January 12th, 1942
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1:15am |
Retired from previous day |
White House |
USH |
|
10:15am – 11:40am |
VP Henry A. Wallace, Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Spkr. Sam T. Rayburn (TX), Rep. John W. McCormack (MA) |
White House |
USH, TU, PAI |
|
11:40am – 12:05pm |
Assoc. Justice James F. Byrnes Note: It is possible that this meeting followed the meeting with Harry S. Truman. This meeting occured before FDR went to his office and the meeting with Harry S. Truman occured after FDR went to his office. |
White House |
USH, PAI |
|
11:30am |
Sen. Harry S Truman (MO) Note: Time Conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to office at 12:12 |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
Joseph B. Eastman, Wayne Coy Note: Time Conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to office at 12:12 |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:12pm |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
12:45pm |
Labor Sec. Frances W. Perkins |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
1:18pm |
Returned from Office |
Office |
USH |
|
1:25pm |
(lunch) Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Harry L. Hopkins Note: Time Conflict - Stenographer's Diary shows lunch at 13:00 |
White House |
USH |
|
2:15pm |
Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith Note: Time Conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to Office at 14:30 |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
2:20pm |
Commerce Sec. Jesse H. Jones Note: Time Conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to Office at 14:30 |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
2:30pm |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
5:30pm |
Returned from Office |
Office |
USH |
|
5:35pm – 6:50pm |
Adm. Harold R. Stark, Adm. Ernest J. King, Gen. George C. Marshall, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Harry L. Hopkins, Gen. Edwin M. Watson, Lt. Col. Sexton, Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Lord Beaverbrook, Adm. of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, Field Marshal Dill, Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, Brig. Hollis, Col. Jacob. Note: Usher's Diary lists only Harold R. Stark, Adm. Ernest J. King, Gen. George C. Marshall, Gen. Hap Arnold. Other names appear in "Foreign Relations of the United States". Pacific, Russia, and Iceland were also discussed. Subject: North Africa and Northern Ireland |
White House |
USH, FR |
|
7:45pm – 8:45pm |
(dinner) ER and 8 Invited Guests |
White House |
USH |
|
8:47pm – 11:00pm |
Dorothy Brady (Steno.) |
White House |
USH |
|
11:15pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
Returned from New York, NY in early morning, In Washington, DC |
USH |
|
|
Houseguests |
Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill and staff out to dinner (8:05 to 12:10), Miss Seaver and Mr. Harrison (left 9:02) |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
These transcripts are based on archival sources documenting President Roosevelt's daily activities, including the White House Usher's Log and the White House Stenographer's Diary. The transcripts were created for reference purposes. Because errors can occur in data entry, we encourage you to review and cite to the original sources displayed below.
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January 12 1942 - Stenographers Diary
January 12 1942 - Ushers Log
January 12 1942 - Ushers Log
