August 21st, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:30am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

10:35am

To Office

White House

USH

10:50am

Press Conf. PC#842 (FDR)

Note: These crimes occurred in the occupied countries of Europe. Tully Diary and Stenographer's Diary list this at 1030.

Subject: Barbaric Crimes against Civilization

Office

PC, STE, TU

11:00am

(Dexter Cooper, Jr., Capt. John L. McCrea)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:15am

Agric. Sec. Claude R. Wickard, Gardner Jackson, James Patton

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:45am

Wayne Morse

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

Myron Taylor

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

Daniel J. Tobin

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Harry L. Hopkins, Lewis Douglas

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Cabinet Meeting

Office

STE, TU

7:05pm –

10:30pm

(dinner) Household, Grace G. Tully, Miss Malvina Thompson. 8 Invited Guests.

Note: Time conflict within Usher's Diary entries. The Diary indicates FDR came from the office via Doctors and Map Room at 1920. Retired after midnight.

White House

USH

7:20pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office and Map Room

Office

USH

ER

Returned from New York, NY in the late afternoon

USH

Houseguest

Cpl. Lash and Mrs. Pratt (arr. 8:00), Mrs. David Levy, Mrs. Robert Paley (arr. 8:30)

USH

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

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