May 12th, 1943
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
12:20am |
Retired from previous day |
White House |
USH |
|
11:10am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:30am |
Comdr. Roane Waring (American Legion), Warren H. Atherton |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:45am |
Edward J. Kelly (Mayor of Chicago, IL) |
Office |
STE, USH, PAI |
|
12:30pm |
Clifford T. McAvoy, Michael Quill, Saul Mills, Albert Stonkus, Miss Josephine Timms |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
Returned from Office |
Office |
USH |
|
1:00pm – 2:30pm |
(lunch - Study) Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Lord Beaverbrook, Harry L. Hopkins |
White House |
STE, TU, USH, PAI |
|
2:30pm – 4:10pm |
Conference - Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Harry L. Hopkins, Adm. Sir Dudley Pound, Field Marshal Sir John Dill, Lt. Gen. Sir Hastings Ismay, Brig. E. C. Jacob, Gen. Sir Alan Brooke, Air Marshall Sir Charles Portal, Adm. Ernest J. King, Adm. William D. Leahy, Gen. George C. Marshall, Lt. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, Brig. Gen. John R. Deane Note: Joint Chiefs of Staff minutes describe the meeting. |
White House |
STE, USH, FR, PAI |
|
4:10pm |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
4:45pm |
Returned from Office to Diplomatic Reception Room |
Office |
USH |
|
5:00pm |
President of Czechoslovakia Eduard Benes and party received honors on grounds, then were received in Diplomatic Reception Room by FDR, Cabinet and Mrs. John Boettiger |
White House |
STE, USH, PAI |
|
5:15pm – 6:05pm |
(tea - South Portico) President of Czechoslovakia Eduard Benes and party, Sec. of State Cordell Hull, American Military and Naval Aides |
White House |
USH |
|
6:05pm – 7:10pm |
To Doctor's office. |
White House |
USH |
|
8:00pm – 10:10pm |
(dinner) - List (38) |
White House |
USH |
|
10:10pm – 1:10am |
President of Czechoslovakia Eduard Benes, Dr. Smutny, Czechoslovakian Amb. Vladimir Hurban |
White House (Study) |
USH, PAI |
|
ER |
In New York, NY |
USH |
|
|
Houseguest |
Capt. John Boettiger (left 8:20), President of Czechoslovakia Eduard Benes, Dr. Smutny, Chief of Cabinet (arr. 5:00) |
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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May 12 1943 - Stenographers Diary
May 12 1943 - Ushers Log
May 12 1943 - Ushers Log
