
Hon. Gerald Morgan
(In Cabinet Room)
7:00 pm
Television broadcast from the President's Office
Secretary of State Dulles reported to the President and
the nation on his most recent trip.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1955
7:50 am
The President departed the White House and proceeded to the
Sulgrave Club where he attended a breakfast given under
the auspices of the Women's Division of the Republican
National Committee. He was accompanied by Hon.
Bernard M. Shanley and Hon. Howard Pyle.
9:30 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. Rowland Hughes
Hon. James Lay
10:00 am
(Hon. James Hagerty)
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
(Hon. Fred A. Seaton)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
(Hon. Nelson Rockefeller)
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
10:30 am
Press Conference
11:15 am
Mr. Malcolm Muir, President, Newsweek
(Called on the President to report on his world trip)
11:50 am
The President departed the White House accompanied by
Mr. Ben Hogan and Mr. Gene Sarazen and motored
to Burning Tree.
12:15 pm
Arrived at Burning Tree.
12:30 pm
Lunch with the following:
Mr. Ben Hogan
Mr. Gene Sarazen
Colonel Tom Belshe
Senator Gerald K. Nye (former Senator)
Mr. Jack Ryerson
(During lunch they were joined by Mr. Floyd Akers)
1:05 pm
The President teed off with the following:
Mr. Ben Hogan
Mr. Gene Sarazen
Senator Gerald K. Nye
4:00 pm
Completed eighteen holes.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1955
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4:20 pm The President spoke to the following in his "locker r oom":
Mr. James Black
Mr. Ralph Pittman
4:40 pm The President departed Burning Tree accompanied by
Mr. Floyd Akers
Mr. Ben Hogan
Mr. Gene Sarazen
5:05 pm
Arrived at the White House
(At the President's request, Mr. Floyd Akers took
Mr. Ben Hogan and Mr. Gene Sarazen to their destinations)
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1955
8:00 am
(General Lucius D. Clay)
(Had breakfast with the President)
OFF THE RECORD
9:15 am
(Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Mass.)
OFF THE RECORD
(Governor Adams)
9:30 am
The President received the Teacher of the Year,
Miss Margaret Perry, Monmouth Elementary School,
Monmouth, Oregon, and had his picture taken with her.
Also present were:
S. M. Brownell, Commissioner of Education
J. Stewart Hunter, Office of Publications and Reports, HEW
H. C. John Russell, Press Relations Officer, HEW
John H. Lloyd, Office of Education
Edgar Fuller, Washington, D. C.
Otis L. Wiese, Editor and Publisher, McCall's Magazine, N. Y.
Miss Susan Wiese, New York, N. Y.
Henry Ehrlich, McCall's, New York, N. Y.
Frank Hogan, McCall's, New York, N. Y.
Christine Sadler, McCall's, Washington, D. C.
Adele Penterman Reed, Washington, D. C.
Sue Mull, student of Miss Perry
Dickie Peterson, student of Miss Perry
9:45 am
Hon. Rowland Hughes
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Gerald Morgan
9:55
Hon. Rowland Hughes
Hon. Sherman Adams
10:00 am
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. George H. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Louis S. Rothschild, Maritime Administrator
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1955
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10:00 am
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL (Continued):
Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army
Hon. Charles S. Thomas, Secretary of the Navy
Hon. Harold E. Talbott, Secretary of the Air Force
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lt. Gen. Williston B. Palmer, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
Admiral Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations
General Thomas D. White, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force
General Lemuel C. Sheppard, Jr., Commandant,
U. S. Marine Corps
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Dillon Anderson, Special Assistant to the President
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. James S. Lay, Executive Secretary
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary
Mr. Robert R. Bowie, Department of State
Mr. Ralph W. E. Reid, Bureau of the Budget
12:20 am
Maj. Gen. John A. Klein, The Adjutant General
12:30 am
(Dr. Howard Rusk) OFF THE RECORD
1:00 pm
The President gave a luncheon for the following NATO
Representatives:
H. E. Jonkheer A. W. L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh
Stachouwer, Permanent representative of the
Netherlands (Chairman)
H. E. M. Andre D. E. Staercke, Permanent representative
of Belgium
H. E. Mr. L. D. Wilgress, Permanent representative of
Canada
H. E. Mr. J. A. Vestbirk, Permanent representative of
Denmark
H. E. M. Alexandre Parodi, Permanent representative of
France
H. E. Herr Hasso von Etzdorf, Permanent representative of
the Federal German Republic
H. E. Mr. Georges Exintaris, Permanent representative of
Greece
H. E. Mr. Hans G. Andersen, Permanent representative of
Iceland
H. E. Signore Adolfo Alessandrini, Permanent representative
of Italy
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1955
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1:00 pm
Luncheon for NATO representatives (Continued):
H. E. M. Nicolas Hommel, Permanent representative of
Luxembourg
Mr. Arne Gunneng, Acting Permanent representative of
Norway
Dr. Jose Calvet de Magalhaes, Deputy Permanent
representative of Portugal
H. E. M. Fatin R. Zorlu, Permanent representative of
Turkey
H. E. Sir Christopher Steel, Permanent representative of
the United Kingdom
Hon. George W. Perkins, Permanent representative of
the United States
Hon. John C. Hughes, Former Permanent representative
of the United States
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Livingston T. Merchant, Department of State
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
(Following the luncheon, the President posed for pictures
with the above group on the North Portico).
2:30 pm
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
3:00 pm
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Gabriel Hauge)
OFF THE RECORD
3:30 pm
Brig. Gen. Alfred Denniston, Quartermaster Corps
Lt. Colonel Homer H. Hammond, G-1, Department of the Army
Captain Loren H. Sylvester, Third Infantry, Fort Myer, Va.
M/Sgt. Woodrow W. Mangum, Fort Myer, Va.
Colonel Robert L. Schulz
(The above group discussed the new Army general
duty uniform)
5:30 pm
(Hon. John Foster Dulles)
(Senator Walter F. George)
OFF THE RECORD
7:25 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the White House
and proceeded to the Statler Hotel where they attended the
Women's National Press Club Dinner.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1955
8:00 am
Hon. Robert Cutler had breakfast with the President.
9:00 am
Hon. Thomas E. Stephens
9:15 am
Mr. W. Thacher Longstreth
Senator James Duff
Senator Edward Martin
Congressman Hugh Scott
Mr. John M. Pomeroy, Jr.
Colonel Jay Cooke
Mr. Walter P. Miller, Jr.
Mr. Stephen E. McLaughlin
Mr. Robert C. Duffy
Mr. Herbert A. Fogel
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
9:30 am
Mr. J. Clinton Hawkins, National President of United Church Men,
St. Louis, Missouri
Mr. Edwin W. Parsons, General Director of United Church Men,
New York, N. Y.
Dr. Roy G. Ross, General Secretary, National Council of the
Churches of Christ in the USA
Dr. Earl Frederick Adams, Washington Secretary, National
Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
(The above group presented the President with a
citation for Outstanding Service as a Layman)
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
10:00 am
CABINET MEETING
Hon. Richard M. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. George Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, Postmaster General
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Clarence A. Davis, Under Secretary of Interior
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Louis Rothschild, Maritime Administrator
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Roswell B. Perkins, Assistant Secrętary of H. E. W.
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1955
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10:00 am
CABINET MEETING (Continued):
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., U. S. Representative
to the United Nations
Hon. Arthur Burns, Council of Economic Advisers
Mr. Len Jordan, International Joint Commission
Mr. Don Paarling, Assistant to the Secretary of
Agriculture
Mr. Philip Ray, General Counsel, Department of Commerce
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Fred A. Seaton
Hon. James Lambie
Commander Edward L. Beach
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Arthur Minnich
Hon. Bradley Patterson
11:10 am
Immediately following Cabinet Meeting, the President saw
the following (individually) for a few minutes:
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
11:35 am
The President had his picture taken with the Spelling Bee
Champion, Sandra Sloss of Granite City, Illinois.
Also present were:
Mrs. Bernice Sloss, mother of the winner
Sister Serena, teacher
Sister Chrysostom, teacher
Mr. Charles Schneider, Director of the National
Spelling Bee contest and promotion editor of
the Scripps-Howard newspapers.
12:10 pm
Mr. William J. Hopkins
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1955
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12:20 pm
Dr. Robert O. Blood (former Governor of New Hampshire)
Hon. Sherman Adams
12:40 pm
The President departed the White House, accompanied by
Mr. George Allen, and motored to his Farm at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
2:45 pm
Arrived at the Farm.
3:00 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower were shown how the
air conditioning works by Mr. Charles F. Williard
and Mr. Cal Shaller.
The remainder of the day was spent in the house at the Farm.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 1955
GETTYSBURG, PA.
10:40 am
The President drove around his farm until 11:20 am.
3:35 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the Farm
and motored to the White House.
5:48 pm
Arrived at the White House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, MAY 23, 1955
9:00 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. James Hagerty
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
9:30 am
Hon. Harold E. Stassen
10:00 am
The President attended the Annual Meeting of his Committee
on Employment of the Physically Handicapped at the
Departmental Auditorium.
11:00 am
Hon. Douglas MacArthur, II, Counselor, Department of State
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
11:15 am
Dr. Arthur F. Burns
Dr. Gabriel Hauge
11:30 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Fred A. Seaton
Hon. Carter Burgess
12:30 pm
Hon. George N. Craig, Governor of Indiana
Hon. Alvin C. Cast, Chairman, Indiana Republican
State Central Committee
Hon. Sherman Adams
1:00 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower gave a Luncheon for former
President of France and Madame Vincent Auriol. Others
attending were:
H. E. The Ambassador of the French R epublic and
Madame Couve de Murville
Mr. Gontran de Juniac
Mr. and Mme. J. Koscziusko-Morizet
Hon. John Foster Dulles and Mrs. Dulles
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Hon. and Mrs. Charles S. Thomas
Hon. and Mrs. Harold E. Talbott
Hon. and Mrs. W. Randolph Burgess
Hon. and Mrs. Allen W. Dulles
Hon. and Mrs. Robert D. Murphy
Hon. and Mrs. David McK. Key
Hon. and Mrs. H. Struve Hensel
Hon. and Mrs. Ormonde A. Kieb
Hon. and Mrs. Fred G. Aandahl
MONDAY, MAY 23, 1955
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1:00 pm
Luncheon in honor of H. E. and Madame Vincent Auriol (Continued):
General and Mrs. Jacob L. Devers
Hon. and Mrs. Francis White
Mrs. Anne Archbold
Mr. Curtis Campaigne, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas Clagett, Jr.
Mrs. W. Murray Crane
Mr. Andre de Limur
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dillon
Mr. Robert W. Dowling
Mr. and Mrs. Earl D. Eisenhower
Mr. and Mrs. John Clifford Folger
Hon. and Mrs. John C. Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Weaver, Jr.
3:00 pm
(Mr. L. E. Berkey, Gettysburg Contractor) OFF THE RECORD
3:30 pm
Senor Don Jose Maria Arielza, the Spanish Ambassador
Senor Rafael Cavestany, Spanish Minister of Agriculture
Admiral Salvador Moreno, Spanish Minister of Navy
Hon. John F. Simmons
3:45 pm
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
7:30 pm
The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner for the
following:
Ralph A. Bard
Carter L. Burgess
J. D. Stetson Coleman
Allen B. Du Mont
Earl D. Eisenhower
William C. Foster
Francis E. Howard
Kenneth D. Johnson
Robert M. Littlejohn
Deane W. Malott
Cary Middlecoff
Bryon Nelson
Aksel Nielsen
Kenneth S. Parker
Ralph D. Pittman
David Sarnoff
MONDAY, MAY 23, 1955
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7:30 pm
Stag Dinner (Continued):
Mortimer E. Sprague
John Cameron Swayze
Lowell Thomas
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1955
8:00 am
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Fred A. Seaton
8:30 am
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS:
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Douglas McKay, Secretary of Interior
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Louis S. Rothschild, Under Secretary of Commerce
for Transportation
Senator William F. Knowland
Senator Eugene D. Millikin
Senator Leverett Saltonstall
Senator Styles Bridges
Senator Edward Martin
Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
Congressman Charles A. Halleck
Congressman Leslie C. Arends
Congressman Leo E. Allen
Congressman George A. Dondero
Hon. Philip Ray, General Counsel, Department of Commerce
Hon. Francis V. duPont, Bureau of Public Roads
Hon. Len Jordan, International Joint Commission
Hon. Clarence A. Davis, Under Secretary of Interior
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Fred A. Seaton
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
10:15 am
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
11:08 am
The President departed the White House and motored to the
Sheraton-Park Hotel where he extended greetings at the
Convention of the National Association of Radio and
Television Broadcasters.
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1955
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11:08 am
The President was accompanied by Mr. Robert Montgomery
and Hon. James Hagerty on his visit to the Sheraton-Park
Hotel for the Convention of the National Association of
Radio and Television Broadcasters, where he made an address.
(In the second car were Mr. Bryon Nelson and
Mr. Cary Middlecoff)
11:45 am
The President departed the Sheraton-Park Hotel and motored
to Burning Tree, accompanied by Mr. Bryon Nelson and
Mr. Cary Middlecoff.
12:00 noon
Arrived at Burning Tree.
12:10 pm
The President had lunch with the following:
Mr. Bryon Nelson
Mr. Cary Middlecoff
Colonel Tom Belshe
Mr. James Black
12:55 pm
Teed off from the first hole with:
Mr. Bryon Nelson
Colonel Tom Belshe
Mr. James Black
4:15 pm
Mr. John McClure joined the above group on the golf course.
4:30 pm
Completed golf game and was joined for a few moments by
Mr. Floyd Akers.
4:35 pm
The President, accompanied by Mr. James Black, Mr. Bryon
Nelson and Mr. Cary Middlecoff, departed the golf club.
5:03 pm
Arrived at the White House and proceeded to his office,
accompanied by Mr. James Hagerty.
5:45 pm Hon. Arthur E. Summerfield, The Postmaster General
6:00 pm (Mr. Aksel Nielsen) (OFF THE RECORD)
9:10 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the White House
and attended the opening ceremonies of the First Ladies
Hall of the Smithsonian Institution in the Arts and
Industries Building, 9th Street and Jefferson Drive, S. W.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1955
7:50 am
The President departed the White House and went to the
Sulgrave Club where he attended a breakfast given
under the auspices of the Women's Division of the
Republican National Committee.
9:30 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. James Lay
9:55 am
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
10:00 am
Admiral Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
10:30 am
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
11:00 am
(Hon. Willard L. Beaulac, American Ambassador to Chile)
(The Ambassador, in Washington on Consultation,
expressed the desire to call on the President to report
on the Chilean situation. State Department recommended)
OFF THE RECORD
(Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster)
11:15 am
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
12:00 noon
H. E. Feridun C. Erkin, Ambassador of Turkey
(The Ambassador paid a farewell call on the President
before his departure from his post in Washington)
12:30 pm
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Gerald Morgan
1:00 pm
Hon. John Foster Dulles had lunch with the President.
2:00 pm
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming
Lt. Gen. Willard S. Paul, Office of Defense Mobilization
Hon. Richard T. Nixon
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. James Hagerty
Commander Edward L. Beach
2:30 pm
Admiral Arthur Radford
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1955
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2:45 pm Hon. Herbert Brownell, The Attorney General
Judge John K. Brown, Texas
Judge William G. East, Oregon
3:15 pm
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
4:00 pm The President and Mrs. Eisenhower entertained a group of
Veterans at a Garden Party on the lawn of the White
House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1955
8:00 am
(Hon. Richard M. Nixon, The Vice President)
Breakfast with the President
OFF THE RECORD
9:30 am
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, Office of Defense Mobilization
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Hon. Donald A. Quarles, Assistant Secretary of Defense
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hon, Allen W. Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Hon. Dillon Anderson, Special Assistant to the President
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, NSC
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, NSC
Mr. Robert R. Bowie, Department of State
Mr. William Y. Elliott, O. D.M.
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
10:00 am
Special National Security Council Meeting OFF THE RECORD in
the Broadcasting Room at the White House:
Hon. Richard M. Nixon, The Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O.A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director O.D.M.
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., U. S. Representative of the U. N.
Hon. James J. Wadsworth, Deputy U. S. Representative to the U. N.
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. Robert B. Anderson, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Hon. Robert T. Stevens, Secretary of the Army
Hon. Charles S. Thomas, Secretary of the Navy
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1955
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10:00 am
Special Meeting of the National Security Council (Continued):
Hon. James H. Douglas, Under Secretary of the Air Force
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
General Matthew B. Ridgeway, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army
Admiral Donald B. Duncan, Office of Chief of Naval Operations
General Lemuel S. Shepherd, Jr., Commandant,
U. S. Marine Corps
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller, Special Assistant to the President
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary
Mr. T. B. Koons, NSC Special Staff Member
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, NSC
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, NSC
Mr. Robert R. Bowie, Department of State
Brig. Gen. C. H. Bonesteel, III, Department of Defense
Mr. John H. Tobler, F. O. A.
