Oral History Interviews with Matthew Connelly Chief investigator for the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program (the Truman Committee), 1941-44, Executive Assistant to Senator and Vice President Truman, July 1944-April 1945; and Appointments Secretary to the President, 1945-53. Interview Transcripts November 28, 1967 | November 30, 1967 | August 21, 1968 By Jerry N. Hess [Notices and Restrictions | List of Subjects Discussed] NOTICE These are transcripts of tape-recorded interviews conducted for the Harry S. Truman Library. A draft of each transcript was edited by the interviewee but only minor emendations were made; therefore, the reader should remember that these are essentially transcripts of the spoken, rather than the written word. Numbers appearing in square brackets (ex. [45]) within the transcript indicate the pagination in the original, hardcopy version of the oral history interview. RESTRICTIONS These oral history transcripts may be read, quoted from, cited, and reproduced for purposes of research. They may not be published in full except by permission of the Harry S. Truman Library. List of Subjects Discussed A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X-Y-Z Abels, Jules, 137, 293 Acheson, Dean, 391, 395 cabinet member for Harry S. Truman, 330-331 Adams, Sherman, 128 Air Corps, 38, 39 Air Force, 223 Alabama, 1, 7, 8 Albany, Indiana, 36 Alcoa Company, 51-52 Allen, George, 94-95, 102, 103, 107, 122, 123, 150 in the administration of Harry S. Truman, 242-244 Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), 51-52 Amberg, Julius H., 26, 27 American Federation of Labor (AFL), 104-105 American Legion, 344 American Overseas Air Line, 443, 444, 446 American Trust and Banking Company, 196 Americans for Democratic Action (ADA), 276 Truman, Harry S., attitude toward, 428-429 Anderson, Clinton P. J. 370 Anderson, Howard S., 306 Anderson, Jack, 440 Andrews, Russell P., 215 Ansberry, Peter, 56-57 Argentina, 284 Arizona, 65 Arlington National Cemetery, 398 Army Camps, construction of: Connelly, Matthew J., investigates, 32-37 Truman, Harry S., investigates, 29 Arvey, Jacob M. (Jake), 275 Associated Gas and Electric Company, 18 Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 46, 398 Ayers, Eben, 185-186 Ball, Senator Joseph, H., 67 Baltimore, Maryland, 395 Baltimore Sun, 183 Barkley, Vice President Alben W., 77, 81, 82, 166, 167, 225, 272, 417, 422 and the Democratic National Convention, 1948, 276-279 Democratic National Convention, 1952, difficulties with delegates, 418-419 Barnes, James M., 188-189 Barrows, Roberta, on staff of Harry S. Truman, 250-252 Barry, Francis (Frank), 306 Batt, William L., Jr., 292 Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, 103 Bell, David E., 155, 209-211, 302, 426 Bethesda Navy Hospital, 343 Biddle, Francis, 357-358 Biffle, Leslie, 227, 277, 418-419, 421, 422 Big Four Powers, 223, 224, 227-228 Bilbo, Senator Theodore, 391 Birkhead, Kenneth, 292 Bixler, Catherine, 139, 141 Blair-Lee House, 173, 395, 398, 400, 420, 437 B'nai B'rith, 430 Boston, Massachusetts, 105, 110, 387 Boyle, William M., Jr., 11, 43, 86-87, 139, 292, 295, 307, 408 Bradley, General Omar N., 400-401 Brandt, Pete, 172 Brannan, Charles F., 290 as Cabinet member for Harry S. Truman, 370-372 Brannan Plan, 371-372 Bray, William J. (Bill), 299-300 Truman, Harry S., on staff of, 215-218 Brazil, 289 Brewster, Senator Owen, 17, 23, 49, 69-71 Bridges, Senator Styles, 72, 451, 452 Brightman, Sam, 410 Brown, Tillie, 175 Brown, Wilson, 232, 236 Brownell, Herbert, 451 Bruce, James, 289 Budget Bureau, 203, 210, 352 Burton, Harold, 72-73 Byrnes, James F., 97, 373, 431, 433-434 Truman, Harry S., in Cabinet of, 327-329 relationship, 95-96 Cadillac Square, (Detroit), 104, 105, 280, 309, 311, 355 California, University of, 265-266 Campaign Expenditures, the Gillette Committee to Investigate, 16, 57 Canfil, Fred A., 14 