Daily Appointment Sheet for President Harry S. Truman

Friday, May 16th: 10.00 am Cabinet (Mr. Donaldson for Post office; the Secretary of Commerce was absent) 11.00 am Congressman Patrick H. Drewry, Va. (Phoned Mr. Connelly to ask if he could come in and talk to the President about political situation) 11.15 am (Monsignor Tierney) (Mr. Patrick J. Heveran and wife) 11.30 am Honorable Josoph K. Carson, Jr. (New Member of Maritime Commission - to thank the President for his appointment) 11.45 am (Honorable Charles F. McLaughlin, Member of American- Mexican Claims Commission) (Asked Mr. Connelly to arrange this off record-will come East Entrance) 12.00 Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget 12.15 pm Congressman John E. Lyle, Texas (Phoned Mr. Connelly for this--to di scuss the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, which is in his District, and other matters) 12.30 pm Senator Hugh Butler, Nebr. (R) Honorable Val Peterson, Governor of Nebraska (Senator Butler asked Mr. C onnelly if he might bring the Governor in to see the Prosident.) 12.45 pm (Mrs. Frances Cooke and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Bonewitz, of Joinson County, Mo.) Mrs. Cooke at Democratic National Committee, and asked if her parents, who are here on visit, might be given opportunity to meet the President. Her father is chairman of his precinct in Johnson County.) 1.00 pm (Lunch) 3.30 pm (Ifr. Edward Felker) 4.00 pm (llonorable George Allen)