Mr. William Y. Elliott, Office of Defense Mobilization
Mr. Chapman Rose, U. S. Treasury
Mr. Ralph W. E. Reid, Bureau of the Budget
Maj. Gen. John K. Gerhart, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Mr. Robert Amory, Jr., Central Intelligence Agency
Mr. Elmer Staats, Operations Coordinating Board
Dr. S. Horace Craig, Operations Coordinating Board
Mr. Charles E. Nelson, Atomic Energy Commission
Mr. R. E. Matteson, F. O. A.
Mr. John F. Lippman, F. O. A.
Mr. Edmund A. Gullion, Department of State
Colonel Raymond Firehock, U. S. A.
Captain Donald Gladney, U. S. N.
Colonel Benjamin G. Willis, U. S. A. F.
Mr. McKay Donkin, Atomic Energy Commission
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
11:55 am
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
1:05 pm
The President departed the White House and went to the
Walter Reed Medical Center where he participated in the
Dedication Ceremonies for the Armed Forces Institute
of Pathology.
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1955
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1:47 pm
The President departed Walter Reed Hospital and motored
to Burning Tree.
2:06 pm
Arrived at Burning Tree.
2:25 pm
Teed off from first hole with:
Congressman Charles A. Halleck
Colonel Tom Belshe
Mr. Robert Learned
5:25 pm
Completed 18 holes.
5:38 pm
Departed Burning Tree.
6:02 pm
The President arrived at the White House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1955
7:45 am
(Hon. Harold E. Stassen had breakfast with the President)
OFF THE RECORD
8:20 am
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
8:30 am
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
8:50 am
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
9:00 am
Hon. Lewis W. Douglas
9:30 am
Sister M. Henrietta, Administrator, Mercy and Timken
Mercy Hospitals, Canton, Ohio
Sister M. Victorine, Administrator at Surgery,
Charity Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
J. G. Hurley, Washington, D. C. (brother of Sister Henrietta)
Congressman Frank T. Bow accompanied the above.
9:45 am
The President presented the National Security Medal to
Hon. J. Edgar Hoover
(The ceremony was attended by the Cabinet group -
listed below, Hon. Allen Dulles, Hon. Lewis
Strauss, and Hon. Clyde A. Tolson)
10:00 am
CABINET MEETING:
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, the Vice President
Hon. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
,
Hon. William P. Rogers, Deputy Attorney General
Hon. Arthur Summerfield, The Postmaster General
Hon. Clarence A. Davis, Under Secretary of the Interior
Hon. True D. Morse, Under Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of H. E. W.
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Harold E. Stassen, Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Philip Young, Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Arthur Burns, Council of Economic Advisers
Dr. Samuel M. Brownell, Office of Education
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1955
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10:00 am
CABINET MEETING (Continued)
Mr. Neil H. McElroy, Chairman of the Committee
for the White House Conference on Education
Mr. Clint Pace, Director, Committee for the
White House Conference on Education
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Murray Snyder
Commander Edward L. Beach
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Bradley Patterson
The following were absent:
Hon. Herbert Brownell
Hon. Douglas McKay
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
11:45 am
The President departed the White House, accompanied by
Admiral Lewis Strauss and Hon. Nelson Rockefeller,
and motored to the Library of Congress to view the
Atomic Energy Exhibit.
11:54 am
Arrived at the Library of Congress and was greeted by
Hon. L. Quincy Mumford, the Librarian of Congress
Senator Clinton Anderson
Congressman Melvin Price
12:15 pm
The President departed the Library of Congress and
motored directly to the White House.
12:23 pm
Arrived at the White House and proceeded to his office.
12:30 pm
Hon. James Lay
12:45 pm
(Colonel George Warden) OFF THE RECORD
1:00 pm
LUNCH
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1955
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1:20 pm
The President, accompanied by Mr. George Allen,
departed the White House and motored to his
Gettysburg Farm.
3:35 pm
Arrived at the Farm.
Following the President's arrival, he was joined by
General and Mrs. Arthur Nevins and Mrs. George Allen.
(The Allens and Nevins departed the Farm at 7:15 pm)
8:58 pm
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Spiegel called at the front gate and
inquired if he could see the President. Mr. Spiegel
had served as the President's chauffeur during the
war. The President consented to see them and he,
accompanied by Sgt. Moaney and Sgt. Dry, visited
with them on the lawn. The Spiegels departed at 9:28 pm.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1955
GETTYSBURG, Pa.
9:10 am
The President departed the Farm, accompanied by
General Arthur Nevins and Mr. George Allen,
and motored to the Gettysburg Country Club.
9:20 am
Arrived at the Club.
9:25 am
The President teed off from the first hole with
General Arthur Nevins
Mr. George Allen
(The President invited Mr. Richard Sleichter, golf
pro at the Club, to join them, but he declined because
there was no one to watch his shop at that early hour.)
12:10 pm
Departed the Gettysburg Country Club.
12:20 pm
Arrived at the Farm.
2:10 pm
The President, accompanied by General Arthur Nevins,
General McC. Snyder and Mr. George Allen, motored
to the home of Mr. George Allen which is located on
route 15, east of the President's Farm.
2:15 pm
Arrived at the home of George Allen where they inspected
the well drilling equipment.
2:45 pm
Departed the home of George Allen and motored to the
Bernard Redding farm.
2:50 pm
Arrived at the Bernard Redding farm where they inspected
the pigs and then took a short ride along the West end
of the President's property.
3:15 pm
Returned to the Farm.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1955
GETTYSBURG, PA.
10:25 am The President departed the Farm and went to the
Gettysburg Presbyterian Church.
10:35 am Arrived at the Church and was met by General Arthur Nevins.
Together they attended the 10:45 am services.
11:54 am The President and General Nevins departed the Church and
motored to the home of General Nevins, located on
Biglerville Road.
11:59 am Arrived at home of General Nevins. While there the President
shook hands with Mrs. Victor Re, her small daughter Debbie,
and Mr. Jack Baird, brother of Mrs. Re of Hunterstown, RFD,
Gettysburg. Mrs. Re is a neighbor of General and Mrs. Nevins.
12:10 pm The President departed the home of General Nevins and motored
back to his Farm.
12:25 pm
Arrived at the Farm.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, MAY 30, 1955
MEMORIAL DAY
GETTYSBURG, PA.
8:50 am
The President, accompanied by Mr. George Allen, departed
the Farm and motored to the Gettysburg Country Club.
9:00 am
Arrived at the Club.
9:10 am
The President teed off from the first hole with:
General Arthur Nevins
Mr. George Allen
Mr. Richard Sleichter, golf pro at the Club whom the
President invited to join the game.
After completing 18 holes, the above group replayed
the 1st, 2nd, and 9th holes.
12:15 pm
Completed golf game.
12:20 pm
The President accompanied by Mr. George Allen and General
Nevins, departed the Club and motored to the Farm.
12:35 pm
Arrived at the Farm.
3:01 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower and Mrs. Doud departed
the Farm and motored to the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
3:15 pm
Arrived at the Cemetery and were seated at the Rostrum,
participating in the Memorial Day Exercises where
Hon. Harold Stassen made the principal address.
3:35 pm
At the conclusion of the program, the President shook hands
with several of the guests.
3:40 pm
The President, Mrs. Eisenhower and Mrs. Doud, after inviting
Hon. and Mrs. Harold Stassen to accompany them, departed
for the Farm. The Stassens went in separate car.
3:50 pm
Arrived at the Farm. The President escorted Gov. Stassen about
the Farm. Mrs. Eisenhower entertained Mrs. Stassen at the
house.
(The Stassen departed the Farm at 4:30 pm).
Monday, May 30, 1955
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GETTYSBURG, PA.
4:28 pm
Secretary and Mrs. George Humphrey arrived at the Farm.
5:05 pm
The President requested that a car be sent to the Harrisburg
Airport to pick up the Postmaster General Arthur
Summerfield. Agent Dick Flohr did so and returned
to the Farm at 7:45 pm with the Postmaster General.
At 11:50 pm the Postmaster General departed the Farm
with Secretary and Mrs. George Humphrey and motored
to Washington, D. C.
5:15 pm
The President, accompanied by Mr. George Allen, Secretary
Humphrey and General Nevins, departed the Farm and
motored to the Bernard Redding farm and inspected same
for approximately ten minutes.
5:32 pm
Arrived at the President Farm.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1955
6:52 am
The President departed the Farm at Gettysburg and motored
to Washington, D. C.
8:50 am
Arrived at the White House.
9:45 am
Hon. George Humphrey
Hon. Sinclair Weeks
Hon. Arthur Summerfield
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Arthur Burns
10:00 am
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Bryce Harlow
10:15 am
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Roswell Perkins
Dr. Leonard Scheele
10:30 am
Press Conference
11:15
The President greeted the following representatives of the
World Health Organization who are visiting this country
following the Eighth World Health Assembly just concluded
in Mexico City:
Afghanistan
Dr. Abdul Zahir, Deputy Minister of Health
Australia
Dr. George Muir Redshaw, Senior Medical
Officer, Department of Health
Austria
Dr. Josef Gratzer, Deputy Director--
General of Public Health
Belgium
Dr. P. Van de Calseyde, Director-General
of Hygiene Ministry of Health
Cambodia
Dr. and Mrs. Nealsmoeuk, Director of
Health Services
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1955
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11:15 am
Representatives of the Eighth World Health Assembly (Continued):
Ceylon
Dr. Don Lionel Joannes Kahawita,
Director of Health Services
Chile
Dr. and Mrs. Roberto Munoz Urrutia
Denmark
Dr. Johannes Frandsen, Director of the
National Health Service
Mr. Bendt Sorensen, Assistant Chief of
Section, Ministry of Interior
Dr. Oluf Andersen, Professor, University
of Copenhagen
Ecuador
Dr. Federico Alvear-Perez
Egypt
Dr. El Demerdache Ahmed
Dr. Mohamed Othman Choib
Dr. Mohamed Helmy Aboul Ela
Greece
Dr. Athanase Mantellos
Germany
Dr. Otto Duurman
Professor E. C. Nauck
Professor O. E. W. Otto Olsen
Iceland
Dr. Julius Sigurjonsson
India
Dr. B. D. Dikshit
Lt. Col. and Mrs. C. K. Lakshmanan
Dr. V. K. B. Pillai
Italy
Dr. Raffael Vannugli
Professor Giovanni A. Canaperia
Japan
Dr. Kiyoshi-Saito
Jordan
Dr. Subhi Amin
Korea
Dr. Haing-In Paik
Lebanon
Dr. S. Hayek
Dr. and Mrs. Yousef Bauji
Libya
Dr. Clement Noger
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1955
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11:15 am
Representatives of the Eighth World Health Assembly (Continued):
Monaco
Dr. and Mrs. Etienne Boeri
French
Morocco
Dr. Abdelmalek Faraj
Netherlands
Dr. Henri Willem Julius
Nicarague
Dr. M. A. Sanchez Vigil
Norway
Dr. Bard Brekke
Spain
Dr. D. Julio Bravo Sanfeliu
Dr. Gerardo Clavero
Dr. Florencio Perez Gallardo
Sudan
Dr. A. A. Zaki
Sweden
Mr. Arthur G. W. Engel
Mr. Malcolm P. V. Tottie
Dr. S. O. af Geijerstam
Dr. Bertil Roos
Syria
Dr. Dia E. El-Chatti
Taiwan
Dr. Jui-Heng Liu
Thailand
Dr. Svasti Daengsvang
Maj. Gen. Vibulcheep Boon-Long
Dr. Supchareon
Tunisia
Mr. Rachid Azouz
Dr. Tahar Zaouche
Dr. Jacques Daire
M. Ahmed Balma
Turkey
Dr. N. Karabuda
Dr. T. Alan
Uruguay
Dr. Ricardo Cappeletti
Vietnam
Dr. Nguyen-Van Nguyen
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1955
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11:15 am Representatives of the Eighth World Health Assembly (Continued):
OTHER GUESTS:
Peru
Dr. and Mrs. Nicanor Carmona
Miss Carmona
Mexico
Dr. A. Cantellano
Thailand
Dr. S. Suwanrit
Israel
Mr. Zeev Schor
Taiwan
Dr. Tien-Cheng Kao
Japan
Dr. Kohei Toyokawa
Korea
Dr. Sook Bang
Norway
Dr. Bard J. Brekke
Brazil
Dr. Raymundo A. Moniz de Aragao
Dr. Guillermo Angelo, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dr. Herbert Jesse, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Calvin B. Spencer, Washington, D. C.
Mr. David M. French, Department of State
Dr. Gregorio Oclander, New York City
Mr. Jose DeSeaboa, State Department Interpreter
Mr. Arthur B. Brelsford
Mr. Paul R. Reagan
Mr. W. J. Rabel
Mr. Bradshaw Mintener
Dr. and Mrs. Chester S. Keefer
Dr. Leonard A. Scheele
Dr. W. Palmer Dearing
Dr. Otis L. Anderson
Dr. Leroy E. Burney
Dr. Frederick J. Brady
Dr. Arthur S. Osborne
Dr. Paul Q. Peterson
Dr. Howard M. Kline
Mr. Robert C. Coulter
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1955
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11:15 am
Representatives of the Eighth World Health Assembly and
guests (Continued):
Mrs. Lillian E. Nobles
Miss Julia A. Rowady
Dr. John J. Hanlon
Dr. Lewis C. Robbins
Dr. Fred L. Soper
Dr. Carlos Gonzalez
Dr. Miguel Bustamente
Mr. Philip E. Nelbach
11:30 am
The following officials of the Securities and Exchange Commission
met with the President:
Hon. Ralph H. Demmler (Outgoing Chairman)
Hon. J. Sinclair Armstrong (Incoming Chairman)
Hon. Andrew D. Orrick (Recently confirmed as Member)
Hon. Harold C. Patterson (Recently nominated as
Member but not yet confirmed)
Hon. Edward T. Tait (Executive Director
Hon. Sherman Adams
11:45 am
The following Public Advisers on the United States Delegation
to the Tariff Negotiations at Geneva called on the President:
Mr. Lawrence F. Whittemore
Mr. Allan B. Kline
Mr. Bert Seidman
Mr. Russell G. Smith
Assistant Secretary of State Waugh
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Sherman Adams
11:50 am
The following presented the President with a cheese:
Mr. M. H. Brightman, Executive Secretary, Dairy Industry
Committee, Washington, D. C.
Colonel Benjamin F. Castle, Executive Vice President,
Milk Industry Foundation, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Patrick Healey, Assistant Secretary, National Milk
Producers Federation, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Robert Hibben, Executive Secretary, International
Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers, Washington, D. C.
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1955
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11:50 am
The following group presented the President with a cheese
(Continued):
Mr. Leslie C. Mapp, Chairman, Executive Committee
National Dairy Council
Mr. Arthur W. Sigmund, Vice President, Kraft Foods
Company, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Henry Specht, Merchants Creamery Company,
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Russell S. Waltz, President, National Milk
Producers Federation
Mr. Raymond Luck, Kraft Foods, Chicago, Illinois
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson
12:00 noon
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Hon. Arthur W. Radford (Joined the Secretary for the last
15 minutes of appointment)
1:00 pm
(Mr. Sid Richardson had lunch with the President) OFF THE RECORD
2:30 pm
Hon. Dillon Anderson
3:00 pm
The President received Ambassador Joao Carlos Muniz of
Brazil in the Conference Room where pictures were taken
on the occasion of the initialling of the Brazilian Reactor
Agreement. The following were present:
Admiral Lewis Strauss
Mr. Thomas Murray, Atomic Energy Commission
Dr. W. F. Libby, Atomic Energy Commission
Dr. von Neumann, Atomic Energy Commission
Mr. William Mitchell, Counsel, Atomic Commission
Adm. Paul Foster, Atomic Energy Commission
Mr. Clarke Vogel, Atomic Energy Commission
Mr. Morse Salisbury, Atomic Energy Commission
Mr. Edward Gardner, Atomic Energy Commission
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.
Hon. Henry Holland
Hon. Gerard Smith
Mr. Philip Farley
3:15 pm
The President received Ambassador Eduardo Zuleta-Angel of
Colombia in the Conference Room where pictures were taken
on the occasion of the initialling of the Colombian Reactor
Agreement. The above group was present with exception
of Brazilian Ambassador.
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1955
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4:30 pm
Hon. Douglas MacArthur
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.
7:30 pm
The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner for the
following:
Edward O. Boshell
William C. Bullitt
W. Atlee Burpee, Jr.
Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower
Richard R. Ely
James A. Hagerty
Oscar Hammerstein II
Col. Parker Hitt
Dr. Walter B. Martin
Dr. Dwight H. Murray
Maj. Benjamin H. Namm
Samuel I. Newhouse
Col. Francis W. Pruitt
John S. Rice
Richard Rodgers
Dr. Leonard A. Scheele
Robert F. Six
Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder
Gideon N. Stieff
A. D. Williams
Kendrick R. Wilson, Jr.