Truman Committee, investigates the Hanford, Washington, Plant, 75-77 Cannon, Clarence, 7 Canol project, 40, 82 Carey, Idaho, 263-264 Carton Hotel (Washington, DC), 266 Carr, Albert, 295, 296-297 Carroll, John A., 228 Carter, John Franklin, 295, 297 Casey, Joseph, 275 Chandler. Albert B., investigation of the swimming pool of, 77-82 Chandler, Mrs. Albert B., 80 Chapman, Oscar, 261, 291, 416 Truman, Harry S., in the Cabinet of, 368-369 Chicago American, 107 Chicago, Illinois, 2, 7, 91, 101, 106, 275, 280, 285, 328, 387, 410, 418, 422 Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), 83, 443, 446 Civil rights, 291-292 Truman, Harry S.; delivers message on, 206, 268 importance of his support for, 439-446 views on Civil rights, 434-435 Civil War, 29-30 Clark, Bennett, 138 Clark, Charles Patrick, 5, 9, 13, 22, 31, 42, 46, 50, 56, 60 background of, 15-16 Clark, Tom C., 162, 164, 358 Clayton, William C., 390 Cleveland, Mississippi, 391, 392 Clifford, Clark, 150-151, 153, 155, 157, 158, 160, 167, 168, 194, 199, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 214, 236, 244, 254, 257, 264, 265, 268, 293, 297, 300, 301, 302, 303, 320, 381, 407 Israel, involvement in the recognition of, 383, 384, 385-386 TransWorld Airlines (TWA), as a lawyer for, 443-444 Truman, Harry S.: chances for victory in the 1948 Presidential election, 447-448 Clifford serves on staff of, 161, 440-443 resignation of Clifford, 162-163, 165, 444-446 Cole, William S., 17 Collett, John Caskie, 245 Colorado, 229 Committee to Investigate Campaign Expenditures, 5, 7, 16 Congress, Eightieth, 273-275 Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), 104-105, 430 Congressional liaison during the Truman Administration, 221-229 Connally, Senator Tom, 65, 149 Connelly, Matthew J., 6, 12-13, 15, 102, 293, 294 Appointments Secretary, duties as, 129-130 Army camp construction, investigates, 32-37 Cabinet meetings, duties at, 130, 131-132 campaign expenditures, involved in the investigation of, 5, 7 Chandler, Albert B., swimming pool of, investigated by Connelly, 77-82 charges against, a discussion of, 448-452 clipping file of, 304-305 Committees in Congress, serves on, 6-8 Democratic National Committee, discusses the various chairmen of, 403-410 Kelley Nash machine in Chicago, investigates, 7 MacArthur, Douglas, a discussion of the dismissal of, 399-401 non-political trip of June 1948, duties during, 261 Presidency, ideas for changing the, 437 Presidential election of 1944, part played in, 102 Presidential election of 1948: election evening activities of, 306-308 Truman, Harry S., a discussion of his confidence in winning, 308-310, 311-313 relief programs for Washington, D. C., an investigation of, 6-7 Roosevelt, Franklin D., learns of the death of, 124, 125-126 State Department, a discussion of, 380-383 Truman, Harry S.: assassination attempt on, 397-399 congressional liaison for, 222-224 evaluation of, 440 executive assistant to, 115-116 first meeting with Connelly, 1-3 influence on Connelly, 411-413 Postmaster General position, offers to Connelly, 314-316 in Presidential campaign, 1944, accompanied by Connelly, 102 Presidential election, 1948, confident of victory in, 308-310, 311-313 staff of, Connelly reports jealousies among, 441-443 Vice Presidential campaign, assisted by Connelly, 85 and Truman Committee, 8-9 and Vinson, Fred M., comments on the proposed mission of, 302-304 and Willow Run Plant, investigates, 37-39 Constitution Hall, 179 Cox Broadcasting Company, 147 Cox Enterprises, 176 Cox, James, 176 Currie, Lauchlin, 189 Curtiss Wright Corporation, 40, 82-83 Daniels, Jonathan, 189-192 Daniels, Joseph, 245-246 Daniels, Josephus, 191 Dawson, Donald, 261, 322-323, 402 Truman, Harry S., on staff of, 202-203 Defense housing investigation, 43-44 Democratic National Committee, 12, 86, 103, 104, 149, 200, 209, 260, 261, 279, 287, 292, 294, 295, 297, 299, 300, 307, 344, 345, 365 