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1 | Washington. Appointments with Colonel P. T. Carroll (off the record); General W. B.
Persons (off the record); Congressman W. H. Judd; E. E. Swanstrom, Drs. W. W. Vankirk
and P. C. Empie, W. Bierringer, and R. Elliott; P. and Mrs. Breslin (off the record); Senator H. A. Smith; R. M. Nixon and J. Butler (off the record). Cabinet meeting.
Afternoon appointments with Congressmen J. C. Auchincloss and J. H. McGregor;
Governor D. Thornton (off the record); E. Bunker; S. Adams, General C. Gray, W.
Burgess, G. Hauge, and G. D. Morgan (off the record); H. McDonald; K. C. Royall;
Dr. M. S. Eisenhower (off the record); J. F. Dulles, R. M. Kyes, and General H.
S. Vandenberg (off the record); Dr. M. S. Eisenhower.
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2 | Washington. Early morning appointments with General G. E. Edgerton; Congressmen C. W. Bishop
and O. Harris; J. M. Allison; Mrs. W. K. Graham, N. Graham, B. Patterson, Mrs. A.
Adams, G. Adams, H. Adams, and Mrs. Welch. Swearing-in ceremony of E. F. Mansure as
Administrator of General Services. To Burning Tree Country Club with B. Hope,
Senators P. Bush, and S. Symington. Early evening, attends dinner of the Women's
National Press Club at Statler Hotel with Mrs. Eisenhower.
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3 | Washington. To National Presbyterian Church. Before entering, lays wreath at the base of the
statue of J. Witherspoon. Procedes to attend services. Early afternoon appointment
with General R. C. Cutler (off the record).
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4 | Washington. Mid-morning press conference to open the Governor's Conference in the Executive
Office Building. Appointments with T. E. Murray, H. D. Smyth, Admiral L. L. Strauss, and General R. C. Cutler; R. Johnston; Marin Florea Ionsescu, S. A. Fisher, Corneliu
Bogdan, and J. F. Simmons; Dr. Charles Malik and J. F. Simmons; Dr. Ahmed
Hussein and J. F. Simmons. Receives governors of states in East Room of the
White House with Mrs. Eisenhower. Hosts luncheon for the governors and others
attending the Governors's Conference. Afternoon appointments with H. Brownell,
Jr., L. C. Hagen, J. M. Baley, and W. A. Miles (off the record); R. F. Kennon,
R. Brown, S. J. Patterson, C. Harris, and J. E. Dews.
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5 | Washington. Morning appointments with H. Stassen (off the record); E. R. Harriman; W. T.
Faricy; Committee from the American-Korean Foundation; Arthur O. Sulzberger (off the
record); General Jean Etienne Valluy and Lieutenant Colonel V. Walters; Alberto
Tarchiani and J. F. Simmons; F. Goldman, P. Klutznick, H. E. Schultz, M. Bisgyer, and
B. R. Epstein. Closes the Governors's Conference in the Press Conference Room of the
Executive Building. Lunch with General R. C. Cutler and J. S. Lay, Jr. Afternoon
appointments with F. A. Seaton and O. C. Hobby; C. Erwin Wilson; Colonel P. T.
Carroll and Colonel V. Walters. Witnesses swearing-in of R. R. Hughes as Assistant
Director of the Bureau of the Budget. Late afternoon tea with Mrs. Eisenhower and
General and Mrs. K. A. Joyce.
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6 | Washington. Appointments with General O. N. Bradley; Congressman C. Cannon; National
Commander and members of the Disabled American Veterans; R. Moore, J. and Mrs. Greene; Nagataka Murayama, Eikichi Araki, and
J. F. Simmons. National Security Council session. To Burning Tree Country Club
for golf with Governors D. Thornton, A. Shivers, and Senator H. Ferguson.
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7 | Washington. Morning appointments with F. P. Heffelfinger; Senator R. E. Flanders; Luis Munoz
Marin; E. T. Benson; Admiral Conrad E. L. Helfrich; G. M. Humphrey; Spyros
Markezinis, Athanase G. Politis, and H. A. Byroade; Louis S. St. Laurent, Lester B.
Pearson, Hume Wrong, J. F. Dulles, C. Erwin Wilson, and L. T. Merchant. Hosts
luncheon in honor of L. S. St. Laurent. Afternoon appointments with A. F. Burns, A.
S. Flemming, J. M. Dodge, G. Hauge, and S. Adams; Admiral E. d. A. Peixoto, W. M.
Salles, and J. H. Cabot; J. F. Dulles, C. Erwin Wilson, W. B. Smith, F. Nash, J. E.
Hull, U. A. Johnson, and W. S. Robertson. To Union Station to board train for New
York, New York. Arrives at Pennsylvania Station and motors directly to Astor Hotel.
Addresses the Dinner of the New York Republican State Committee at the Astor Hotel.