James C. Hagerty
Brig. Gen. Benjamin Franklin Caffey, Jr.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1955
8:10 am
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Bryce Harlow
8:20 am
Mr. Arthur Eisenhower
Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower
8:30 am
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS:
Hon. Richard T. Nixon, the Vice President
Senator William F. Knowland
Senator Eugene D. Millikin
Senator Leverett Saltonstall
Senator Styles Bridges
Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
Congressman Leo Allen
Congressman Leslie Arends
Hon. Rowland Hughes
Hon. Percival Brundage
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby
Hon. Bradshaw Mintener
Hon. Roswell B. Perkins
Dr. Leonard A. Scheele
Hon. Clarence A. Davis, Under Secretary of Interior
Hon. Fred G. Aandahl, Assistant Secretary of Interior
Governor Len Jordan
Hon. Arthur Summerfield
Hon. Carter Burgess
Hon. Albert Cole
Mr. John Hazelton, F. H. A.
Mr. William Ulman, F. H. A.
Hon. Philip Young
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. James C. Hagerty
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Fred Seaton
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Earle Chesney
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Arthur Minnich
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1955
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11:00 am
Mr. Loyd Wright
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Gerald Morgan
11:05 am
Hon. Arthur Burns
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
11:15 am
Midshipman J. B. Perkins, Editor, the "Lucky Bag".
Midshipman W. A. Kennington, Business Manager
Midshipman J. W. Ailes, Staff Head
(Presented the President with a copy of the Yearbook)
Commander Edward L. Beach
Lt. Commander Edward Herron
11:30 am
(Mr. Victor Herd, President, National Board of Fire Underwriters)
(Appointment requested through Mr. Thomas J. Watson
to extend invitation to attend their annual dinner. The
President has written he could not accept the invitation,
but would be glad to see Mr. Herd). OFF THE RECORD
12:00 noon
Sir Roger Makins, The British Ambassador
(Showed the President some material the British are
sending to Abilene).
12:15 pm
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
12:50 pm
(Hon. Paul Hoffman
(Mr. Arthur Eisenhower)
(Had lunch with the President)
OFF THE RECORD
2:10 pm
Hon. John Simmons
Mr. Etton B. Jones, Secretary, International Pacific Salmon
Fisheries Commission, Seattle, Wash.
Mr. Robert J. Schoettler, Director, Washington State
Department of Fisheries, Seattle, Wash.
Senator Thomas Reid (Canada), New Westminister, BC,
Chairman of International Pacific Salmon Fisheries
Commission
A. J. Whitmore, Chief Supervisor, Dominion (Canada)
Department of Fisheries, Vancouver, BC
Mr. Warren F. Looney, Special Assistant, Fisheries and
Wild Life Department of State
THE PRESIDENT's APPOINTMENTS
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1955
8:00 am
(Senator William F. Knowland)
(Had breakfast with the President) OFF THE RECORD
9:15 am
Congressman William H. Bates, Massachusetts
Congressman Porter Hardy, Jr., Virginia
Congressman Robert W. Kean, New Jersey
Congressman Paul J. Kilday, Texas
Congressman Olin E. Teague, Texas
Mr. Steve Carne
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bryce Harlow
(This appointment was arranged by Mr. Harlow, to
discuss survivorship benefits)
10:10 am
Hon. Herbert Brownell, the Attorney General
10:35 am
H. E. Senor Don Fernando Fournier, Ambassador of Costa Rica,
who presented his credentials to the President.
10:50 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
11:00 am
Hon. Sinclair Weeks
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.
Hon. Abott Washburn, Deputy Director, USIA
Hon. Samuel W. Anderson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Robinson McIlvaine, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Mr. Roy Williams, Trade Fair Director, Commerce Department
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
(This appointment was arranged through Mr. Washburn).
11:15 am
Hon. Kevin McCann
12:00 noon
Mr. Jack Porter
Hon. Sherman Adams
12:35 pm
The President departed the White House and motored to
Burning Tree Country Club.
12:50 pm
Arrived at Burning Tree where he had lunch.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1955
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1:51 pm
The President teed off from the first hole with the following:
Colonel Tom Belshe
Mr. Charles McAdam
Mr. George Storer
5:17 pm
Completed eighteen holes.
5:50 pm
Departed Burning Tree Country Club.
6:18 pm
Arrived at the White House.
7:30 pm
The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner for the
following:
Colonel Harry L. Berman
John S. Brookes, Jr.
Percival F. Brundage
Paul A. Dowell
Lt. Col. William G. Draper
Lt. Col. James M. Fairchild
Maj. Gen. Martin E. Griffin
Charles V. McAdam
Col. Thomas W. Mattingly
Dr. William S. Middleton
Floyd B. Odlum
Dr. McKinnie L. Phelps
Samuel F. Pryor, Jr.
Dr. Willard C. Rappleye
Henry M. Scharf
Howard T. Shadford
George B. Storer
Maj. Gen. William F. Tompkins
Alexander M. White
Maxwell Rabb
Gerald Morgan
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1955
8:00 am
(Hon. Nelson Rockefeller)
(Mr. Gilroy Roberts)
(Mr. William H. Brett)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
(The President was shown the Churchill medal design
before it was struck).
8:15 am
(Dr. Gabriel Hauge)
(Discussed Japanese Trade Agreements)
OFF THE RECORD
8:45 am
The following met with the President on June 3 to discuss
National Reserve Legislation:
Mr. John H. Wilson, Vice Chairman, National
Security Committee
Mr. Harry H. Semmes, Vice Chairman, National
Security Committee
Mr. Archie Bakay, National Adjutant Commander,
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Col. Edwin S. Bettleheim, Jr., Adjutant General,
Military Order of World Wars
Mrs. Nellie Sheriff Dixon, Legislative Chairman,
Disabled War Veterans Auxiliary
Mr. Charles Foster, Assistant Legislative Director,
Disabled War Veterans
Mrs. Maude Fry, Past National Commander,
Gold Star Mothers
Mr. Omar Ketchum, Legislative Director,
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Brig. Gen. Melvin Maas, Chairman of the Board,
Marine Reserve Officers Association
Mrs. Jane Rishworth, National Secretary, American
Legion Auxiliary
Hon. Strom Thurmond, National President,
Reserve Officers Association
Mr. James R. Wilson, Director, National Security Division,
American Legion
Mr. Rufus Wilson, National Commander, AMVETS
Mr. Bernard Weitzer, National Legislative Representative,
Jewish War Veterans
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bryce Harlow
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1955
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9:00 am
The following representatives of the United Jewish Appeal
called on the President and presented him with the United
Jewish Appeal Award for Humanitarian Achievement:
William Rosenwald, General Chairman, United Jewish
Appeal
Dewey D. Stone, National Chairman, United Jewish Appeal
Sol Luckman, National Chairman, United Jewish Appeal
Joseph Holtzman, National Chairman, United Jewish Appeal
Samuel H. Daroff, Chairman, United Jewish Appeal,
National Campaign Cabinet
Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, Executive Vice-Chairman,
United Jewish Appeal
Robert W. Schiff, Chairman, Trade and Industry,
United Jewish Appeal
Mrs. Hal Horne, Chairman, Women's Division,
United Jewish Appeal
Louis L. Bennett, Assistant Executive Vice-Chairman,
United Jewish Appeal
Raphael Levy, Publicity Director, United Jewish Appeal
Rabbi Isadore Breslau, Member, National Campaign
Cabinet, United Jewish Appeal
A. S. Kay, Member, National Campaign Cabinet,
United Jewish Appeal
Joseph Cherner, Member, National Campaign Cabinet,
United Jewish Appeal
Joel Fisher, Washington Counsel for United Jewish Appeal
9:15 am
(Senator Everett Dirksen)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. I. Jack Martin)
(Senator Dirksen discussed his impending trip to Asia)
9:40 am
(Mr. Ogden Reid)
OFF THE RECORD
10:05 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
10:40 am
Admiral Lewis Strauss
Hon. Sherman Adams
(Appointment from 10:40 until 11:30).
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1955
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12:00 noon
The President departed the White House and motored
to MATS Terminal where he boarded the new Aero-
Commander AF-2. (Before the take-off, pictures
were taken of the President boarding the plane and
seated in the plane). (Pilot: Col. William Draper,
Co-pilot: Major James Mitchell)
(Plane No. 1 carried the following:
Hon. James Hagerty
Colonel Tom Belshe
Mr. James Lyons
Mr. Arnold Sacks, photographer)
(Plane No. 2 carried the following Special Agents:
Dedi B. Flohr
Harvey Henderson
Carl Schverin
Forrest Guthrie)
12:47 pm
The President arrived at the Gettysburg Airport where
he was joined by Hon. James Hagerty and Colonel Tom Belshe.
(Pictures were taken upon arrival).
12:50 pm
The President departed the Gettysburg Airport with:
Hon. James Hagerty
Colonel Tom Belshe
General Arthur Nevins, who met the President at the airport.
1:15 pm
The President had lunch on the terrace of his Gettysburg
farmhouse with:
Hon. James Hagerty
Colonel Tom Belshe
General Arthur Nevins
2:22pm
The President received the following Brandywine Angus
Breeders who presented him with an Aberdeen Angus cow and
calf:
Mr. Neal D. Ivey, Malvern, Pa.
(Mr. Ivey made the actual presentation)
Mr. Joseph D. Gibbon, Glenmoore, Pa.
Mr. Orville F. Haas, Pottstown, Pa.
Dr. J. Montgomery Deaver, Whitemarsh, Pa.
Mr. Harry Heston, Newtown, Pa.
Mr. Maurice V. Hitt, Landenburg, Pa.
Mr. Chester Willhauer, Quakertown, Pa.
GETTYSBURG, PA.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1955
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2:22 pm
Brandywine Angus Breeders (Continued)
Mr. Scott L. French, Harrisburg, Pa.
Mr. James V. Coyner, Warrenton, Va.
Mr. Robert Williams, Harrisburg, Pa.
Mr. Howard C. Fair, Kenneth Square, Pa,
Mr. Glen L. Mengle
Mr. Burnett Groves
Mr. B. Falzarado, who drove the truck carrying cow and calf.
Mr. Arthur Nevenschward, herdsman for Millardine
Farm who held cow for the picture taking.
(During the presentation group pictures were taken).
2:55 pm
The President was presented a Berkshire gilt by Elden
Holsapple, 4-H Club achievement award winner, from
Mitchell, Indiana. The following węre in the group for
the presentation, after which group pictures were taken:
Mr. Warren Holsapple, father of Elden
Mr. Willard Britton, Springfield, Illinois
Mr. Don Britton (son of above)
Mr. Frank Salzarulo of the Indiana News.
4:00 pm
The President was presented an Angus heifer by the following:
Mr. A. J. Pennick (who made the actual presentation)
Mr. Fred Pennick
Mr. Herbert Pennick
(After the presentation, group pictures were taken).
(General Arthur Nevins also posed in this picture).
4:30 pm
The President departed the farm accompanied by
Colonel Tom Belshe and Hon. James Hagerty.
4:40 pm
Arrived at the Gettysburg Airport.
(Before departing, the President met Mr. Al Stromeyer,
manager of the Gettysburg Airport).
4:46 pm
Airborne for Washington, D. C.
5:11 pm
The President arrived at MATS Terminal where pictures were
taken.
5:16 pm
Departed MATS Terminal.
5:30 pm
The President arrived at the White House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1955
8:00 am
(Hon. Kevin McCann)
10:00 am
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Douglas MacArthur, Jr.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1955
10:42 am
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the
White House and motored to the National
Presbyterian Church where they attended the
eleven o'clock services.
12:10 pm
Departed the Church and motored to the White House.
12:15 pm
Arrived at the White House.
2:10 pm
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower departed the
White House and motored to MATS Terminal.
2:25 pm
Airborne aboard the Columbine for West Point, N. Y.
3:45 pm
Arrived at Stewart Airforce Base near Newberg, Pa.
3:55 pm
Departed Stewart Airforce Base and motored to Thayer
Hotel, West Point, N. Y.
5:55 pm
The President departed the Thayer Hotel and motored
to the Reviewing Stand on The Plain.
5:50 pm
Arrived at Reviewing Position and witnessed the Retreat
Review and participated in the presentation of awards,
including the presentation of the Eisenhower Award,
6:45 pm
The President departed the Reviewing Position and motored to
the farm of Mr. Gene Leone where he met with members
of the Class of 1915.
11:30 pm
Departed the Leone Farm and motored to the Hotel Thayer.
11:58 pm
Arrived at Hotel Thayer, West Point, New York.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1955
WEST POINT, N. Y.
10:05 am
The President visited the U. S. Military Academy
Museum.
10:35 am
Departed the Museum and proceeded to Cullum Hall
for the Alumni March.
10:45 am
The President participated in the Alumni March to
Thayer Monument where the Alumni Exercises were held.
11:15 am
Conclusion of the Alumni Exercises.
11:30 am
Review of Corps by the West Point Alumni on The Plain.
12:15 pm
The President attended the Alumni Luncheon and Meeting
held in Washington Hall.
1:10 pm
The President departed Washington Hall and proceeded to
Thayer Hotel.
4:00 pm
The President departed Thayer Hotel and proceeded to
the Reviewing Position where the Graduation Parade
was held on the Plain.
4:50 pm
Completion of Graduation Parade. The President then
motored to Hotel Thayer.
6:20 pm
The President departed the Thayer Hotel and motored to
the Old Stone Inn, eight miles from West Point.
6:35 pm
The President attended the Class of 1915 dinner at the
Old Stone Inn.
9:45 pm
Departed Old Stone Inn and motored the the Hotel Thayer.
10:00 pm
Arrived at Hotel Thayer.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1955
WEST POINT, N. Y.
9:50 am
The President departed the Thayer Hotel and motored to
the Field House where Graduations Exercises were held.
10:05 am
The President attended the West Point Graduation Exercises.
11:20 am
Completion of Graduation Exercises.
12:00 noon
The President attended the Superintendent's Luncheon
held in the Superintendent's Quarters.
(Following the luncheon, Hon. Kevin McCann
brought Cadet Dean Bates, who will be a Junior
at West Point next year, to meet the President.)
The President spoke to M/Sgt. August M. Lawrence and
Mr. John Manalis, who served the President when he
was a cadet at West Point.
Before departing the West Point area, the President
autographed a photograph for Mr. Morris Kay, owner
of the Texaco Service Station who served the President
and his party during the West Point visit.
1:45 pm
The President, Mrs. Eisenhower and party departed the
West Point Military Academy and motored to the
Stewart Air Force Base.
2:25 pm
Airborne for Washington, D. C.
3:30 pm
Arrived at MATS Terminal, Washington, D. C.
and proceeded to the White House.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
4:00 pm
Hon. John Foster Dulles
4:30 pm
Admiral Lewis Strauss
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1955
8:00 am
Hon. Harold Stassen
8:15 am
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS:
Hon. Richard T. Nixon
Hon. True D. Morse
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes
Hon. Percival Brundage
Hon. Arthur Burns
Hon. Philip Young
Senator William F. Knowland
Senator Eugene D. Millikin
Senator Leverett Saltonstall
Senator Styles Bridges
Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
Congressman Charles A. Halleck
Congressman Leo Allen
Congressman Leslie Arends
Hon. Carter Burgess
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Earle D. Chesney
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Abbott Washvurn
Hon. Hector McNeil
10:30 am
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1955
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11:00 am
Press Conference
11:45 am
The President greeted the following representatives of the
National Fraternal Council of Churches, U. S. A.