chairman of, discussed, 403-410 Research Division of, 292 Democratic National Convention of 1948, 270 Presidential contenders, 278-279 Vice Presidential contenders, 276-277 Democratic National Convention of 1952: Barkley, Alben W., and labor delegates, 418-419 Democratic Policy Committee, 266-268 Dennison, Admiral Robert L., 239, 318-319 and Truman, Harry S., 233-236 Detroit, Michigan, 37, 104, 216, 280, 286, 311-312 Dever, Paul, 378 Dewey, Thomas, 249, 284, 288, 305 and Presidential campaign of 1948, 281-283, 293 Dexter, Iowa, 280-281 Diary of Democracy, 3 Dill, Sir John, 398 Dixiecrats, 270 Dollar-a-year-men, 62-64 Donaldson, Jesse M., 365-366 Douglas, William 0., 93, 100-101, 276 Dryden, Mildred, 139, 140-141 Dubinsky, David, 113, 195, 283 Dunn, Eugene, 31 Early, Stephen, 104, 125, 142, 169, 171, 172, 173, 175-176, 180, 181-182, 250 Eightieth Congress, 273-275 Eisenhower, Dwight David, 276, 350, 427-428, 438, 448 Truman, Harry S., transition between administrations, 127, 128 Elsey, George, 155, 205-206, 302 Evans, Tom L., 148 Ewing, Oscar R., 266, 267-268 Excelsior Springs, Missouri, 306 Farley, James, 215, 216 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 47, 48, 248 Federal Power Commission, 67 Feeney, Joseph, 221, 228 Feinberg, Abraham, 195-196, 197-198 Ferguson, Senator Homer, 37, 73-74 Finletter, Thomas K., 356-357 Fitzgerald, James, 219 Flynn, Ed, 95 Ford Motor Company, 37 Forrestal, James, 130, 344, 354 Truman, Harry S., as a Cabinet member for, 340-343 Fort Davis, North Carolina, 32 Fort Stewart, Georgia, 32, 33 Foskett, James A., 232, 234 Frederick, J. Lawton, on staff of Harry S. Truman, 203-204 Friendship Airport, 394 Fritchey, Clayton, 211 Fulton, Hugh, 3-4, 12-13, 15, 16-17, 21, 31, 41, 46, 47, 49, 55, 57-58, 60, 82, 83, 85, 102, 103, 107, 109, 243 background of, 17-18 political problems, ability to deal with, 18-19 Truman, Harry S., difficulties with, 121-124 Gallup Poll, 290 Garvin, Tom, 416-417 Georgetown, University 16, 46, 56 Georgia, 32, 33 Gillette Committee, 5, 7, 16 Gillette, Senator Guy M., 5, 7 Godwin, Earl, 272 Goldwyn, Sam, 296 Grand Coulee Dam, 393-394 Gray, Gordon, 351 Greece, 390 Green, Shirley, 141 Green, Theodore, 406 Griffis, Stanton, 289 Halleck, Charles, 451, 452 Halley, Rudolph, 5, 19-20 Halverstadt, Dallas, 219 Hanford, Washington, 75 Hannegan, Robert, 86, 117, 125-126, 200-201, 295, 411 Democratic National Committee, as chairman of, 403-405 Truman, Harry S.: Cabinet member for, 364-365 Vice President, 1944, supports for nomination as, 89-91, 92, 93-94 Harlem, New York, 298 Harriman W. Averell, 374-375 Harvard University, 42, 56, 221, 392 Hassett, William C., 170, 253, 254 Truman, Harry S., duties during the administration of, 168-169 Hatch, Senator Carl A., 71, 81-82 Hayden, Senator Carl, 65 Hechler, Kenneth, 220 Hehmeyer, Walter, 20, 21 Henderson, Loy, 381-383 Hercules Powder Company, 36 Herring, Senator Clyde L., 71 Higgins, Eddie, 406-407, 408 Hill, Senator Lister, 1, 7-8 Hillman, William, 181, 296 and book, Mr. President, 431-434 Hoeber, Johannes, 292 Hollywood, California, 296 Hopkins, Harry L. 193, 194, 387 and Truman, Harry S., 245-246 Houston Chronicle, 304 Hume, Paul, 179 Humphrey-Biemiller civil rights plank (1948 convention), 270 Humphreys, Bob, 80-81 Hyde Park, New York, 121 Ickes, Harold L., 366-367 Illinois, 416 The Independence (Presidential aircraft), 395 Independence, Missouri, 305 Indian Treaty Room, 257 Indiana, 35, 36, 94, 409 Indiantown Gap, PA., 32 Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 200, 201 Investigation of Campaign Expenditures, Committee for, 5, 7 Iowa, 5, 71, 94, 280-281, 312 Irvin, Robert L., 22, 62, 381 Israel, recognition of, 194-198, 383-386, 387 Jackson, Charles, 219 Jackson, Robert H., 18 Jackson, Samuel, 94 Jacobson, Edward (Eddie), 385 Jenner, Senator William E., 427 Jewish vote, in the 1948 Presidential election, 387-388 Johnson, Louis A., 285, 354 