June 5th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:20am

Returned from Hyde Park, NY

White House

USH

10:30am

To Office

White House

USH

10:45am

Press Conf. PC#830 (FDR)

Note: Stenographer' Diary and Tully Diary list this at 1030.

Subject: Japanese Use of Poison Gas

Office

PC, STE, TU

11:15am

Myron Taylor

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Belgian Amb. Count Robert van der Straten-Ponthoz, Belgian Min. of Colonies Mr. De Vleeschauver, Luxembourg Min. Hugues Le Gallais, Luxembourg Foreign Affairs Min. Joseph Bech

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

Adm. William D. Leahy

Note: President's Appointment Index has this meeting at 1230

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:20pm

Commerce Sec. Jesse H. Jones, Interior Sec. Harold L. Ickes, War U Sec. Robert P. Patterson, Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith, Donald Nelson (Chairm. War Production Board), Leon Henderson (Administrator Price Adm.), Wayne Coy, Arthur Newhall, Joel Dean, Joseph B. Eastman (Coordinator of Trans.), Archibald MacLeish, Ralph K. Davies

Note: Tully Diary lists this at 1205

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Oliver Lyttelton, Harry L. Hopkins

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Cabinet Meeting

Office

STE, TU

7:10pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:30pm

(cocktails - Red Parlor)

White House

USH

7:45pm

(dinner) ER and 10 Invited Guests

White House

USH

10:55pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Returned from New York, NY in early moring, In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Harry L. Hopkins (arr. 9:20), Robert Hopkins (arr. 1:00), Pvt. Joseph Lash (arr. 6:40), Miss Lorena Hickok (arr. 11:35)

USH

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

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