May 30th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:20am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

11:00am –

12:50pm

Commissar Molotov, Mr. Pavlov, Prof. Samuel H. Cross, Adm. Ernest J. King, Gen. George C. Marshall, Harry L. Hopkins

Note: Both Stenographer's Diary and Tully Diary list only Marshall and King.

White House

USH, STE, TU

12:55pm

(cocktails - Red Parlor)

White House

USH

1:15pm –

3:00pm

(lunch - State Dining Room) with 19 Invited Guests

White House

USH

3:35pm –

3:40pm

Greeted members of Russian Plane Crew in Study

White House

USH

4:12pm –

5:40pm

To Constitution Avenue reviewing stands for Memorial Parade accompanied by ER, Capt. John L. McCrea

White House

USH

6:05pm –

7:10pm

Returned from parade to Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm –

10:00pm

(dinner) ER, Mrs. Thomas F. McAllister, Douglas Robinson

White House

USH

11:35pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Commisar Molotov and party (left 4:00), Joseph Lash (arr. 6:20)

USH

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

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