Military budget cuts, 344-346 Truman, Harry S.: in Cabinet of, 343-347 Treasurer for the Presidential Campaign of 1948, 285, 287-289 Jones, Jesse, 119, 304 and Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 50-53 Justice Department, 18, 358 Kansas City, Missouri, 11, 36, 37, 39, 116, 117, 118, 305-306, 395, 408-409 Kayser Company, 195 Kayser Roth, 195 Keech, Richmond B., 202 Kelly, Frank, 292 Kelly-Nash "machine" in Chicago, 7 Kentucky, 77-78 Keyserling, Leon, 266 Key West, Florida, 192, 342-343, 362, 414 poker playing at, 317-320 Truman, Harry S., vacations at, 313-314, 316-320 Kilgore, Senator Harley, 71-72 Killion, George, 355 Kimball, Dan, 355 Knowles, Miles, 26-27 Knudsen, General William S., 39 Korea, 246, 344-346, 353 invasion of South Korea, 394, 396-397 Krug, Julius A., 290 and Truman, Harry S., 366-368 Ku Klux Klan, 106-108 Labor Department, 212, 213 Lamar, Missouri, 148 Landry, Robert B., 237-238, 239 Lasker, Morris, 56 Lathrom, Donald M., 22, 83, 86 Lawrence, Massachusetts, 110 Leahy, Admiral William D., 98, 236 and Truman, Harry S., 231-232 Leviero, Anthony, 401 Liberal Party, 113 Lloyd, David D., 155, 208, 265, 302, 323, 324, 436 Locke, Edwin A., Jr., 64, 219-220 Lockwood, Paul, 293-294 Lord and Thomas Advertising Co., 296 Los Angeles, California, 105 Louisville, Kentucky, 80 Lovett, Robert A., 348 Lowe, Frank E., 22-24, 246 Lowenthal, Max. 196-197, 230, 418 and Truman, Harry S., 83-84 Lucas, Senator Scott, 225 MacArthur, General Douglas, 352, 397 dismissed by President Truman, 399-401 at Wake Island Conference, 321-324, 401-402 McCarthy, Senator Joseph R., 84 and staff of President Truman, 435-436 McCormack, Representative John W., 225 McFarland, Senator E. W., 225 McGranery, James P., 363-364 McGrath, J. Howard, 163, 164, 165 in Cabinet of President Truman, 358-363 as Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 405-407 McHale, Frank, 409 McIlwain, Sam, 244 McIntyre, Marvin, 250 McKim, Edward D., 103, 107, 263 on staff of President Truman, 246-249 McKinney, Frank E., 409, 420, 422 McReynolds, William, 200 on staff of President Truman, 186-187 Madison Square Garden, 113 Mager, Harry, 31-32 Maine, 69 Maletz, Herbert N., 41-43, 229-230 Maloney, James J., 305-306 Map Room, 205 Martel, Frank, 105 Martinez, Joe L., 44-45 Marshall, General George C., 26, 75, 381, 392, 427 in Cabinet of President Truman, 329-330, 347-348, 349 Marshall plan, 391, 438 Martin, Representative Joseph W., 451, 452 Massachusetts, 108, 109, 110, 378 Matthews, Francis, 354-355 Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D. C., 125, 418, 421 Maylon, Charles, 221, 223, 228 Meader, George, 6, 45-46 Mead, Senator James, 65-66, 72 Memoirs, by Harry S. Truman, 69, 95, 152, 414 Messall, Victor, 139 Michigan, 37, 216, 445 Michigan, University of, 18, 22 Military, budget cuts in, 344-345 Military Affairs Committee, 2, 28 Miller, Ray, 307-308 Minnesota, 67 Mississippi, 107 Missouri, 2, 53, 60, 138-139, 140, 147, 404, 442 Missouri, U. S. S., 234 Mr. President, 432 Mitchell, Stephen, 410 Morgenthau, Henry, Jr., 332-334 Morgenthau plan, 333-334 Morris, Newbold, 360-361 Moscow, 433 Muehlebach Hotel, (Kansas City, Missouri), 306 Murphy, Charles S., 155, 157, 199, 210, 211, 214, 221, 254, 265, 297, 302, 320, 413 on staff of President Truman, 165-168 Murphy, Frank, 162, 445 Murray, Tom, 398 Nash, Philleo, 436 on staff of President Truman, 198-199 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 207 National Plowing Contest, Dexter, Iowa, 280-281 Navy Department, relations with the Truman Committee, 24-25, 31 Nelson, Donald M., 61-62 Neustadt, Richard E., 221, 302 New Hampshire, 72 New Jersey, 5 New Mexico, 44, 71 New Orleans, 102 Newsweek, 281 New York, 18, 43, 119-120, 123, 197, 283-284, 306, 321, 356, 360, 368, 372, 388, 395, 401, 426 New York Times, 114, 136, 255, 401, 411 Niles, David K., 199, 200, 381 and recognition of state of Israel, 194, 196-198, 