Also addresses the dinner of the New York Republican State Committee at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel. Departs from Pennsylvania Station via train for Washington, D. C.
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8 | Washington. Morning appointments with R. Burroughs; Senator J. C. Stennis, Congressman J. B.
Williams, and group of constituents from Tylertown, Mississippi; C. F. Wente; J. F. Dulles, Dag Hammarskjold, and H. C. Lodge, Jr. Cabinet meeting. Lunch with J. F. Dulles and W.
B. Smith. Afternoon appointments with J. M. Dodge and General W. B. Persons; C.
Erwin Wilson and General O. N. Bradley. Receives the national officers and the
National Directors of the Ladies's Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
in America. Late afternoon appointments with L. S. St. Laurent, L. B. Pearson,
H. Wrong, J. F. Dulles, C. Erwin Wilson, G. M. Humphrey, and L. T. Merchant; J.
F. Dulles, A. W. Dulles, G. M. Humphrey, W. B. Smith, C. D. Jackson, and General
R. C. Cutler (off the record). To Statler Hotel with J. C. Hagerty to attend
White House Correspondents's Dinner. Late evening, departs Statler Hotel for
White House. To Union Station with Mrs. Eisenhower, Mrs. E. Doud, Mrs. Moore,
and Mrs. Miller. Departs from Union Station for Pennsylvania.
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9 | State College, Pennsylvania. Spends weekend at the home of Dr. and Mrs. M. S. Eisenhower,
Pennsylvania State College.
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10 | State College, Pennsylvania. Attends church services at Pennsylvania State College Chapel
with Mrs. Eisenhower, Mrs. E. Doud, and Dr. and Mrs. M. S. Eisenhower. Early evening
returns alone to Washington via plane and motors directly to the White House.
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11 | Washington. Morning appointments with C. Bowles and S. Adams; C. R. Sligh, Jr. and S. Adams;
General O. N. Bradley; O. C. Hobby (off the record); D. McKay, F. E. Wormser, and S. Adams; J. M. Dodge and S. Adams; Mrs. L.
Eakins, Mrs. L. Eakins, Jr., and Mrs. Curtis; Kevin B. McCann (off the record).
Lunch with General R. C. Cutler and J. S. Lay, Jr. Afternoon appointments with
Senator R. A. Taft (off the record).
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12 | Washington. Breakfast with Senator J. S. Cooper, Congressman D. Short, and General W. B.
Persons. Morning appointments with the Legislative Leaders; T. C. Buchanan and S.
Adams (off the record); W. M. Rand (off the record); J. Trimble, J. E. Simpson, and
F. A. Teague; C. R. Gray, Jr. and S. Adams; H. Baillie; Senator E. Thye, Congressmen
H. C. Hagen, and W. H. Judd, group of residents of Funkley, Minnesota; C. Erwin
Wilson. Hosts luncheon for a group of congressional members. At the White House,
off-the-record meeting with H. Brownell, Jr., F. O. Evans, F. D. McSherry, C. G.
Richards, and L. S. Parsons. Mid-afternoon, motors to Camp David, Maryland with Mrs.
G. Moore and Commander E. L. Beach to meet Mrs. Eisenhower. Motors to the lodge of
F. Akers at Catoctin Furnace, Maryland and then returns to Washington.
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13 | Washington. Morning appointments with General Crawford; S. Adams, J. M. Dodge, C. D. Jackson,
General R. C. Cutler, and E. J. Hughes (off the record); Mrs. H. Rohrer and Mrs. C.
Philips (off the record). National Security Council session. To Burning Tree
Country Club for golf with Congressman S. Herlong, Senator G. W. Malone, and J. E.
McClure. Early evening off-the-record appointment with P. G. Hoffman.
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14 | Washington. Breakfast with G. M. Humphrey, I. J. Martin, and Congressman C. A. Halleck.
Morning appointments with Commander and Mrs. C. Black and daughter; J. C. Hagerty
(off the record). Press conference, followed by appointments with T. Campbell; E. Q.
and Mrs. Oliphant. Lunch with J. M. Dodge and Congressmen J. Taber and J. Phillips.
Afternoon appointments with A. E. Summerfield, Jr.; D. Heath; J. McCone. Early
evening departure for Naval Gun Factory to board the USS WILLIAMSBURG for cruise to
Yorktown, en route to William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia.
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15 | Virginia. Early morning arrives at Yorktown aboard the USS WILLIAMSBURG. Delivers a brief
address in Chamber of Burgesses after welcoming at Colonial Capital in Williamsburg.
Motors through city to house of college president. Meets with Dr. and Mrs. Chandler
and trustees of the college. Proceeds to Great Hall with official college party.
Commencement exercises. Early afternoon waits in receiving line with Mrs. Eisenhower
for reception in Great Hall. Mid-afternoon return to Yorktown with party to board
USS WILLIAMSBURG for overnight cruise to Norfolk.
