August 4th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:10am

Returned from Hyde Park, NY accompanied by Grace G. Tully and Margaret Suckley

White House

USH

9:15am

(breakfast) Margaret Suckley

White House

USH

10:55am

To Office

White House

USH

12:45pm

Presentation of Congressional Medal of Honor to Lt. Comdr. John D. Bulkeley (USN). Also present: Capt. John L. McCrea, Adm. Randall Jacobs

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:05pm

(Maj. Gen. Frank McCoy, Maj. Gen. Myron Cramer)

Note: The Tully Diary does not have a time for this meeting.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:05pm

(lunch) (Judge Samuel I. Rosenman)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:45pm

(FBI Dir. J. Edgar Hoover, James Rowe, Oscar Cox)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:05pm

(Maj. Gen. Frank McCoy, Maj. Gen. Myron Cramer, FBI Dir. J. Edgar Hoover, James Rowe, Oscar Cox)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:30pm

(Maj. Gen. Frank McCoy)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:10pm

Press Conf. PC#839 (FDR)

Office

PC, STE, TU

4:30pm

Elmer Davis

Office

STE, TU, PAI

5:30pm

(Adm. William D. Leahy, Capt. John L. McCrea)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

5:30pm

Returned from Office

Office

USH

5:30pm –

6:09pm

Margaret Suckley

White House

USH

6:09pm –

7:07pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm –

10:21pm

(dinner - Study) Margaret Suckley

White House

USH

10:30pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In New York, NY

USH

Houseguest

Misses Louise Marley and Hilda Coon and John Alcorn (arr. 7:56), entry for Miss Margaret Suckley (arr. 9:10) is crossed out.

USH

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

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