384, 385 Truman, Harry S., as political adviser for, 193-194, 386-387 Non-political trip of June 1948, 258, 259-266 North Carolina, 32, 191 Noyes, David M., 295, 296, 297, 309 Odum, Reathel, 54, 139, 140, 141 O'Dwyer, William, 275, 298 Ohio, 307, 308, 375 Okinawa, 151 Oklahoma, 7, 286 Omaha, Nebraska, 103, 246, 262 Oregon, 93 Out of the Jaws of Victory, 136-137, 293, 303 Pace, Frank, 203 and Harry S. Truman, 352-353 Pan American Airways, 443, 444, 446 Parks, Franklin N., 46, 229-230 Patterson, Robert P., 117 in Cabinet of President Truman, 339-340 Pauley, Edwin W., 92, 265, 355 Pawley, William, 289-290 Pearson, Drew, 182, 440 Pendergast, Thomas J., funeral of, 116-118 Pennsylvania, 32 Pentagon, 33 Peoria, Illinois, 105, 106-107 Pepper, Senator Claude, 278 Perkins, Francis, 376-377 Perlmeter, Irving, 184-185 Philadelphia, 118, 271, 364 Phillips, Cabell, 350, 411, 421, 423 Point IV, 393, 438 Pontiac, Michigan, 312 Porter, Paul, 117 Postmaster General of the United States, 215, 314-316 Potsdam, East Germany, 143 Presidential election campaign, 1944, Harry S. Truman as a campaigner, 102 Presidential election campaign, 1948: Cabinet members of President Truman, involvement in campaign, 290-291 Campaign train: local politicians aboard, 216-218 speech writing aboard, 300-302 visitors, treatment of, 293-294 Clifford, Clark speculates on outcome of, 447-448 Connelly, Matthew J., belief that Truman would win, 308-310, 311-313 contributions, shortage of, 284-289 crowds, reaction of, 298-300 Democrats, opposition from, 275-276 Dewey, Thomas, campaign train of, 293 Election evening, 306-308, 310 Harlem; New York, 298 Itinerary, 279-281 Jewish vote, the importance of, 387-388 Maloney, James J., joins the Dewey campaign, 305-306 Wallace, Henry A., campaign of, 283-284 writers assisting in the campaign, 295-297 Presidential election campaign, 1952: Stevenson, Adlai E., relationship with Harry S. Truman, 420-425 Truman, Harry S.: choice for a successor, 415-418 decision not to run, 413-415 Stevenson, Adlai E., relationship with, 420-425 President's Committee on Civil Rights, 268 Price Administration, Office of, 80 Progressive Party, 283 Public Papers of Harry S. Truman, 394 Pulitzer. Joseph, 174 Pulitzer Prize, 401 Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, 182 Quartermaster Corps, 33 Rayburn, Representative Sam, 124, 225, 226 Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), 202, 203, 244 Truman Committee, relationship with, 50-53 Redding, Jack, 410 Reinsch, J. Leonard, 147-148, 149, 171, 176-177, 182 Relief programs in the District of Columbia, an investigation of, 6-7 Research Division of the Democratic National Committee, 209 Reuther, Walter, 105 Reynolds Aluminum Company, 51-52 Reynolds, Ed, 122, 125, 150, 242, 243 Rhode Island, 406, 408 Rigdon, William M., 316, 414 and President Truman, 236-237 Roach, Neale, 94 Robeson, Paul, 284 Robinson, Harold G., 5, 47-48 Roosevelt, Franklin D., 62, 87, 92, 93, 102, 103, 104, 121, 127-128, 141, 142, 147, 169, 176, 186, 189, 190, 212, 231, 232, 246, 250, 326, 328, 332, 341, 357, 364, 365, 370, 376, 386, 387, 403, 405 Cabinet of, 130-131, 389 Connelly, Matthew J., learns of the death of, 124, 125-126 health of, 111-112, 114 Presidential election campaign of 1944, communication with Harry S. Truman, 119 speech making, 145 Truman, Harry S., communication with, 119, 120, 127 and death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 124-125 Roosevelt Hotel (New York City), 306 Roosevelt, James, 275 Rose, Alex, 283 Rosenman, Judge Samuel I., 121, 144-145, 150, 152, 155, 161, 243, 441 as speech writer for President Truman, 156-160 Rosenthal, Louis, 288 Ross, Charles G., 155-156, 172, 173, 180-181, 183, 185, 186, 238-239, 240-241, 253, 256, 264, 311, 313-314 death of, 179, 180 as Press Secretary to President Truman, 172-179 Rowley, Jim, 306, 321 Royall, Kenneth C., as a member of the Truman Administration, 