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16 | USS WILLIAMSBURG. Morning fishing and cruising. Early afternoon arrival at Naval Operating
Base, Norfolk, Virginia. Golf with Admiral L. D. McCormick, Admiral L. J. Huffman,
and Colonel G. Moore. Early evening cocktails for golfing party, Mrs. Eisenhower, and Mrs.
McCormick. Mid-evening, directs USS WILLIAMSBURG to Annapolis, Maryland.
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17 | Annapolis, Maryland. Morning arrival at Naval Academy. Departs for Naval Academy Chapel.
Receives top-ranking midshipmen. Proceeds to Superintendent's house. Departs for
Bancroft Hall to witness the Noon Meal Formation. Early afternoon proceeds to
Midshipmen Mess Hall with Admiral T. Joy, Captain C. A. Buchanan, Dr. M. S.
Eisenhower, Commander E. L. Beach, T. E. Stephens, and J. C. Hagerty to address the
Brigade of Midshipmen. Departs Mess Hall and returns to ship. Lunch for golf party
in Presidential Dining Room. Departs for golf with Admiral T. Joy, Captain C. A.
Buchanan, and Captain M. F. Flaherty. Early evening cocktails with Mrs. Eisenhower,
Mrs. Joy, Mrs. Buchanan, and golf party. Early evening, directs USS WILLIAMSBURG to
Washington, D. C.
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19 | Washington. Early morning appointments with Legislative Leaders; R. Mellon. Receives the
Board of Governors of the American Bar Association. Appointment with C. Erwin Wilson
and H. E. Talbott. To the National Press Club to address the luncheon of the United
Negro College Fund. Lunch at the White House with General W. B. Persons, G. Hauge,
and E. J. Hughes (off the record). Late afternoon appointment with J. M. Dodge. Tea
with Mrs. Eisenhower, and T. J. and Mrs. Watson. Late evening, speaks to the nation
via radio from the Broadcasting Room of the White House.
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20 | Washington. Breakfast with General M. B. Ridgway. Morning appointments with General R. C.
Cutler and J. S. Lay, Jr.; National Security Council session; W. B. Smith, C. Erwin
Wilson, H. Brownell, Jr., and General R. C. Cutler (off the record); C. R. Hook; S.
Adams, G. Hauge, C. D. Jackson, E. J. Hughes, B. Duffey, J. Elliott, and S. Benedict
(off the record). Afternoon, places a wreath at the base of the statue of General
Lafayette in Lafayette Square. To Burning Tree Country Club for golf with Senator A.
Schoeppel, J. E. McClure, and J. Brooks. Delivers an evening message via closed
circuit television to ceremonies opening the new Research and Engineering Center of
the Ford Motor Company.
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21 | Washington. Breakfast with S. Adams, H. Brownell, Jr., A. E. Summerfield, Jr., Leonard W.
Hall, and T. E. Stephens. Appointments with H. Brownell, Jr., J. S. Temkin, J. W.
McIlvaine, J. J. Levy, J. L. Guilmartin, and G. H. Carswell (off the record);
Congressman B. C. Reece; Senator H. A. Smith, S. Adams, and W. D. Mitchell (off the
record); R. Musser; S. R. Burkholder; Committee from the American Law Institute; Dr.
S. Radhakrishnan, Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, and J. F. Simmons. Receives members
of the National Conference of Business Paper Editors. Early afternoon departure for
Fort McNair. Attends luncheon at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort
McNair. Afternoon appointments with Senator F. G. Payne, Congressman C. G. McIntire, L. Gorman, and W. Dickson;
Congressman W. H. Judd; R. Burroughs and R. Cake (off the record).
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22 | Washington. Morning appointments with Senator I. M. Ives, M. Durkin, and L. A. Mashburn; R.
M. Nixon and H. Perry (off the record). Receives the winner of the National Spelling
Bee. Cabinet meeting. Signs H. R. 4198. Photograph session with the winners of the
White House Photographers Award Contest. Lunch with Bernard Mannes Baruch.
Afternoon appointments with Mrs. J. H. Amen; Senator W. Bennett, Dr. and Mrs. H.
Driggs, C. Driggs, and Dr. H. Bowlby; Dr. R. Oppenheimer; J. Warner, W. T. and Mrs.
Orr, and G. Dorsey. To Statler Hotel to attend White House Photographers Dinner.
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23 | Washington. Early morning, motors to Camp David, Maryland with S. Adams, General H. M.
Snyder, and B. M. Shanley. To the estate of F. Akers at Catoctin Furnace, Maryland
for trout fishing. Early evening, returns to White House.
