June 8th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:00am –

11:50am

Spkr. Sam T. Rayburn (TX), Rep. John W. McCormack (MA), Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Agric. Sec. Claude R. Wickard

White House

USH, STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Lewis B. Hershey

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 1155.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:45am

Henry Grady

Note: Probable time conflict - meeting may have been postponed to 6/9/1942?

Office

PAI

11:55am

To Office

White House

USH

12:00pm

Rep. Richard M. Kleberg (TX), Rep. Clarence Lea (CA), Rep. Pehr G. Holmes (MA)

Note: Probable Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 1155 and another meeting preceeded this one.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:15pm

Sen. Guy M. Gillette (IA)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:55pm

Thomas Love

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch)

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

(Monsignor Vanuzzi)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:30pm

Rear Adm. Samuel M. Robinson, Rear Adm. Alexander H. VanKeuren, Rear Adm. Emory S. Land

Office

STE, TU, PAI

7:10pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:30pm –

9:10pm

(dinner) ER and 8 Invited Guests

White House

USH

11:40pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Pvt. Joseph Lash (arr. 7:30), Miss Eliot Pratt (arr. 2:33), Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt (arr. 8:15 am)

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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