340, 349-351 Rusk, Dean, 323, 324 Saint Louis, Missouri, 52, 152, 365, 403 Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, 172 San Francisco, California, 173, 322, 323, 402 Sawyer, Charles, 375-376 Sawyer, Haven, 49 Schenley Liquor, 288 Schoeneman, George J., 200-201 Schwellenbach, Lewis B., 377 Secret Service, 305, 306, 310-311, 321, 332, 341, 401 Seattle, Washington, 105, 106, 119 To Secure These Rights, 268 Shangri-La, 236 Sherwood, Robert, 145 Shoreham Hotel (Washington, D. C.), 397-398 Short, Joseph, 170, 256 on staff of President Truman, 182-184 Short, Mrs. Joseph (Beth), 170 Simmons, William D., 238 Somervell, Brehon B., 27, 30 Snyder, John W., 52-53, 180, 182, 243, 271, 291, 356 in Cabinet of President Truman, 337-338 and relationship with Truman, 53-55 South Carolina, 327 Spain, 289 Sparks, Wilbur D., 49-50 Spingarn, Arthur, 207 Spingarn, Joel, 207 Spingarn, Stephen J., 206-208 Springfield, Illinois, 426 Sproul, Robert G., 265 State Department, 246, 380-383, 431 States' Rights Party, 291 Steelman, Dr. John R., 134-135, 204, 216, 219, 221, 253, 254, 257, 379, 442, 443 on staff of President Truman, 211-215 Stettinius, Edward R., Jr., in the Cabinet of Harry S. Truman, 325-327 Stevenson, Adlai E., 410, 415, 420 campaigns for Truman, 425-426 relationship with Truman, 422-425 Stimson, Henry L., 137, 339 Stowe, David H., 204, 299-300 Sullivan, Gael, 407-408, 410, 411 Sullivan, John L., 234, 354 Sun Flower Ordnance Plant, 36, 45 Suydum, Hendrick, 50 Symington, Senator W. Stuart, 243, 440 and administration of President Truman, 356 Tabor, Representative John, 7 Taft-Hartley Act, 44 Ten Point Civil Rights Message, 206, 268 Tennessee Valley Authority, 367 Texas, 65, 102, 149 Thomas, Senator Elbert, 7 Thurmond, Senator J. Strom, 291 Tobin, Maurice, 290, 377-378 Toomey, Marion, 55 Toulmin, Harry Aubrey, Jr., 3-4, 5, 23-24 TransWorld Airlines (TWA), 443-446 Treasury Department, 54 Truman, Harry S., 12, 16, 26, 39, 41, 44, 47, 49, 52, 75-76, 81, 152, 283-284 Acheson, Dean, in Cabinet of, 330-331 administration of, his conduct of the office, 452-453 Allen, George E., in the administration of, 242-244 Americans for Democratic Action, opinion of, 428-429 Anderson, Clinton P., in the Cabinet of, 370 army camp visits, 28-29 assassination attempt, 397-399 Ayers, Eben, in the administration of, 185-186 Barnes, James M., on the staff of, 188-189 Barrows, Robert A., in the administration of, 250-252 Bell, David E., on the staff of, 209-211 Biddle, Francis, in the Cabinet of, 357-358 Boyle, William, Jr., relationship with, 11-12 Brannan, Charles, in the Cabinet of, 370-372 Bray, William, on the staff of, 215-217, 218 Brown, Wilson, in the administration of, 232, 236 Brynes, James F., in the Cabinet of, 327-329 relationship with, 95-98 Cabinet of, 130-133, 134-136, 325 attitude toward, 389-390 and Chandler, Albert B., 77-82 Chapman, Oscar, in the Cabinet of, 368-369 Clark, Bennett, relationship with, 138 Civil rights: importance of his role in, 439-440 support for, 268-270, 291-292 views on, 434-435 Clifford, Clark: assessment of Truman's chances in 1948 election, 447-448 role in Truman administration, 161-162, 441-443 resignation of, 162-163, 165, 444-446 Collett, John Caskie, in the administration of, 245 Congressional liaison during the administration of, 221-229 Connelly, Matthew J.: and congressional liaison, 222-229 evaluates Truman as President, 440 as an executive assistant, 115-116 first meeting with Truman, 1-3 influence on Truman, 411-413 Postmaster General position, offer of, 314-316 Currie, Lauchlin, on the staff of, 189 and Daniels, Jonathan, 189-192 and Davies, Joseph, 245-246 Dawson, Donald, on the staff of, 202-203 decision maker, as a, 434 Democratic National Convention, 1948, 270-273 and Dennison, Robert L., 233-235 Donaldson, Jesse M., in the Cabinet of, 365-366 Eightieth Congress, recalled for a special session by, 273-275 