January 6th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:05pm

To Capital to address joint session of Congress accompanied by Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway, Mr. and Mrs. Eimar Oestgaard, Frederic A. Delano, Grace G. Tully, Mrs. Helm, both aides

White House

USH

12:30pm

Address Joint Session of Congress at Capitol

Washington, DC

STE, TU

1:50pm –

2:45pm

(lunch) 8 invited guests. Crown Prince and Princess of Norway, Col. & Mrs. Ostgaard, Frederic A. Delano, Mrs. Helm, Grace G. Tully are listed in the Tully Diary.

White House

USH, TU

2:30pm

State of the Union Address at Capitol

Note: Neither the Usher's Diary or Stenographer's Diary show this entry for this time.Usher's Diary indicates FDR is back at the White House having lunch at this hour. This is probably a duplicate of the 1230 record found in the Stenographer's Diary.

Washington, DC

PP

2:45pm

To Office

White House

USH

3:10pm

Press Conf. PC#797 (FDR, Stephen T. Early, Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith, Asst. Budget Dir. John B. Blandford) - Budget Seminar

Subject: Budget

Office

PC, PAI

4:30pm

NYC Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, James M. Landis

Office

STE, TU, PAI

7:10pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Harry L. Hopkins

White House

USH

8:30pm –

9:40pm

U Sec. of State Sumner Welles

White House

USH

10:35pm

To Station enroute to Hyde Park, NY accompanied by Harry L. Hopkins and Grace G. Tully

White House

USH, TU

ER

In Boston, MA

USH

USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary

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