Mr. Carl A. Banks, District of Columbia
Rev. William H. Borders, Georgia
Rev. and Mrs. T. M. Chambers
Dr. Emmett J. Dickson, Indiana
Rev. Andrew Fowler, District of Columbia
Bishop C. A. Gibbs, Florida
Rev. J. M. Harrison, District of Columbia
Rev. L. K. Jackson, Indiana
Mrs. C. J. Jernagin, District of Columbia
Dr. W. H. Jernagin, District of Columbia
Bishop O. T. Jones, Pennsylvania
Bishop Samuel Kelsey, District of Columbia
Bishop R. C. Lawson, New York
Bishop Edgar Love, Maryland
Rev. George W. Lucas, Ohio
Bishop J. W. Martin, Michigan
Bishop H. T. Medford, District of Columbia
Rev. C. T. Murray, District of Columbia
Bishop D. Ward Nichols, New York
Rev. C. H. Pearson, District of Columbia
Rev. J. H. Peters, District of Columbia
Rev. R. H. Peoples, Indiana
Bishop H. z. Plummer, Virginia
Rev. J. H. Randolph, District of Columbia
Rev. Sandy Ray, New York
Rev. C. C. Scott, Virginia
Bishop W. A. Stewart, California
Dr. V. M. Townsend, Arkansas
Rev. J. F. Whitfield, District of Columbia
Rev. N. H. Wicks, Maryland
Dr. R. M. Williams, District of Columbia
Rev. Smallwood Williams, District of Columbia
Bishop A. W. Womack, Indiana
Rev. Giles R. Wright
12:00 noon
The President received the International Golfers:
ARGENTINE
Roberto de Vincenzo
Antonio Cerda
AUSTRALIA
Peter Thomson
Kel Nagle
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1955
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12:00 noon
International Golfers (Continued):
BELGIUM
Arthur de Vulder
Flory van Donck
BRAZIL
Mario Gonzales
Ricardo Rossi
CANADA
Stan Leonard
Pat Fletcher
CHILE
Alberto Salas
Luciano Calderon
COLUMBIA
Raul Posse
Miguel Sala
EGYPT
Naaman Aly
Hassan Hassenein
ENGLAND
Norman Sutton
Peter Alliss
FRANCE
Francois Saubaber
Jean Garaialde
GERMANY
Georg Bessner
Firedel Schmaderer
HOLLAND
Gerard de Wit
Piet Witte
IRELAND
Harry Bradshaw
Fred Daly
ITALY
Ugo Grappasonni
Alfonso Angelini
JAPAN
Kashio Kurihara
Koichi Ono
MEXICO
Percy Clifford
NEW ZEALAND
Frank Buckler
Alfred Guy
PHILIPPINES
Larry Montes
Celestino Tugot
SCANDINAVIA
Arne Werkell (Sweden)
Carl Poulsen (Denmark)
SCOTLAND
Eric Brown
John Panton
South AFRICA
George Farmer
Brian Wilkes
SPAIN
Angel Miguel
Sebastian Miguel
SWITZERLAND
Robert Lanz
Ernest Bauer
UNITED STATES
Ed Furgol
Chick Harbert
WALES
Harry Gould
Dennis Smalldon
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1955
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12:00 noon
International Golfers (Continued):
John Jay Hopkins, Chairman and Founder, International
Golf Association
Gordon J. Stringer, Tournament Director
L. C. Powell, General Manager
Fred Corocoran, Promotional Director
Victor Davidson, Photographer
12:43 pm
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Rowland R. Hughes)
(Hon. Arthur Flemming)
(Hon. Nelson Rockefeller)
(Hon. Joseph M. Dodge)
(The above met briefly with the President OFF THE RECORD
before the luncheon)
1:00 pm
The following had lunch with the President:
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Arthur Flemming
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes
Hon. Clarence Francis
Hon. Joseph Dodge
2:30 pm
(Judge Orrie Phillips)
(Mr. Loyd Wright)
(Mr. A. J. Schweppe)
(Hon. Bernard M. Shanley)
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
OFF THE RECORD
3:00 pm
(Hon. Kevin McCann)
4:00 pm
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. James Lay
4:30 pm
Hon. George M. Humphrey
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1955
8:30 am
The following members of the Commission of Fine Arts
called on the President:
Hon. David E. Finley, Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts
Hon. Wallace K. Harrison
Hon. Emily L. Muir
Hon. Douglas W. Orr
Hon. Elbert Peets
Hon. Linton R. Wilson
Hon. Felix W. DeWeldon
Hon. Rowland Hughes accompanied the above group.
8:45 am
(Senator Ralph E. Flanders, Vermont)
OFF THE RECORD
(Hon. I. Jack Martin)
(Senator Flanders called on the President prior to his
forthcoming visit to London).
9:00 am
(Hon. Clare Boothe Luce)
9:30 am
Admiral Arthur Radford
(Usual weekly appointment)
9:50 am
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Scott McLoed
Mr. Pierce J. Gerety, Civil Service Commission
10:00 am
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
Hon. Richard T. Nixon
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Hon. Robert E. Natteson, Foreign Operations Administration
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming
Hon. George M. Humphrey
Hon. William P. Rogers, Acting Attorney General
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss
Admiral Arthur W. Radford
Hon. Allen W. Dulles
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason, Deputy Executive Secretary, N. S. C.
Hon. J. Patrick Coyne, N. S. C. Representative on Internal
Security
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1955
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11:25 am
Dr. Arthur Burns
(Usual weekly appointment)
11:40 am
Hon. William P. Rogers
Judge Kenneth Grubb of Wisconsin
Judge Sterry Waterman of Vermont
Judge J. Edward Lumbard of New York
12:00 noon The President departed the White House and motored to
Burning Tree Country Club
12:25 pm
Arrived at Burning Tree
12:30 pm
LUNCH
1:00 pm
The President teed off from the first tee with the following:
Mr. Ralph Pittman
Colonel Tom Belshe
Senator Prescott Bush
At the sixth tee Congressman Charles A. Halleck introduced
the following to the President:
Mr. Larry Staze
Mr. Edward Grove
Dr. C. C. Johnson, Lafayette, Indiana
4:05 pm
Completed golf game.
5:00 pm
Departed Burning Tree.
5:25 pm
The President arrived at the White House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1955
8:45 am
Hon. Norman Armour, retiring Ambassador to Guatemala
(Ambassador Armour, who is retiring after 43 years
of service, requested this appointment through the
Department of State.)
9:00 am
CABINET MEETING:
Hon. Richard T. Nixon
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.
Hon. George M. Humphrey
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Hon. William P. Rogers, Deputy Attorney General
Hon. Arthur Summerfield
Hon. Clarence Davis, Under Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Sinclair Weeks
Hon. Arthur Larson, Under Secretary of Labor
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby
Hon. Rowland Hughes
Dr. William F. Russell, Acting Director, F. O. A.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming
Hon. Philip Young
Hon. Arthur Burns
Lt. Gen. Willard S. Paul, O. D. M.
Mr. John F. Grady, O. D. M.
Mr. W. H. Ziehl, O. D. M.
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Murray Snyder
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Arthur Minnich
Commander Edward L. Beach
The following were absent:
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Herbert Brownell
Hon. Douglas McKay
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson
Hon. James P. Mitchell
Hon. Harold E. Stassen
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1955
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10:10 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
12:30 pm
Hon. John Foster Dulles
1:00 pm
(LUNCH)
2:40 pm
The Pr esident departed the White House and motored to
MATS Terminal.
2:50 pm
Arrived at MATS Terminal and boarded the AF-2 Aero-
Commander.
2:55 pm
Airborne for Pennsylvania State University.
In a second plane were the following:
Hon. Kevin McCann
Hon. Murray Snyder
Major Walter R. Tkach
The third plane carried Special Agents.
3:49 pm
The President landed at Black Moshennon Airport in
Philipsburg, Pa. He was met by:
Dr. Milton Eisenhower
Miss Ruth Eisenhower (Dr. Eisenhower's daughter)
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eisenhower
Earl Eisenhower, Jr. ("Bud")
Miss Kathryn Eisenhower
4:03 pm
The President departed the Airport and motored to the
residence of Dr. Milton Eisenhower at State College, Pa.
4:35 pm
Arrived at Dr. Eisenhower's residence and was greeted by
Mr. Roy Eakin, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eakin, Jr.
During the evening the following called at the residence:
Mr. Lou Bell, Public Relations Officer of State University
Mr. and Mrs. Kenworthy
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1955
PENNSYLVANIA STATE
UNIVERSITY
8:35 am
The President departed the residence of Dr. Milton
Eisenhower and proceeded to the University
campus for Nuclear Reactor.
8:38 am
Arrived on the campus and greeted the University trustees
and their wives. (Approximately 50 persons in group).
9:03 am
The President departed the campus and returned to the
residence of Dr. Milton Eisenhower.
10:24 am
The President, wearing cap and gown, departed the residence
and motored to Beaver Stadium for the Centennial
Commencement ceremonies.
10:27 am
Arrived at the Stadium and participated in the Commencement
Exercises.
10:27 am
The Provost of the University, A. O. Morse, made a short talk
and introduced the President.
10:30 am
Speech by the President.
10:55 am
An honorary degree was conferred upon the President.
(The citation was read by Mr. A. O. Morse).
11:00 am
The President was presented a bronze lion (which is the
symbol of Pennsylvania State University) by the
President of the Alumni Association, Mr. John Ryan, of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
11:00 am
Conferring of degrees.
11:48 am
The President left the Stadium and motored to the residence of
Dr. Milton Eisenhower.
11:50 am
Arrived at the residence.
12:55 pm
The President departed the residence and proceeded to
the Helen Eisenhower Chapel site for cornerstone
laying.
1:05 pm
Arrived at the site for the cornerstone laying ceremonies.
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1955
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PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
1:12 pm
The President departed the Helen Eisenhower Chapel site
and returned to the residence of Dr. Milton Eisenhower.
1:25 pm
Arrived at the residence.
1:30 pm
LUNCHEON
2:20 pm
The President, accompanied by Dr. Walter R. Tkach,
departed Pennsylvania State University and motored
to Gettysburg, Pa.
GETTYSBURG, PA.
5:12 pm
The President and Dr. Walter R. Tkach arrived at
the Gettysburg Farm.
At the Farm, the President was joined by Mrs. Eisenhower
and Mrs. Doud (who were already at the Farm) and
by Mr. and Mrs. George Allen and General and Mrs.
Arthur Nevins.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1955
GETTYSBURY, PA.
10:18 am
The President departed the farm house and made a tour of
the farm on horseback. He was accompanied by:
Mr. George Allen
Mr. Ivan Feaster, Manager of the Eisenhower Farm.
Mr. Dale Newman, Assistant Manager of the
Eisenhower Farm.
10:58 am
Returned to the farm house.
12:46 pm
The President, accompanied by General Arthur Nevins,
motored to the new Redding Farm.
12:43 pm
Departed the Redding Farm and motored to the farm of
Mr. George Allen.
1:15 pm
Departed the farm of George Allen and motored back to the
house.
5:20 pm
The President departed his Gettysburg Farm and motored
to Washington, D. C.
7:30 pm
Arrived at the White House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1955
9:00 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
9:30 am
Admiral Arthur W. Radford
(Usual weekly appointment)
10:00 am
Dr. Edward L. R. Elson
10:15 am
Hon. Richard L. Jones
(Newly appointed American Ambassador to Liberia)
10:40 am
Hon. Meyer Kestnbaum
Hon. Sherman Adams
11:00 am
Dr. Arthur Burns
Dr. Gabriel Hauge
(Usual weekly appointment)
11:30 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Hon. Wilber Brucker
Hon. Fred Seaton
12:00 noon
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Hon. Fred Seaton
12:45 pm
(LUNCH)
1:15 pm
The President departed the White House accompanied by
Mr. Philip D. Reed
Mr. Clifford Roberts
Mr. Barry Leithead
1:40 pm
Arrived at Burning Tree Country Club.
2:05 pm
The President teed off with the following:
Mr. Philip D. Reed
Mr. Clifford Roberts
Mr. Barry Leithead
5:18 pm
Completed 18 holes of golf.
5:58 pm
Departed Burning Tree and motored to the White House.
6:25 pm
Arrived at the White House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1955
7:30 am
(Hon. John Foster Dulles)
Breakfast with the President
OFF THE RECORD
8:27 am
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
8:30 am
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS:
Hon. Richard T. Nixon
Senator William F. Knowland
Senator Eugene D. Millikin
Senator Leverett Saltonstall
Senator Styles Bridges
Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
Congressman Charles A. Halleck
Congressman Leo E. Allen
Congressman Leslie C. Arends
Hon. Rowland R. Hughes
Admiral Lewis L. Strauss
Hon. Philip Young
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. Earle D. Chesney
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Kevin McCann
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Murray Snyder
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
10:30 am
H. E. Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, Ambassador of India
Hon. V. Krishna Menon, Head of the Indian Delegation to
the U. N. Trusteeship Council
Hon. John Foster Dulles
11:15 am
The President received the winners of the AMVETS National
Service Foundation Memorial Scholarships:
Miss Sandra Hodgson
Miss Sheila Miller
Miss Jaunita Keeton
Miss Betty Nisivoccia
Mr. Peter Kemble
Miss Katherine Norem
Miss Gail Ottinger
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1955
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11:15 am
The following accompanied the winners of the AMVETS
National Service Foundation Memorial Scholarships:
Mr. Prentice Smith, President, Board of Trustees,
AMVETS National Service Foundation
Mr. Rufus Wilson, National Commander, AMVETS
Mr. Harold A. Keats, AMVETS
11:30 am
(Hon. Charles A. Willis, Jr.)
11:32 am
(Mr. Edward J. Bermingham) OFF THE RECORD
(Colonel Robert L. Schulz arranged appointment)
12:30 pm
H. E. Dr. Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of the Federal
Republic of Germany
H. E. Heinz Krekeler, The Ambassador of the Federal
Republic of Germany
H. E. Herbert Blankenhorn, The Ambassador of the Federal
Republic of Germany to the NATO
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Robert Murphy, Deputy Under Secretary of State
Hon. Livingston T. Merchant, Assistant Secretary of State
Mrs. Nora Lejins, Department of State Interpreter
Mr. Heinz Weber, German Interpreter
1:00 pm
The President gave a STAG luncheon honoring Chancellor
Adenauer. The following were present:
H. E. Dr. Konrad Adenauer
H. E. Heinz Krekeler
H. E. Herbert Blankenhorn
Hon. Richard T. Nixon
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Senator Theodore Francis Green
Senator William Langer
Senator H. Alexander Smith
Representative Charles A. Wolverton
Representative James P. Richards
Representative Robert B. Chiperfield
Representative J. Percy Priest
General Lucius D. Clay
Hon. James B. Conant
Hon. John J. McCloy
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1955
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3:00 pm
(Colonel Henry MacE. Pendleton
(Miss Ann Schaeffer)
OFF THE RECORD
3:52 pm
The President departed the White House and motored
to Walter Reed Hospital and proceeded to the
Xray building.
4:18 pm
Arrived at the Xray building at Walter Reed Hospital.
4:27 pm
Departed Walter Reed and motored directly to the White House.
4:46 pm
Arrived at the White House.
7:30 pm
The President gave an OFF THE RECORD Stag Dinner for
the following:
L. E. Berkey
Donald G. Brotzman
B. G. Byars
Samuel J. Campbell
E. Taylor Chewning
Bob Considine
Robert Denton
Thomas S. Lamont
Barry T. Leithead
Robert P. Martin
Arthur S. Nevins
Herman R. Purdy
Clifford Roberts
Belford L. Seabrook
Ellis D. Slater
Lewis L. Strauss
Tommie Stuart
Sylvester L. Weaver, Jr.
J. Willard Marriott
George E. Allen
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1955
8:15 am
(Mr. James C. Keogh, Time Magazine)
(Mr. Ed Darby)
(Hon. James Hagerty)
OFF THE RECORD
9:00 am
(Hon. Charles F. Willis, Jr.)
(Mr. Edward T. Tait)
OFF THE RECORD
9:15 am
Senator Prescott Bush
9:30 am
The following participated in the ceremonies in connection
with the signing of the Reactor Agreements with Great
Britian, Canada, and Belgium, at which time the
President greeted them in the Conference Room:
Hon. Sir Roger Makins, Ambassador of Great Britian
Hon. A. D. P. Heeney, Ambassador of Canada
Hon. Baron Silvercruys, Ambassador of Belgium
Sir Robert Scott, the British Minister
W. J. Bennett, President of Atomic Energy of Canada
Hon. Robert Murphy, Deputy Under Secretary of State
Hon. Gerard C. Smith, Special Assistant to the
Secretary of State
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss
Commissioner Willard F. Libby, A. E. C.
Commissioner Thomas E. Murray, A. E. C.
Commissioner John von Neumann, A. E. C.
General K. E. Fields, General Manager, A. E. C.
Admiral Paul Foster, Special Assistant for Liaison,
A. E. C.
Mr. John Hall, Director, Office of International Affairs,
A. E. C.
Mr. John Trevithick, Assistant Director,
Office of International Affairs, A. E. C.
Mr. William Mitchell, General Counsel, A. E. C.
Mr. Morse Salisbury, Public Information Office, A. E. C.
Mr. A. A. Wells, Attorney, A. E. C.
Mr. Merritt Cootes, Belgium Desk Officer,
Department of State
10:00 am
(Hon. Kevin McCann)
11:00 am
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Douglas MacArthur, Jr.
12:05 pm
The President departed the White House to participate in the
Relocation Exercises.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1955
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12:05 pm
The President departed the White House, accompanied
by:
Mr. Gerald Morgan
Mr. Fred Seaton
1:22 pm
Arrived at "High Point" Relocation Site.
Lt. General Willard S. Paul met the President at the gate
and rode with him to the Administration Building.
The President toured the Map Room in the F. C. D. A.
Building, then toured the Administration Building.
1:35 pm
Completed the tour.
1:40 pm
Lunch in the Mess Tent.
2:15 pm
The President, accompanied by General Willard S. Paul
and various Secretaries and Office of Defense
Mobilization officials, made an inspection of the
White House Relocation Site.