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24 | Washington. Morning appointment with General R. C. Cutler (off the record). Attends services
at National Presbyterian Church with Mrs. Eisenhower. Afternoon meets for a game of
bridge and dinner with P. G. Hoffman, G. M. Humphrey, and H. E. Talbott.
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25 | Washington. Morning appointments with Legislative Leaders; General O. N. Bradley; W. L. Hutcheson; A. F. Burns and G. Hauge; L. K. Gough. Hosts luncheon
for West Point classmates, Class of 1915. Afternoon reception of the members of
the Washington Ministerial Union in the East Room of the White House.
Appointments following with J. E. Babb and S. Adams; Dr. R. L. Johnson; Admiral
L. L. Strauss. Tea with Mrs. Eisenhower and E. J. and Mrs. Bermingham (off the
record).
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26 | Washington. Breakfast with General R. C. Cutler and J. S. Lay, Jr. Morning appointments with
J. Speck, F. Taylor, and V. Tindall; Congressman J. Westland; J. J. McCloy. Departs
White House for Beltsville, Maryland to visit the Plant Industry and Research Center,
United States Department of Agriculture. Arrives at Administration Building to meet
E. T. Benson, Dr. W. T. Shaw, and Dr. A. H. Moseman. Rides through grounds and stops
at dairy barns. To Research Center grounds for a short tour. Arrives at Log Lodge
and is met by Dr. H. Stiebeling, then proceeds to luncheon. To Burning Tree Country
Club for golf with J. E. McClure, P. Erdman, and General F. L. Parks (off the
record).
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27 | Washington. Morning appointments with J. Townsend (off the record); A. S. Flemming;
Congressman A. N. Sadlak, W. Szul, G. Mark, J. Kadlubek, J. J. Wolczanski, and
General W. B. Persons; H. F. Armstrong; H. Brownell, Jr., L. Waters, W. C. Calhoun,
E. R. Denney, W. F. Tompkins, and J. Sprickler. National Security Council session,
followed by appointments with C. Erwin Wilson; S. A. Ferguson. To Pentagon for lunch in the office of C. Erwin Wilson,
in honor of the new and old Joint Chiefs of Staff. Afternoon appointments with
W. E. Robinson; Senator E. C. Johnson; C. Vardaman; Captain J. McConnell, Jr.,
Captain M. Fernandez, Major W. H. Draper, and Mrs. J. McConnell. Hosts garden
party with Mrs. Eisenhower for veterans who were patients in government
hospitals in Washington.
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28 | Washington. Morning appointments with Congressman and Mrs. J. C. Auchincloss and C.
Auchincloss; Congressman J. F. Holt and General W. B. Persons; G. Hauge, E. J.
Hughes, C. D. Jackson, and B. Duffy (off the record); J. C. Hagerty. Press
conference, followed by appointments with Dr. I. I. Rabi (off the record); N. Kelley,
W. Paul, J. Watson, and P. Young; E. H. Gammons. Lunch with Sigurd Larson (off the
record). To Burning Tree Country Club for golf with J. Black, R. Fleming, and
Congressman L. C. Arends.
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29 | Washington. Morning appointments with Congressman E. W. Hiestand and General W. B. Persons.
Off-the-record appointments with G. Hauge, G. M. Humphrey, W. M. Martin, Jr., A. F.
Burns, and A. S. Flemming. Cabinet meeting. Off-the-record appointments with M.
Sears and H. C. Lodge, Jr.; W. J. Fulton; O. C. Hobby. Late morning appointments
with Cadets J. G. Donahue, R. P. Ellman, and D. D. Horner; G. Murphy; R. Uihlein,
General R. N. Immell. Lunch at the White House with N. A. Rockefeller, A. S. Flemming, Congressman J. M. Vorys, and General W. B.
Persons. Afternoon appointments with O. Cheatham; Colonel C. L. Maxwell; S.
Weeks (off the record); J. F. Dulles and H. E. Stassen; General C. A. Spaatz (at
White House).
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30 | Washington. Off-the-record morning appointments with General R. C. Cutler; G. Hauge; J. M.
Dodge and G. Hauge. Receives the Commander and past Commander of the Military Order
of the World Wars, accepts honor of Honorary Commander in Chief of the Military
Orders of the World Wars. To Arlington Cemetery for wreath-laying ceremony with Mrs.
Eisenhower, Major W. H. Draper, Colonel R. L. Schulz, and Commander E. L. Beach.
After ceremonies, returns to White House. Appointments with J. F. Dulles, C. Erwin
Wilson, General J. L. Collins, F. Nash, W. S. Robertson, U. A. Johnson, and General
F. W. Farrell; J. M. Dodge, A. S. Flemming, H. E. Stassen, General W. B. Persons, and
G. D. Morgan. Afternoon, to Burning Tree Country Club for golf with R. Fleming, W.
Burgess, and R. M. Gidney.
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31 | Washington. Attends Memorial Services at National Presbyterian Church.
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