Eisenhower, Dwight D., transition from administration of, 127, 128 Elsey, George, on the staff of, 205-206 and Finletter, Thomas, 356-357 Forrestal, James, in the Cabinet of, 340-343 and Foskett, James A., 232, 234 Frederick, J. Lawton, on staff of, 203-204 Fritchey, Clayton, on the staff of, 211 Fulton, Hugh, difficulties involving, 121-124 Government operation, views on, 436 Grand Coulee Dam, attends rededication of, 393-394 Hannegan, Robert E., in the Cabinet of, 364-365 Harriman, W. Averell, in the Cabinet of, 374-375 and Hassett, William D., 168-169 and Hillman, William, 431-434 and Hopkins, Harry L., 245-246 and Hume, Paul, 179-180 Ickes, Harold L., in the Cabinet of, 366-367 Johnson, Louis A., in the Cabinet of, 343-347 Keech, Richmond B., on the staff of, 202 Key West, Florida, vacations at, 313-314, 316-320 and Kimball, Dan, 355 Korean invasion, attitude concerning, 396 Krug, Julius A., in the Cabinet of, 366-368 and Landry, Robert B., 237-238, 239 and Leahy,William B., 231-232 Lloyd, David D., on the staff of, 208 Locke, Edwin A., Jr., on the staff of, 219-220 Lovett, Robert A., in the Cabinet of, 348 and Lowenthal, Max, 83-84 MacArthur, General Douglas, and Wake Island conference with, 321-324, 401-402 McCarthy, Joseph, makes charges against Truman staff members, 435-436 McGrath, J. Howard, in the administration of, 358-363 McKim, Edward D., on the staff of, 246-249 McReynolds, William, on the staff of, 186-187 Marshall, George C., in the Cabinet of, 329-330, 347-348, 349 Matthews, Francis, in the administration of, 354-355 Meader, George, on the staff of, 45-46 Morgenthau, Henry, Jr., in the Cabinet of, 332-334 Murphy, Charles S., on the staff of, 165-168 Nash, Philleo, on the staff of, 198-199 Niles, David K., on the staff of, 193-194 non-political trip of June, 1948, 258, 259-266 Pace, Frank, in the administration of, 352-353 Parks, Franklin N., on the staff of, 46 Patterson, Robert P., in the Cabinet of, 339-340 Pendergast, Thomas J., funeral, 116-118 Perkins, Francis, in the Cabinet of, 376-377 Perlmeter, Irving, on the staff of, 184-185 press conferences, 257-258 pre-press conferences of, 256-257 press leaks during the administration of, 431 and pressure groups, 429-430 public opinion mail, 430-431 Presidential election campaign, 1944: campaigns during, 102 Roosevelt, Franklin D., communications with Truman during, 119-120 Presidential election campaign, 1948, 279-281, 290-291, Also See Presidential election campaign, 1948 Presidential election campaign, 1952: choice for a successor, 415-418 decision not to run,413-415 Rigdon, William M., in the administration of, 236-237 Roosevelt, Franklin D.: communication with Truman in 1944 campaign,119 communication with Vice President Truman, 120, 127 death of, 124-125 health of, 111 Rosenman, Judge Samuel I., in the administration of, 156-160 Ross, Charles G., on the staff of, 172-179 Royall, Kenneth C., on the staff of, 340, 349-351 Sawyer, Charles, in the Cabinet of, 375-376 Schwellenbach, Lewis B., in the Cabinet of, 377 and Senators involving the Truman Committee, 64-74 Schoeneman, George J., on the staff of, 200-201 Short, Joseph, as a staff assistant to, 182-184 Snyder, John W.: in the Truman Cabinet, 337-338 relationship with Truman, 53-55 Somervell. Brehon B., relations with, 30-31 speaker, as a, 59-60, 145-149, 258-259 and speech writing, 150, 152, 153-156, 156-158 Spingarn, Stephen J., on the staff of, 206-208 staff members, 139-143, 144-145 Connelly, Matthew J., comments on reported jealousies between, 441-443 discussion of, 155-195, 198-216, 219-222, 228-237, 243-252 meetings of, 252-256 staffing problems, 141-143 Steelman, Dr. John R., on the staff of, 204 Stettinius, Edward R., Jr., in the Cabinet of, 325-327 Stevenson, Adlai E., Presidential election campaign, 1952: recruited by Truman, 420-422 relationship with Truman, 422-426 Stimson, Henry L „ in the Cabinet of, 339 Stowe, David