2:45 pm
The President attended the Interim Assembly Group Meeting.
The following were present:
Hon. George H. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Arthur E. Summerfield, the Postmaster General
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of H. E. W.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, O. D. M.
Hon. Allen W. Dulles, Director, C. I. A.
Hon. True D. Morse, Under Secretary of Agriculture
Admiral Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, A. E. C.
Hon. Rowland Hughes, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Hon. Percival Brundage, Deputy Director, Bureau of the
Budget
Hon. John W. Macy, Jr., Executive Director, C. S. C.
Mr. Owen Clarke, Administrator, Defense Transport
Administration
Hon. Val Peterson, Administrator, Federal Civil Defense
Administration
Mr. C. Herbert Rees, Foreign Operations Administration
Mr. Oakley Hunter, General Counsel, Housing and Home
Finance Agency
Hon. Clarence Davis, Under Secretary of Interior
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1955
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2:45 pm
Interim Assembly Group Meeting (Continued):
Hon. Herbert Brownell, the Attorney General
Hon. Arthur Larsen, Acting Secretary of Labor
General Willard S. Paul, O. D. M.
Mr. Charles H. Kendall, O. D. M.
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under Secretary of State
Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller
Admiral Arthur W. Radford
Admiral George W. Anderson
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Dr. Marlin S. Reichley
Captain Carlton E. Mott
Mr. Elmer Staats, Operations Coordinating Board
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. James C. Hagerty
Hon. Bradley Patterson, Jr.
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Joseph Dodge
Hon. Arthur Burns
Hon. Fred Seaton
4:32 pm
The President departed the Relocation Site, accompanied by
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. Gerald Morgan
and motored to Camp David, Maryland.
6:10 pm
Arrived at Camp David and proceeded to the President's
Cottage.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1955
8:18 am
The President posed for still and movie photographs
depicting him signing official documents in his
Cottage at Camp David.
8:31 am
The President departed the Cottage at Camp David,
accompanied by Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
and Hon. Dillon Anderson, and motored to
Fort Richie, Maryland.
9:20 am
Arrived at Fort Richie and was joined by
Brig. General Charles H. Bonesteel III
Colonel M. C. Higgins, Commanding Officer of this
installation.
9:30 am
The President attended a Meeting of Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Service Chiefs, and National Security Council Members.
10:00 am
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING: (Relocation Site)
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Hon. Harold E. Stassen
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming
Hon. George M. Humphrey
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr.
Hon. Rowland Hughes
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss
Hon. Val Peterson
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert, U. S. I. A.
Hon. Robert Anderson
Hon. Robert T. Stevens
Hon. Charles S. Thomas
Hon. Harold E. Talbott
Hon. Donald A. Quarles, Assistant Secretary of Defense
Hon. Arthur S. Radford
Lt. General Williston B. Palmer
Admiral Robert B. Carney
General Nathan F. Twining
General Lemuel C. Shepherd
Hon. Allen Dulles
Mr. Huntingdon Sheldon
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Joseph Dodge
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1955
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10:00 am
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING (Continued):
Hon. J. Patrick Coyne
Mr. Robert C. Sprague
Hon. J. Edgar Hoover
Mr. J. Walter Yeagley
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason
Commander Edward L. Beach
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
11:30
The President participated in a "Telecon" transmission.
12:55 pm
The President departed Fort Richie and motored to
Camp David, Maryland.
1:12 pm
Arrived at Camp David, Maryland where he had lunch.
5:15 pm
The President departed Camp David and motored to his
Gettysburg Farm.
5:44 pm
Arrived at the Gettysburg Farm.
The President, accompanied by Mr. Billy G. Byars, owner
of Royal Oaks Farm at Tyler, Texas, and General
Arthur S. Nevins, made a tour of the Farm.
8:50 pm
The President departed the Gettysburg Farm and
motored to Camp David.
9:25 pm
Arrived at Camp David.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1955
10:20 am
The President departed Camp David and motored to
Fort Richie, Maryland.
10:55 am
Arrived at Fort Richie, Maryland.
11:00 am
The President attended a meeting of all participants in
the High Point, Virginia, and Fort Richie, Maryland,
Relocation Exercises. The following were present:
Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Brownell, the Attorney General
Hon. Arthur E. Summerfield, Postmaster General
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of H. E. W.
Hon. Val Peterson, Federal Civil Defense Administrator
Admiral Arthur Radford
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss
Hon. Rowland Hughes
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming
Hon. H. Chapman Rose, Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Hon. Clarence Davis, Under Secretary of Interior
Hon. True D. Morse, Under Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Arthur Larson, Under Secretary of Labor
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. Allan O. Hunter, Housing and Home Finance Agency
Hon. Owen Clarke, Defense Transport Administration
Hon. John Macy, Civil Service Commission
Hon. Maxwell Rabb
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. Bradley Patterson
Mr. Merrill Collett, Office of Defense Mobilization
Mr. Ralph Drennen, Office of Defense Mobilization
(In addition to the above there were about 45 observers)
1:00 pm
The President made a television broadcast.
1:10 pm
The President departed Fort Richie, accompanied by
Major Walter R. Tkach, and motored to his Farm at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1:41 pm
Arrived at the Farm.
4:00 pm
The President toured the Farm for forty-five minutes.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1955
GETTYSBURG, PA.
9:45 am
The President departed the Farm and motored to the
Gettysburg Country Club.
9:55 am
Arrived at the Club and was joined by General Nevins.
10:07 am
The President and General Arthur S. Nevins teed off
for eighteen holes of golf.
12:20 pm
Completed game and motored directly to his Farm.
12:32 pm
Arrived at the Farm.
1:00 pm
LUNCH
2:15 pm
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Johnston of Pennington, New J ersey
visited the President at his Farm and presented him with
two little lambs.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 1955
7:00 am
The President departed his Gettysburg Farm and motored
to the White House.
8:44 am
Arrived at the White House.
SAN FRANCISCO TRIP
2:30 pm
The President departed the White House and motored to
MATS Terminal.
2:50 pm
The President was airborne for San Francisco, California.
The following accompanied him:
Congressman William S. Mailliard
Congressman J. Arthur Younger
Congressman Hubert B. Scudder
Congressman Charles S. Gubser
Congressman Ceorge P. Miller
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Major Walter R. Tkach
Mr. James Rowley
Mr. Dick Flohr
Mr. Floyd Boring
Miss Mary Caffrey
9:30 pm PDT The President arrived at the San Francisco International
Airport and was welcomed by the following:
Hon. Goodwin Knight and Mrs. Knight
Hon. Elmer E. Robinson and Mrs. Robinson
(Mayor of San Francisco)
Hon. Francis McCarty and Mrs. McCarty
(Member of San Francisco Board of Supervisors;
and Honorary General Chairman of San Francisco
U. N. Executive Committee)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Gros
(Executive Chairman, San Francisco U. N.
Executive Committee)
Lt. Gen. Willard G. Wyman, Commanding General Sixth Army
Vice Admiral Francis Stuart Low, Commander, Western
Sea Frontier and Commander, Pacific Reserve Fleet
Maj. Gen. Robert B. Landry, Commander, Fourth Air Force
SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 1955
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SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
9:30 pm PDT
The following welcomed the President upon his
arrival at San Francisco International Airport (Continued):
Maj. Gen. Henry D. Linscott,
Commanding General Department of Pacific
Maj. Gen. Walter E. Todd,
Commander, Western Air Defense Force
Rear Admiral John R. Redman,
Commandant, 12th Naval District and
Commander, S. F. Naval Base
Rear Admiral R. T. McElligott, Commander
12th Naval District (Coast Guard) and Commander
Western Area
The following were admitted to the Area, but were not
part of the Welcoming Party:
Mr. Robert J. Dolan
Mr. Virgil J. Elliott
Mr. Michael J. Dower
Miss Penny Gros
Governor Knight and Mayor Robinson accompanied the
President on the ride to the St. Francis Hotel.
Upon his arrival at the St. Francis, the President went
immediately to his suite and retired.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1955
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
8:30 am PDT
The President had breakfast in his hotel suite with
Mr. Arthur Dolan
Mr. Dan London, Manager of the St. Francis Hotel
Mr. Joseph Moore, Jr.
Mr. Robert Steele
9:45 am PDT
Mr. James L. Murphy
10:00 am PDT
Maj. General Kenyon Joyce
10:15 am PDT
Mrs. Alfred Ehrman
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Avenali
Master Peter Avenali
Miss Susie Avenali
10:55 am PDT
General Frank Stoner (former Signal Officer, U. S. Army)
11:00 am PDT
Lt. General Willard G. Wyman
11:30 am PDT
Citizens Committee Reception
The President received the following in his suite on the
sixth floor of the Hotel St. Francis:
Governor and Mrs. Goodwin J. Knight
Attorney General Pat Brown
State Controller Robert Kirkwood
State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Dr. Roy E. Simpson
(From the City of San Francisco):
Mayor and Mrs. Elmer E. Robinson
Mr. Thomas A. Brooks, Chief Administrative Officer
Mr. Harry D. Ross, City Controller
Mr. Dion R. Holm, City Attorney
(San Francisco Executive Committee for United Nations
Commemorative Session):
Mr. Francis McCarty, Honorary General Chairman
Mrs. Francis McCarty
Mr. Robert R. Gros, Executive Chairman
Mrs. Robert R. Gros
Mr. Howard Freeman, Executive Director
Mrs. Howard Freeman
Mr. Joseph L. Alioto
Mr. H. Clay Bernard
Mr. G. Stewart Brown
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1955
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11:30 am PDT CITIZENS COMMITTEE RECEPTION (Continued)
Mr. Roy N. Buell
Mr. James W. Corbett
Mr. Frederic Cromwell
Mr. Arthur F. Domergue
Mr. Garland R. Farmer, Jr.
Miss Florence Gardner
Mr. Jack Goldberger
Mr. Edward D. Keil
Dr. Chang Wah Lee
Mrs. Albert J. McGuire
Mrs. James L. Murphy
Mr. Edward S. Montgomery
Mr. Victor P. Reed
Mrs. Edwin C. Sage
Mr. Robert A. Saxe
Mr. Paul Speegle
Mr. Robert H. Steele
Dr. William McKinley Thomas
Mr. E. L. Turkington
Mr. Harold B. Williams
Mr. William R. Woodfield
12:45 pm PDT
The President gave a small private luncheon in his suite
at the Hotel St. Francis. The following were guests:
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly President, Eelco N. van Kleffens
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Harold E. Stassen
Governor Goodwin J. Knight
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Hon. James Hagerty
2:45 pm PDT
The President departed the St. Francis Hotel and motored
to the San Francisco Opera House to attend the U. N. Meeting.
He was accompanied by Governor Goodwin J. Knight and
Mayor Elmer E. Robinson.
3:00 pm PDT
The President arrived at the Opera House. General
Assembly President van Kleffens called the meeting
to order and asked for a moment of silence.
3:05 pm
The President was introduced by President van Kleffens.
The President made his opening speech.
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1955
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3:00 pm PDT
U. N. MEETING (Continued)
Following the President's speech, the following made
short speeches:
Mayor Elmer E. Robinson
Governor Goodwin J. Knight
Secretary General of the U. N., Hammarskjold
General Assembly President, Van Kleffens
The President signed the guest book at the Opera House
before he departed. Julian Bagley held the book as the
President signed on page 179. Mr. Bagley has been the
attendant at the Opera House since it first opened.
4:15 pm
The President attended the Reception in the Green
Room, Veterans Building. He then returned to the
St. Francis Hotel.
6:15 pm
The President had the following guests in his suite before
dinner:
Mr. James B. Black
Mr. Harry D. Collier
Mr. Theodore Peterson
Mr. Norman L. McLaren
6:45 pm
The following were the President's dinner guests:
Mr. Dan London, Manager of the St. Francis Hotel
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Lt. Colonel William Draper
Major Walter R. Tkach
9:00 pm
The President departed the St. Francis Hotel and motored
to the International Airport.
9:40 pm
Airborne for Washington, D. C. The following accompanied
the President:
Congressman J. Arthur Younger
Congressman Hubert B. Scudder
Congressman George P. Miller
Hon. Harold E. Stassen
Hon. James Hagerty
Hon. Nelson Rockefeller
Mr. James Rowley
Major Walter R. Tkach
Mr. Dick Flohr
Mr. Floyd Boring
Miss Mary Caffrey
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
8:20 am
The President arrived at MATS Terminal and motored
directly to the White House.
8:45 am
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Bryce Harlow
9:00 am
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS
Hon. Richard T. Nixon
Senator William F. Knowland
Senator Styles Bridges
Senator Leverett Saltonstall
Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
Congressman Charles A. Halleck
Congressman Leslie C. Arends
Congressman Leo E. Allen
Hon. Oveta Culp Hobby
Hon. Roswell B. Perkins, Assistant Secretary of H. E. W.
Hon. Carter Burgess, Assistant Secretary of Defense
Hon. Herbert Brownell, the Attorney General
Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Louis S. Rothschild, Under Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Philip Ray, General Counsel, Department of Commerce
Hon. Robert H. Humphries, Republican National Committee
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. I. Jack Martin
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Bernard Shanley
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. Earle D. Chesney
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Murray Snyder
10:45 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
11:30 am
The President greeted the following members of the National
Association of Radio and Television Farm Directors:
Aaroe, Alden P., Richmond, Virginia
Alampi, Phil, New York, N. Y.
Allen, Cliff, Knoxville, Tennessee
(continued next page)
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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11:30 am
National Association of Radio and Television Farm
Directors (Continued):
Alltop, Harvey C., Decatur, Illinois
Anderson, Bill, Bloomington, Indiana
Andrews, Harry, Indianapolis, Indiana
Arnold, Barney, Louisville, Kentucky
Atkins, George, Ontario, Canada
Atwood, Frank, Hartford, Connecticut
Backlund, Arley W., Storre, Connecticut
Battles, Roy, Washington, D. C.
Beall, James M., Washington, D. C.
Beaty, Layne, Washington, D. C.
Bennett, C. Dana, Washington, D. C.
Bertsch, Maynard, Chicago, Illinois
Biglin, Richard D., Chicago, Illinois
Bliss, Milton E., Chicago, Illinois
Bradshaw, John, Ontario, Canada
Brenner, Bernard, Washington, D. C.
Budd, Montgomery R., Wilmington, Delaware
Calkins, Charles, Mrion, Ohio
Callaway, James E., Roanoke, Virginia
Canaday, Ewing, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Chapmen, Daniel, Washington, D. C.
Chase, John, Benton Harbor, Michigan
Child, Robert B., Ithaca, N. Y.
Click, W. D., Huntington, West Virginia
Coe, Maynard, Chicago, Illinois
Compton, Dewey P., Houston, Texas
Cox, Murray, Dallas, Texas
Curtiss, Dean, Faribault, Minn.
Davies, Bruce K., Chicago, Illinois
Davis, John C., Washington, D. C.
Eakin, Everett, Toledo, Ohio
Eisert, Erwin, Salem, Indiana
Evans, Phil, Kansas City, Mo.
Farrar, John, Washington, D. C.
Foreman, W. L., Memphis, Tenn.
Gaylord, James, New York City
Greier, Leo, Washington, D. C.
Ginn, Edwin H., Wilmington, Delaware
Glenn, Norman M., Georgetown, Del.
Gray, Cliff, Spartanburg, S. C.
Gurley, Delmar E., Chicago, Illinois
Haeg, Larry, Minneapolis, Minn.
Haislet, Richard, College Station, S. D.
Hansen, Mal, Omaha, Nebraska
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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11:30 am
National Association of Radio and Television Farm
Directors (Continued):
Harper, Dix, Chicago, Illinois
Herndon, Charles A., Washington, D. C.
Holmes, John, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Hurley, J. W., Toronto, Canada
Hyman, Ted, Kansas City, Missouri
Jackson, Jack, Kansas City, Missouri
James, John W., Ashland, Ohio
Jennings, Jack T., Washington, D. C.
Jungkind, John E., Memphis, Tennessee
Kathe, Richard L., Chicago, Illinois
Kirby, Amos, Philadelphia, Pa.
Kirkpatrick, Keith L., Des Moines, Iowa
Knapp, Merrill N., Ithaca, N. Y.
Knau, Craighton, St. Louis, Mo.
Kohler, Paul, Marion, Ohio
Krech, Jack, Jefferson City, Mo.
Lacey, John J., Chicago, Illinois
Langfitt, Howard, Jackson, Miss.
Langfitt, Merrill J., Shenandoah, Iowa
Laustsen, Vern, Milwaukee, Wis.
Lerch, Donald G., Washington, D. C.
LeSage, Merle, Chicago, Illinois
Lewis, Clement B., Jr., New Brunswick, N. J.
Liles, Mardi, Tampa, Florida
Liles, Wayne C., Oklahoma City, Okla.
Looper, J. Don., Milwaukee, Wis.
