April 15th, 1945

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

8:30am

Funeral train arrived

Hyde Park, NY

STE

11:00am

FDR was laid to rest in Garden of the Roosevelt Estate

Note: Last entry in stenographer's log. Entries for Mrs. Roosevelt in usher's log continue until April 20, 1945, when she left for NYC

Hyde Park, NY

STE

ER

Returned from Hyde Park, NY at 2040

USH

Houseguest

Col. and Mrs. John Boettiger (arr. 1500 from Hyde Park, NY), Lt. Langdon Marvin, Jr. (arr. 8:40)

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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