H., on the staff of, 204 and Sullivan, John L., 354 Symington, Senator W. Stuart, in the administration of, 356 Tobin, Maurice, in the Cabinet of, 377-378 Tubby, Roger, on the staff of, 184-185 and Vice Presidential nomination in 1944, 89-94 Vinson, Fred, in the Cabinet of, 334-337 Wake Island conference, 321-324, 401-402 Walker, Frank, in the Cabinet of, 364 Wallace, Henry A.: in the Truman Cabinet, 372 relationship with Truman, 113-114 Walsh, Senator David, relationship with, 109-111 White House reorganization, 437-438 Wickard, Claude R., in the Cabinet of, 369-370 Zimmerman, Raymond R., on the staff of, 201-202 Truman, Mrs. Harry S. (Bess), 153, 173, 420, 421 Truman Committee, 90 Anskerry, Peter, on the staff of, 56-57 assignments, procedure for, 12-14 atomic energy, research plant at Hanover, Washington, 75-77 budget for, 96-97 committee reports, 67-68 Connelly, Matthew J., hiring of and chief investigator for, 1-3, 8-9 defense housing investigation, 43-44 field investigations, 39-41 and Lasken, Morris, 56 and Locke, Edwin A., Jr., 64 and Maletz, Herbert, 41-43 and Mead, James, 65-66 members of, 9-12, 15, 41-43, 45-50, 55-57 meetings of, 60-61 and Navy Department, 24-25, 31 and Nelson, Donald M., 61-62 and press, 20-21 and Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), 50-53 recruiting for, 13 Robinson, Harold G., on the staff of, 47-48 Sawyer, Haven, on the staff of, 49 Senators on the committee and their relationship with Committee members, 64-74 Sparks, Wilbur, on the staff of, 49-50 staffing of, 4-6 and Suydum, Hendrix, 50 Toomey, Marion on the staff of, 55 Truman, Harry S.: as chairman of, 88-89 discussion on the purpose of, 29-30 relationship with the staff, 57 War Department relations, 24-28, 30-31 War Production Board, relations with, 61-63 Truman Doctrine, 390 Truman, Margaret, 179 Truman Presidency, The, 350 Tubby, Roger, 170, 184-185 Tully, Grace, 93 Turkey, 390 Turner, Roy, 286, 287 Twenty-one point message, 152-153 Tyree, John, Jr., 236 United Nations, 173 University of California, 265-266 University of Michigan, 18, 22 Vandenberg, Senator Arthur H., 69 Vardaman, Commodore James K., 151, 152, 232-233, 236, 441 Vaughan, Harry H., 11, 52, 125, 139, 140, 141, 151, 230, 238-241, 246, 442 Veterans Affairs, as coordinator for, 241-242 Vinson, Fred M.: as a Cabinet member, 334-337 proposed mission to Moscow, 302-304 Wake Island, 397 conference held at, 321-324, 401-402 Walker, Frank C., 92, 95, 364 Wallace, Henry A., 89, 92-93, 94, 100, 101, 112, 137, 283-284, 291, 388 Madison Square Garden speech, 373-374 as Secretary of Commerce, 118-119 in Truman Cabinet, 372 and Truman, Harry S., 113-114 Wallgren, Senator Mon C., 66-67 Walsh, Senator David I., 109-111 War Department, 23, 33 and Truman Committee, 24-28, 30-31 War Mobilization and Reconversion, Office of, 54 War Production Board, 61 Locke, Edwin A., Jr., as a member of, 64 Truman Committee, relationship with, 61-63 Warren, Earl, 281 Washington, D. C., 6-7, 40, 54, 94, 108, 121, 157, 202, 246, 272, 286, 294, 317, 321, 343, 360, 426, 447-448, 451 Watson, General Edwin M. ("Pa"), 250 Webb, James E., 203 West Virginia, 221 Wheeler, Senator Burton K., 84 White House, reorganization of, 437-438 White House Sailor, 414 Wickard, Claude R., 369-370 Williamsburg, U.S.S., 98, 99, 237 Willkie, Wendell, 8 Willow Run plant, 37-39 Wilson, Arthur, 25-26, 28 Wilson, Woodrow, 191 Windom, Jim, 244 Wolf, Agnes Strauss, 55 Wolf Creek Ordnance Plant, 48 Worcester, Massachusetts, 108, 109 Works Progress Administration (WPA), 194, 387 Yale Law School, 56 Yalta, 112, 397 Young, Lauretta, 139, 141 Zimmerman, Raymond R., 201-202 [Top of the Page | Notices and Restrictions | List of Subjects Discussed] For questions, e-mail truman.reference@nara.gov Return to Truman Library Oral History Finding Aid Return to Archival Reference at the Truman Library

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