McDonald, John, Nashville, Tenn.
McDougall, R. H., Butler, Pa.
McGrew, Jack, Houston, Tex.
McReynolds, Bill, San Antonio, Texas
Mahoney, Claude A., Washington, D. C.
Mann, Richard, New York, N. Y.
Martz, Homer H., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mason, Tom, Detroit, Mich.
Mathews, Frank, Chicago, Illinois
Maxcy, Sam R., Phoenix, Ariz.
Menard, George, Chicago, Illinois
Merrifield, John F., Detroit, Michigan
Might, Charles F., Marion, Ohio
Miller, Lloyd D., Chicago, Illinois
Miller, Robert C., Cincinnati, Ohio
Morrow, Keith, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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11:30 am
National Association of Radio and Television Farm
Directors (Continued):
Nance, Bob, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Nash, Knowlton, Washington, D. C.
Ohm, Karl F., Chicago, Illinois
Orme, Elvon W., Salt Lake City, Utah
Parel, Don, Washington, D. C.
Parker, Robert E., Green Bay, Wisc.
Postlethwaite, Herman, Washington, D. C.
Quann, Homer M., Harrisonburg, Virginia
Ragland, Tom, Chicago, Illinois
Randall, Edwin T., Philadelphia, Pa.
Randolph, Lottie M., Washington, D. C.
Raymond, Frank, Bristol, Virginia
Renaud, Jules S., Washington, D. C.
Reno, Dallas, Texas
Robinson, Conway, Baltimore, Md.
Roesner, George E., Houston, Texas
Rooke, Derek S., Memphis, Tenn.
Rucker, Delbert, Washington, D. C.
Ruhmann, W. A., Fort Worth, Texas
Schmitz, Harold J., St. Joseph, Mo.
Schneider, Sam B., Tulsa, Okla.
Seaman, Gerald L., Milwaukee, Wis.
Seavey, Hollis M., Washington, D. C.
Seyler, Wes,, Topeka, Kansas
Shannon, George W., New Orleans, La.
Shields, Dan, Washington, D. C.
Simmons, Robert C., Amherst, Massachusetts
Skelsey, Alice F., Washington, D. C.
Slate, Charles H., Center, Texas
Slusarczyk, Ed., Utica, New York
Smith, Cotton John, Amarillo, Texas
Smith, R. L., Milwaukee, Wis.
Speece, Maynard A., Minneapolis, Minn.
Stratton, Jack, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Thomas, Tex A., Chicago, Illinois
Timmons, Jack, Shreveport, La.
Tompkins, Jack, Texarkana, Texas
Towers, Jack, Washington, D. C.
Tracy, William L., Washington, D. C.
True, J. Scott, Maysville, Kentucky
Turrell, John, Butler, Pa.
Vines, Marvin, Little Rock, Ark.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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11:30 am
National Association of Radio and Television Farm
Directors (Continued):
Washburn, Donald, Peoria, Illinois
Webster, R. Lyle, Washington, D. C.
Wells, Marshall, Detroit, Michigan
Winemiller, Thomas L., Ashland, Ohio
Wingo, Harold, Washington, D. C.
Winks, Donald, New York City, N. Y.
Wilson, Louis H., Washington, D. C.
Wood, Alvah Ruseell, Evansville, Indiana
Wyatt, Bill, Columbus, Ohio
Zipp, Bill, Columbus, Ohio
Zufall, John A., Frederick, Maryland
Hon. Ezra Taft Benson accompanied the above group.
11:45 am
General J. Lawton Collins
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
(This appointment was arranged through
the Department of State).
11:55 am
Hon. I. Jack Martin
12:00 am
Dr. Arthur Burns
Dr. Gabriel Hauge
(Usual weekly appointment)
12:15 pm
The following attended the signing ceremonies for HR-1
in the Cabinet Room:
Senator Wallace F. Bennett
( HR : Trade Agreements
Senator Harry F. Byrd
Extension Act of 1955)
Senator Frank Carlson
Senator J. Allen Frear; Jr.
Senator Thomas C. Hennings
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson
Senator Robert S. Kerr
Senator Russell B. Long
Senator Edward P. Martin
Senator Eugene D. Millikin
Senator Leverett Saltonstall
Senator John J. Williams
Congressman Howard H. Baker
Congressman Hale Boggs
Congressman Jere Cooper
Congressman Thomas B. Curtis
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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12:15 pm
Signing ceremonies for HR (Continued)
Congressman Aime J. Forand
Congressman Burr P. Harrison
Congressman A. S. Herlong, Jr.
Congressman Frank Ikard
Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins
Congressman Eugene J. Keogh
Congressman Cecil R. King
Congressman Thomas J. O'Brien
Congressman Antoni N. Sadlak
12:30 pm
The President greeted the following National 4-H Club Camp
delegates, who were accompanied by Hon. Ezra Taft Benson,
Secretary of Agriculture:
Adams, Brenda Gail, Stillwater, Okla.
Adams, Llewellyn, Rutland, Vermont
Adams, Read C., Norwick, N. Y.
Adian, Nancy, Fisk, Tex.
Adkins, Claude, Georgetown, Delaware
Aiton, E. W., Washington, D. C.
Allbritton, Nelda Crick, Olla, Louisiana
Allen, A. George, Utica, N. Y.
Almodovar, Elia, Puerto Rico
Altstetter, Mildred Stemple, Johnstown, Pa.
Alvis, Howard E., Richmond, Virginia
Alwime, J hn E., Middletown, Pa.
Anderson, Marilyn, Harrisonville, Mo.
Andreas, John, Jr., Delano, Cal.
Andreas, Virginia, Delano, Cal.
Andrews, Carol Lee, Copeland, Idaho
Antes, W. M. Lincoln, Neb.
Anthony, Beverly, Negreet, La.
Apel, Dale, Manhattan, Kan.
Atkinson, Julian, Ewing, Ky.
Ausherman, Arthur C., Columbia, Mo.
Auten, Joyce, Jonesville, S. C.
Aycock, Edmund, Raleigh, N. C.
Aylesworth, Phil, Washington, D. C.
Baker, Allen L., University Park, Pa.
Balthaser, Mark S., Bernville, Pa.
Barker, Paul C., Berkeley, Cal.
Barton, Bill F., Cornell, Illinois
Buaza, Bienvenido, Puerto Rico
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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National 4-H Club delegates (Continued):
Becker, C. Schneider, Milwaukee, Wis.
Benham, Jane, Hamden, Conn.
Benson, Barbara, Lebanon, N. H.
Bergeron, Milton, Sterling, Mich.
Bergstrom, Mabel, Turtle Lake, Wis.
Berton, Roger D., Durham, Conn.
Bishop, Tena, Washington, D. C.
Bitzor, Willard, Newton, N. J.
Black, Eileen, Merrimac, Mass.
Blake, Lucy, Blacksburg, Va.
Bolton, Neil, Winston-Salem, N. C.
Border, Mary Elise, Manhattan, Kan.
Boss, Marvin, Washington, D. C.
Bostron, Harry A., Sterling, Colorado
Boyd, Jane, Roselle, Del.
Bradley, Irene, Crane, Mont.
Bradley, Martha F. Thomaston, Conn.
Bradshaw, Beverly, Hoppner, Ore.
Brannon, David H., Pullman, Washington
Breene, Carolyn A., West Warwick, R. I.
Briggs, Cora Mae, Lincoln, Neb.
Bringe, Allan N., Holman, Wis.
Brockmann, Rupert, Shoshoni, Wyo.
Brooks, Austin, Melrose, N.M.
Brubaker, Daniel W., Dayton, Va.
Bucher, Richard, St. Paul, Minn.
Buell, Mary Elizabeth, Crystal City, Tex.
Bump, Mrs. Paris L., Jr., E. Providence, R. I.
Burdine, Martha, Tallahassee, Fla.
Burkness, Joy Hardy, Baltimore, Md.
Busch, Ann, Minneapolis, Minn.
Butler, Henry E., Stevenson, Md.
Butterfield, Marcius, Jacksonville, Vt.
Campbell, Rex, Bozeman, Mont.
Carlson, Alice, Stillwater, Okla.
Carlson, Evelyn, White Cloud, Mich.
Carlson, Robert E., Live Oak, Fla.
Carr, Marvin, III, Elkins, W. Va.
Cate, J. C., Knoxville, Tenn.
Cavender, John M., Ancon, Canal Zone
Chapman, Erna R., Washington, D. C.
Chavoz, Henry, Jr., Los Lunas, N. Mex.
Clark, Jack, Elizabethwon, Tennessee
Clark, Maynard R., Tumacacori, Ariz.
Clay, Elizabeth Randle, Carlisle, Ky.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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National 4-H Club delegates (Continued):
Clayton, Leon O., Clemson, S. C.
Coale, Charles W., Jr., Forest Hill, Md.
Coates, J. B., Florence, S. C.
Cobb, Albert, Columbus, Ohio
Cobb, Nelda, McLeansville, N. C.
Coble, Jay Edwin, Hersey, Pa.
Collins, Edith, Lovington, Va.
Colvin, Walter S., Indianapolis, Ind.
Comegys, Henry F., Centreville, Md.
Conant, Olive, Canton, Me.
Condon, E. J., Chicago, Ill.
Conrow, Susanne B., New Brunswick, N. J.
Cook, Gail, Stratford, Conn.
Cook, J. O., Jr., Polahatchie, Miss.
Cory, Harold R., Jr., Twerton, R. I.
Cox, Jerry, Alpharetta, Ga.
Cox, Raymond, Minden, Nev.
Crisman, Ima R. Brookings, S. D.
Critchlow, William, Harrisville, Pa.
Crosby, Jeanne, Waterproof, La.
Dailey, James E., Jefferson, S. D.
Dalrymple, Baret V., Branchville, N. J.
Dalrymple, George, J., Neshanic, N. J.
Daniel, Edrie Bell, Little Rock, Ark.
Davidson, Stanley, Ames, Iowa
Davis, Vera Hatcher, Bartlesville, Okla.
Dawson, John E., Alexandria, Ky.
Day, Nancy, Anderson, Cal.
Denman, Stuart, Charleston, Miss.
Dennison, Sandra, Orlando, Fla.
Donaldson, Eugene, Helena, Mont.
Dorsey, C. P. , Morgantown, W. Va.
Doster, W. Robert, Waynesville, Ohio
Dowen, Dorothy Lou, Pueblo, Colo.
Downey, Mylo S., Washington, D. C.
Duncan, Dorothy, Berkeley, Cal.
Dunn, Patty, Helper, Utah
Dykstra, Deana, Jerome, Idaho
Eby, Edna Sims, Deland, Fla.
Edwards, Margaret, Blythewood, S. C.
Egged, Walter, Great Falls, Montana
Eidson, Mrs. Wallace, Dunwoody, G.a.
Elkins, Bronna Mae, Washington, D. C.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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National 4-H Club delegates (Continued):
Elledge, Don T., Mabank, Tex.
Elliott, Marilyn, Winthrop, N. Y.
Ellis, Rudolph, Fayetteville, N. C.
Emme, Howard, Toledo, O.
Evans, Eleanor K., Lynchburg, Va.
Evans, Sterling, Maryville, Mo.
Everett, Esther, East Lansing, Mich.
Everitt, Roger, Ringoes, N. J.
Fales, D. B., Ithaca, N. Y.
Fazzalari, Ella, Washington, D. C.
Feltner, Conrad, Lexington, Ky.
Felton, Edward L., Jr., Holland, Va.
Fenn, Geraldine, Bozeman, Mont.
Ferguson, C. M., Washington, D. C.
Fernandez, Camille David, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
Fernow, Erlys, Enderlin, N. D.
Fick, H. G. E., St. Louis, Mo.
Figi, William J., Argyle, Wis.
Finnemore, Nancy, Limestone, Me.
Fizer, Mildred, Morgantown, W. Va.
Flygare, Alden, Dunnell, Minn.
Forbes, Esley H., Wake Forest, N. C.
Foresman, Mrs. Earl, Columbus, Ohio
Ford, Barbara Bahnsen, Sulphur, La.
Ford, Shirley, Centertown, Ky.
Foss, Alden, Maddock, N. D.
Foster, George, Washington, D. C.
Fowlks, Robert, Fontana, Cal.
Francis, Shirley, Tupelo, Miss.
Fry, Marion L., East Greenwich, R. I.
Gale, Dwain, Duncan, Ariz.
Gardner, Buddy, Shreveport, La.
Gerberich, Margaret Cole, Jonestown, Pa.
Gerwig, Thelma S., Chapel, W. Va.
Giddings, Gilbert, Fairchield, Conn.
Gifford, Eugene, Rienzi, Miss.
Goad, Blanche, State College, Miss.
Godbold, Mary Ann, Rebel Acres, Fla.
Goodhue, Betty, Carlisle, Iowa
Goulet, Mrs. Roger, E. Weymouth, Mass.
Graf, Barbara, Storrs, Conn.
Granger, Ralph H., Newmarket, N. H.
Graumann, Hugo, Takoma Park, Md.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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National 4-H Club delegates (Continued):
Gravance, James, Twerton, R. I.
Graves, Elizabeth Anne, Shirley, Mass.
Graves, Marilyn, Taylorsville, Miss.
Gregory, Orinne, Columbia, Mo.
Griffin, J. H., Greenwood, S. C.
Griffith, Ruth E., Beaumont, Tex.
Guindon, Ann, Planhinton, S. D.
Gulley, Margaret, Lexington, Ky.
Guthridge, Cora Lee, Little Rock, Ark.
Gutierrez, Annie, Westmorland, Cal.
Gwinn, Sam, Newark, Del.
Hagenow, E. Elaine, Wamatah, Ind.
Hajovsky, Jimmie, Schulenburg, Texas
Halvorson, Dorothy B., West Lafayette, Ind.
Hammond, Forrest, Jr., Martinsburg, W. Va.
Hand, Anita, Tucson, Ariz.
Hand, Naomi G., Elm Grove, W. Va.
Handlin, Ben, Genesee, Kan.
Hanna, Jane C., Baltimore, Md.
Hansen, M. Elna, Ludington, Mich.
Harlow, Ruth C. Easton, Mass.
Harne, Evelyn, St. Paul, Minn.
Harbour, Mary Lou, Mt. Pleasant, Tex.
Harlow, Mrs. Lawrence, Culpeper, Va.
Harrill, L. R., Raleigh, N. C.
Harrington, Raymond, South Dartmouth, Mass.
Harris, Gladiola B., Charleston, Miss.
Harris, Mildred F., College Station, Tex.
Harrison, Martha, Athens, Ga.
Harter, Emily W., Watertown, N. Y.
Hartley, Harold, Wellsburg, W. Va.
Hayes, Betty M., Milford, Del.
Heitland, Frank, Brookings, S. D.
Heitz, Ruth M., Lafayette, Ind.
Hellwig, Louis J., Graytown, Ohio
Hendrix, James W., Greenville,
Hockenburg, Carl D., Ringoes, N. J.
Hodge, Verna I., East Lansing, Mich.
Hoefer, Albert, Ithaca, N. Y.
Hoffman, Dorothy, Somerville, N. J.
Hogsett, Virginia P., Ripley, W. Va.
Hollar, Ira J., Stillwater, Okla.
Holler, Dan F., Raleigh, N. C.
Homer, Donald A., Franklin, Mass.
Honda, Randy Y., Kula, Hawaii
Howland, Joseph E., New York, N. Y.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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National 4-H Club delegates (Continued):
Hoyt, Charles, Manhattan, Kan.
Huff, Duane H., Manzanola, Col.
Isaacs, James, Nettleton, Ark.
Ismer, Marion, Philadelphia, Pa.
Jahmke, Marguerite, Junction City, Kan.
James, Jesse, Concord, Mass.
James, Mrs. Vernon G., Elizabeth City, N. C.
Jeffries, William S., University Park, Pa.
Jenson, Mr. K., Janesville, Wis.
Jewell, Patricia, Tremont, Ill.
Jewett, John, Cortland, Ohio
Johns, Jack E., Fox, Ore.
Johnson, Edward D., Boston, Mass.
Johnson, H. J., Manhattan, Kan.
Johnson, Ruth, Elbow Lake, Minn.
Jones, Howard E., McMinnville, Ore.
Jones, H. M., Amherst, Mass.
Jones, Ruth, Eastover, S. C.
Jones, Tiny Faye, State College, N. Mex.
Kasper, Robert D., Maryville, Ohio
Kearsley, Amy R., Logan, Utah
Keffeler, Mark, Sturgis, S. D.
Kelly, Franklin W., Gobles, Mich.
Kenyon, Margaret C., Wyoming, R. I.
Kidwell, Carrie B., Hilliards, O.
Kimble, Mrs. Brady L., Akron, Ohio
Kinney, Lorenzo, Kingston, R. I.
Kinsey, Eva M., Columbus, Ohio
Kinsdving, Kenneth
Kipps, Paul H., Aroda, Va.
