Daily Appointment Sheet for President Harry S. Truman

TRUMAN 5. ARCHIVES *RATIONAL SERVICE" RECOROS AMD Tuesday, December 18th: COVERAGE 10.00 am Father Robert J. White (of Catholic University - to invite the President to attend Red Mass at that University in January) 10.15 am Senator Harley M. Kilgore, W. Va. (Asked for the appointment) 10.30 am Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming. (Asked for the appointment) 11.00 am Mr. J.J. Pelley, Pres. Association of American Railroads; Mr. Carter Fort, Vice Pres. and Gen. Counsel, Association of American Railroads 11.30 ama Mr. Edward J. Locke; Mr.Albert Carr. (Mr. Locke asked if he could bring in Mr. Carr, who has accompanied him on last two trips to China) 11.45 am (The Secretary of the Navy) 12.00 Dr. Edwin J. Kyle, American Ambassador to Guatemala. (In Washington and asked to be received by the President) 12.15 pm (Mr. Milton Mackaye) (off record, is doing piece on White House for Saturday Evening Post - Mr. Ross arranged) 12.30 pm The President presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to: Captain Robert H. Dunlap, USMCR; Lieutenant Richard M. McCool, USN; M/Sgt. Vito R. Bertoldo, USA; Lieutenant Frank Burke, USA; Sergeant Mike Colalillo, USA; T/Sgt. Vernon McGarity. Those invited: Hon. James V. Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; General A.A. Vandegrift, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps; Lt. Col. Fields, USMC, Aide to General Vandegrift; Commander E.B. Fluckey, USN, Aide to the Chief of Naval Operations; Captain and Mrs. Robert H. Dunlap; Captain Edwin C. Clarke, USMC; Lt. Richard M. McCool, Jr., USN; Mrs. Richard M. McCool,Jr. (wife of Lieut. McCool) Mr. and Mrs. R.M. McCool (parents of Lieut. McCool); Miss Frances McCool; Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Props; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cobean; Miss Jean Edwards; Mr. Harry Englnd; Mr. J.W. Wheeler; Hon. A.S. Mike Monroney, M.C.; Miss Florence Dunlap, (sister of Captain Dunlap); Secretary of War; General Eisenhower; General Handy; General Devers; General Arnold; General Stilwell; Colonel Paul L. Ristroph; Captain and Mrs. J.E. Glancy; Lt. William T. Campbell; Lt. Joseph E. Wingard; Lt. Eli Grubic; Lt. Myer Koonin; Lt.William A. Leftwich; Colonel Philip J. Ebrehadt; Judge Alexander M. Ormsby; Mr. Barney Coons; Mr. william J. Burke; Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Grompone; Mr. John Reagan; Mayof James Hedrick; Mr. John Stelle, Natl. Commander of the American Legion. Mr. Emory Macintosh;