August 28th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:30am

To Office

White House

USH

10:50am

(Donald Nelson, Wayne Morse, Daniel W. Tracy)

Note: Time conflict - Press Conference began at 10:55

Office

STE, TU, PAI

10:55am

Press Conf. PC#844 (FDR)

Note: Tully Diary and Stenographer's Diary show Press Conference at 1030.

Subject: Spain

Office

PC, STE, TU

11:15am

Rolland Jay Thomas, George F. Addes, Richard T. Frankensteen, Walter P. Reuther

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Leon Henderson, Donald Gordon

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

Argentine Min. Don Rodolfo Garcia Arias, Buenos Aires Bishop Monsignor d'Andrea

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:30pm

Venezuelan Amb. Dr. Don Diogenes Escalante, Venezuelan Atty. Gen. Dr. Gustavo Manrique Pacanins

Note: The schedule attached to the Usher's Diary identifies Pacanins as the Attorney General of Venezuela.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:50pm

(Adm. William D. Leahy)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Gen. George C. Marshall, Harry L. Hopkins

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Gen. George C. Marshall, Adm. Ernest J. King, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Adm. William D. Leahy, Donald Nelson, Harry L. Hopkins

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:45pm

Returned from Office

Office

USH

3:50pm

Motoring to "Shangri-La" accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins, Robert E. Sherwood

White House

USH

ER

In New York, NY

USH

Houseguest

Russians - see Aug. 27 (left 9:30), Miss Gertrude Macy (left 2:00)

USH

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

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