Knight, Helen O., Kenmore, N. Y.
Knutson, Martha M., St. Paul, Minn.
Koble, Ruth Knoebel, Northumberland, Pa.
Koch, Robert M., Washington, D. C.
Kortz, George A., Minneapolis, Minn.
Kostenbader, Clark H., Lewisburg, Pa.
Kragh, Donna, Washington, D. C.
Kuhn, Elizabeth C., College Park, Md.
Kunimoto, Wallace, Papaikow, Hawaii
Kunneman, Anna P., Kingfisher, Okla.
Kunneman, J. C., Okarche, Okla.
Kyle, Betty R, Blacksburg, Va.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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National 4-H Club delegates (Continued):
LaBelle, Wilfrid P., Dover
Ladowig, Edna, Shiner, Texas
Lafferty, J. E. H., Lancaster, Pa.
Lahti, Joyce, Meadowlands, Minn.
Lang, C. C., Washington, D. C.
Lathrop, Gertrude A., Denton, Tex.
Latsha, Shirley J., Rebuck, Pa.
Laver, Keith, Abilene, Kan.
Lawrence, Charles K., Buffalo, Wyo.
Legg, Hellene S., Gerrardstown, W. Va.
Leighton, Martha E., Ithaca, N. Y.
Leland, Harley A., Amherst, Mass.
Lewis, Marjorie, Kansas City, Mo.
Liddick, Bonnie, McNeil, Ark.
Lindsay, Alma, Grants Pass, Ore.
Lindsay, Charline, Columbia, Mo.
Lovejoy, Kenneth C., Orono, Me.
Lovington, Betsy, Frederick, Md.
Lund, David A., Nome, N. D.
Lynch, Floyd, College Station, Tex.
Lyon, Richard O., Urbana, Ill.
MacDonald, Marion, Dover, Del.
Mackey, J. Mitchell, Madkson, Wis.
Mackledt, Mrs. Joseph P., Montezuma, Ind.
Magerus, J. Sondra, Clovis, N. Mex.
Mara, Ruth, Trenton, N. J.
Marks, Reita, Keyser, W. Va.
Marsh, Marylyn, Atlanta, Mo.
Marston, Burton, Laramie, Wyo.
Martin, James W., Arlington, Ind.
Marker, Dorothy C., Wyoming, Del.
Martin, Melvin, Ripon, Wis.
Martino, Jesus H., Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Mason, Nancy E., Statesville, N. C.
Massey, Will D., Bailey, Miss.
Masteller, Joannę, Selby, S. D.
Masters, Richard T., Ranchester, Wyo.
Mays, Charles K., Porterville, Cal.
McAuley, Mary C., Urbana, Ill.
McAuliffe, Joseph, Washington, D. C.
McCaslin, Thelma M., Webbers Falls, Okla.
McCollum, Joe D., Twin Falls, Idaho
McFadden, George, Cornell, Mich.
McGrow, C. N., Mansfield, Ohio
McGrow, George L., State College, N. Mex.
McKay, Franklin, Clayton, N. Mex.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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National 4-H Club delegates (Continued)
McMillan, Robert, Washington, D. C.
McMillan, Wheeler, Philadelphia, Pa.
McMillen, Mrs. Wheeler, Philadelphia, Pa.
Megibbon, Robert W., Paris, Ky.
Mena, Obdulio Melendez, Voga Baja, Puerto Rico
Merchant, John D., Burlington, Vt.
Merlo, Arthur E., Jr., Attica, N. Y.
Merrick, Roger L., Farmingdale, N. J.
Metzger, Wesley, Montesano, Wash.
Milhoan, Roy, Wildorado, Tex.
Miller, Mrs. Cedric, Richmond, Ind.
Mindrum, Norman P., Washington, D. C.
Montgomery, Craig R., Fargo, N. D.
Montgomery, Richard, Randolph, Vermont
Moore, Belford P., Elmer, N. J.
Moore, Billy S., Petersburg, Tenn.
Moore, Marilyn E., Highland Heights, Ky.
Moorhouse, Arnold, Westerly, R. I.
Morgan, Mrs. Daniel L., Shenandoah Junction, W. V.a
Morrow, Alice, Tyrone, Pa.
Morse, Shirley, Richford, Vt.
Morter, Floyd, Jr., Canton, N. Y.
Moser, Mary Sue, Raleigh, N. C.
Muchlstedt, Mrs. M. E., St. Paul, Minn.
Muntzing, Maynard, Scherr, W. Va.
Murrell, L. O., Port Sulphur, La.
Murren, Thomas R., Hanover, Pa.
Musland, Melvin, Edgeley, N. D.
Mynard, Mrs. Frank H., Urbana, Ill.
Nance, Elizabeth, Madrill, Okla.
Neilan, Gary, Manhattan, Kan.
Nelson, Audrey L., Altona, Ill.
Nelson, David L., Shiocton, Wis.
Nelson, Esther, Rake, Iowa
Newcomer, June H., Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Newman, Ernest, Bainbridge, N. Y.
Newman, Hazel G., Wilmington, Del.
Noble, Guy, Chicago, Ill.
Norris, Elener R. , Montone, Ind.
Norris, Jean, Weeping Water, Neb.
North, Susan, Delmar, N. Y.
Noyes, Wernoth W., Covington, Va.
Nugent, Carolyn A., Newton, N. J.
Nuite, Bradley, Dexter, Me.
Nyquist, Mancy Lou, Manton, Mich.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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National 4-H Club delegates (Continued):
Ochsner, Morris, Madison, Neb.
Oland, Gladys P., Olney, Md.
Oliver, Keith M., Purcellville, Va.
Olsen, Jacklyn, Moroni, Utah
O'Neal, Elwood, Washington, D. C.
Ortiz, Dora, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
Ottosen, Jack, Stockton, Ill.
Ousterhout, Kenneth, East Lansing, Mich.
Pace, David, Muscatine, Iowa
Paradee, Marlene, Grand Isle, Vt.
Pararas, Anne Lee, Silver Spring, Md.
Parsons, Richard G., Northfield, Mass.
Patton, Winona J., Fort Morgan, Colo.
Patterson, Bernardine M., Salisbury, Md.
Patterson, James, Chicago, Ill.
Paulsmeyer, Katharyn, Corso, Mo.
Peacock, Charles, III, McCrory, Ark.
Pedersen, Elroy, Salt Lake City, Utah
Perry, David M., West Swanzey, N. H.
Peterman, Norma Jo, Moberly, Mo.
Peterson, Charles D., Miami, Mo.
Petrick, Dick, Ansley, Neb.
Petrila, Elizabeth, Hardwick, Mass.
Pfrangle, Mamie H., Lewisburg, W. Va.
Phifer, Bryan, Washington, D. C.
Pickett, Kenneth E., Bridgeton, N. J.
Pierson, Randolph, Fredericksburg, Va.
Piper, Mrs. George, Sharon, Wis.
Plettinger, Will G., Weyanoke, La.
Polensko, Karen L., Yakima, Wash.
Porter, Reba H., Dallas, Tex.
Posey, Clarence L., Philadelphia, Miss.
Pou, J. W., Raleigh, N. C.
Prescott, Mrs. R. I., Atlanta, Ga.
Prunty, Emerly L., Pullman, W. Va.
Radir, Ruth, Pullman, Wash.
Rawding, Ruth, Rye Beach, N. H.
Reed, Helen, Bristol, Conn.
Regnier, Roger E., Manhattan, Kan.
Reinat, A. Mayoral, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Remish, Major Charles E., Eatontown, N. J.
Reusch, Harlan E., Elizabeth, Ill.
Riogel, Robert F., Greenville, Ohio
Rieley, Bessie Joane, Lake Charles, La.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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National 4-H Club delegates (Continued):
Rivera, Ana Hilda, Puerto Rico
Roach, Kenneth, Rock Rapids, Iowa
Roberts, Hobart M., Port Jervis, N. Y.
Rogers, Dudley P., Danvers, Mass.
Ropp, Clarence R., Normal, Ill.
Rowan, George, Olathe, Colo.
Rowe, M. Pauline, Burlington, Vt.
Rudy, Myron F., State College, Pa.
Ruley, Bessie Jean, Lake Charles, La.
Rutledge, L. R., Little Rock, Ark.
Salyer, Charlotte, Somerton, Arix.
Sampson, Wilda L., Alexandria, Va.
Sandstead, Audrey, Fort Collins, Colo.
Sauerbry, Paul, Langhorne, Pa.
Schiesser, Mrs. Frank, New Glorus, Wis.
Schmidt, Warren E., Washington, D. C.
Schroder, Erwin, Tribbs Hill, N. Y.
Schroeder, Yvonne, Venango, Neb.
Schudde, Bernice Z., Ferguson, Mo.
Schultz, Charles F., Jr., Easton, Pa.
Scott, Aubrey F., Knoxville, Tenn.
Scott, Janette M., Dayton, Washington
Sellards, Jack, Apopka, Fla.
Sellers, Margie, Whitesboro, Tex.
Semrod, Melvin, Enid, Okla.
Sharples, Alice, Warsaw, Ohio
Sherwood, Mrs. Bryan S., Magnolia, Minn.
Shipley, Fern, Washington, D. C.
Shirley, Sallie Ruth, Seneca, South Carolina
Shiroma, Gretchen, Lanikai, Hawaii
Shivers, Jayne R., Allen, Md.
Shumway, Sarah, Baltimore, Md.
Simpson, Willis, Jr., Port Jervis, N. Y.
Sims, Mariel, Evanston, Wyoming
Sites, Patricia T., Rocky Mount, Va.
Skelton, W. E., Blacksburg, Va.
Skucius, Elaine, Lincoln, Neb.
Smalley, Priscilla K., Portland, Me.
Smith, Bobby, Belvidere, N. C.
Smith, C. I., State College, Miss.
Smith, Irma Lee, Swainsboro, Ga.
Smith, Leigh E., Jr., Falls Church, Va.
Smith, Mary lou, Mitchellville, Md.
Smith, Marie, Houston, Texas
Smoot, Mrs. Clauson, Reisterstown, Md.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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National 4-H Club delegates (Continued):
South, Walter N. , Bloomington, Ind.
Spencer, Earlene F., Baltimore, Md.
Spradlin, Peggy, Winton, Va.
Stafford, Dixie E., Fredericksburg, Tex.
Stamp, Merrilyn, Oaklawn, R. I.
Stevens, Margaret F., Orono, Me.
Stevens, Major Wilmer B., Washington, D. C.
Stevenson, West C., Jr., Chester, S. C.
Stillings, Maurice, Alamosa, Colo.
Stock, Omega W., Ferndale, Mich.
Stogner, Mrs. Ralph O., Miani, Fla.
Stormont, John L., Honolulu, Hawaii
Stowers, Mrs. Roy, Leesburg, Va.
Sweetland, B. A., New York, N. Y.
Tasher, John A., Arlington, Va.
Taylor, George W., Rock Hill, S. C.
Taylor, H. B., Lafayette, Ind.
Taylor, Stephen, Plainfield, N. H.
Ten Haken, Carol, Waldo, Wis.
Tenneson, John, Sedro Wooley, Wash.
Terry, Mildred, Portales, N. M.
Thiome, Herbert, Harlington, Tex.
Thompson, Lena Jo, Jonesboro, Tenn.
Trabert, Elsie, University Park, Pa.
Traughber, Sue, Springfield, Tenn.
Triplett, Mary E., Washington, D. C.
Trundle, David, Washington, D. C.
Turrel, Mrs. John, Butler, Pa.
Tucker, Virginia, Maysville, Ark.
Twedt, Carol, Glendive, Mont.
Tyree, Jack M., Blacksburg, Va.
Usher, Esther, Danvers, Mass.
Vandeween, Peter, Oxford, N. J.
Vaughn, Romayne T., Rockwood, Tenn.
Veilleux, Daniel, Lincoln, R. I.
Venable, Patricia, Jefferson, Ga.
Vernon, Leda Faye, Admire, Kan.
Vernon, Mrs. Howard, Manhattan, Kan.
Wade, Mrs. June, Middletown, Conn.
Wadleigh, C. B., Durham, N. H.
Walstad, Marion, Hoople, N. D.
Waltz, Robert E., Cogan Station, Pa.
Wearin, Martha, Hastings, Iowa
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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National 4-H Club delegates (Continued):
Webb, Bobby, Jr., Pingree, Idaho
Weber, William, Delmar, Dela.
Weiss, Jim, Lewiston, Idaho
Wesoloski, Donald, Wilmington, Ill.
West, Joy Reed, Spanish Fork, Utah
West, Nannie Lou, Spartanburg, S. C.
Westphal, Richard, St. Paul, Minn.
Whaples, R. W., Storrs, Conn.
White, Sandra, Andover, Conn.
Whiteside, Jerry, Aragon, Ga.
Whiting, Katherine W., Key West, Fla.
Wiles, Don., Washington, D. C.
Williams, L. M., Boise, Idaho
Williams, Mrs. L. M., Boise, Idaho
Williams, M. H., Washington, D. C.
Williams, T. G., Athens, Ga.
Wills, Anna Lee, Staunton, Va.
Wilson, Edward, Newark, Dela.
Wilson, J. H., A lington, Va.
Wilson, W. S., College Park, Md.
Winters, R. P., New Brunswick, N. J.
Weerner, Marie, Newark, Dela.
Woodward, Dolores, Bordentown, N. J.
Woodward, Mary, East Lansing, Mich.
Woolard, Mary S., Scottsville, Ky.
Word, Ulyss G., Jr., Little Rock, Arkansas
Wren, Robert C., Thorndike, Me.
Wright, Graham P., Tucson, Ariz.
Yoshikane, Helen, Honolulu, Hawaii
Zaicek, Louis M., South Willington, Conn.
Zanger, Ruth, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Zeep, Glenn A., Gettysburg, Pa.
Zirkle, Ernest, New Market, Va.
International Farm Youth Exchange Delegates:
Austin, Miss Elizabeth - Scotland
Bhiladwalla, Mr. Jal V., India
Bishop, Miss Hazel, England
Boyle, Miss Margaret, North Ireland
Clavadetscher, Mr. Urs, Switzerland
Dixon, Mr. Geoffrey, England
Fekkos, Mrs. Haralambos, Greece
Fisher, Miss Daphne, England
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
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International Farm Youth Exchange Delegates (Continued):
Gilbert, Miss Olive, Northern Ireland
Hamilton, Miss Helen, Scotland
Humphreys, Mr. Peter, Scotland
Jackson, Miss Eileen, England
Jones, Miss Carole, England
Joshi, Mr. Kedar Lal, Nepal
Millar, Mr. William, Northern Ireland
Page, Miss Rosemary, England
Quarmby, Miss Brenda, England
Rogers, Miss Joan, England
Sato, Miss Motoko, Japan
12:45 pm
H. E. Haydar Gork, Ambassador of the Turkish Republic
(The newly appointed Ambassador presented his
credentials to the President)
Hon, John Simmons, State Department
1:00 pm
LUNCH
2:00 pm
H. E. Sir Roger Makins, British Ambassador
Lt. Gen. Sir Ronald Weeks, Chairman, Vickers Ltd. of London
2:30 pm
Hon. Meyer Kestnbaum
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Kevin McCann
(Discussed the New England trip with the President)
3:00 pm
Hon. Arthur S. Radford
Hon. Dillon Anderson
3:40 pm
Hon. Arthur E. Summerfield, the Postmaster General
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1955
8:00 am
(Mr. L. E. Berkey)
OFF THE RECORD
(Mr. Berkey is the Gettysburg Contractor)
8:30 am
Hon. Rowland Hughes
8:45 am
Mr. Charles McWhorter, Chairman, Young Republican
National Federation
Miss Joyce Bovik, Co-Chairman, Young Republican
National Federation
Hon, Richard T. Nixon
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
(Mr. McWharter and Miss Bovik presented the President
with a scroll signed by those in attendance at the Young
Republicans convention urging the President and the
Vice President to run again in 1956)
9:00 am
Hon. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
9:15 am
(Mr. Benjamin Fairless)
OFF THE RECORD
(U. S. Steel Corporation )
11:00 am
The President departed the White House and motored to MATS
Terminal. He was accompanied by the following:
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. James C. Hagerty
General Howard McC. Snyder
Sgt. John A. Moaney, Jr.
11:15 am
The President arrived at MATS Terminal and posed for pictures
with the following:
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Hon. Robert T. Stevens
Hon. Wilber M. Brucker
11:20 am
Airborne for New England trip. The President was accompanied
by the following:
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. James C. Hagerty
General Howard McC. Snyder
Miss Barbara Johnston
Miss Lorna Holland
Sgt. John A. Moaney, Jr.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1955
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1:00 pm
The President arrived at Rutland, Vermont, Municipal
Airport and was greeted by:
Governor Joseph B. Johnson
Senator George D. Aiken
Senator Ralph E. Flanders
Mayor Dan Healy, Rutland, Vermont
Lt. Governor Consuelo Bailey
1:05 pm
Honors by Vermont National Guard.
