January 14th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:30am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

9:30am –

9:47am

Monroe Robinson

White House

USH

11:30am

To Office

White House

USH

11:30am

Rep. Joseph C. Baldwin (NY), Rep. W. Sterling Cole (NY), Rep. Richard P. Gale (MN), Rep. Melvin J. Maas (MN)

Note: Tully Diary lists this at 1145.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:15pm

Luxembourg Prime Min. Pierre Dupong, Luxembourg Min. Hugues Le Gallais

Note: Tully Diary lists this at 1200.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:30pm

Milwaukee Mayor Carl F. Zeidler

Note: Tully Diary lists this at 1215.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:18pm

Returned from Office

Office

USH

1:30pm

(lunch) Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Harry L. Hopkins

Note: Time conflict - Stenographer's diary shows 1300

White House

USH

1:45pm

(Mrs. Anne O'Hare McCormick)

White House

STE, TU, PAI

2:35pm –

4:20pm

To Office accompanied by Mrs. Anne O'Hare McCormack

White House

USH

2:35pm –

4:20pm

Mrs. Anne O'Hare McCormack

Office

USH

4:50pm

Returned from Office

Office

USH

4:55pm –

6:45pm

Allied War Council: War Sec. Henry L. Stimson, Gen. George C. Marshall, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Navy Sec. Frank Knox, Adm. Harold R. Stark, Adm. Ernest J. King, Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Lord Beaverbrook, Adm. or the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, Field Marshall Sir John Dill, Gen. Edwin M. Watson, Adm. John Beardall. Comdr. Libby, Lt. Col. Sexton, Brig. Hollis, Harry L. Hopkins

Note: Usher's Diary shows Gen. George C. Marshall, Gen. Hap Arnold at 1655. Secy. of War, Secy. of Navy, Harold R. Stark, Adm. Ernest J. King are shown at 1720. Others are shown in Stenographer's Diary.

Subject: American-British Collaboration

White House

STE, USH, FR, PAI

6:55pm –

7:35pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:45pm –

8:15pm

(cocktails) Sen. Albert B. Chandler (KY)

White House

USH

8:15pm –

9:30pm

(dinner) Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Harry L. Hopkins

Subject: Shipping, Raw Materials, Allocation Brd.

White House

USH, FR

11:15pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguests

Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Comdr. Thompson, John Martin (left 9:55)

USH

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

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