July 24th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

1:09am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

10:40am –

10:45am

Maj. Sven Nielson, Crown Princess Martha

White House

USH

10:50am

To Office

White House

USH

10:55am

Press Conf. PC#837 (FDR)

Note: Admiral William Leahy, newly appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief was present at this Press Conference for the first time. Tully Diary and Stenographer's Diary list this at 1030.

Subject: War Relief Control Board

Office

PC, STE, TU

11:00am

(Adm. William D. Leahy)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Albert Goss

Note: Tully Diary shows Goss and Rep. Casey at the same meeting at 1130.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:45am

Rep. Joseph E. Casey (MA)

Note: Tully Diary shows Goss and Rep. Casey at the same meeting at 1130.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:30pm

King Peter of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian Min. Constantin Fotitch

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

Myron Taylor

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:05pm

(lunch - Portico) Princess Martha, Mme. Oestgaard, Capt. John L. McCrea

Office

USH, TU, STE

1:55pm

To Office

White House

USH

2:00pm

Cabinet Meeting

Office

STE, TU

4:00pm

(Mark Sullivan)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:30pm

Gen. William R. Gruber

Note: The President's Appointment Index has such a meeting at 1140.

Office

STE, TU

5:00pm –

5:30pm

Motoring accompanied by Crown Princess Martha

White House

USH

6:07pm –

6:20pm

Norwegian Amb. Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne

White House

USH

6:20pm –

7:15pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

8:00pm

(dinner - Study) Crown Princess Martha, Mme. Oestgaard

Note: Retired after midnight

White House

USH

ER

In Campobello, N.B.

USH

Houseguest

Miss Lorena Hickok (left 9:15)

USH

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

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