1:10 pm
The President departed the Airport and motored to the
Rutland Fairgrounds.
1: 30 pm
The President arrived at Rutland Fairgrounds and proceeded
to the barbecue tent where luncheon was served to the
President, the welcoming committee and their wives.
2:15 pm
Senator George E. Aiken was presented the Friend of
Agriculture Award by Mr. George C. Merck,
President of the Merck Chemical Company.
2:20 pm
The President departed the barbecue tent and proceeded
to the area behind the Speaker's platform where he
inspected 6 blue ribbon winners (livestock).
2:35 pm
The President arrived at the Speaker's platform where
honors were rendered by Rutland Municipal Band.
2:40 pm
Outdoor festival of folk dances performed by 1,000
children in costumes,
3:00 pm
Governor Joseph B. Johnson welcomed the President to
the State of Vermont and introduced Senator George
D. Aiken, who introduced the President.
3:10 pm
Address by the President.
3:30 pm
The President departed the Fairgrounds and motored to
Mountain Top Inn, Chittenden, Vermont.
4:00 pm
Arrived at Mountain Top Inn.
4:10 pm
The President departed Mountain Top Inn and motored to
Furnace Brook, Vermont, where he fished with
Judge Milford Smith of Rutland, Vermont, and
Mr. Ben Schley, Pittsford, Vermont.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1955
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6:15 pm
The President returned to Mountain Top Inn.
8:00 pm
The President attended a dinner given in his honor.
Present were State officials and leaders of
dairy industry.
The President remained overnight at Mountain Top Inn.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1955
8:00 am
The President had breakfast with the Vermont Women
Representatives of the Dairy and Agricultural
Industries at Mountain Top Inn.
9:10 am
The President departed Mountain Top Inn and motored
to Furnace Brook, Vermont. He then motored to
Walker Pond, located on the estate of Mr. Douglas
Burden, where he fished with Judge Milford Smith
of Rutland, Vermont, and Mr. Ben Schley of
Pittsford, Vermont.
1:40 pm
The President returned to Mountain Top Inn.
2:20 pm
Departed Mountain Top Inn and motored to Rutland Municipal
Airport.
2:55 pm
Arrived at Rutland Municipal Airport.
3:00 pm
Airborne for Concord, New Hampshire, Municipal Airport.
3:25 pm
The President arrived at Concord Municipal Airport and
was greeted by the following:
Governor Lane Dwinell
Senator Norris Cotton
Senator Styles Bridges
Congressman Perkins Bass
Congressman Chester E. Merrow
Mayor Howe Anderson, of Concord, N. H.
3:30 pm
Honors by New Hampshire National Guard.
3:35 pm
The President departed Concord Municipal Airport and
motored to the State Capitol.
3:50 pm
The President arrived at State Capitol and proceeded to
Governor Dwinell's office.
3:58 pm
The President and Governor Dwinell departed the Governor's
office and proceeded to the Speaker's platform in front
of the Capitol.
4:10 pm
Speaker Griffin introduced the President.
Address by the President.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1955
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4:35 pm
The President departed the State Capitol and motored
to Laconia Tavern, Laconia, New Hampshire.
5:35 pm
The President arrived at Laconia Tavern and was greeted
by the following:
Mayor Boutin of Laconia, New Hampshire
The President then proceeded to his suite.
7:15 pm
The President departed Laconia Tavern and motored to
Belknap Lodge.
7:30 pm
Arrived at Belknap Lodge and was greeted by:
Mr. Thornton Tripp, Master of State Grange
Mr. Stacy Cole, President of Farm Bureau Federation
Honors were rendered by U. S. Army Field Band.
The President then proceeded to head table in picnic area.
8:00 pm
The President made a brief address following introduction
by Senator Styles Bridges.
8:30 pm
The President departed Belknap Lodge and motored to
Laconia Tavern.
8:45 pm
The President arrived at Laconia Tavern where he remained
overnight.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1955
9:00 am
The President departed Laconia Tavern for Lincoln, N. H.
10:20 am
The President arrived at Lincoln High School, and was
greeted by Senator Norris Cotton. Senator Cotton
introduced Hon. Sherman Adams, who then
introduced the President.
10:35 am
Departed Lincoln and motored to Profile Lake.
10:55 am
Arrived at Profile Lake where pictures were taken of the
President with Old Man of the Mountains in the back-
ground.
11:15 am
The President departed Profile Lake for Franconia Notch,
a distance of about 1 mile.
11:20 am
Arrive Franconia Notch for ceremonies commemorating
150th Anniversary of Discovery of Old Man of the
Mountain. Here the President was greeted by
Mr. George Noyes, Chairman of 150th Anniversa ry
Committee.
11:30 am
Governor Lane Dwinell introduced the President.
Address by the President.
11:55 am
The President departed Franconia Notch and motored to
Mountain View Hotel, Whitefield, New Hampshire.
1:00 pm
Lunch.
2:03 pm
The President played golf at the Mountain View Inn golf
course with the following:
Mr. Clifford Bruno, Pro of the Mountain View Inn
Mr. Ambrose McLaughlin
Mr. Richard Cooper
4:20 pm
Completed golf game.
4:30 pm
Reception at the Sports House. The President
"Dropped in" for a few moments.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1955
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6:00 pm
The President departed Mountain View Hotel and
motored to the Farm of Secretary Weeks at
Lancaster, New Hampshire.
6:15 pm
Arrived at "Cat-Bow" Farm, home of Secretary Weeks,
where the President remained overnight.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1955
9:00 am
The President departed the Farm of Secretary Weeks
and motored to Nansen Ski Jump Area, Berlin, N. H.
10:15 am
Arrived at Nansen Ski Jump Area and was greeted by:
Mayor Tondreau of Berlin, New Hampshire
Mr. A. Halverson, President of Chamber of Commerce
(The President witnessed a wood cutting contest, and
a gift was presented to the President by Mr. Halverson.)
10:20 am
Congressman Perkins Bass introduced the President,
Brief Address by the President.
10:30 am
The President departed Nansen Ski Jump Area and drove
to the Dartmouth Land Grant Location at Wentworth,
New Hampshire, where he was greeted by
Dr. John Dickey, President of Dartmouth College.
12:30 pm
The President departed Nansen Ski Jump Area and motored
to Parmachenee Lake Club at Wilsons Mills, Maine.
1:30 pm
Arrived at Parmachenee Lake Club where the President
was greeted by Senator Frederick G. Payne.
2:40 pm
The President fished at the Parmachenee Lake with
Mr. Don Cameron, a guide.
6:15 pm
Returned to the Club from fishing.
The following joined the President at Lake Parmachenee:
Senator Frederick G. Payne
Mr. Lawrence Whittemore
Mr. Fred C. Scribner
State Senator James Reid
Mr. Sidney Thacther
Mr. James M. Acheson
Mr. J. Blynn Perkins
Mr. Curtis Hutchins
Mr. William F. Wyman
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1955
PARMACHENEE LAKE, MAINE
8:55 am
The President, accompanied by the guide, Mr. Don Cameron,
fished in the Parmachenee Lake.
10:30 am
Returned to the Club from fishing.
1:00 pm
LUNCH
2:50 pm
The President, accompanied by Mr. Don Cameron, went
fishing in Parmachenee Lake.
(The guide, Mr. Don Cameron, was provided by
Mr. C. S. Herr, Vice President, The Brown
Company, Berlin, N. H.)
7:00 pm
Returned from fishing.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1955
1:00 pm
The President departed Parmachenee Lake and
motored to Skowhegan, Maine.
4:15 pm
The President arrived at Skowhegan Fairgrounds.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith introduced
Governor Edward S. Muskie of Maine, and
the Governor welcomed the President.
4:25 pm
Senator Margaret Chase Smith introduced the President.
4:30 pm
Address by the President.
4:40 pm
The President concluded his remarks.
4:45 pm
Departed the Fairgrounds and motored to the home
of Senator Margaret Chase Smith.
5:00 pm
The President attended a clam-bake on the West Terrace
of Senator Smith's home. Approximately 30 people
attended consisting mainly of Maine State and Federal
officials and the President's official party.
7:00 pm
The President departed the home of Senator Margaret Chase
Smith.
Enroute to Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, Maine, the
President made a stop at Pittsfield, Maine,
8:25 pm
The President arrived at Dow Air Force Base, Bangor,
Maine, and was welcomed by the Mayor of Bangor
The President extended his greetings to the people of Bangor
from a small Speaker's stand.
8:40 pm
Airborne for Washington, D. C.
10:57 pm
Arrived at MATS Terminal, Washington, D. C., and motored
directly to the White House.
11:10 pm
Arrived at the White House.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1955
8:00 am
(Hon. Rowland Hughes)
(Hon. Gerald Morgan)
8:30 am
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS:
Hon. Richard T. Nixon
Senator William F. Knowland
Senator Leverett Saltonstall
Senator Eugene D. Millikin
Senator Styles Bridges
Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
Congressman Charles A. Halleck
Congressman Leslie C. Arends
Congressman Leo E. Allen
Congressman Jesse P. Wolcott
Congressman John M. Vorys
Congressman Robert P. Chiperfield
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
Hon. Thruston B. Morton, Assistant Secretary of State
Hon. Philip Young
Hon. Arthur Burns
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. Harold E. Stassen
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. James C. Hagerty
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Homer Gruenther
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Hon. Murray Snyder
10:30 am
Hon. Theodore Streibert
Hon. Arthur Minnich
Hon. Abbott Washburn
Hon. Andrew H. Berding
11:00 am
The President presented the Distinguished Service Medal to
General Matthew B. Ridgway. The following attended the ceremony:
Mrs. Matthew B. Ridgway
Master Matthew Ridgway
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Hon. Robert T. Stevens
TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1955
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11:00 am
The following were present when the President presented
the Distinguished Service Medal to General Matthew B.
Ridgway (Continued):
General and Mrs. Charles L. Bolte
General and Mrs. John E. Hull
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Fred Seaton
Hon. Murray Snyder
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
Captain Richard W. Streiff
Lt. Colonel William J. Ray
Major M. A. Field
Mr. Lloyd Lehrbas
11:15 am
The Commission on Intergovernmental Relations presented
its report to the President. The following were present:
Hon. Meyer Kestnbaum, Chairman of Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations
Dr. William Anderson, University of Minnesota Professor
Hon. John S. Battle, former Governor of Virginia
Hon. Charles Henderson, former Mayor of Youngstown, Ohio
Hon. Sam H. Jones, former Governor of Louisiana
Hon. Alice K. Leopold, Department of Labor
Hon. Dan Thornton, former Governor of Colorado
Hon. George Bigge, Department of H. E. W.
Senator John M. Butler
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey
Congressman James I. Dolliver
Congressman Brooks Hays
Congressman Harold C. Ostertag
Mr. G. Lyle Belsley
Mr. George C. S. Benson
Mr. Hugh L. Elsbree
Hon. Bryce Harlow
11:40 am
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Fred Seaton
12:00 noon Hon. Gabriel Hauge
Dr. Arthur Burns
12:30 pm
General Sir John Whiteley, Chairman, British Joint Services Mission
General Sir Gerald Templer, Chief of Imperial General Staff
H. E. Sir Roger Makins, British Ambassador
TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1955
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1:00 pm
Hon. Dan Thornton, former Governor of Colorado,
had lunch with the President
2:00 pm
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
Lt. Colonel William J. Draper
2:15 pm
Hon. Harold E. Stassen
2:45 pm
Hon. Gerald Morgan
3:45 pm
Hon. Harold E. Talbott, Secretary of the Air Force
5:30 pm
Mr. L. M. McCollum
(Mr. McCollum is a personal friend of the President,
from Texas. At 6:30 pm, the President left his office
with Mr. McCollum and went to the Mansion).
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1955
8:00 am
The following had breakfast with the President:
(Hon. Richard T. Nixon)
(Hon. Sherman Adams)
(Hon. Wilton B. Persons)
(Hon. Herbert Brownell)
(Chairman Leonard Hall)
OFF THE RECORD
9:15 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. James S. Lay
10:00 am
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. Bernard M. Shanley
Hon. James C. Hagerty
Hon. Gerald Morgan
Hon. Bryce Harlow
Hon. Howard Pyle
Hon. Murray Snyder
10:30 am
Press Conference
11:30 am
General Maxwell D. Taylor
Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
12:00 noon
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
12:15 pm
H. E. the Prime Minister of Burma, U Nu
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. John Simmons
Hon. Walter S. Robertson, Assistant Secretary of State
Hon. William J. Sebald, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
1:00 pm
The President gave a luncheon in honor of the Prime Minister
of Burma. The following were present:
H. E. the Prime Minister of Burma, U Nu
H. E. the Ambassador of Burma, Mr. James Barrington
The Hon. Thiri Pyanchi U Thant, Secretary of the Prime
Minister's Department
Hon. Richard T. Nixon
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Senator William F. Knowland
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1955
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1:00 pm Luncheon in honor of the Prime Minister of Burma (Continued):
Senator Alben W. Barkley
Hon. Douglas MacArthur II
Hon. Walter S. Robertson
Hon. John F. Simmons
Hon. Eugene R. Black
Hon. Theodore C. Streibert
Mr. William J. Sebald
2:30 pm H. E. Senor Dr. Cesar Gonzalez, Ambassador of Venezuela
Mr. Cecil Lyon, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
Latin American Affairs
(The President signed the Bill accepting the Simon Bolivar
statue from Venezuela).
2:45 pm
Hon. Howard Pyle
3:00 pm Wendell Wyatt, Astoria, Oregon (State Chairman)
Congressman Walter Norblad
3:15 pm
Meeting on Hoover Commission Reports
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. James C. Hagerty
Hon. Rowland Hughes
4:00 pm Mr. John McCone, Chairman of the Board, Pacific Far East Line, Inc.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1955
8:00 am
Dr. Arthur Flemming
(Had breakfast with the President)
9:00 am
Hon. Selden Chapin, newly appointed American Ambassador
to Iran
(This appointment was arranged through the State
Department).
9:15 am
Hon. Dillon Anderson
9:20 am
Hon. Rowland Hughes
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Lewis Strauss
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
9:30 am
Major General John S. Bragdon
(General Bragdon discussed with the President
coordinating public works planning).
9:35 am
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss
9:50 am
Hon. Allen Dulles
10:00 am
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
Hon. Richard T. Nixon
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Charles E. Wilson
Hon. Harold E. Stassen
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming
Hon. George M. Humphrey
Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr.
Hon. Lewis L. Strauss
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Hon. Abbott Washburn
Hon. Donald A. Quarles
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.
Mr. Robert R. Bowie
Admiral Arthur W. Radford
Hon. Allen W. Dulles
Brig. General Theodore W. Parker
Hon. Dillon Anderson
Hon. James S. Lay, Jr.
Hon. S. Everett Gleason
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1955
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10:00 am
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL (Continued)
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
12:20 pm
Admiral Arthur W. Radford
12:25 pm
Hon, George M. Humphrey
12:27 pm
Hon. Sherman Adams
Hon. Wilton B. Persons
Hon. I. Jack Martin
(Joined Secretary Humphrey in the President's office).
12:30 pm
LUNCHEON
(For Chiefs of Mission of Latin American Republics)
H. E. The Ambassador of the Argentine Republic (Paz)
H. E. The Ambassador of Bolivia (Andrade)
H. E. The Ambassador of Brazil (Muniz)
The Charge d'Affaires a.i. of Chile (Suarez)
H. E. The Ambassador of Colombia (Zuleta-Angel)
H. E. The Ambassador of Cuba (Campa)
H. E. The Ambassador of the Dominican Republic (Salazar)
H. E. The Ambassador of Ecuador (Chiriboga)
H. E. The Ambassador of El Salvador (Castro)
H. E. The Ambassador of Guatemala (Cruz-Salazar)
H. E. The Ambassador of Haiti (J. Leger)
H. E. The Ambassador of Honduras (Izaguirre)
H. E. The Ambassador of Mexico (Tello)
H. E. The Ambassador of Nicaragua (Sevilla-Sacasa)
H. E. The Ambassador of Panama (Vallarino)
H. E. The Ambassador of Paraguay (Encisco-Velloso)
H. E. The Ambassador of Peru (Berckemeyer)
H. E. The Ambassador of Uruguay (Mora)
H. E. The Ambassador of Venezuela (Gonzalez)
The Commercial Attache of Costa Rica, Senor Don Luis F.
Jimenez
Hon. John Foster Dulles
Hon. Harold E. Stassen
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Jr.
Hon. Henry F. Holland
2:00 pm
The President, accompanied by Hon. Arthur E. Summerfield,
motored to Burning Tree.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1955
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2:00 pm
The President arrived at Burning Tree and teed off with
the following:
Mr. John Shea
Mr. Don O'Connor
Colonel Tom Belshe
5:45 pm
Completed golf game and returned to the White House.